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Seal - art
Art vocab for the seal of biliteracy
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A painter | Un peintre |
| A painting | Une peinture |
| A painting | Un tableau |
| A drawing | Un dessin |
| A pastel drawing | Un pastel |
| A person who draws | Un dessinateur / une dessinatrice |
| A sculpture | Une sculpture |
| A sculptor | Un sculpteur / une sculptrice |
| A model | Un modèle |
| A piece | Une oeuvre |
| A masterpiece | Un chef d'oeuvre |
| An oil painting | Une peinture (à l'huile) |
| A watercolor | Une aquarelle |
| A "still life" painting | Une nature morte |
| An autoportrait | Un (auto) portrait |
| A canvas | Une toile |
| A paint brush | Un pinceau |
| The light | La lumière |
| The shade / shadow | L'ombre |
| A line | Une ligne |
| A line | Un trait |
| Foreground | Le premier plan |
| Background | L'arrière plan |
| An exhibit | Une exposition |
| An easel | Un chevalet |
| A sketch | Une esquisse |
| Marble | Le marbre |
| Bronze | Le bronze |
| A mixture | Un mélange |
| A genius | Le génie |
| A studio | Un atelier |
| A color | Une couleur |
| Texture | La texture |
| An engraving | Une gravure |
| Alabaster | L'albâtre |
| Priceless | Inestimable |
| Exquisite | Exquis |
| Brilliant | Brillant |
| Dark | Sombre |
| Lively / bright | Vif / vive |
| Light | Éclairé |
| Isolated | Isolé |
| Straight | Droit(e) |
| A curve | Une courbe |
| To critique | Critiquer |
| To reject | Rejeter |
| To predict | Prédire |
| To make a connection | Relier |
| To create / to make something | Créer |
| To juxtapose / to contrast | Juxtaposer |
| To compare | Comparer (à) |
| To show | Montrer |
| To shock / to be amazed / to be horrified | Choquer |
| To notice | Remarquer |
| To give (e.g. attention) | Donner |
| To realize | Se rendre compte de |
| To report / summarize | Faire un compte rendu/ resumer |
| To finish | Achever / finir |
| To be comprised of | Consister à |
| To illustrate | Illustrer / dessiner |
| To start doing | Se mettre à |
| To reveal | Révéler |
| To adapt | Adapter / changer |
| To exhibit / to show | Exposer |
| To come into existence / to appear | Apparaître |
| To portray / to depict | Dépeindre |
| To showcase / to highlight | Mettre en valeur |
| To bring out | Faire surgir |
| To paint | Peindre |
| To sketch | Esquisser |
| To draw (darker line) | Dessiner |
| To color | Colorier |
| To exhibit | Exposer |
| Cubist | Cubiste |
| Impressionist | Impressioniste |
| Realist | Réaliste |
| Romantic | Romantique |
| Surrealist | Surréaliste |
| Modern | Moderne |
| Abstract | Abstrait |