Use the arrow keys to move between letters. Press Enter or Space on the first letter of a word, then again on the last letter. Press Escape to cancel.
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.
About Painters & Paintings
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
- 1Find a word.Tap its first letter, then tap along to its last — the trail fills in and finishes itself when it spells a word. Or press the first letter and drag.
- 2Words run in straight lines.Across and down, and on the harder difficulties diagonally and backwards.
- 3It marks itself.Each word you find takes on its own soft colour on the grid and is crossed off the list.
- 4Choose a difficulty.Relaxed, Classic or Challenging set those directions and how much the word list helps — never the grid size. Tap the A buttons at the top to enlarge the letters, or pinch the grid.
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