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Glossary of Art and Painting Terms: P
Art Glossary: Painterly
An explanation of what is meant by the term "painterly" when talking about art.
Art Glossary: Painting
A definition of the term "painting" from the art glossary.
Art Glossary: Painting Knife
Find out just what a painting knife is, and what you would use it for, in the About.com Art Glossary.
Art Glossary: Oil Paint Sticks
Find out exactly what an oil paint stick is.
Art Glossary: Palette
An explanation of what is meant by a palette, in a fine arts context.
Art Glossary: Palette Knife
What is a palette knife, and what would you use it for?
Art Glossary: Parallel Lines
An explanation of what a parallel lines are.
Art Glossary: Pastels
An explanation of what pastels are, in a fine-arts context.
Art Glossary: Pastoral
An explanation of what is meant by the term pastoral when talking about art.
Art Glossary: Payne's Grey
An easy-to-understand explanation of what the color Payne's Grey is and who invented it, from the About.com Art Glossary.
Paint Pigments: Perylene Green (PBk31)
A profile of perylene green paint pigment, including its characteristics.
Art Glossary: Permanence
An explanation of what a permanence in a paint color is.
Art Glossary: Perspective
An easy-to-understand definition of what perspective in a painting means, from the About.com Art Glossary.
Art Glossary: Photomontage
An easy-to-understand explanation of what is meant by a photomontage, from the About.com Art Glossary.
Art Glossary: Photorealism
An explanation of what photorealism or photorealistic painting is.
Art Glossary: Physical Mix
An explanation of what is meant by a physical mix when talking about color mixing.
Art Glossary: Picture Plane
An explanation of what the term picture plane means in painting.
Art Glossary: Pigment
An explanation of what pigment is, in a painting context.
Art Glossary: Plein-Air Painting
An explanation of what it means to work 'plein air'.
Art Glossary: Pointillism
An explanation of what is meant by the painting technique or style called Pointillism or Divisionism.
Art Glossary: Pop Art
An explanation of what "Pop Art" means as a school or style of art.
Art Glossary: Portrait Canvas
An explanation of what is meant by a portrait canvas (and it's not one that's only use for painting portraits).
Art Glossary: Positive Space
An easy-to-understand explanation of what is meant by positive space in a painting or artwork.
Art Glossary: Primary Color
An explanation of what a primary color is, and why it's important to know about these for color mixing when painting.
Art Glossary: Primer or Gesso
An explanation of what a painting primer is.
Art Glossary: Primitive
An explanation of what "Primitive" means as a school or style of art.
Art Glossary: Provenance
An easy-to-understand explanation of what is meant by the provenance of an artwork or painting, from the About.com Art Glossary.
Art Glossary: Pull a Print
An explanation of what is meant when a fine art printmaker pulls a print.
Art Glossary Putty Eraser
An explanation of what is meant by a putty eraser, and why they're different to other erasers.