Firm material on which to apply paint, draw or print

A fabric painting surface supported by a wooden stretcher or board

Drawing medium in various shades of red, black and white

Opaque paint added to watercolour

How things look in response to light.

Arrangement of elements in a painting

Drawn intersecting lines

Substance used to create an impression on a surface.

Etching technique where the plate is incised directly, without the use of acid.

Etching technique on to a metal plate by direct means using a metal burin.

A printmaking technique

Receding perspective in a picture

Base coat over which to apply paint.

Protection of art by glass

The classical law of painting in the ratio of one third to two thirds

An opaque painting medium sometimes called Chinese white

Grey painting medium

Base colour over which paint is applied

A varnish for watercolours

Technique of painting in oils

Techniques of glazing paintings

Technique of stretching a canvas over a stretcher

Printing paper associated with woodblock printing

A picture restoration technique

A printing process on to lino

A print making technique directly onto a stone block with greasy ink or crayon

Medium relates to the substance used to produce a painting

A painting substrate providing a strong flat surface

A print making technique where the artist roughs up the entire surface of the plate with a metal tool.

A painting where the artist has mixed different types of paint together to produce a slightly different effect

A painting executed in one colour or shades of a single colour

A painting technique resulting in a unique print

A powdered pigment  which is held together with linseed oil

The base material for most drawings, watercolours and prints

The process of capturing an image onto light sensitve material from which a finished photograph is usually printed.

Details of any restoration to the picture.

A printing technique using paint or ink and a gauze mess.

The surface onto which a painting, print or photograph has been applied.

An elaborate and often highly ornate picture frame

A clear liquid that is applied to oil and acrylic paint that when dry forms a protective hard layer.

A rarely used substrate for paint.

A transparent water based paint that is absorbed by the paper on to which it is applied.

The application of wax to stop paint or ink being absorbed by the substrate.

An effect on oil paintings caused by the atmosphere over a number of years.