| No. | Term | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Abstract | Nonliteral, idea-based art style. |
| 2. | Acrylic paint | Fast-drying, water-based paint. |
| 3. | Aesthetic | Concerned with beauty and taste. |
| 4. | Animation | Moving images made frame-by-frame. |
| 5. | Architecture | Design of buildings and spaces. |
| 6. | Art | Creative expression through skill. |
| 7. | Art history | Study of art across time. |
| 8. | Artisan | Skilled maker of handmade goods. |
| 9. | Assemblage | Art made from combined objects. |
| 10. | Avant-garde | Innovative, experimental art movement. |
| 11. | Background | Area behind the main subject. |
| 12. | Balanced composition | Even visual weight in a work. |
| 13. | Baroque | Dramatic, ornate European style. |
| 14. | Brushstroke | Mark made by a brush. |
| 15. | Calligraphy | Decorative, artistic handwriting. |
| 16. | Canvas | Fabric surface for painting. |
| 17. | Caricature | Exaggerated portrait for effect. |
| 18. | Ceramics | Art made from fired clay. |
| 19. | Charcoal | Black drawing medium from carbon. |
| 20. | Chiaroscuro | Strong light-dark contrast. |
| 21. | Collage | Artwork made from pasted materials. |
| 22. | Color palette | Chosen set of colors. |
| 23. | Color theory | How colors interact and affect mood. |
| 24. | Composition | Arrangement of visual elements. |
| 25. | Concept art | Design art for films or games. |
| 26. | Contour line | Outline defining a form. |
| 27. | Craft | Skilled making by hand. |
| 28. | Critique | Discussion evaluating an artwork. |
| 29. | Cubism | Style using geometric fragmented forms. |
| 30. | Dada | Anti-art movement using absurdity. |
| 31. | Design | Planned creation for function and form. |
| 32. | Digital art | Art created using digital tools. |
| 33. | Diptych | Two-panel artwork. |
| 34. | Doodle | Casual drawing made absentmindedly. |
| 35. | Drawing | Art made with lines and marks. |
| 36. | Easel | Stand holding a canvas or board. |
| 37. | Edition | Set number of printed copies. |
| 38. | Engraving | Incised design for printing. |
| 39. | Etching | Acid-cut lines on metal plate. |
| 40. | Expressionism | Style emphasizing emotion over realism. |
| 41. | Fauvism | Bold color-focused early modern style. |
| 42. | Figurative | Representing real-world subjects. |
| 43. | Figure | Human form in art. |
| 44. | Fine art | Art valued for beauty and ideas. |
| 45. | Focal point | Main area attracting attention. |
| 46. | Folk art | Traditional community-based art. |
| 47. | Foreground | Area closest to the viewer. |
| 48. | Fresco | Painting on wet plaster. |
| 49. | Gallery | Place where art is shown. |
| 50. | Gesso | Primer for canvas or panels. |
| 51. | Gesture drawing | Quick sketch capturing movement. |
| 52. | Glaze | Transparent layer adding depth or shine. |
| 53. | Gouache | Opaque watercolor paint. |
| 54. | Graphic design | Visual communication with text and images. |
| 55. | Grid | Guidelines for proportion and placement. |
| 56. | Illustration | Image explaining or decorating text. |
| 57. | Impressionism | Light-focused style with visible strokes. |
| 58. | Ink | Liquid medium for writing or drawing. |
| 59. | Installation | Art arranged in a space. |
| 60. | Interior design | Designing indoor spaces and decor. |
| 61. | Jewel tones | Rich, saturated gemlike colors. |
| 62. | Journal sketching | Drawing regularly in a personal notebook. |
| 63. | Juxtaposition | Placing contrasts side by side. |
| 64. | Kinetic art | Art that moves or seems to. |
| 65. | Kitsch | Overly sentimental, mass-appeal style. |
| 66. | Landscape | Depiction of outdoor scenery. |
| 67. | Light source | Origin of light in an artwork. |
| 68. | Line | Basic mark defining edges or motion. |
| 69. | Lithography | Printing from a flat treated surface. |
| 70. | Manga | Japanese-style comics and art. |
| 71. | Marker | Felt-tip drawing and coloring tool. |
| 72. | Matte finish | Non-shiny surface appearance. |
| 73. | Medium | Material used to make art. |
| 74. | Mixed media | Using multiple materials in one work. |
| 75. | Modeling | Shaping form in clay or 3D. |
| 76. | Modernism | Art breaking from traditional forms. |
| 77. | Mosaic | Image made from small pieces. |
| 78. | Motif | Recurring element or theme. |
| 79. | Mural | Large artwork on a wall. |
| 80. | Museum | Institution collecting and displaying art. |
| 81. | Negative space | Empty area around subjects. |
| 82. | Neoclassicism | Return to classical Greek-Roman style. |
| 83. | Oil paint | Slow-drying paint using oils. |
| 84. | Opacity | Degree to which light is blocked. |
| 85. | Optical illusion | Visual effect that tricks perception. |
| 86. | Origami | Paper folding into shapes. |
| 87. | Palette knife | Tool for mixing or applying paint. |
| 88. | Pastel | Soft colored stick drawing medium. |
| 89. | Pattern | Repeated decorative design. |
| 90. | Perspective | Technique showing depth on flat surface. |
| 91. | Photography | Art of capturing images with a camera. |
| 92. | Pigment | Colored powder giving paint its hue. |
| 93. | Pixel art | Digital art made from visible pixels. |
| 94. | Pointillism | Images made from small color dots. |
| 95. | Pop art | Style using popular culture imagery. |
| 96. | Portrait | Representation of a person. |
| 97. | Poster | Printed design for display. |
| 98. | Printmaking | Creating images by transferring ink. |
| 99. | Proportion | Size relationships between parts. |
| 100. | Realism | Accurate depiction of everyday life. |