Glossary of Art and Painting Terms: C

A profile of cadmium orange paint pigment (PO20), including its characteristics and components.

A profile of cadmium red paint pigment, including its characteristics and components.

An explanation of who the Italian artist Caraggio was, and why his style is important to painters.

An explanation of what the 'caricature' means in an art context.

An explanation of what 'cartoon' means in an art context.

An explanation of what casein or casein milk paint is.

An explanation of what is meant by a Certificate of Authenticity or COA.

An explanation of what the art term 'chiaroscuro' means.

A short explanation of what is meant by the term Chinese painting.

An easy-to-understand explanation of what is meant by the chroma of a color in painting, from the About.com Art Glossary

An explanation of what a Claude mirror is, and why painters found it a useful tool.

An explanation of what the art term 'Cloisonnism' means.

An explanation of what a 'collage' is.

An explanation of what is meant by color in a fine arts painting context.

An explanation of what is meant by a color-field painting

An explanation of what is meant by the "color index" of pigments.

An explanation of what 'complementary colours' are in a fine arts context.

An explanation of what 'composition' means in a fine arts context.

A school of art which emerged in the 1960s/70s.

Who the artist John Constable was and when he worked.

An explanation of what 'cool colours' are and why you would use them in a painting.

An explanation of what is meant by the term Craftivism.

An explanation of what craquelure is on a painting.

An explanation of what the school of art known as 'Cubism' was all about, and who started it.

An explanation of what is meant by curing of paint, and how it differs from drying.