oil painting
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2.9
- noun
- /ɔɪl ˈpeɪntɪŋ/
- Specialized
:
pintura al óleo
- The traditional process of producing an oil painting requires so many steps that it seems to artists who prefer to work quickly.
Examples
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The oil painting of the judge was done by the artist Max Weber.
Fiction book (1994) -
One thing led to another, and I decided to try oil painting.
Academic text (2005) -
In return, he's been trying to teach me oil painting.
Fiction book (1993) -
New in the store: beautiful oil paintings by Lisa Moore.
Blog text (31) -
I would love to take an oil painting workshop with Dan McCaw.
Blog text (12) -
We track off to reveal an easel upon which we see a half-completed oil painting of a grey mallard.
Fiction book (1996) -
Even George had mastered a small oil painting of Ben's dog, and Phillip had carved him a very handsome pen stand.
Fiction book (1991) -
Edouard Duval-Carrie's oil painting Mardi Gras at Fort Dimanche provoked such a debate.
Academic text (1996) -
The artist displayed her latest oil painting at the gallery opening last night.
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During the workshop, participants learned the basics of oil painting by creating their own landscapes.
Synonyms
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3.9
An oil painting on cloth stretched over a frame
How Traditional
Surface Forms
Morphology
The constituents 'oil' + 'painting' clearly yield the general idea of a painting made with oil-based paints, so much of the meaning is compositional. However, the provided sense (a digital/AI-generated image imitating the oil-paint style rather than real oil paint) is a specialized, non-literal extension that a B1 learner who only knows the words would not reliably predict.
Etymology
Oil painting comes from the simple idea of mixing color with oil and then making a painting. Because the oil made the colors rich and dried slowly, the phrase now means 'the art or technique of painting with paint made from oil'.