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pine1 |
the soft wood of such a tree. Pine is often used as a building material and in making furniture, paper, and paint thinner. [1/2 definitions] |
primary color |
any one of the three basic colors of the spectrum from which all other colors can be made by blending. In paint, they are red, yellow, and blue. |
print |
A print is a mark that you sometimes make when you press down on something. If you have paint on your finger and you press your finger down on a piece of paper, you will make a print. If you walk on soft sand, your feet will make prints in it. [1/8 definitions] |
purple |
the color that comes from mixing red and blue paint. [1/2 definitions] |
run-down |
If something is run-down, it is in bad condition. If a house is run-down, many things need to be fixed. Maybe the steps are broken, or the ceiling is leaking, or the paint is coming off the walls. [1/2 definitions] |
scene |
When an artist paints a beach scene, they paint a particular view of a beach and the things that can be seen from that view. [1/5 definitions] |
smear |
When you smear something, you spread it over another thing, usually in a way that is not too careful. Things that we smear are things like oil, paint, jelly, or butter. We often use a simple knife or our finger. [1/2 definitions] |
smock |
a loose, light jacket, coat, or other similar garment, that is worn over clothing to protect it from soil, paint, or damage. |
stencil |
a sheet of some material out of which letters or a pattern has been cut. Paint or ink can pass through stencils to form a design on the surface underneath. [1/3 definitions] |
streak |
If you streak something, like paint, ink, or dirt, you make a streak or streaks with it. [1/5 definitions] |
strip1 |
If you strip something, like paint, you remove it from the surface it is on. [1/4 definitions] |
stroke |
When someone strokes paint on a canvas, they put the paint on in a single movement of the brush. [1/6 definitions] |
sunbeam |
A sunbeam is a ray of light that we can see coming down from the sun. Sunbeams look like thin lines of sunlight coming down through the sky. On a sunny day with blue sky, we don't really see sunbeams in the sky, but little children usually show sunbeams when they paint a picture of the sun on a clear day. |
take off |
When you take off something, you remove it. If you take off your coat, you are not wearing your coat anymore. If you take off the paint on something, it is not there anymore. [1/2 definitions] |
teal |
the color that comes from mixing green, blue, and a small amount of black paint. [1/2 definitions] |
thickness |
When we talk about thickness, we are talking about how thick something is. We often talk about the thickness of things like a line on a piece of paper or the thickness of a slice of meat or cheese. We sometimes talk about the thickness of things like soup, ketchup, or paint. Thickness is the condition or quality of being thick. |
tint |
a pale or light color, often made by adding white to a paint or using a weak dye. [1/3 definitions] |
turpentine |
a thin oil made from this mixture and used as a paint thinner or to dissolve other substances. [1/2 definitions] |
use |
When you use a thing, you do something with it and it helps you do something that you want to do. When you eat, you often use a fork or spoon. When you paint, you use a brush. [1/8 definitions] |
vermilion |
the color that comes from mixing bright red and a small amount of orange paint. |
watercolor |
paint made of pigment designed to be mixed with water. [1/3 definitions] |
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