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| − | [[Image:Wall-painting.jpg|thumb|An example of a wall painting]]
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| − | '''Painting''' is one of the visual [[art|arts]]. It is "the act of applying colored substance to a surface; Creating a picture with colored oils or pastels."<ref>[http://www.answers.com/library/Spelling%20%26%20Usage-cid-1525503101 Word Tutor.]</ref>
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| − | Paintings use various elements of design (e.g., line, color, tone, texture) in different ways to give the impression of volume, space, movement or light. Many different types of media (e.g., tempera, fresco, oil, watercolour, ink, gouache, encaustic, casein) and form (e.g., mural, easel, panel, miniature, illuminated manuscript, scroll, screen, fan) can be utilized to realize a unique visual image.<ref>[http://www.answers.com/library/Britannica+Concise+Encyclopedia-cid-1525503101 Britannica Concise Encyclopedia].</ref>
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| − | [[Image:Chinise painting.jpg|thumb|left|Chinese painting]]
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| − | Painting as an ''art form'' dates back to prehistoric days. For example, written and archaeological evidence indicates that multiple forms of painting occurred in China from very early times, including a large number of wall paintings.<ref>[http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/painting/4ptgintr.htm Chinese Painting]</ref>
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| − | [[Painter]]s have the freedom to invent their own visual language and to experiment with light and new forms, materials and techniques.
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| − | [[Image:Christo Surrounded Islands 1983.jpg]]
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| − | In May 1983, Christo Vladimirov Javacheff and Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon surrounded 11 islands in Miami's Biscayne Bay with 6.5 million square feet of pink woven polypropylene fabric.
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| − | == See also ==
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| − | [[Image:Kinkade..jpg|thumb|140px|[[Thomas Kinkade]] painting ''[[en plein air]]'']]
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| − | *[[Painting Schools]]
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| − | *[[Painting Masterpieces]]
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| − | *[[Mexican Painting Masterpieces]]
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| − | *[[English Painting Masterpieces]]
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| − | *[[Painting Galleries]]
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| − | == External links ==
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| − | *[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9108604/painting Painting] Encyclopædia Britannica.
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| − | *[http://www.besthistorysites.net/ArtHistory.shtml General Art History Resources]
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| − | ==References==
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