Painter

For the computer graphics program, see Corel Painter.

Detail from Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez, in which the painter portrayed himself at work

A painter is a person who applies an emulsion called paint to a surface.

As a trade painters apply paint to woodwork, walls, etc. See: decorator and Interior decoration.

In the arts, a painters create paintings—two-dimensional artworks—by applying paint to a flat surface.

See also

• Painting
• List of painters
• History of art
• Oil on canvas
• Painting and Decorating