Write full ref name

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renewcommand{figurename}{Paint }
begin{figure}[h]
    includegraphics{22.png}
    label{fig:22}
end{figure}

This is example reference autoref{fig:22}

It write
This is example reference Figure 1

instead
This is example reference Paint 1.

What should I do to get Paint 1?

oliversm · Accepted Answer

Just create  a new environment for paintings.
It would just be easier to create your own new environment than tinkering with figure. Combining the solutions from here and here you can easily create a new environment for paintings that behaves just like figures would, but built for purpose:
Output

MWE
documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article}
usepackage{newfloat}
usepackage{hyperref}
usepackage{cleveref}

DeclareFloatingEnvironment[
fileext=lop,
listname={List of Paintings},
name=Painting,
placement=tbhp,
within=section,
]{painting}

crefname{painting}{painting}{paintings}
Crefname{painting}{Painting}{Paintings}

begin{document}
begin{painting}
centering
Some painting should go here.
caption{Something about the painting.}
label{painting}
end{painting}

You could use texttt{autoref} to reference autoref{painting}, but likely texttt{cref} would be better to refer to cref{painting} as either Cref{painting} or cref{painting}.
end{document}

egreg · Answer

If all your figure environment should be labeled “Paint” (but you should check the grammar), you can do it with hyperref only.
However you need the caption, or the label will refer to something random.
documentclass{article}
usepackage{graphicx}
usepackage{hyperref}

renewcommand{figurename}{Paint} % is it right?
renewcommand{figureautorefname}{Paint}

begin{document}

begin{figure}[htp]
centering

includegraphics[width=2cm]{example-image}

caption{A caption}label{fig:22}
end{figure}

This is example reference autoref{fig:22}

end{document}

With cleveref:
documentclass{article}
usepackage{graphicx}
usepackage{hyperref}
usepackage[nameinlink]{cleveref}

renewcommand{figurename}{Paint} % is it right?
crefname{figure}{Paint}{Paints}

begin{document}

begin{figure}[htp]
centering

includegraphics[width=2cm]{example-image}

caption{A caption}label{fig:22}
end{figure}

This is example reference cref{fig:22}

end{document}

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Just create a new environment for paintings.

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