Look up: painting

1. painting
   [n] - graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface 2. [n] - making a picture with paints 3. [n] - the act of applying paint to a surface 4. [n] - the occupation of a house painter
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2. painting
   traditional: the cel, having been traced, was turned over and acrylic paint applied. When it was dry and the cel was turned back the right way, the paint would be almost perfectly flat.
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3. painting
   Application of coloured pigment to a surface. The chief methods of painting are:tempera emulsion painting, with a gelatinous (for example, egg yolk) rather than oil base -...
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4. Painting
   The application of organic based layers (acrylics, etc) for corrosion protection and decorative purposes.
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5. Painting
   A process for loosening hair or wool (usually the latter) which is employed with skins whose protective covering is so valuable as to make it desirable to avoid injuring it by soaking in a lime liquor. The process is carried out by painting the flesh side of a skin with a depilatory substance, conta...
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6. Painting
   What we call art in all its forms - painting, sculpture, drawing and engraving - appeared in human groups all over the world in the period known as the Upper Paleolithic, which is roughly from 40,000 to 10,000 years ago. In Europe, sophisticated and powerful paintings from this period have been disc...
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7. painting
   application of a layer of coating to a substrate Category: The chemical industry
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8. Painting
   Paint'ing noun 1. The act or employment of laying on, or adorning with, paints or colors. 2. (Fine Arts) The work of the painter; also, any work of art in which objects are represented in color on a flat surface; a colored represen...
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9. painting
   noun creating a picture with paints; `he studied painting and sculpture for many years`
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10. painting
    noun graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface; `a small painting by Picasso`; `he bought the painting as an investment`; `his pictures hang in the Louvre`
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11. painting
    noun the occupation of a house painter; `house painting was the only craft he knew`
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12. Painting
    • (n.) A depicting by words; vivid representation in words. • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Paint • (n.) The work of the painter; also, any work of art in which objects are represented in color on a flat surface; a colored representation of any object or scene; a picture. • (n.) The act o...
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13. painting
    the expression of ideas and emotions, with the creation of certain aesthetic qualities, in a two-dimensional visual language. The elements of this ... [71 related articles]
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14. painting
    painting 1. A specific picture done by a painter. 2. The field of art represented by painters. 3. The act or occupation of covering building surfaces with paint.
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15. Painting
    While typically restricted to elementary classes or to art classes at the higher levels, painting can be used in a wide variety of classes to encourage creative thinking and problem-solving. At all levels, planning and executing a painting involves the integration of many skills and promotes the development of higher order thinking.
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16. painting
    painting, direct application of pigment to a surface to produce by tones of color or of light and dark some representation or decorative arrangement of natural or imagined forms.See also articles on individual painters, e.g., Rubens; countries, e.g., Dutch art; periods, e.g., Renaissance art and arc...
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17. Painting
    A plane surface covered with colors assembled in a given order (M. Denis, 1890). -- L.V.
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18. painting
    Click images to enlargeApplication of coloured pigment to a surface. The chief methods of painting are: tempera emulsion painting, with a gelatinous (for example, egg yolk) rather than oil base – known in ancient Egypt; fresco watercolour painting on plaster walls – the palace of Knossos, Crete, contains...
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19. Painting
    (disambiguation) `Painting` is the art or process of applying paints to a surface such as canvas, to make a picture or other artistic composition. A painting is also the end product — a composition or picture made in this way. `Painting` may also refer to a tradesman who is a ho...
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20. Painting
    `Painting` is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface (support base). The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. Paintings...
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