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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.

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