Underpainting
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Underpainting is a noun meaning (art) An initial layer of paint, often monochromatic, applied to a ground as a base for subsequent layers.
Meaning
(art) An initial layer of paint, often monochromatic, applied to a ground as a base for subsequent layers.
More Meanings
- (art) A painting that the artist later painted over to create the final work.
- present participle and gerund of underpaint
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- underpaintings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include undercolour, overpainting, impression, basecoat, undercoat, undercoater.
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