A painting; treated fabric, stretched over a frame, to

which paint is applied.

Drawn by an artist to mark the edges of something, or

outline it, like the lines that form the outer edges of a building;

these are formed where objects touch or overlap, so that different colors or

shapes come together, like what our eyes see at the horizon where

the earth and sky meet.

A style of painting, developed during the Modern period

of art history, which imitated the style of ancient Greek and Roman

sculpture and architecture. These paintings usually have grand

themes from history and legend as subject matter. They generally include formal, balanced compositions, use strongly drawn lines to define

forms, and have smooth, polished canvases.

A general style of painting that developed during the Twen-

tieth Century period of art history, characterized by subjects that were

not realistic. They feature shapes, lines, and colors, like

more realistic paintings, but sometimes don't represent objects in the

real world at all. Paintings that distort reality, but not so much that we

can't still recognize real-world objects.

The artistic ingredients painters use to create a painting.

The position from which the viewer sees objects in a paint-

ing. Looking at the objects on a table while sitting in a chair drawn up

to the table is one point of view. Looking at those same objects while

standing across the room is another of this.

colors such as black, white, tan, and beige, which have neither a warm nor a cool effect in painting.

The three-dimensional shape of an object, shown traditionally

in painting through variations of light and dark paints or by gradual

shadings of color.

A painting of objects that do not move. Most, but not all, of these are close-up views of carefully arranged groups of objects, shown

in an indoor setting, often on a tabletop.

A work that uses symbols, often human forms, to stand for ideas

or to convey messages.

A comparison that draws attention to the differences between

things. Artists use many different elements to create this, for

example: color (warm and cool, or bright and dull), light (light areas

of canvas and dark areas), lines (straight and curved, vertical and di

agonal), textures (hard and soft, rough and smooth), sometimes even

the subjects of the painting (an old man and a baby).

A type of landscape painting that features scenes of streets,

buildings, and other city features.

A type of landscape painting that features large expanses of

water, usually the ocean or the sea, but occasionally a large lake.

A painting that tells a story about important

people or important events.

Pairs of colors that are farthest away from each

other on the color wheel, and are most different from each other (for

example, red and green or orange and blue).

A style of painting that developed late in the Modern period

of art history, in which the picture is composed of tiny dots, or points,

of color placed very close to one another on the canvas. The individual

dots of color create a shimmering effect in the completed image.

That part of a painting that seems closest to the viewer.

The way an object feels on its surface when you touch it. These may be hard or soft, rough or smooth. Paintings themselves have

smooth or rough of this, depending on how the artist applies the paint.

The feelings or emotions an artist wants viewers to experience when

we look at a painting.