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4/5 Painting Vocab
French 4/5 Painting Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| vif | bright |
| foncé | dark |
| clair | light (colored) |
| coloré | colorful |
| doré | golden |
| chaud | warm |
| froid | cold |
| l'ombre | shadow/shade |
| flou | blurry |
| l'atmosphère | mood |
| sérieux | serious |
| triste | sad |
| heureux | happy |
| sembler | to seem |
| courbe | curved |
| épais | thick |
| fin | thin |
| brisé | broken |
| plat | flat |
| lit | smooth |
| plein | full |
| vide | empty |
| le premier plan | foreground |
| l'arrière plan | background |
| le coin | corner |
| en haut | at the top |
| en bas | at the bottom |
| au milieu | in the middle |
| le pinceau | brush |
| la toile | canvas |
| l'aquarelle | watercolor |
| l'huile | oil |
| peindre | to paint |
| dessiner | to draw |
| la touche | brushstroke |
| le tableau | a painting |
| l'oeuvre | work of art |
| le paysage | landscape |
| la nature morte | still-life |
| le sujet | subject |
| le peintre | painter |
| se sentir | to feel |
| s'inspirer de | to get inspiration from |
| faux | fake |
| subtil | subtle |
| caché | hidden |
| le siècle | century |
| l'époque | time period |
| la marine | seascape |
| le but | purpose/goal |