initial sketch

collocation in English

meaningsofinitialandsketch

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initial
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/us
/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/
of or 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 ofinitialandsketchfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinitial sketch

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For example, aninitialsketchmight deliberately use pen pressure to deliver a watercolorlike effect.
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However, even in this avowedly programmaticinitialsketchthere appear also to be some problems.
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Of special concern is his replacement of the one rapt figure gazing at a cave formation in theinitialsketchby three figures in the lithograph.
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Thatinitialsketchwas refined and made into a 1ft cm-tall maquette sculpture.
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Theinitialsketchcreated by it represented the horseman on easy standing game.
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Although the transformation from a single-panel conception into a diptych painting occurred during theinitialsketch, the final work varies from the sketch in several ways.
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In some cases the initial sketches are now fleshed out into solid compositions.
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They were also created using the same techniques: initial sketches in buon fresco and fresco-secco, details added in tempera, polished with limewater.
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The initial sketches released to the public were highly conjectural.
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Alden would discuss the requirements with the clients and make the initial sketches, then handing over the work to the draftsmen.
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