Art Vocabulary for Elementary Students A-Z

List of art vocabulary words for elementary students with meanings from A to Z. Explain the meaning of each word simply. It is easy for children to understand. The words are organized alphabetically from A to Z. It covers a wide range of art terms.

Art vocabulary words with meaning

The following is the Art vocabulary for elementary students with meaning from A to Z:

A

1. Abstract: Art that doesn’t look exactly like real things
2. Acrylic: A type of paint that dries quickly
3. Artist: A person who creates art
4. Artwork: Something made by an artist
5. Apron: A piece of clothing worn to protect clothes while making art

B

1. Brush: A tool used to apply paint
2. Blend: To mix colors smoothly
3. Background: The part of a picture that appears to be farthest away
4. Blueprint: A plan or design for something to be made
5. Bright: Colors that are strong and bold

C

1. Canvas: A special cloth that artists paint on
2. Collage: Art made by sticking different materials together
3. Color wheel: A circle showing how colors relate to each other
4. Crayon: A stick of colored wax used for drawing
5. Craft: Making things with your hands

D

1. Draw: To make a picture using lines and shapes
2. Design: A plan or pattern for making something
3. Doodle: To draw without overthinking about it
4. Decorate: To make something look pretty or special
5. Dimensions: The size or shape of something (like length, width, height)

E

1. Easel: A stand that holds a canvas while an artist paints
2. Erase: To remove marks or mistakes
3. Exhibit: To show art in a gallery or museum
4. Emboss: To create raised designs on paper or other materials
5. Expression: Showing feelings or ideas through art

F

1. Form: The 3D shape of an object in art
2. Fringe: Decorative edge made of loose threads or strips
3. Foreground: The part of a picture that appears closest to the viewer
4. Frame: A border put around a picture
5. Felt: A soft material used in crafts

G

1. Glue: A sticky substance used to attach things
2. Gallery: A place where art is shown
3. Graffiti: Art painted on walls or buildings
4. Glitter: Tiny, shiny pieces used to decorate
5. Gradient: A smooth change from one color to another

H

1. Hue: The name of a color (like red, blue, or yellow)
2. Highlight: The brightest part of a drawing or painting
3. Handmade: Something made by hand, not by machine
4. Horizon: The line where the sky seems to meet the ground
5. Harmonious: Colors that look good together

I

1. Illustration: A picture that explains or decorates something
2. Ink: Colored liquid used for writing or drawing
3. Inspiration: An idea that makes you want to create something
4. Imagination: Using your mind to think of new ideas
5. Impressionism: A style of art that uses small brush strokes

J

1. Jigsaw: A puzzle made of interlocking pieces
2. Journal: A book for writing or sketching ideas
3. Jewelry: Decorative items worn on the body
4. Jutting: Sticking out or projecting
5. Juxtapose: To place different things side by side

K

1. Kiln: A special oven used to heat clay and ceramics
2. Knead: To work and squeeze clay with your hands
3. Kaleidoscope: A tube that shows colorful, changing patterns
4. Kinetic art: Art that moves
5. Kneaded eraser: A soft eraser that can be shaped

L

1. Landscape: A picture of outdoor scenery
2. Layer: To put one thing on top of another
3. Line: A mark that goes from one point to another
4. Loom: A tool used for weaving
5. Lacquer: A shiny coating put on artwork

M

1. Mural: A large painting on a wall
2. Mosaic: Picture made from small pieces of colored glass or tile
3. Marker: A pen with a thick tip for coloring
4. Medium: The materials an artist uses (like paint or clay)
5. Miniature: A tiny version of something

N

1. Negative space: The space around and between objects in art
2. Neon: Very bright, glowing colors
3. Neutral: Colors like black, white, gray, and brown
4. Nature: The outdoor world, often used as inspiration in art
5. Notebook: A book for writing or sketching ideas

O

1. Origami: The Japanese art of paper folding
2. Outline: A line that goes around the edge of a shape
3. Oil paint: A slow-drying paint made with oil
4. Ornament: Something used to make something else look prettier
5. Optical illusion: A picture that tricks your eyes

P

1. Paint: Colored liquid used to cover surfaces
2. Palette: A flat surface for mixing colors
3. Pattern: A design that repeats
4. Portrait: A picture of a person
5. Pencil: A writing or drawing tool with a lead center

Q

1. Quilt: A blanket made of pieces of fabric sewn together
2. Quill: A feather used as an old-fashioned pen
3. Quick sketch: A fast, simple drawing
4. Quantity: How much of something there is
5. Quality: How good something is

R

1. Recycle: To use old things to make new art
2. Rainbow: An arch of colors in the sky
3. Realism: Art that looks very much like real-life
4. Ruler: A tool used to draw straight lines
5. Relief: A type of sculpture that stands out from a flat surface

S

1. Sculpture: 3D art you can see from all sides
2. Sketch: A quick, rough drawing
3. Shade: To make something darker
4. Stencil: A thin sheet with a design cut out of it
5. Symmetry: When both sides of something look the same

T

1. Texture: How something feels when you touch it
2. Tint: A color mixed with white to make it lighter
3. Tools: Things used to make art (like brushes or scissors)
4. Tracing: Drawing over lines to copy a picture
5. Three-dimensional (3D): Having height, width, and depth

U

1. Undercoat: The first layer of paint put on something
2. Unique: One of a kind, unlike anything else
3. Utensil: A tool used for a specific purpose in art
4. Unity: How all parts of an artwork fit together
5. Undertone: A faint or barely seen color

V

1. Varnish: A clear, shiny coating put on the finished artwork
2. Vibrant: Bright, strong colors
3. Visual: Something you can see
4. Volume: The amount of space a 3D object takes up
5. Vertical: Up and down (like a standing person)

W

1. Watercolor: Paint that is mixed with water
2. Weave: To make fabric by crossing threads over and under
3. Warm colors: Reds, oranges, and yellows
4. Wax resist: Using wax to keep paint from sticking to paper
5. Workshop: A place where artists work or learn

X

1. X-ray art: Art that shows the inside of things
2. Xylography: The art of engraving on wood
3. X-acto knife: A sharp knife used for cutting in art
4. Xenial: Art that’s friendly to all cultures
5. Xanthic: A yellowish color

Y

1. Yellow: A primary color
2. Yarn: Thick thread used in weaving and crafts
3. Yonic: Art inspired by feminine shapes
4. Yield: The amount of art materials produced
5. Ylem: The first substance of the universe (used in some modern art)

Z

1. Zigzag: A pattern of sharp turns back and forth
2. Zone: An area in a piece of art
3. Zentangle: A way of creating images from repetitive patterns
4. Zero point perspective: A type of drawing with no vanishing point
5. Zest: Energy or enthusiasm in creating art

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