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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(art) An initial layer of paint, often monochromatic, applied to a ground as a base for subsequent layers..
He would start with a stenciled acrylic underpainting and finish by making marks with the chalk and charcoal shells.
At first they wouldn't believe him, but he gave them proof. X-ray the Adulteress, he told them, and you will find an underpainting. They did and found the underpainting van Meegeren had described.
Use underpainting when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Underpainting means (art) An initial layer of paint, often monochromatic, applied to a ground as a base for subsequent layers..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He would start with a stenciled acrylic underpainting and finish by making marks with the chalk and charcoal shells.
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