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A few of the words

GESSO
Before the first brushstroke, painters prime their canvas with gesso — a white, chalk-based coating that has been used since at least the Middle Ages to create a smooth, receptive surface.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
FRESCO
True fresco is painted directly onto wet plaster, bonding pigment to the wall as it dries. Michelangelo used this demanding technique for the Sistine Chapel ceiling, completed in 1512.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
TEMPERA
Before oil paints became widespread in the 15th century, tempera — pigment bound with egg yolk — was the dominant medium for panel paintings across Europe.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
VARNISH
A final coat of varnish does more than protect: it unifies the surface sheen and can deepen colors noticeably, almost like wiping a dusty window clean.Find this word in the grid to read its note.

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Painters & Paintings: a free large-print word search

Painters & Paintings — a free, large-print word search alive with the studio: canvas, brush, palette, pigment, and the quiet art of the portrait.

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A painter's studio holds a world of its own — the sharp scent of linseed oil, the soft drag of a brush across primed canvas, the palette crowded with colors mixed and waiting. From the luminous frescoes of Renaissance chapels to the bold strokes of a modern mural, every painting begins with the same humble tools. The finished work, sealed with varnish and set in its frame, carries all of that invisible labor into the light.

How to play

  1. 1
    Find a word from the list.Press the first letter and drag to the last — across, down or diagonally, forwards or back. Or tap the first letter, then the last.
  2. 2
    It stays marked.Found words get a soft teal line through them, on the grid and in the list.
  3. 3
    Make it comfortable.Use the A / A+ / A++ size control any time, or pinch the grid for a closer look.

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