Meaning
Art consisting of representational, imaginative, or abstract designs produced by application of coloured paints to a two-dimensional, prepared, flat surface. The elements of design (i.e., line, colour, tone, texture) are used in various ways to produce sensations of volume, space, movement, and light.
Materials and Techniques
Painters use a number of materials to produce the effects they desire. These include the materials of the surface, or ground; the pigments employed; the binder, or medium, in which the color is mixed; and its diluting agent.Painting has been freely combined with many other arts, including sculpture, architecture, and, in the modern era, photography.
Portrait meaning
A portrait is the artistic representation of a person as a painting or photograph. Often in the form of a head or mug shot, a portrait shows the fundamental appearance of the person and in addition, some personality and character traits. The word portrait also has other meanings such as in literature, where portrait means a written description of a person or an object. In terms of printing, the word portrait (mode) refers to the position of paper or other object, with a vertical axis, in opposition to a horizontal axis which is called landscape mode.
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