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Drawing Glossary - Drawing Terms and Definitions

Drawing Glossary - find out meanings of words used in drawing, sketching and printmaking - technical terms and words you need to know.
What is Lineweight?
What is 'lineweight' in drawing?
Aux Trois Crayons Technique
What is Aux Trois Crayons technique?
Quill Pen
What is a quill pen?
Papyrus - Definition
What is Papyrus?
What is Parchment?
What is parchment?
What is a Cartoon?
What is a cartoon?
India Ink
What is India Ink?
Sepia Ink
What is Sepia Ink?
Iron Gall Ink
What is Iron Gall Ink?
Ivory Black
What is Ivory Black?
Lamp Black
What is Lamp Black?
Carbon Black
What is Carbon Black?
Bistre Ink
What is bistre ink?
Hatch, Hatching
Definition of the drawing term hatch or hatching.
Crosshatch, Crosshatching
Definition of the drawing term crosshatch, or crosshatching, crosshatched.
Juxtapose, Justaposition, Juxtapose
Definition of the drawing composition term juxtapose - juxtaposition, juxtaposed
Burnishing, Burnished, Burnish
Definition of the drawing term burnish - also burnished, burnishing.
Graphite
Definition of the drawing term 'graphite'.
Tortillon, Torchon
Definition of the drawing terms tortillon, torchon.
Colorless Blender
Definition of the drawing term 'colorless blender'.
Line, lines, linear
Definition of the drawing term 'line'.
Contour, Contours, Contoured
Definition of the drawing term 'contour'. Also contoured, contours.

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