ADV 3 DESCRIBING PICTURES

DESCRIBING PICTURES

BACKGROUND

The things that can be seen behind the main things or people in a picture: The artist himself did not paint the backgrounds to his pictures - they were done by his pupils.

FOCuS

If you focus a device such as a camera or microscope, or if it focuses, a device on the lens moves so that you can see a clear picture: focus something on something: She focused her camera on a tiny insect.The camera is slow to focus in low light.

FOREGROUND

The people, objects, countryside, etc. in a picture or photograph that seem nearest to you and form its main part: In the foreground of the painting is a horse and cart.

LANDSCAPE

PORTRAIT

A large area of land, especially in relation to its appearance: 1.- Demolition firms and builders are busy changing urban landscapes.2.- The landscape is dotted with the tents of campers and hikers.3.- The cathedral dominates the landscape for miles around.

A painting, photograph, drawing, etc. of a person or, less commonly, of a group of people:She's commissioned an artist to paint her portrait/paint a portrait of her.

SUBJECT

SIDE

A flat outer surface of an object, especially one that is not the top, the bottom, the front, or the back: 2.- The window on the right side of the house was open. 1.- Canadian coins have a picture of the British Queen's head on one side.

A person, thing, or situation that is written about in a book, article, etc. or shown in a picture, etc.: 1.- The mill by the bridge was the subject of an unfinished painting by J. M. W. Turner.

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