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Painting Word Search

Painting has its own vocabulary of materials, styles, and techniques. Oil paint dries slowly, which is why painters can blend and rework it for days after it goes on.

Painting word search (Medium)

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Find these 15 words

15 words, adds diagonals

acrylic
brush
canvas
color
easel
landscape
mural
paint
palette
portrait
primer
shade
sketch
texture
varnish

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Words in the Painting word search

Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.

brush: Handle with bristles used to spread paint
canvas: Stretched cloth surface prepared for painting
color: The hue produced by pigment on a surface
palette: Flat surface where paint colors are mixed
easel: Upright stand that holds the painting while you work
paint: Pigment mixed with a liquid binder
portrait: Painting that shows a particular person
landscape: Painting of countryside, hills or open scenery
mural: Large painting made directly on a wall
sketch: Quick rough drawing made before the painting
shade: A color darkened by adding black or a darker tone
texture: How the painted surface looks and feels
varnish: Clear coat brushed on to protect finished paint
primer: First coat that seals a surface before painting
acrylic: Fast drying paint made with a plastic binder
oil paint: Slow drying paint made with pigment and oil
watercolor: Transparent paint thinned with water
still life: Painting of arranged objects such as fruit and jugs
fresco: Painting done on wet plaster so color sinks in
pigment: Colored powder that gives paint its color

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