I have created this glossary to reveal the almost unlimited creative possibilities there are in painting. I will update this section with external links so as to provide a reference point to help you study art.
Paints
- Acrylic Paints
- Watercolour Paints
- Oil Paints
- Coloured Pencil
- Pen and Ink
- Soft Pastels
- Hard Pastels
- Oil Pastels
- Graphite
- Chalks
- Charcoal
- Tempera
Colours
- Naples Yellow
- Lemon Yellow
- Cadmium Yellow Pale
- Chrome Lemon
- Cadmium Yellow
- Chrome Yellow
- Cadmium Yellow Deep
- Chrome Orange
- Cadmium Orange
- Chrome Orange Deep
- Vermillion
- Cadmium Red Light
- Cadmium Red
- Cadmium Red Deep
- Permanent Geranium
- Scarlet Lake
- Crimson Alizarin
- Carmine
- Napthol Crimson
- Rose Madder
- Permanent Magenta
- Cobalt Violet
- Permanent Mauve
- French Ultramarine
- Permanent Blue
- Cobalt Blue
- Phthalo Blue
- Prussion Blue
- Cerulean Blue
- Prussian Green
- Phthalo Green
- Hookers Green
- Viridian
- Emerald Green
- Sap Green
- Terre Verte
- Yellow Green
- Permanent Light Green
- Yellow Ochre
- Raw Sienna
- Buff Titanium
- Flesh Tint
- Light Red
- Venetian Red
- Indian Red
- Burnt Sienna
- Raw Umber
- Burnt Umber
- Vandyke Brown
- Payne’s Grey
- Ivory Black
- Lamp Black
- Flake White
- Titanium White
- Zinc White
- Mixing White
- Under painting White
Painting mediums
- Gesso
- Mod Podge
- PVA
- Texture Paste
- Gel Medium
- E-6000
- Polymer Medium
- Crystal Lacquer
- Painting medium
- Glazing Medium
- Poppy oil
- Linseed oil
Painting surfaces
- Canvas
- Panel
- Watercolour paper
- Pastel paper
- Sketch book
Brushes
Brush types
- Colour Shapers
- Varnishing Brush
- Cheap Decorating
- Brush/Stencil Brush
- Filbert Brush
- Round Brush
- Flat Brush
- Rigger Brush / Liner Brush
- Mop Brush
- Fan Brush
Brush hair types
- Badger Hair
- Camel Hair
- Hog Bristle
- Kevrin/Mongoose Hair
- Kolinsky Sable
- Ox Hair
- Pony Hair
- Red Sable
- Zibeline
- Squirrel Hair
- Synthetic