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What is a drawing of a person called?

portrait. noun. a painting, drawing, or photograph of someone, especially of their face only.

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abstract noun art an abstract painting or design

aquatint noun a picture like a watercolour that is printed by using acid to cut a design into a sheet of metal

bas-relief noun a piece of art in this style

canvas noun a picture painted with oil paints on canvas or other cloth caricature noun art a drawing of someone that strongly emphasizes their main features, especially in order to make them seem funny cartoon noun art a drawing that an artist does as preparation for doing a painting or other work of art collage noun a picture made by sticking pieces of different materials together on a surface

daub noun mainly literary a picture painted without skill

diptych noun a painting done on two separate pieces of wood that are joined to each other doodle noun a pattern or picture that you draw when you are bored or are thinking about other things

drawing noun a picture that someone has drawn

engraving noun a picture made by cutting a design into a metal plate, putting ink on it, and pressing it onto paper etching noun a picture printed from a piece of metal that has been etched fresco noun a picture that is painted onto wet plaster on a wall, for example in a church gouache noun a painting made with paints mixed with water and a type of glue hologram noun a kind of picture that is three-dimensional (=does not look flat), especially one created using lasers

inset noun a small picture or map inside a larger one

installation noun art a piece of art that consists of several different objects or pictures arranged to produce a particular effect

landscape noun art a painting of an area of land

life drawing noun a drawing of someone, especially a model in an art class limited edition noun a book, picture etc that has been produced in very small numbers

line drawing noun a drawing made with only lines

linocut noun a picture printed from a pattern cut into a piece of linoleum fixed to a block of wood

lithograph noun a picture made using lithography

matchstick man noun a very simple drawing of a person, with lines to represent the arms, legs, and body mezzotint noun a picture printed from a piece of metal that has some rough areas and some smooth areas

miniature noun art a very small painting or photograph

mural noun a large painting done on a wall

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nude noun a painting or other work of art showing someone who is not wearing clothes

oil noun a painting made with paint that contains oil

old master noun a painting by one of the famous European painters of the 16th, 17th, or 18th centuries original noun a painting or other piece of art that was done by the artist, not a copy of it overhead noun a picture or piece of writing that you show to people using an overhead projector overlay noun a set of extra features that are added to a picture, for example by using a computer

painting noun a picture made using paint

pastel noun a drawing made using pastels

portrait noun a painting, drawing, or photograph of someone, especially of their face only

primitive noun a work of art by a primitive artist

print noun an image created by pressing a special piece of wood, metal etc with a raised design on it onto paper or another surface

print noun art a picture that is a copy of a painting

projection noun an image that is shown on a screen

rubbing noun a picture that you make by putting paper over a pattern on stone or metal and rubbing it with something such as a pencil schmaltz noun informal music, art, or films that are emotional in a way that seems silly

scribbles noun marks and drawings with no meaning

sculpture noun a solid object that someone makes as a work of art by shaping a substance such as stone, metal, or wood

seascape noun a picture of the sea

self-portrait noun a picture of you that you draw or paint yourself

silhouette noun an image or drawing showing only the shape of something

sketch noun a drawing made quickly that does not have many details

study noun art a first drawing, model, or plan of a work by an artist tableau noun art a painting of a group of people arranged in an interesting way

tracing noun a trace made on a screen or piece of paper

triptych noun a painting done on three separate pieces of wood that are joined to each other view noun a picture or photograph of a place, especially an attractive place