Converse of object

• annotate: Build up a study of annotated sketches, detailed drawings and if possible, take photographs on site.

• draw: I have a framed sketch drawn by a fan in the audience at Kettering.

• improvise: Since 1985 he has improvised sketches and stories with the Comedy Store Players, of which he is a founder-member.

Adjective modifier

• biographical: General Sir John Moore - Brief biographical sketch of the general.

• rough: Let me now give you a rough sketch of Neill's life.

• preliminary: This is pure watercolor painting: there was no preliminary pencil sketch.

• preparatory: No preparatory sketches were made, the figure or mask being conceived form a mental picture, often based on long established conventions.

• autobiographical: The best and most recent account of Dyce, and a fascinating autobiographical sketch by a major 19th-century literary figure.

• humorous: It uses humorous sketches to promote an anti-violence message.

Modifies a noun

• troupe: The Cowards are a four-man sketch troupe who write smart, funny sketches and perform them in jeans and pumps and short-sleeved shirts.

• map: For a sketch map of the route we follow, click here.

• comedy: It's a tremendously funny, totally unique Comedy Central sketch comedy show.

Modifying Another Word

• freehand: The panel was sketched freehand, paying particular attention to areas of fading, detail or difficulty.

Noun used with modifier

• thumbnail: She hands over the letters to the women with a thumbnail sketch of the contents of each one.

• pencil: I can no longer see pencil sketches on my stand.

• watercolor: I use these images together with drawings and watercolor sketches to create paintings which exploit the beauty and luster of the silk.

• comedy: Not many people will risk their lives for a comedy sketch.

• thumb-nail: Some schoolteachers have asked that we give them a thumb-nail sketch of those who teach for the Faculty.

• hand-drawn: PLUS there will be an original hand-drawn sketch card in EVERY box!

Preposition: in

• pencil: Her many paintings, just over 400 in total, were sketched in pencil and then painted with gouache.