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Sculpting vs Painting - What's the difference?

sculpting | painting |

As verbs the difference between sculpting and painting

is that sculpting is while painting is .

As nouns the difference between sculpting and painting

is that sculpting is the act or product of one who sculpts; sculpture while painting is (lb) an illustration or artwork done with the use of paint(s).

sculpting

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Verb

(head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or product of one who sculpts; sculpture.
  • * 2013 , Richard Schechner, Performance Studies: An Introduction (page 57)
  • The paintings and sculptings found in caves such as Lascaux and Altamira in today's France and Spain date from as recent as 9,000 BCE

    painting

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (lb) An illustration or artwork done with the use of paint(s).
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  • *:"My tastes," he said, still smiling, "incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet." And, to tease her and arouse her to combat: "I prefer a farandole to a nocturne; I'd rather have a painting than an etching; Mr. Whistler bores me with his monochromatic mud; I don't like dull colours, dull sounds, dull intellects;."
  • (lb) The action of applying paint to a surface.
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  • (lb) The same activity as an art form.
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  • Synonyms

    The same activity as an art form * third art

    Derived terms

    * oil painting

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