noun · informal
painting
/ˈpeɪntɪŋ/PAIN·ting
Band 5-6speakingtask2
a picture made with paint; the activity or skill of creating pictures using paint
Examples
“She keeps all her paintings in a portfolio.”
“I enjoy painting landscapes on weekends.”
“Oil painting requires time to dry between layers.”
Band 8 sentence
“I took up painting to express myself creatively; working with colour and texture relaxes me more than photography does.”
Collocations
- oil painting
- landscape painting
- do a painting
Word family
paint verbpainter nounpainting noun
Common mistakes
I like to do painting on weekends.→I like painting on weekends. / I like to paint on weekends.
She is a very good painting.→She is a very good painter.
Say it for a higher band
5draw→6art→7+painting
Synonyms
picture
Easily confused
drawing
“Her drawing skills are impressive, but she prefers painting with oils.”
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