List of art techniques
{{Short description|None}} There is no exact definition of what constitutes art. Artists have explored many styles and have used many different techniques to create art.{{non sequitur|date=May 2025}} {{cite book |title=Definitions of Art |author=Stephen Davies |publisher=Cornell University Press |year=1991 |isbn=978-0-8014-9794-0}}{{cite book |title=Artworks: Definition, Meaning, Value |author=Robert Stecker |publisher=Pennsylvania State University Press |year=1997 |isbn=978-0-271-01596-5}}{{cite book |title=Theories of Art Today |editor=Noël Carroll |publisher=University of Wisconsin Press |year=2000 |isbn=978-0-299-16354-9}}
Art techniques
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File:Frans Koppelaar - Landscape near Bologna.jpg, Landscape near Bologna, 2001; distant objects are lighter, of lower contrast, and bluer than nearer objects.]]
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File:Pablo Picasso, 1913-14, Head (Tête), cut and pasted colored paper, gouache and charcoal on paperboard, 43.5 x 33 cm, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh.jpg cut and pasted colored paper, gouache and charcoal on paperboard]]
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File:Van Gogh - Starry Night - Google Art Project-x0-y0.jpg by Vincent Van Gogh - an example of impasto technique and line structure.{{Cite book|title=Van Gogh : the life|last=Naifeh, Steven, 1952-|date=2011|publisher=Random House|others=Smith, Gregory White.|isbn=9781588360472|edition= 1st|location=New York|oclc=763401387}}]]
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File:VanGogh 1887 Selbstbildnis.jpg, Self Portrait, 1887, using pointillist technique.]]
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