Art Word Search Puzzles

Art Word Searches

All items below are categorized by their difficulty level and target audience so you can pick the perfect level of fun and education. We put them in alphabetical order and show the words hidden in the grid so you can quickly page through the list and find one that meets your needs. The words can be in several directions or only forward and down if you need something for the youngsters.

To view or print a Art word search puzzle click on its title. Once you've clicked a title you see a link to separate answer grid page with hints for the teachers that show where the words start. Our most important instruction is that we want you to be sure to have fun while you learn!!!

Title	Instructions / Description	Puzzle Words	Difficulty	Word Direction
Shapes and Colors		BLUE, CIRCLE, DIAMOND, GREEN, HEART, ORANGE, PINK, PURPLE, RECTANGLE, RED, SQUARE, STAR, TRIANGLE, YELLOW	Easy	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Sketching and Lettering		ARCS, AXIS, CIRCLE, COMPASS, COMPOSITION, CONCENTRIC, ELLIPSES, EYBALLING, GLASSBOX, GOTHIC, GUIDELINES, ISOMETRIC, LETTERING, LINE, NONISOMETRIC, OBLIQUE, ORTHOGRAPHIC, OVERLAY, PICTORIAL, PLANE, POINT, PROJECTION, PROPORTION, RADIUS, SKETCH, SYMBOLS, SYMMETRICAL, TANGENT, TEXTURE, TRANSLUCENT	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Spanish Colors		AMARILLO, ANARANJADO, AZUL, BLANCO, CAFE, GBAO, GIOJAS, GRIS, GSAPOEW, GSFUOER, HYSUG, MARRON, MORADO, NEGRO, QVGOASZ, ROJO, ROSA, UTASG, VERDE	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Street Art		AIRBRUSH, ARTIST, BANKSY, CANVAS, CHALK, CREATE, DRAWING, EPHEMERAL, EXHIBITION, FEKNER, GRAFFITI, IMAGES, MARKERS, MURAL, MURAL ART, NEW YORK, PARTICIPATORY, PHENOMENA, SELF PROMOTION, SIGNS, SKETCH, SPRAY CAN, STENCIL, STENCILING, STREET ART, STYLE WRITING, TAG, URBAN, WALL PAINTINGS	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Stuart Davis		ABRUPT, ABSTRACT, AMERICAN, COLLAGE, COLOR, CONTRAST, CUBISM, DAVIS, DEPTH, DISTORTED, EXAGGERATED, FLAT, GEOMETRIC, HARD EDGE, ILLUSION, LETTERING, MODERN, NATURAL, OP ART, ORGANIC, OUTLINE, OVERLAP, PATTERN, PHILADELPHIA, POSTER, PRECISE, REARRANGE, RETROSPECTIVE, SHARP, STUART	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Surrealism		ANDRE BRETON, APOLLINAIRE, ART MOVEMENT, ARTISTIC, AUTOMATISM, CEREBRAL, CHAOTIC, DADA, DISREGARDED, DIVERSE, DRAWING, DREAMS, ERNST, EUROPE, EXPERIMENTATION, FANTASY, FREEDOM, FROTTAGE, GRATTAGE, IRRATIONAL, JUXTAPOSITION, LIBERATION, LITERARY, MAGIC, MASSON, METAMORPHOSIS, METHODOLOGICAL, MIND, MIRO, MYSTICISM, ORGANIC FORMS, PAINTING, PHILOSOPHICAL, POETIC, PSYCHIC, REVOLUTIONARY, SCULPTING, SPONTANEOUS, STRANGE, SURREALISM, SYMBOLISM, TENSION, THOUGHT, UNCANNY, UNCONSCIOUS, UNCONVENTIONAL, UNEXPECTED, UNINHIBITED, WHIMSICAL, WORLD WARS	Very Difficult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
The Arts	terte	ABSTRACT, AESTHETIC, ART, ARTEFACT, CHOREOGRAPH, CURATOR, DEPICT, DISPLAY, EXHIBITION, FUNDING, GENRE, HERITAGE, LIFE, MASTERWORK, MOTIF, PHOTOGRAPHY, PORTRAIT, SCULPTURE, SURREAL, VIVID	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
The Baroque		AGE, APPROACH, ARCHITECTURAL, ARCHITECTURE, ART, ATMOSPHERE, BAROQUE, BROAD, CAMPAIGN, CATHOLIC, CHRISTIAN, CHURCH, COLOUR, COMPOSITION, CREAMY, EMPEROR, EUROPE, FINE, FRANCE, HIGH, HUGE, IDIOM, IMPASTO, IMPORTANT, LARGE, MEANING, MONARCH, MONUMENTAL, MOVEMENT, ORDER, PAINTER, PAINTING, PERIOD, POSITION, PROTESTANT, REFORMATION, RELIGIOUS, RENAISSANCE, RESULTING, ROME, SCALE, SCULPTURE, SIZE, SPAIN, SPIRAL, STRONG, TERM, THICK, VAULT, WORK	Very Difficult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
The Birth of Venus		ANCIENT, APHRODITE, ART, BEAUTY, BIRTH, BOTTICELLI, BRING, CLASSICAL, COMPOSITION, DEPICT, EXAMINE, FLORENCE, FOAM, FORMED, GODDESS, GREEK, INSPIRATION, ITALY, LAND, LESSON, LOVE, MYTH, ORIGIN, PAINTED, PAINTING, POPULAR, RENAISSANCE, RODE, ROMAN, SEA, SIGNIFICANCE, STATUES, STORY, STUNNING, THEME, UNIQUE, VENUS, WORK	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
The Element of Art (Form)		CAST SHADOW, CORE SHADOW, FORM, GEOMETRIC, HIGHLIGHT, MIDTONE, ORGANIC, REFLECTED HIGHLIGHT	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
The Elements of Art		ANALOGOUS, BLACK, CONTOUR, ELEMENTS OF ART, FORM, HUE, LINE, MATTE, NEGATIVE SPACE, ORGANIC, OVERLAPPING, PRIMARY, SECONDARY, SHAPE, TEXTURE, TINT, VALUE, WHITE	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
The Language of Art	Find the words!	ABSTRACT, COLOUR, COMPLEX, EMOTION, FLAT, FORM, GRID, HIGHLIGHTS, INTENTION, LINE, MEANING, MOOD, MOVEMENT, NEGATIVE SPACE, OVERLAPPING, POSITIVE SPACE, PROPORTION, REALISM, SCALE, SHADOW, SHANECOTTON, SHAPE, SIMPLIFIED, THREEDIMENTIONAL, TONE, TWODIMENTIONAL, VALUE	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
The Middle Ages Art and Architecture		ARCHITECTURE, ART, BYZANTINE ARCHITECTURE, BYZANTINE ART, GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE, MIDDLE AGES PAINTING, RENAISSANCE ART, ROMANESQUE AND GOTHIC PA, ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE, SCULPTURE OF MIDDLE AGES, STAIN GLASS, THE MIDDLE AGES	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
The Principles of Design	Tools to make art	BALANCE, CONTRAST, EMPHASIS, HARMONY, MOVEMENT, PATTERN, PROPORTION, RHYTHM, SCALE, UNITY, VARIETY	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Thornton Dial		AFRICAN AMERICAN, ALABAMA, AMERICAN FLAGS, ARCHAEOLOGY, ASSEMBLAGE, BILL ARNETT, BIOGRAPHICAL, BIRMINGHAM, CIVIL RIGHTS, COLLAGES, COMPLEX THEMES, CONSTRUCTION, COW SKELETONS, DIAL, EMELLE, FARM, FOUND OBJECTS, HARDSHIP, LARGE SCALE, METAL WORKER, OUTSIDER ARTIST, PAINTER, POVERTY, PULLMAN COMPANY, REBAR, SCULPTURES, SHARECROPPING, THORNTON, WELDING	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Tone		BLENDING, DARK, FORM, GRADUAL, HARD, HIGHLIGHT, LIGHT, MEDIUM, PENCIL, PRESSURE, SHADOW, SOFT, TONE	Easy	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
TYPES of ART and MATERIALS		CANVAS, CARTOON, CHALK, CHARCOAL, CLAY, CRAYON, DRAWING, ETCHING, FILM, GLASS, GRAFFITI, INK, MARKER, METAL, MULTIMEDIA, MURAL, OIL, PAINT, PAPER, PASTEL, PENCIL, PHOTOGRAPH, POTTERY, SCULPTURE, TEMPERA, TEXTILE, VIDEO, WATERCOLOR, WIRE, WOOD	Big	Forward Only
Victor Vasarely		ABSTRACTION, ARCHITECTURE, ARTIST, BLACK AND WHITE, BORTNYIK, BUDAPEST, CHECKERED, COLOR SCALES, COMPOSITIONS, CONCAVE, CONVEX, DALI, DEPTH, DESIGN, EMOTIONAL, FORMAL, FORMS, GEOMETRICAL, GEOMETRY, GRAPHIC DESIGNER, HUNGARY, IMAGINATIVE, IMPRESSION, JUXTAPOSED, KANDINSKY, KINETIC, LINES, MODIFYING, MOTION, OIL PAINTINGS, OP ART, OPTICAL, PAAR, PARIS, PATTERN, PAUL KLEE, PERCEPTION, PIONEER, RADICAL, SENSORY, SIMPLIFIED, SOCIALIST, SQUARES, STRIPES, SURREALIST, VASARELY, VIBRATING, VICTOR, ZEBRA	Very Difficult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Vincent Van Gogh		ARLES, ASYLUM, COLORFUL, DOCTOR REY, GAUGUIN, HALLUCINATIONS, HOLLAND, JAPANESE, NATURE, OIL PAINT, PARIS, POOR, POST IMPRESSIONIST, POTATO EATERS, PREACHER, SELF PORTRAIT, STARRY NIGHT, SUNFLOWERS, THEO, VAN GOGH	Teenage	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Vincent Van Gogh	Read the text and find the words hidden	APPROACH, ART, BACK, BORN, BROTHER, CHILD, CLASS, COLOUR, CORRESPONDENCE, CREATED, DECADE, DEPICTION, DEVELOPED, DREW, DUTCH, EARLY, FAMILY, GAUGUIN, GOGH, HISTORY, HOME, IMPRESSIONIST, INCLUDING, LANDSCAPE, LETTER, LIFE, LONG, MAN, MARCH, MEMBER, MENTAL, MIDDLE, MISSIONARY, MODERN, MOVED, PAINTER, PAINTING, PARENT, PAUL, PEASANT, PORTRAIT, POST, RELIGION, STYLE, SUCCESSFUL, TIME, WESTERN, WORK, YEAR, YOUNG	Very Difficult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Vincent Van Gogh		ARLES, ASYLUM, BROTHER, BRUSHSTROKES, COLORFUL, DOCTOR GACHET, EMOTION, GAUGUIN, HALLUCINATIONS, HOLLAND, INTENSITY, JAPANESE, NATURE, OIL PAINT, PARIS, POOR, POST IMPRESSIONIST, POTATO EATERS, PREACHER, SELF PORTRAIT, STARRY NIGHT, SUNFLOWERS, THEO, VAN GOGH, YELLOW HOUSE	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Visual Art		CITYSCAPE, COMPLIMENTARY, COOL, CREATE, DEPTH, DIMENSIONS, DRAW, FOREGROUND, FORM, HEIGHT, ILLUSTRATE, INTENSITY, INTERMEDIATE, LANDSCAPE, LIGHT, LINE, NEUTRAL, OVERLAPPING, PERSPECTIVE, PLACEMENT, PRIMARY, SECONDARY, SHADING, SHAPE, SIZE, SPACE, VALUE, WARM, WIDTH	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Visual Art		ASYMMETRICAL, BLACK, BLENDING, BLUE, BROWN, BRUSHES, CHALK, COLORED PENCILS, CONSTRUCTION PAPER, CRAYONS, GREEN, MEDIA, MODELING CLAY, OIL, ORANGE, PAINT, PASTELS, PHOTOGRAPHS, PICTURES, PINK, PURPLE, RED, SCULPTURE, SYMMETRICAL, WATERCOLORS, WHITE, YELLOW	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Visual Art		ACRYLIC, ANALOGOUS COLORS, CHARCOAL, COLLAGE, COLOR, COLORED PENCIL, COMPLIMENTARY COLORS, COMPOSITION, CONTRAST, CONVERGENCE, ELEMENTS OF ART, FOCAL POINT, FORM, GRAPHITE, ILLUSTRATION, LINE, MIXED MEDIA, PASTELS, PATTERN, PEN AND INK, PLACEMENT, PORTRAIT, PRIMARY COLORS, PRINT MAKING, PROPORTION, QUILL, SCULPTURE, SECONDARY COLORS, SHAPE, SPACE, STILL LIFE, TEXTURE, THUMBNAIL SKETCH, VALUE, WATERCOLOR	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Visual Arts		ACRYLIC, AIRBRUSH, ARTIST, ASSEMBLE, BRIDGE, BRUSH, CANVAS, CARTOON, CERAMICS, CHISEL, COLLAGE, CRAYON, DRAW, EASEL, ETCHING, EXHIBIT, FILM, GALLERY, GOUACHE, GRAFFITI, GRAPHITE, HATCHING, HUE, IMAGE, KILN, LANSCAPE, LITHOGRAPH, MAHL, MARBLE, MEDIA, MIXED, MURAL, OIL, PAINT, PALETTE, POTTERY, PRINTING, SCREEN, SKETCH, STICK, STILL LIFE, TEXTILE, VIDEO, VISUAL, WOODCUT	Jumbo	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Visual Arts		AESTHETICS, APPLIEDART, COLORWHEEL, DIGITALMEDIA, FINEART, FRESCO, HEADROOM, IMAGERESOLUTION, LEADSPACE, PRINTMEDIA, PROOFING, QUOTEPROCESS, RELIEFSCULPTURE, RULEOFTHIRDS, SANSSERIFFONT, SERIFFONT, VISUALART	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Visual Arts		ACRYLIC, AMERICAN GOTHIC, ART CRITICISM, BALANCE, COLOR, COLORED PENCILS, CONTRAST, EMOTIONALISM, EMPHASIS, FORM, FORMALISM, HUE, IMITATIONALISM, LINE, MONA LISA, PAINT, SATURATION, SHAPE, SKETCH, SPACE, STARRY NIGHT, TEXTURE, UNITY, VALUE, VAN GOGH, WATERCOLOR	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Water Color Artists		AMERICA, ART, ARTIST, BORN, BUILDING, CITY, EDWARDHOPPER, FELLOW, FRANCE, FRENCH, FRIEND, GEORGIAOKEEF, HOUSE, HUDSON, INSTRUCTION, INTERIOR, INTIMATE, JANUARY, LAW, LOCAL, MAN, MEMORY, MIDI, MODERN, MONET, OVERLAPPING, PAINTER, PARIS, PAULC ZANNE, PEOPLE, PROVENCE, RAILROAD, RENDERING, RENOIR, RIVER, SCHOOL, SELECTION, STUDENT, STUDIO, STUDY, SUBJECT, SUMMER, TECHNIQUE, THEATRE, TIME, TRACK, WATERCOLOR, WORK, YEAR, YORK	Very Difficult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Yellow	Shades of yellow	AMBER, APRICOT, BEIGE, BUFF, CREAM, DARK GOLDENROD, ECRU, GOLD, GOLDENROD, GREEN YELLOW, JASMINE, JONQUIL, KHAKI, LEMON CHIFFON, LIME, LION, MAIZE, MIKADO YELLOW, NAPLES YELLOW, NAVAJO WHITE, OLIVE, PAPAYA WHIP, SAFFRON, SCHOOL BUS YELLOW, STIL DE GRAIN YELLOW, SUNGLOW, VANILLA, YELLOW	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Yellow		BALL, BINOCULARS, BUTTERFLY DRESS, CLIP, CYLINDER, DUSTPAN, HELMET, JACKET, LEMON, MUG, PROTRACTOR, SMASHER, SUNFLOWERS, THERMOS	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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