underdrawing
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A sketch done on the ground of a work of art before paint, pastel, ink, or other more permanent medium is applied.
noun
An image of a figure that is slid under the page on which a designer draws a garment, so that the result conforms to the figure's proportions.
noun
An underdrawn cover or lining of the underside of a floor or roof with plasterwork, boarding, or similar.
Example Sentences
- "Depending on the medium used, underdrawing in embroidery and other decorative techniques may be revealed by radiography where it is relatively radio-absorbent in comparison to other materials used either in the original artefact or in later mounting and conservation methods."
- "When subjected to printing or photocopying, the blue underdrawing will disappear, leaving only the ink lines."
- "The 'Aegyptiaca' would thus have removed herself from the embrace in the underdrawing and have turned towards the woman who is just awakening from her dream."
- "You can use a croquis as an underdrawing for fashion drawing"
- "Used as a base or underdrawing, it can be slipped under a page in the sketchbook and worked off of from there."
- "To ensure that their focus is on the design of the garment, not the proportions of the figure, they may rely on an underdrawing or lay figure—a well-proportioned pose that can be slid under a page and used as a template to help control proportions and the location of garment details."