Ielts vocabulary

palette

a thin with bristles used for painting

shade

a color, especially about how light or dark it is

hue

a color or shade

motif

a decorative design or pattern

perspective

the art of representing three-dimensional objects on a two dimensional suface

symmetrical

made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis

shading

the use of shading in drawing and painting

silhouette

the dark shape and outline of someone or something visible against a lighter background

Still life

a painting or drawing of an arrangement of objects, typically including fruit and flowers and objects contrasting with these in texture, such as bowl and glassware

brushstroke

the technique or manner with which an artist applies paint with a brush

stillness

absence of movement or sound

mural

a painting or other work of art executed directly on a wall