- underpainting
- noun Date: 1866 preliminary painting; especially such painting done on a canvas or panel and covered completely or partially by the final layers of paint
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Underpainting — In art, an underpainting is an initial layer of paint applied to a ground, which serves as a base for subsequent layers of paint. Underpaintings are often monochromatic and help to define colour values for later painting. There are several… … Wikipedia
underpainting — The layer or layers of color on a painting surface applied before the overpainting, or final coat. There are many types of underpainting. One type is an all over tinting of a white ground. Another is a blocked out image in diluted oil paints… … Glossary of Art Terms
underpainting — /un deuhr payn ting/, n. the first coat of paint, esp. the initial painting on a canvas in which the major areas, tones, colors, and forms are indicated in mass. [1865 70; UNDER + PAINTING] * * * … Universalium
underpainting — noun An initial layer of paint, often monochromatic, applied to a ground as a base for subsequent layers … Wiktionary
underpainting — noun paint subsequently overlaid with another layer or with a finishing coat … English new terms dictionary
underpainting — /ˈʌndəˌpeɪntɪŋ/ (say unduh.paynting) noun 1. a preliminary painting, usually in monochrome, done on a canvas or panel to establish the design and tone values of the final composition. 2. any layer or layers of colour on a painting surface beneath …
underpainting — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : preliminary painting; specifically : such painting done on a canvas or panel and covered completely or partially by the final layers of paint … Useful english dictionary
Verdaccio — is an Italian name for the mixture of mars black and yellow ochre resulting in a grayish or yellowish (depending on the proportion) soft green. Verdaccio became integral part of fresco painting where this color is used for defining tonal values,… … Wikipedia
painting — /payn ting/, n. 1. a picture or design executed in paints. 2. the act, art, or work of a person who paints. 3. the works of art painted in a particular manner, place, or period: a book on Flemish painting. 4. an instance of covering a surface… … Universalium
Overpainting — can mean the final layers of paint, over some type of underpainting, in a system of working in layers. It can also mean later paint added by restorers, or an artist or dealer wishing to improve or update an old image a very common practice in the … Wikipedia
