pencil sketch
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpencilandsketch
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pencil
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈpen.səl/us/ˈpen.səl/
a long, thin object, usually made of wood, for writing or drawing, with a sharp black or coloured point at ...
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sketch
noun[C]
uk/sketʃ/us/sketʃ/
a simple, quickly-made drawing that does not have ...
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(Definition ofpencilandsketchfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Additionally, his notebooks contain high-quality pen and pencil sketches, which were never meant for public viewing.
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Most of his work was oil, but also water color, pencil sketches, and some pen and ink.
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The drawings are pencil sketches from the everyday life in the camp.
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He created all of his works at home in his room, using pencil sketches, self-made photographs, stuffed animals and books as models.
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His works are pencil sketches tinted with watercolour, gouache and sepia.
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He then allowed himself to write out the firstpencilsketchof his theory.
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This oil painting of the court scene was based on the originalpencilsketchdone surreptitiously by him under the very eyes of the court.
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Another method he uses is to make apencilsketchfrom memory of a view that interests him.
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Light drawing can take on the characteristics of a quickpencilsketch.
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His unique skill is in sketching with pencil and then with brush or directly with brush without using apencilsketchlayout.
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Around 1850 he made an earlypencilsketchof the house from the northeast.
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He complied reluctantly and made apencilsketchof her.
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Thepencilsketchis a dark work of dense mass a landscape with a single isolated figure that is apparently a funeral scene and clearly shows emotive skills.
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Often there was graduation from small cartridge sketch pads to larger tracing sheets with a corresponding change from early pencil sketches to felt-tip pen and colour marker.
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During these three months he made many color pencil sketches.
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This release was 40 pages, black and white, with a mix of pencil sketches, inked convention drawings, and new character profiles.
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Gaussen produces portraits and landscapes in a variety of media including pencil sketches.
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The fest also includes a comprehensive set of artistic events extending from pencil sketching to mehendi design and face painting.
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