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artwork

artwork

45 3.0
Pictures and drawings used in a book or magazine
  • noun
  • /ˈɑrtˌwɜrk/
translation icon : material gráfico
  • The magazine featured stunning artwork from various contemporary artists.
  • photographs and artwork
  • public domain artwork

The other way you keep the reader turning the page is with great artwork.

Examples

  • One can also see images that document the installation of the artwork in the museum's galleries.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The card backs are beautiful, the artwork is great.

  • When I was a kid you sold some of my artwork here.

  • What are the things that we consume as artwork that tells us about life?

  • So then over here we have the TV with some artwork displayed on it.

  • Were the artists influenced by earlier artwork in their choice of subject matter?

    Academic text (1992)
  • Now Cyrus owned a store where he sold prints and artwork by famous local artists or ancient ones.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Dust marks the walls where the framed photos and artwork were once displayed.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Some people do radically different tastes in movies and books, in artwork, in ritual.

  • And what that also meant was, Todd, you can't do all the artwork yourself.

Synonyms

picture
vsartwork
1.0

An image like a drawing or photograph that shows something

is the publishing-focused term for these images rather than any image use
image
vsartwork
1.0

A picture showing a person or thing

is the printed-publication sense of such representations not all digital uses
art
vsartwork
477 1.0

Pictures and drawings used in a book, magazine, or newspaper

is the publishing-focused term for those visual elements
work of art
vsartwork
86 3.5

An object like a painting or sculpture that people think is beautiful and made with skill

is the publication-focused set of images not items judged for artistic value
illustration
vsartwork
66 2.8

A picture in a book that helps explain or decorate the text

is broader, covering any visual items in printed publications not only explanatory images
depiction
vsartwork
30 4.0

A picture or other image that shows what something looked like

is the publication use focusing on included visual examples rather than the act
graphics
vsartwork
14 3.2

Pictures, drawings, or diagrams used in books and on screens

is limited to printed publication visuals rather than all media images
graphic art
vsartwork
1 3.7

Work made by drawing, painting, or printmaking, often on paper

is narrower, meaning visuals used in printed publications rather than the whole creative field
1 4.3

A picture that shows something, like a scene or object

is the publication-specific group of such depictions used in printed works
nontextual matter
vsartwork
6.7

Pictures like photographs, drawings, or charts in a book that are not written words

is the general term for such visual items in printed works
pictorial matter
vsartwork
5.6

Pictures like photos and drawings in a text that explain or decorate it

is the general publishing term for such images in texts

Compounds

A piece like a painting or carving with many small, careful details

How Finished

artwork
45 3.0
foundry proof
  • Archaic
9.9
thumbnail
  • Texting
18 3.4

Surface Forms

artwork singular
artworks plural

Morphology

artwork = art + work (semi-transparent) = art + work

The components 'art' + 'work' are clear, but the publishing-specific meaning ('images used in a publication') is a narrower, industry usage not obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Artwork is made of the simple parts art and work, where art means 'skill' and work means 'something made or done'. So it often refers to pictures, drawings, or other visual pieces made with skill for use in a book or magazine.