Painting media crossword: crossword puzzle for Grade 12, page 1 preview

Crossword puzzle · Creative Arts

Painting media crossword · Grade 12

Solve a crossword of up to 13 words about painting media from short definition clues, with a word bank to help. Builds vocabulary, spelling and reading for meaning.

Grade 12 · ages 17 to 18
Easy
20 to 30 minutes
1 page
Free

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The crossword clues

Directions: Read each clue and pick the answer from the word bank. Write one letter in each box.

Word bank
ACRYLIC · BINDER · CANVAS · ENCAUSTIC · FRESCO · GOUACHE · OIL PAINT · PIGMENT
SGRAFFITO · TEMPERA · ULTRAMARINE · UNDERPAINTING · WATERCOLOR
Across
5 A first single-color layer that maps out light and dark. (13)
7 Paint made by mixing pigment with egg yolk.
8 Fast-drying paint with a plastic polymer binder. (7)
9 Scratching through a top layer to reveal color beneath. (9)
11 The substance that holds pigment particles together. (6)
12 Opaque watercolor with a matte finish. (7)
Down
1 Finely ground colored powder that gives paint its color. (7)
2 Transparent paint thinned with water. (10)
3 Painting with hot, pigmented beeswax. (9)
4 Slow-drying color made by grinding pigment into linseed. (3, 5)
5 A deep blue pigment once made from ground lapis lazuli. (11)
6 Woven fabric stretched over a frame for painting. (6)
10 Painting onto wet lime plaster so pigment binds as it dries. (6)

What your child practices

Your child builds vocabulary, spelling and reading for meaning.

Grades and ages: Grade 12, ages 17 to 18
Time: About 20 to 30 minutes
Subject: Creative Arts
Level: Easy for Grade 12
Answer key: Yes, for grown-ups who sign in
Printing: 1 page, US Letter or A4, low-ink option
Updated: October 15, 2026

How to use it

Read the first across clue together so the format is clear. Use a pencil so mistakes rub out easily, and check every answer at the end. It is one of the easier sheets for Grade 12, good as a warm-up or a first look at the topic.

An answer key comes with it as a separate page that grown-ups download after signing in.

Tip for grown-ups: Use the letter count after each clue and any crossing letters when a clue gets stuck.

Done on paper? A grown-up can record it on the child's page in PlayOwl; downloading alone doesn't count as finished.