Resources to learn English: ARTS AND CRAFTS

Monday, 14 September 2026

Art supplies

Important materials:

Coloured pencils

chalk

highlighter

wax crayons

soft waxes

marker pen

felt tip pen

ink

water color

paint brush

palette with hollows

easel

glue

glue gun

glitter glue

eraser/rubber

ruler

pen

pencil

canvas

drawing block

tape

stapler

paper

cardboard

toilet paper roll

googly eyes

ribbons

Wednesday, 12 November 2025

Art vocabulary and styles

ART VOCABULARY

PAINTING

A picture, design, or piece of art done in paints

Some paintings can become a MASTERPIECE (Obra maestra), the most outstanding piece of work of a creative artist, craftsman, etc.

CANVAS

A tightly stretched (extended) cloth surface on which to paint.

FRAME

A border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.

ARTIST/ PAINTER

A person who creates works of art.

The artist is holding a PALETTE and a BRUSH

TYPES OF PAINTINGS:

1. PORTRAIT

It is a pictorial representation of a person usually showing the face and shoulders.

2. STILL LIFE

Painting or drawing of an arrangement of objects, typically including fruit and flowers and objects contrasting with these in texture, such as bowls and glassware.

Vincent van Gogh, Sunflowers 1888

3. ABSTRACT

Abstract art is art that does not attempt to represent an accurate depiction of a visual reality but instead uses shapes, colours, forms and gestural marks to achieve its effect.

4. LANDSCAPE

A painting representing a view of the countryside.

Interactive worksheet:

Thursday, 8 May 2025

Oral interview

INTERVIEWER	PAINTOR/ARTIST
Hello!	Hello!
What’s your name?	My name is…..
What’s the name of your painting?	It is called the…..
What’s your art movement?	My art movement is….
Thank you!	You are welcome!
Bye!	Bye!