Painting

Painting, by definition is the output of process or art of using paint, in a picture, as a protective coating, or as decoration. In deeper meaning, painting is a way to express the idea, emotion, and thoughts of the painter or the artist. A two-dimensional art forms. The forms, lines, colors, tones, and textures of this language are utilized in a variety of ways to create perceptions of volume, space, movement, and light on a flat surface. The elements of this language—its shapes, lines, colors, tones, and textures—are used in various ways to produce sensations of volume, space, movement, and light on a flat surface in order to represent real or supernatural phenomena, to interpret a narrative theme, or to create wholly abstract visual relationships. These parts are integrated into expressive patterns to depict actual or supernatural events, interpret a narrative topic, or create completely abstract visual associations.

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