A portrait painting is a painting of a person. The intention to to capture their mood or personality.
Printmaking is a form of art that prints pictures on paper. Many prints can be created from one plate, block, stencil, stamp, or image.
A fresco is a painting done on a wet plaster wall. A mural is a large painting on any type of wall or ceiling.
Architecture refers to the building and structures designed and planned by architects. An architect decided the shape, size and what the structure is made out of.
Claude Monet is well-known for his Impressionist oil paintings that focus on capturing the feeling of real-life scenes such as water, bridges, people, gardens, ect.
Monet painted many different types of flowers such as in gardens, ponds, and vases.
Monet created a famous series of paintings of haystacks in fields. He achieved texture by using different brush strokes and dots of light.
Pointillism is a technique in which many tiny dots are made to create one picture. George Seurat was a famous French artist who helped establish this technique.
Shape art focuses on shapes, lines, and colors rather than the subject (such as a person or flower).
Vincent Van Gogh was a Dutch artist from the Netherlands. He painted Starry night in 1889.
Vincent Van Gogh painted a famous series of paintings called “Sunflowers.” He painted
“Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers” in 1888.
Mixing colors together can alter those colors or create a new color. Two primary colors will create a secondary color (red and blue make purple).
Pablo Picasso, a Spanish artist, is known for creating an art movement called Cubism. Cubism is when an artist represents an object by using geometric shapes, cubes, and multiple angles.
Chalk art is often used to create art on cement or sidewalks outside. It does not last long and can easily be washed away.
Stenciling is a technique that uses a cutout design placed over paper or another material. When ink or paint is applied, the stencil creates that design on the materials underneath.
By clicking on the picture you can see the stencils better.
A Coat of Arms is a visual design on a shield with symbols that represent a family or place.
Castles are large buildings usually made for the wealthy or royalty to live in. The biggest castle in England is the Windsor Castle.
Museums are places to visit and are open to the public. They collect and display works of art, historical artifacts, or other interesting objects. There are many famous museums around the world such as the Smithsonian and the Louvre.
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