The Winchester Guide to Keywords and Concepts for International Students in Art, Media and Design

PART CVERB LIST

MAKING BEHAVIOUR

assemble

Create by putting parts together.

blend

Mix together different elements.

brush

Apply paint with a brush; touch lightly and briefly.

build

Give form to, according to a plan; construct.

carve

Cut to pieces; form by removing material with a tool such as a chisel.

coat

Cover with a layer.

colour

Decorate with colours.

construct

Make by combining materials and parts.

cut

Separate with or as if with an instrument.

dab

Apply with short, poking strokes.

dot

Create a tiny round mark made by or as if by a pointed instrument.

draw

Make a collection of marks with a pencil or similar instrument.

drill

Bore or drive a hole into something.

fold

Lay one part over another part.

form

Give a particular shape to.

frame

Construct by fitting and uniting the parts of a structure (also known as a frame) around a picture in order to present it for exhibition.

hammer

Hit, especially repeatedly, with or as if with a hammer.

handle

Touch, lift or hold with the hand.

heat

Make warm or hot.

illustrate

Explain or decorate (a book, text, etc.) with pictures.

melt

Change something from a solid to a liquid state, especially via the application of heat.

mix

Combine or blend into one mass or mixture.

mould

Shape, form, design or pattern.

nail

Fasten, join or attach with or as if with a nail.

paint

Coat or decorate with paint.

paste

Cause to adhere by or as if by applying paste.

pat

Hit something ...