Definition of painting Painting

/pejˈntɪŋ/ - [peynting] - paint•ing

We found 18 definitions of painting from 7 different sources.

What does painting mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: paintings
painting - 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"
		picture
		graphic art the arts of drawing or painting or printmaking
		abstraction a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
		cityscape painting depicting a city or urban area
		daub an unskillful painting
		distemper a method of painting in which the pigments are mixed with water and a binder; used for painting posters or murals or stage scenery
		finger-painting painting by using the fingers to spread the paint
		ikon, icon a conventional religious painting in oil on a small wooden panel; venerated in the Eastern Church
		landscape a genre of art dealing with the depiction of natural scenery
		miniature, illumination a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size
		monochrome painting done in a range of tones of a single color
		mural, wall painting a painting that is applied to a wall surface
		nude painting, nude a painting of a naked human figure
		oil painting the art or method of painting with oil paints
		pentimento the reappearance in a painting of an underlying image that had been painted over (usually when the later painting becomes transparent with age)
		sand painting a painting done by Amerindians (especially Navaho); made of fine colored sands on a neutral background
		waterscape, seascape a painting of the sea (as distinguished from a landscape)
		semi-abstraction a semiabstract painting
		still life a painting of inanimate objects such as fruit or flowers
		tanka a Tibetan religious painting on fabric
		trompe l'oeil a painting rendered in such great detail as to deceive the viewer concerning its reality
painting - creating a picture with paints; "he studied painting and sculpture for many years"
		artistic creation, artistic production, art the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"
		beaux arts, fine arts the study and creation of visual works of art
		distemper a method of painting in which the pigments are mixed with water and a binder; used for painting posters or murals or stage scenery
		fresco a durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors on wet plaster
		impasto painting that applies the pigment thickly so that brush or palette knife marks are visible
		oil painting the art or method of painting with oil paints
painting - the act of applying paint to a surface; "you can finish the job of painting faster with a roller than with a brush"
		coating, covering, application a thin layer covering something; "a second coat of paint"
		spray painting applying paint with a sprayer
		spatter, spattering, splashing, splattering, splash the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
painting - the occupation of a house painter; "house painting was the only craft he knew"
		house painting
		craft, trade a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space
		building, construction a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"

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Wiktionary

painting (Noun)
An illustration or artwork done with the use of paints.
painting (Noun)
The action of applying paint to a surface.
painting (Noun)
The same activity as an art form .
painting (Verb)
Present participle of paint.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

painting (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Paint
painting (n.)
The act or employment of laying on, or adorning with, paints or colors.
painting (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.
painting (n.)
Color laid on; paint.
painting (n.)
A depicting by words; vivid representation in words.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

painting
An illustration or artwork done with the use of paints.
painting
The practice of applying color to a surface (support base) such as, e.g. paper, canvas, wood, glass, lacquer or concrete.

Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗

painting
On painting and fighting look aloof off.

Wikipedia

Painting is using colours to make art. It is also the word for a painted work of art. Many kinds of paints are used to create art. They include watercolors, acrylics and oils. Other artists like working with pencil or chalk.

Famous paintings are often kept in art galleries, like the National Gallery in London and the Louvre (Paris) where one of the most famous paintings in the world hangs, The Mona Lisa, painted by Leonardo DaVinci. People do not have to go to a famous gallery to view art. There are private art galleries in many cities around the world.

There is a basic difference between drawing and painting. In drawing, single layer constitues entire image. In painting a layer over other is painted to get the final image. As a result, most of the times the image will not be clear until it gets to final stage.

There are 3 basic stages in painting.

In divide stage, the canvas is divided into a few major areas (depending on the image you paint) and background for those areas are plotted.

In layer stage, a layer over other layer is plotted to get the desired shape in each area. By end of this stage, all objects in the image will be clearly identifible.

The touchup stage needs extra effort. This stage is to provide extra look to the image like precise bordering, merging layers and other visual effects.