Paint
noun
A liquid that dries to form a thin colored layer.
I need blue paint to color my room
Often appears as...
- bucket of paint
- paint brush
verb
To cover a surface with paint.
They painted the wall white
Often appears as...
- paint a picture
- paint the walls
verb
To create a picture using paint.
She painted a landscape
Often appears as...
- paint a portrait
- paint a scene
verb
To describe something in a particular way.
He painted a bleak picture of the future
Often appears as...
- paint a picture
- paint a scenario
noun
A liquid that dries to form a thin colored layer.
I need blue paint to color my room
Often appears as...
- bucket of paint
- paint brush
verb
To cover a surface with paint.
They painted the wall white
Often appears as...
- paint a picture
- paint the walls
verb
To create a picture using paint.
She painted a landscape
Often appears as...
- paint a portrait
- paint a scene
verb
To describe something in a particular way.
He painted a bleak picture of the future
Often appears as...
- paint a picture
- paint a scenario
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Property
Discuss the substance's qualities, like smell or texture, when you talk about paint.
The fresh paint smelt strongly and felt slightly sticky.
Pro Tip 2/3Color Variation
Remember, paint comes in many shades; specify the exact color for clarity.
I'm looking for a pale yellow paint, not a bright one.
Pro Tip 3/3Art and Craft
Mention paint in hobbies or school projects where you apply colors.
We used glitter paint to decorate our masks.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Property
Discuss the substance's qualities, like smell or texture, when you talk about paint.
The fresh paint smelt strongly and felt slightly sticky.
Pro Tip 2/3Color Variation
Remember, paint comes in many shades; specify the exact color for clarity.
I'm looking for a pale yellow paint, not a bright one.
Pro Tip 3/3Art and Craft
Mention paint in hobbies or school projects where you apply colors.
We used glitter paint to decorate our masks.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Property
Discuss the substance's qualities, like smell or texture, when you talk about paint.
The fresh paint smelt strongly and felt slightly sticky.
Pro Tip 2/3Color Variation
Remember, paint comes in many shades; specify the exact color for clarity.
I'm looking for a pale yellow paint, not a bright one.
Pro Tip 3/3Art and Craft
Mention paint in hobbies or school projects where you apply colors.
We used glitter paint to decorate our masks.
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Life lessons from a...
like the cover of a book to make the mouse and these were handles on my parents cabinets and I just painted them white and then like a friend of mine was doing a play he needed a floury so can you make a flower and I said yeah sure I don't know how but I will and I found that it was like a tennis ball and I covered it in a t-shirt and I put a
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The unexpected math...
From the curves measured for pixel separations, they concluded that paintings from Van Gogh's period of psychotic agitation behave remarkably similar to fluid turbulence. His self-portrait with a pipe, from a calmer period in Van Gogh's life, showed no sign of this correspondence.
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Where do superstitions...
And believe it or not, some superstitions actually make sense, or at least they did until we forgot their original purpose. For example, theater scenery used to consist of large painted backdrops, raised and lowered by stagehands who would whistle to signal each other.
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Why is Vermeer's "Girl...
But this painting stands apart from the quiet narrative scenes that we observe from afar in many of Vermeer's paintings. A girl reading a letter. A piano lesson. A portrait artist at work. These paintings give us a sense of intimacy while retaining their distance,
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What is abstract...
he made drip, or action, paintings following a similar premise, though he developed a signature technique and never looked for images or messages hidden in the works. First, he took the canvas off of the easel and laid it on the floor, a subversive act in itself.
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Fossils 101 PIPE National...
and sometimes its species. Insects encased in amber have been so well preserved that their genetic material was extracted and partially sequenced. And footprints left behind by ancient hominids help paint a picture of what life was like
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The world’s most...
The taller letters have been named gallows characters. The manuscript is highly decorated throughout with scroll-like embellishments. It appears to be written by two or more hands, with the painting done by yet another party.
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Explore cave paintings...
thousands of years before writing. They are a distinct visual language that imagines the world outside the self, just like modern art forms, from graffiti and painting to animated virtual-reality caves.
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Top 5 Nail-Biting...
life to save little paint for us if Silvia goes down now she could easily crush them both
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Can art amend history? PIPE...
helped me to realize that painting is a language. There is a reason
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Life lessons from a...
like the cover of a book to make the mouse and these were handles on my parents cabinets and I just painted them white and then like a friend of mine was doing a play he needed a floury so can you make a flower and I said yeah sure I don't know how but I will and I found that it was like a tennis ball and I covered it in a t-shirt and I put a
Video examples
The unexpected math...
From the curves measured for pixel separations, they concluded that paintings from Van Gogh's period of psychotic agitation behave remarkably similar to fluid turbulence. His self-portrait with a pipe, from a calmer period in Van Gogh's life, showed no sign of this correspondence.
Video examples
Where do superstitions...
And believe it or not, some superstitions actually make sense, or at least they did until we forgot their original purpose. For example, theater scenery used to consist of large painted backdrops, raised and lowered by stagehands who would whistle to signal each other.
Video examples
Why is Vermeer's "Girl...
But this painting stands apart from the quiet narrative scenes that we observe from afar in many of Vermeer's paintings. A girl reading a letter. A piano lesson. A portrait artist at work. These paintings give us a sense of intimacy while retaining their distance,
Video examples
What is abstract...
he made drip, or action, paintings following a similar premise, though he developed a signature technique and never looked for images or messages hidden in the works. First, he took the canvas off of the easel and laid it on the floor, a subversive act in itself.
Video examples
Fossils 101 PIPE National...
and sometimes its species. Insects encased in amber have been so well preserved that their genetic material was extracted and partially sequenced. And footprints left behind by ancient hominids help paint a picture of what life was like
Video examples
The world’s most...
The taller letters have been named gallows characters. The manuscript is highly decorated throughout with scroll-like embellishments. It appears to be written by two or more hands, with the painting done by yet another party.
Video examples
Explore cave paintings...
thousands of years before writing. They are a distinct visual language that imagines the world outside the self, just like modern art forms, from graffiti and painting to animated virtual-reality caves.
Video examples
Top 5 Nail-Biting...
life to save little paint for us if Silvia goes down now she could easily crush them both
Video examples
Can art amend history? PIPE...
helped me to realize that painting is a language. There is a reason
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Vincent Van Gogh
Dutch Painter
It is not the language of painters but the language of nature which one should listen to, the feeling for the things themselves, for reality is more important than the feeling for pictures.
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Toni Morrison
American Novelist
At some point in life the world's beauty becomes enough. You don't need to photograph, paint or even remember it. It is enough.
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Roy Hibbert
Jamaican Athlete
I think I'm the best at protecting the paint and guarding my man.
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Steven Wright
American Comedian
It's a small world, but I wouldn't want to have to paint it.
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Grandma Moses
American Artist
If I hadn't started painting, I would have raised chickens.
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William Lyon Phelps
American Educator
If I didn't start painting, I would have raised chickens.
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Robert Rauschenberg
American Artist
And I think a painting has such a limited life anyway.
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Pablo Picasso
Spanish Painter
One must act in painting as in life, directly.
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Hans Hofmann
German Artist
Through a painting we can see the whole world.
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Frida Kahlo
Mexican Artist
Painting completed my life.
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Vincent Van Gogh
Dutch Painter
It is not the language of painters but the language of nature which one should listen to, the feeling for the things themselves, for reality is more important than the feeling for pictures.
Quote examples
Toni Morrison
American Novelist
At some point in life the world's beauty becomes enough. You don't need to photograph, paint or even remember it. It is enough.
Quote examples
Roy Hibbert
Jamaican Athlete
I think I'm the best at protecting the paint and guarding my man.
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Steven Wright
American Comedian
It's a small world, but I wouldn't want to have to paint it.
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Grandma Moses
American Artist
If I hadn't started painting, I would have raised chickens.
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William Lyon Phelps
American Educator
If I didn't start painting, I would have raised chickens.
Quote examples
Robert Rauschenberg
American Artist
And I think a painting has such a limited life anyway.
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Pablo Picasso
Spanish Painter
One must act in painting as in life, directly.
Quote examples
Hans Hofmann
German Artist
Through a painting we can see the whole world.
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Frida Kahlo
Mexican Artist
Painting completed my life.
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