| A | B |
|---|
| (el) cubismo | cubism |
| (el) impresionismo | impressionism |
| (el) realismo | realism |
| el) surrealismo | surrealism |
| cubista | cubist |
| impresionista | impressionist |
| realista | realist |
| surrealista | surrealist |
| (la) apariencia | appearance |
| (el) autorretrato | self-portrait |
| (el) bosquejo / (el) esbozo | sketch (for a drawing) |
| (el) boceto / (el) bosquejo / (el) esbozo | sketch (for a painting or sculpture) |
| (la) carrera | career; university studies |
| (el) centro | center |
| (la) cita | quote |
| (el) crayon / (la) crayola | crayon |
| (el) cuadro | painting, picture |
| (el) dibujo | drawing, sketch |
| un dibujo a lápiz / al carboncillo | a pencil/charcoal drawing |
| (la) escultura | sculpture |
| (la) esquina | corner |
| la esquina superior/inferior izquierda de la página | – the top/lower left-hand corner of the page |
| (la) exposición | exposition |
| (la) figura | figure |
| (el) fondo | background (of a picture, etc.) |
| (el) genio | genius |
| (la) herencia | heritage |
| (el) homenaje | tribute |
| (el) icono | icon |
| (la) inspiración | inspiration |
| (los) lápices de colores | colored pencils |
| (el) lema | motto, slogan |
| (el) lienzo | canvas |
| (la) manera | manner, way |
| (los) marcadores / (los) rotuladores | markers |
| (el) mensaje | message |
| (el/la) modelo | model |
| (el) mural | mural |
| (la) naturaleza muerta / (el) bodegón | still life |
| (la) niñez | childhood |
| (la) obra | (a) work |
| obra de arte | work of art |
| obra maestra | masterpiece |
| (la) paleta | palette |
| (la) personalidad | personality |
| (la) personificación | personification |
| (el) pincel | paintbrush |
| (el) pie | foot |
| a pie de… | at the foot of… |
| (el) pintor / (la) pintora | painter |
| (la) pintura | painting |
| pintura a la acuarela | watercolor painting |
| pintura al óleo | oil painting |
| (el) primer plano | the foreground |
| en primer plano | in the foreground |
| (la) referencia | reference |
| hacer referencia a algo | to refer to or mention something |
| (el) retrato | portrait |
| (el) simbolismo | symbolism |
| (el) símbolo | symbol |
| (el) tema | theme, subject |
| (la) tinta | ink |
| (el) tono | tone; shade (of a color) |
| éste es un tono de gris más oscuro | this is a darker shade of gray |
| tonos pastel | pastel shades |
| (el) trazo – stroke | stroke |
| dibuja con trazos enérgicos | she draws with vigorous strokes |
| abstracto | abstract |
| individualista | individualist |
| brillante / fuerte / vivo | bright (color) |
| una camisa de un rojo fuerte/vivo/brillante | a bright red shirt |
| claro | light, pale (color) |
| conocido | well-known, famous |
| de colores muy vivos | colorful |
| lleno de color | full of color |
| oscuro | dark |
| único | extraordinary; unique |
| asistir a | to attend |
| bosquejar / hacer un bosquejo (de) | to sketch (something) |
| crear | to create |
| criar | to bring up, raise (children, etc.) |
| desarrollar | to develop |
| dibujar | to draw |
| esbozar | to sketch |
| esculpir | to sculpt |
| exhibir | to exhibit; to show, display |
| expresarse | to express oneself |
| influir en algo/alguien | to influence something/someone, to have an influence on something/someone |
| mudarse | to move (from one residence to another) |
| nacer | to be born ** use the preterite when talking about when someone was born |
| pintar | to paint, draw |
| representar | to represent |
| simbolizar | to symbolize |
| utilizar | to use |
