Words Used To Describe Works Of Art Or Crafts 4s2c3c

Words used to describe works of art or crafts - synonyms or related words a determiner

used before the name of a famous artist to mean a picture by that artist

abstract adjective art abstract art expresses the artist’s ideas or feelings instead of showing the exact appearance of

people or things

accessible adjective

accessible art, music, literature, etc. is easy to understand and enjoy

aesthetic adjective

relating to beauty or to the study of the principles of beauty, especially in art

artisan adjective

made by hand and with skill using traditional methods

artistic adjective

relating to any form of art, including painting, music, literature, acting, and dancing

artistic adjective

relating to drawing, painting, etc.

artistic adjective

painted, arranged, or done in a way that shows skill and imagination and looks beautiful

artsy-craftsy adjective americaninformal made by someone who enjoys creating and decorating things themselves, but who

you think lacks skill

avant-garde adjective

avant-garde music, art, etc. is very modern and may shock people because it is so different from what has gone before

baroque adjective

relating to the very detailed style of art, building, or music that was popular in Europe in the 17th and early 18th centuries

camp adjective

art or entertainment that is camp deliberately does not follow traditional ideas about what is considered good in order toproduce a humorous effect

campy adjective

camp

color adjective

a color photograph, magazine, etc. consists of different colors rather than just black and white

cubist adjective

relating to an early 20th-century style of painting in which the artist paints several different views of a person or object in asingle painting, usually using straight lines

esthetic an American spelling of aesthetic

evocative adjective formal an evocative work of art expresses something very clearly and makes you have a strong

reaction to it

figurative adjective art figurative art represents people, objects, and scenes, rather than representing feelings or ideas

as abstract art does

folk adjective

folk art, traditions, stories, etc. were developed by people in a particular region and have become traditional there

folksy adjective

made or done in a way that is intended to remind you of traditional art, customs, or stories

formal adjective

relating to the form or structure of something such as a piece of writing, art, or music

freehand

adjective

drawn without using a ruler or other equipment

Gothic adjective art Gothic styles of building and art were common in Europe between the 12th and 15th centuries

grandiose adjective

designed to look very impressive, but really looking artificial or silly

graphic adjective

relating to drawing

lifelike adjective

a lifelike picture, model, etc. looks like a real person or thing

literary adjective

relating to books that are considered to have value as art

magisterial adjective

a magisterial work is written by someone whose knowledge and opinions are respected

mature adjective

the mature work of an artist, writer, etc. is produced when they are no longer young and have developed their skill to a highlevel

minimalist

adjective

relating to minimalism

monochrome adjective art using different shades of a single color

naturalistic adjective artliterature a naturalistic painting, novel, etc. shows people and things as they are in real life

painterly adjective

with a style or appearance that reminds you of a painter or painting

pictorial adjective

consisting of pictures

postmodern adjective

relating to postmodernism

pre-Raphaelite adjective

typical of a style of art popular in late 19th century England that used a lot of detail and bright colors and showed a very romanticized view of life

pulp adjective

pulp books, magazines, and movies have not been written very well, and are often about sex or violence

pure adjective

a pure form of art does not have any practical purpose, such as selling something

realist noun artliterature relating to realism in art or literature

representational adjective art representational paintings and other works of art show things as they really are

Romantic adjective

relating to the style of literature, art, and music known as Romanticism

satirical adjective

satirical writing or art uses humor to criticize people or things and make them seem silly

seminal adjective formal a seminal piece of writing or music is new and different and influences other literature or music

that comes after it

silk-screen adjective

printed by silk screen, or related to this method of printing

skeuomorphic adjective

a skeuomorphic design includes features which make a new thing look older or more familiar

spacey adjective informalmainly british spacey music or art seems to have been created by someone who takes drugs

that change the way that they think

stereoscopic adjective

a stereoscopic picture is designed so that when you look at it through a special piece of equipment, it looks solid and real

stylized adjective

in a style that is artificial instead of realistic (=like life)

surrealistic adjective artliterature connected with surrealism

three-D adjective

a three-D movie, picture, etc. looks as if it has height, depth, and width

three-dimensional adjective

used for describing images that look as if they are three-dimensional

untitled adjective

an untitled poem, book, painting, etc. has not been given a title

wearable adjective

wearable technology or art is worn on the body

aesthetically adverb

artistically adverb

expressionist adjective

freehand adverb

Impressionist adjective

lithographic adjective

modernist adjective

mural adjective

photorealist adjective

pictorially adverb

pointillist adjective

postmodernist adjective

satirically adverb

scribbled adjective

surrealist adjective

three-D noun

uncompromisingly adverb

from life if you draw, paint, etc. from life, you use a real object or person as your subject instead of copying a photograph or picture