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Sfumato :: Sfumato (a.) Having vague outlines, and colors and shades so mingled as to give a misty appearance; -- said of a painting..

Execution :: Execution (n.) The act of the mode of performing a work of art, of performing on an instrument, of engraving, etc.; as, the execution of a statue, painting, or piece of music..

Grisaille :: Grisaille (n.) Decorative painting in gray monochrome; -- used in English especially for painted glass.

Counterdraw :: Counterdraw (v. t.) To copy, as a design or painting, by tracing with a pencil on oiled paper, or other transparent substance..

Water Deck :: Water deck () A covering of painting canvas for the equipments of a dragoon's horse.

Enamel :: Enamel (a.) Relating to the art of enameling; as, enamel painting..

Graphical :: Graphical (a.) Of or pertaining to the arts of painting and drawing.

Varnish :: Varnish (n.) To lay varnish on; to cover with a liquid which produces, when dry, a hard, glossy surface; as, to varnish a table; to varnish a painting..

Foxy :: Foxy (a.) Having the color of a fox; of a yellowish or reddish brown color; -- applied sometimes to paintings when they have too much of this color.

Canvas :: Canvas (n.) A piece of strong cloth of which the surface has been prepared to receive painting, commonly painting in oil..

Lithograph :: Lithograph (v. t.) To trace on stone by the process of lithography so as to transfer the design to paper by printing; as, to lithograph a design; to lithograph a painting. See Lithography..

Fresco :: Fresco (a.) The art of painting on freshly spread plaster, before it dries..

Carmine :: Carmine (n.) A beautiful pigment, or a lake, of this color, prepared from cochineal, and used in miniature painting..

Copy :: Copy (n.) An imitation, transcript, or reproduction of an original work; as, a copy of a letter, an engraving, a painting, or a statue..

Picture :: Picture (n.) A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, produced by means of painting, drawing, engraving, photography, etc.; a representation in colors. By extension, a figure; a model..

Encaustic :: Encaustic (a.) The method of painting in heated wax, or in any way where heat is used to fix the colors..

Pinxit :: Pinxit () A word appended to the artist's name or initials on a painting, or engraved copy of a painting; as, Rubens pinxit, Rubens painted (this)..

Chiaro-oscuro :: Chiaro-oscuro (n.) The arrangement of light and dark parts in a work of art, such as a drawing or painting, whether in monochrome or in color..

Figure :: Figure (n.) The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modeling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a representation of the human body; as, a figure in bronze; a figure cut in marble..

Brooch :: Brooch (n.) A painting all of one color, as a sepia painting, or an India painting..

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