Picture vs. Painting

Picturenoun

A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, by drawing, painting, printing, photography, etc.

Picturenoun

An image; a representation as in the imagination.

Picturenoun

A painting.

Picturenoun

A photograph.

Picturenoun

(informal) A motion picture.

Picturenoun

Cinema as a form of entertainment.

Picturenoun

A paragon, a perfect example or specimen (of a category).

Picturenoun

An attractive sight.

Picturenoun

The art of painting; representation by painting.

Picturenoun

A figure; a model.

Picturenoun

Situation.

Pictureverb

(transitive) To represent in or with a picture.

Pictureverb

(transitive) To imagine or envision.

Pictureverb

(transitive) To depict.

Picturenoun

The art of painting; representation by painting.

Picturenoun

A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, produced by means of painting, drawing, engraving, photography, etc.; a representation in colors. By extension, a figure; a model.

Picturenoun

An image or resemblance; a representation, either to the eye or to the mind; that which, by its likeness, brings vividly to mind some other thing; as, a child is the picture of his father; the man is the picture of grief.

Pictureverb

To draw or paint a resemblance of; to delineate; to represent; to form or present an ideal likeness of; to bring before the mind.

Picturenoun

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface;

Picturenoun

graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface;

Picturenoun

a clear and telling mental image;

Picturenoun

a situation treated as an observable object;

Picturenoun

illustrations used to decorate or explain a text;

Picturenoun

a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement;

Picturenoun

the visible part of a television transmission;

Picturenoun

a graphic or vivid verbal description;

Picturenoun

a typical example of some state or quality;

Pictureverb

imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind;

Pictureverb

show in, or as in, a picture;

Paintingverb

present participle of paint

Paintingnoun

(countable) An illustration or artwork done with the use of paint.

Paintingnoun

(uncountable) The action of applying paint to a surface.

Paintingnoun

(uncountable) The same activity as an art form.

Paintingnoun

The act or employment of laying on, or adorning with, paints or colors.

Paintingnoun

The work of the painter; also, any work of art in which objects are represented in color on a flat surface; a colored representation of any object or scene; a picture.

Paintingnoun

Color laid on; paint.

Paintingnoun

A depicting by words; vivid representation in words.

Paintingnoun

graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface;

Paintingnoun

creating a picture with paints;

Paintingnoun

the act of applying paint to a surface;

Paintingnoun

the occupation of a house painter;

Painting

Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the or ). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and airbrushes, can be used.