Noob question: Are these Attributes?

Howdy,

I'm setting up a store to sell art. In the vast preponderance of cases there are no options for a customer to select from (photos do come in two sizes however, and there may be jewellery ring sizes at some point).

What I want to display beside the product photo in all the Product Info pages is:

Artist Name
Year Created
Medium
Dimensions

Ideally this info would be added at the same time the product is added.

Are these variables Attributes in the Zen Cart sense (the zence?)? I have tried to grok the attributes controller and it seems a bit, um, let's say more intricate than what I think I'm after.

Thanks,

-Kent

What you should look into, is the Product Type, which is documented here:
https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/index.php?article=114

I saw that. It fills me with despair. Is there a way to simply add one text field to Product General?