LexiTopic: Visual Arts

The LexiConnexxions analysis has identified 170 words that are used in 201 different ways related to the Visual Arts in the A-O portion of Spelling Bee lexicon, which comprises 74% of the entire lexicon. The list is given below, followed by the topical analysis, with definitions.
Words marked with an asterisk have been used in at least one Spelling Bee puzzle, then subsequently disallowed; they are retained here for historical interest.
Words Related to VISUAL ARTS in the Spelling Bee lexicon: Word List
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KARATKILNINGKINETICLAPBOARDLAPIDARYLEADLIFELIGHTLIMNLIMNEDLIMNINGLINELINEDLININGLINOCUTLITHOLOADEDLOFTLONGHANDLOUPEMACROMAGAZINEMANDALAMAPPEDMAPPINGMATTEDMATTINGMEDIA
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Words Related to VISUAL ARTS in the Spelling Bee lexicon: Topical Arrangement
Subject Headings
Ceramics, Glass, Enamels, etc.Drawing and DesignDrawing and Writing MaterialsGemstones, Lapidary, and Jewel Craft items are in ATTIREGenres, Styles, and MotifsMuseums and Galleries
PaintingPeople in the Visual Arts artists, models, etc.PhotographyPrintmaking, etc.Sculpture, Carvings, etc.Words about Art
Ceramics, Glass, Enamels, etc.
BLOWPIPE: a long metal tube on the end of which a glassmaker gathers a quantity of molten glass and through which he blows to expand and shape itCLAY: a substance that resembles clay in plasticity and is used for modelingDEGLAZE: to remove the glaze from (such as from pottery)DEGLAZED: to remove the glaze from (such as from pottery)ENAMEL: a usually opaque vitreous composition applied by fusion to the surface of metal, glass, or pottery; cover, inlay, or decorate with enamelFIRING: the process of maturing ceramic products by the application of heatGLAZE: a mixture mostly of oxides (such as silica and alumina) applied to the surface of ceramic wares to form a moisture-impervious and often lustrous or ornamental coatingGLAZE: to apply a glaze to the surface of ceramic wares to form a moisture-impervious and often lustrous or ornamental coatingGLAZED: to apply a glaze to the surface of ceramic wares to form a moisture-impervious and often lustrous or ornamental coatingGLAZING: to apply a glaze to the surface of ceramic wares to form a moisture-impervious and often lustrous or ornamental coatingHATCH: to inlay with narrow bands of distinguishable material (e.g., a silver handle hatched with gold)KILNING: to heat in a kilnKILNING: to heat in a kilnMETAL: glass in its molten stateMOON: a highly translucent spot on old porcelain
Drawing and Design
ACCENT: emphasis laid on a part of an artistic design or composition, or an emphasized detail or area, especially: a small detail in sharp contrast with its surroundingsCARTOON: a preparatory design, drawing, or painting (as for a fresco); a drawing intended as satire, caricature, or humor (a political cartoon); a group of drawings in narrative sequence: a comic stripCATCH: to apprehend and fix by artistic means (the new portrait catches her likeness perfectly)CHALK: to delineate roughly: to sketchCHALKED: to delineate roughly: to sketchCHECK: a pattern in squares that resembles a checkerboard; also, to mark into squares: checker (check the cloth)CHECKED: a pattern in squares that resembles a checkerboard; also, to mark into squares: checker (check the cloth)COLOR: to fill in a shape or picture outlined on a piece of paper using markers, crayons, colored pencils, etc.CRAYON: a crayon drawingDEPICT: to represent by or as if by a pictureDEPICTED: to represent by or as if by a pictureDOODLE: to make a doodle, an aimless or casual scribble, design, or sketch; also, to make a doodleDOODLED: to make a doodle, an aimless or casual scribble, design, or sketch; also, to make a doodleDOODLING: to make a doodle, an aimless or casual scribble, design, or sketch; also, to make a doodleDOTTED: to mark with a dot; to intersperse with dots or objects scattered at randomDOTTING: to mark with a dot; to intersperse with dots or objects scattered at randomDRAW: to produce a likeness or representation of by making lines on a surfaceDRAWING: to produce a likeness or representation of by making lines on a surface; also, the art or technique of representing an object or outlining a figure, plan, or sketch by means of lines; a representation formed by drawing: a sketchDRAWN: to produce a likeness or representation of by making lines on a surfaceDROP: to draw from an external point (drop a perpendicular to the line)DROPPING: to draw from an external point (drop a perpendicular to the line)FLAT: uniform in hue or shade (figures standing out against a background of flat wash); having little or no illusion of depthFLOW: to have a smooth continuity (the flowing lines of the design)FLOWED: to have a smooth continuity (the flowing lines of the design)FLOWING: to have a smooth continuity (the flowing lines of the design)GRAPHIC: of or relating to the pictorial artsHATCH: a mark, line, or stroke (as in a drawing or engraving) made usually by a single movement of a pen, pencil, etc., especially: one made in parallel with others to give the effect of shading; also, to mark (something, such as a drawing or engraving) with fine closely spaced linesIMAGE: a visual representation of something; an exact likeness; also, to create a representation of; to form an image ofIMAGING: a visual representation of something; an exact likeness; also, to create a representation of; to form an image ofINKED: to draw or write in ink; also, to obliterate with ink, usually used with outINKING: to draw or write in ink; also, to obliterate with ink, usually used with outLIFE: the form or pattern of something existing in reality (painted from life); also, (adj.) using a living model (a life class)LIMN: to draw or paint on a surface; to outline in clear sharp detail: to delineateLIMNED: to draw or paint on a surface; to outline in clear sharp detail: to delineateLIMNING: to draw or paint on a surface; to outline in clear sharp detail: to delineateLINE: a narrow elongated mark drawn or projected; also, a mark (as by pencil) that forms part of the formal design of a picture distinguished from the shading or color; also, to mark or cover with a line or lines, or to depict with lines; to drawLINED: a narrow elongated mark drawn or projected; also, a mark (as by pencil) that forms part of the formal design of a picture distinguished from the shading or color; also, to mark or cover with a line or lines, or to depict with lines; to drawLINING: to mark or cover with a line or lines, or to depict with lines; to drawLOFT: to lay out a full-sized working drawing of the lines and contours of (such as a ship's hull); Lofting is a drafting technique to generate curved lines.LONGHAND: handwriting: such as characters or words written out fully by hand, or cursive writingMAPPED: to delineate as if on a map (sorrow was mapped on her face)MAPPING: to delineate as if on a map (sorrow was mapped on her face)
Drawing and Writing Materials
CHALK: a prepared form of chalk or a material resembling chalk especially when used (as for writing on blackboards) as a crayon; also, a mark made with chalk; also, to write or draw with chalk; to rub or mark with chalkCHALKED: to write or draw with chalk; to rub or mark with chalkCRAYON: a stick of white or colored chalk or of colored wax used for writing or drawingINKWELL: a container (as in a desk) for inkLAPBOARD: a board used on the lap as a table or deskLEAD: a thin stick of marking substance (such as graphite) in or for a pencil
Gemstones, Lapidary, and Jewel Craft
BEZEL: the oblique side or face of a cut gem, or in jewelry, a usually metal rim of a piece of jewelry in which an ornament (such as a gem) is setBRILLIANT: a gem (such as a diamond) cut in a particular form with numerous facets so as to have special brightness or brillianceCAMEO: a gem carved in relief, esp. a small piece of sculpture on a stone or shell cut in relief in one layer with another contrasting layer serving as background, or a small medallion with a profiled head in reliefCARAT: M-W: variant spelling of karat, a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy; also, a unit of weight for precious stones equal to 200 milligramsCLEAN: of a precious stone: having no interior flaws visibleCLOUD: a dark or opaque vein or spot (as in marble or a precious stone)COLLET: a circle or flange in which a gem is setCONCH: any of various large spiral-shelled marine gastropod mollusks; also: its shell used especially for cameosDIAMOND: a native crystalline carbon that is the hardest known mineral, that is usually nearly colorless, that when transparent and free from flaws is highly valued as a precious stone, and that is used industrially especially as an abrasiveFACET: a small plane surface (as on a cut gem)FILL: to cover the surface of with a layer of precious metal (a gold-filled bracelet)FILLABLE: to cover the surface of with a layer of precious metal (a gold-filled bracelet)FILLED: to cover the surface of with a layer of precious metal (a gold-filled bracelet)FOIL: a thin piece of material (such as metal) put under an inferior or paste stone to add color or brillianceGEMMED*: to adorn with or as if with gemsGEMOLOGY: the science of gemsHYACINTH: a gem zircon or hessonite (hessonite is the yellow-orange to reddish orange variety of grossular garnet); also, a precious stone of the ancients sometimes held to be the sapphireJADE: either of two tough compact typically green gemstones that take a high polish: jadeite or nephriteKARAT: or carat: a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy [cf. definition at carat]LAPIDARY: a cutter, polisher, or engraver of precious stones usually other than diamonds; also, the art of cutting gems; also, of, relating to, or suggestive of precious stones or the art of cutting themLOUPE: a small magnifier used especially by jewelers and watchmakersMOUNT: a jewelry setting OUCH: a setting for a precious stone
Genres, Styles, and Motifs
ACTION: the combination of circumstances that constitute the subject matter of a painting or sculptureANGEL: a usually white-robed winged figure of human form in fine artBAMBINO*: a representation of the infant Christ, especially in artDECO: often capitalized, often attributive: Art Deco, a popular design style of the 1920s and 1930s … named for French Art Déco, from Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, an exposition … held in Paris, France, in 1925DRYLY: dry: not showing or communicating warmth, enthusiasm, or tender feeling: severe (a dry style of painting, depicting her face dryly)EXPLICIT: open in the depiction of nudity or sexuality (explicit books and films)FEELING: the quality of a work of art that conveys the emotion of the artist (the feeling of the outdoors has been realized with sky-blue ceiling and natural colors)FLORAL: a design or picture in which flowers predominate; from Flōra "the goddess Flora"FOUND: [materials] presented as or incorporated into an artistic work essentially as foundGRAFFITI: usually unauthorized writing or drawing on a public surfaceGRAFFITIING: usually unauthorized writing or drawing on a public surfaceHARMONY: a pleasing arrangement of parts: congruence (e.g., a painting exhibiting harmony of color and line)HIGHLIGHT: the lightest part or one of the lightest parts of a painting, drawing, etc., especially : one that depicts the areas of the subject receiving the greatest amount of illuminationIDIOM: a style or form of artistic expression that is characteristic of an individual, a period or movement, or a medium or instrumentIDIOMATIC: a style or form of artistic expression that is characteristic of an individual, a period or movement, or a medium or instrumentLIGHT: the representation of light in artMANDALA: a graphic and often symbolic pattern usually in the form of a circle divided into four separate sections or bearing a multiple projection of an imageMINIMAL: often capitalized: of, relating to, or being minimal art or minimalismMOOD: the expression of mood especially in art or literatureMOODY: expressive of a moodMOTIF: a single or repeated design or color (a decorative motif)MOTIVE: a motif: a single or repeated design or color (a decorative motif)NAIF: M-W has naïf (noun) a naïve person; also, (adj.) naïve: self-taught, primitive; produced by or as if by a self-taught artistNAIVE: self-taught, primitive; produced by or as if by a self-taught artistNAIVELY: or naïvely, self-taught, primitive; produced by or as if by a self-taught artistNIMBI: plural of nimbus: an indication (such as a circle) of radiant light or glory about the head of a drawn or sculptured divinity, saint, or sovereignNUDE: a representation of a nude human figure OPTICAL: of or relating to optical art, nonobjective art characterized by the use of straight or curved lines or geometric patterns often for an illusory effect (as of motion)
Museums and Galleries
CURATOR: a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibitsDIORAMA: a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening; a scenic representation in which sculptured figures and lifelike details are displayed usually in miniature so as to blend indistinguishably with a realistic painted background; a life-size exhibit (as of a wildlife specimen or scene) with realistic natural surroundings and a painted backgroundDOCENT: a person who leads guided tours especially through a museum or art galleryHANG: to display (pictures) in a galleryHANGABLE: to display (pictures) in a galleryHANGED: to display (pictures) in a galleryHANGING: to display (pictures) in a galleryHUNG: to display (pictures) in a galleryMATTED: to provide with a mat or matting: a border going around a picture between picture and frame or serving as the frameMATTING: to provide with a mat or matting: a border going around a picture between picture and frame or serving as the frame; also, the material so usedMOUNT: the material (such as cardboard) on which a picture is mounted
Painting
ACRYLIC: a paint in which the vehicle is an acrylic resin; also, a painting done in an acrylic resinCHALK: to become chalky (the paint had begun to chalk)CHALKED: to become chalky (the paint had begun to chalk)DAUB: to apply coloring material crudely to; to apply colors crudely; also, a crude pictureFLAT: free from gloss: having a nonreflective finish (a flat paint)GALL: ox gall, bile obtained from an ox; or a preparation consisting of alcohol mixed with ox bile that is used chiefly as a wetting agent (as for watercolors)GLAZE: a apply a transparent or translucent color to modify the effect of a painted surfaceGLAZE: a transparent or translucent color applied to modify the effect of a painted surfaceGLAZED: a apply a transparent or translucent color to modify the effect of a painted surfaceGLAZING: a apply a transparent or translucent color to modify the effect of a painted surfaceLEAD: white lead, any of several white pigments containing lead, especially: a heavy poisonous basic carbonate of lead marketed as a powder or as a paste in linseed oil and used especially formerly in paintsMEDIA: plural of medium: a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painterMEDIUM: a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painterMURAL: a mural work of art (such as a painting)
People in the Visual Arts
CURATOR: a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibitsDOCENT: a person who leads guided tours especially through a museum or art galleryHAND: a person [artist] who performs or executes a particular work (e.g., two portraits by the same hand)MODEL: a person or thing that serves as a pattern for an artist especially: one who poses for an artist; also, to work or act as a fashion or art modelMODELED: a person or thing that serves as a pattern for an artist especially: one who poses for an artist; also, to work or act as a fashion or art model
Photography
ARTIFACT: a defect in an image (such as a digital photograph) that appears as a result of the technology and methods used to create and process the imageBULB: a camera setting that indicates that the shutter can be opened by pressing on the release and closed by ending the pressureCANDID: relating to or being photography of subjects acting naturally or spontaneously without being posedCOLOR: two or more hues employed in a medium of presentation (movies in color, color photos)DEVELOP: photography: to subject (exposed material) especially to chemicals in order to produce a visible imageDEVELOPED: photography: to subject (exposed material) especially to chemicals in order to produce a visible imageFILL: artificial light used in photography to reduce or eliminate shadows (fill flash)FILM: a thin sheet of cellulose acetate or nitrocellulose coated with a radiation-sensitive emulsion for taking photographs; also, a thin skin or membranous covering: a pellicle: a film that reflects a part of the light falling upon it and transmits the rest and that is used for dividing a beam of light (as in a photographic device)FIXED: to make the image of (a photographic film) permanent by removing unused saltsFLAT: of a photograph or negative: lacking contrastFOGGED: to produce fog on (something, such as a photographic film) during development; to become indistinct through exposure to light or radiationFOGGING: to produce fog on (something, such as a photographic film) during development; to become indistinct through exposure to light or radiationGAMMA: the degree of contrast of a developed photographic image or of a video imageGRAINY: of a photograph: appearing to be composed of grain-like particlesGRAPHIC: of, relating to, or involving such reproductive methods as those of engraving, etching, lithography, photography, serigraphy, and woodcut; formed by writing, drawing, or engraving; also (noun) a product of graphic artLOADED: of a camera: having film insideMACRO: of or relating to a macro lens or to close-up photographyMAGAZINE: a lightproof chamber for films or plates on a camera or for film on a motion-picture projectorMICROCOPY: a photographic copy in which printed or other graphic matter is reduced in size (as on microfilm) ; also, to reproduce by means of a microcopy, or to make microcopiesMICROFILM: a film bearing a photographic record on a reduced scale of printed or other graphic matter ; also, to reproduce on microfilm or to make microfilmsMONOPOD: a one-legged support (as for a camera)MUGGED: to photograph; also, to pose or make faces especially to attract attention or for a cameraMUGGING: to photograph; also, to pose or make faces especially to attract attention or for a camera
Printmaking, etc.
AQUATINT: a method of etching a printing plate so that tones similar to watercolor washes can be reproduced; also: a print made from a plate so etchedBITE: etching: a single exposure of an etcher's plate to the corrosive action of acidDECAL: a picture, design, or label made to be transferred (as to glass) from specially prepared paper; short for decalcomania, “the art or process of transferring pictures and designs from specially prepared paper (as to glass)”DUOTONE: a process for making prints typically in two shades of the same color or in black and one tint by the use of two halftone plates made with the screen set at two different angles; also: a print made by this processETCH: to produce (something, such as a pattern or design) on a hard material by eating into the material's surface (as by acid or laser beam)ETCHANT*: a chemical agent used in etchingETCHED: to produce (something, such as a pattern or design) on a hard material by eating into the material's surface (as by acid or laser beam)GRAPHIC: of, relating to, or involving such reproductive methods as those of engraving, etching, lithography, photography, serigraphy, and woodcut; formed by writing, drawing, or engraving; also (noun) a product of graphic artGROUND: a surrounding area: background (e.g., wallpaper with blue flowers on a white ground)INLAY: to insert (something, such as a color plate) into a mat or other reinforcementINLAYING: to insert (something, such as a color plate) into a mat or other reinforcementLINOCUT: a print made from a design cut into a mounted piece of linoleumLITHO: short for lithography, the process of printing from a plane surface (such as a smooth stone or metal plate) on which the image to be printed is ink-receptive and the blank area ink-repellent; also for lithograph (verb) to produce, copy, or portray by lithography; also for lithograph (noun) a print made by lithographyMEZZOTINT: a manner of engraving on copper or steel by scraping or burnishing a roughened surface to produce light and shade; also, an engraving produced by mezzotintMORDANT: a corroding substance used in etching; also, to treat with a mordant
Sculpture, Carvings, etc.
ABATE: to beat down or cut away so as to leave a figure in reliefABATED: to beat down or cut away so as to leave a figure in reliefABATING: to beat down or cut away so as to leave a figure in reliefCAMEO: a small piece of sculpture on a stone or shell cut in relief in one layer with another contrasting layer serving as backgroundCLAY: a substance that resembles clay in plasticity and is used for modelingINLAY: to rub, beat, or fuse (something, such as wire) into an incision in metal, wood, or stoneINLAYING: to rub, beat, or fuse (something, such as wire) into an incision in metal, wood, or stoneJADE: a sculpture or artifact of jadeKINETIC: of or relating to kinetic art, art (such as sculpture or assemblage) having mechanical parts which can be set in motionLAPIDARY: sculptured in or engraved on stoneMOBILE: a construction or sculpture frequently of wire and sheet metal shapes with parts that can be set in motion by air currents; also: a similar structure (as of paper or plastic) suspended so that it moves in a current of air; also (adj.) of or relating to a mobile (A mobile art work hung from the ceiling.)MODEL: to shape or fashion in a plastic material (modeling figures from clay)MODELED: to shape or fashion in a plastic material (modeling figures from clay)MONOLITH: a single great stone often in the form of an obelisk or column (A granite monolith stands at the center of the park.)
Words about Art
ARTY: showily or pretentiously artisticEXECUTE: to make or produce (something, such as a work of art) especially by carrying out a design (a painting executed in bright colors)MEDIA: plural of medium: a mode of artistic expression or communication; material or technical means of artistic expression (such as paint and canvas, sculptural stone, or literary or musical form)MEDIUM: a mode of artistic expression or communication; material or technical means of artistic expression (such as paint and canvas, sculptural stone, or literary or musical form)NONART: something that is not art —usually used before another noun (nonart classes, a nonart museum)
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