Melukis

Melukis is the Indonesian and Malay verb for painting. It refers to the visual art practice of applying pigments to a surface to create an image or composition. Common supports include canvas, paper, wood, and walls, and pigments can be oil, acrylic, watercolor, gouache, or traditional media.

Techniques used in melukis include brushwork, layering, glazing, impasto, washes, dry brushing, and the use of mixed media. Artists may work in a studio or directly on site, and may apply color with brushes, palette knives, rollers, or airbrushing.

Styles range across realism, impressionism, expressionism, abstraction, and contemporary approaches. Subjects commonly include landscapes, portraits, still life, and figurative or conceptual themes. Painting can prioritize representational accuracy, emotional expression, or experimental form.

Education and practice: Melukis is taught in art schools and studios, but it is also learned through practice and study of color theory, composition, and perception. The digital era has introduced digital painting as a modern extension of melukis.

In the Malay world and Indonesia, painting has diverse regional traditions and contemporary scenes, including public murals and gallery works. Melukis is one component of a broader cultural landscape of visual arts.