wash drawing
- noun
- /wɑʃ ˈdrɔɪŋ/
- Specialized
:
dibujo a la acuarela
- After finishing the wash drawing, she admired how the soft tones created a serene atmosphere.
- ink wash drawing
Examples
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I'd seen that pose thousands of times before on my living room wall, in an untitled ink wash drawing.
Fiction book (1992) -
Rembrandt makes this brush and wash drawing of a woman sleeping.
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A wash drawing of Zuni Pueblo (Figure 3) can usefully be compared with Figure 2 to gain a sense of the cross-referencing Kern used between past and present.
Academic text (2000) -
On sheets rendered transparent with essence of turpentine or Venetian varnish, he traced, in black chalk or India ink, the ink-and-wash drawings from Posi's studio.
Academic text (1995) -
The artist displayed his latest wash drawing, showcasing delicate gradients of color and light.
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Many art students practice techniques by creating a wash drawing that emphasizes shadow and depth.
Synonyms
A painting made with transparent watercolor paints
To paint using water and colour on paper
How Tonal
- Specialized
3
2.9
- US
9
3.7
- Specialized
- Specialized
2
9.4
3
3.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning — a drawing created using layers of transparent pigment — is directly and compositionally derived from 'wash' (a light, transparent layer of pigment) plus 'drawing' (a picture made by hand). This noun–noun combination follows standard English compounding patterns and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
The name wash drawing comes from how artists 'wash' the paper with thin layers of watery paint. Each wash makes soft areas of light and dark, so the drawing is built from these layers instead of many lines. That's why a wash drawing means 'a picture made from several thin watercolor layers to create light and dark and a feeling of depth'.