Brushwork definition

brŭshwûrk
Work done with a brush.
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The manner in which a painter applies paint with a brush.
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Work done with a brush; painting.
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A characteristic way of putting on paint with a brush.

Renoir's brushwork.

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The technique or realisation of the technique of applying and manipulating paint (usually oil or gouache) in a painting.

The fake was easy to spot because of its inferior brushwork.

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Brushwork Sentence Examples

  • His work in black-and-white, his admirable illustrations in brushwork of Edinburgh and its neighbourhood, and also his pen-drawings, about which it has been declared that "his work contains all the subtleties and refinements of a most delicate etching," must also be noted.

  • I use oxides, pigments and colored slips on unfired clay, employing various techniques, which include brushwork, sponging and sgraffito.

  • A blousy pink blossom tree crowns a scene abundant with produce and flowers, painted with light, loose brushwork.

  • There are also examples of styles that fall in between the two, where Chinese brushwork meets an almost western abstraction.

  • Often used for sketching or dry brushwork where little water is used.

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