A synonym for painting depends on whether you mean artwork or act of applying paint. For artwork painting, synonyms include picture, artwork, art, canvas, oil, watercolor, portrait, landscape, mural, fresco, illustration, depiction, rendering, composition, masterpiece, work of art, piece, tableau, and oil painting. For example, beautiful painting could be called beautiful artwork, canvas, or masterpiece. For act of painting as verb noun, synonyms include coating, decorating, finishing, covering, whitewashing, spraying, and coloring. For house painting as trade, synonyms include interior finishing, decorating, coating application, and surface finishing. In general, painting as noun meaning the art form can be called pictorial art, fine art, or visual art. More specific types include watercolor, acrylic, oil, gouache, tempera, and pastel as mediums. So if you mean painting on wall, picture or artwork is best synonym. If you mean activity, coating or finishing works. For example, he is doing painting could be he is doing decorating or coating. Choose synonym based on whether you refer to object or process, but picture, artwork, canvas, and masterpiece are most common synonyms for painting as art object.
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