油 彩(ゆさい)

ゆさい

noun

oil painting

1. oil painting; painting in oils

A painting technique using oil-based pigments, or a work of art created using this technique. Refers to both the method and the finished work.

油彩(ゆさい)で風景(ふうけい)を描(えが)く。

To paint a landscape in oils.

この美術館(びじゅつかん)には油彩(ゆさい)の名作(めいさく)が多(おお)い。

This art museum has many masterpieces in oil painting.

彼女(かのじょ)は水彩(すいさい)よりも油彩(ゆさい)のほうが得意(とくい)だと言(い)っていた。

She said she's better at oil painting than watercolor.

A compound of 油(あぶら) (oil) and 彩(さい) (coloring, painting). Often contrasted with 水彩(すいさい) (watercolor). The longer form 油彩画(ゆさいが) specifically refers to an oil painting as a finished work, while 油彩(ゆさい) can refer to either the technique or the work.

Common collocations

油彩画(ゆさいが) — oil painting (the artwork)
油彩(ゆさい)で描(えが)く — to paint in oils
油彩(ゆさい)技法(ぎほう) — oil painting technique
油彩(ゆさい)絵(え)の具(ぐ) — oil paint

Similar words

油絵(あぶらえ) — oil painting; the everyday word, more common in casual conversation
水彩(すいさい) — watercolor; painting with water-soluble pigments
日本画(にほんが) — Japanese-style painting; traditional painting using mineral pigments and sumi ink

Related Words

Compare: 油絵(あぶらえ) (oil painting)

Compare: 水彩(すいさい) (watercolor)

Compare: 日本画(にほんが) (Japanese-style painting)

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