layer of paint
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflayerandpaint
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layer
noun[C]
uk/ˈleɪ.ər/us/ˈleɪ.ɚ/
a level of material, such as a type of rock or gas, that is different from the material above or below it, or a thin sheet of ...
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paint
noun[C or U]
uk/peɪnt/us/peɪnt/
a coloured liquid that is put on a surface such as a wall to ...
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(Definition oflayerandpaintfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Graining was common in the 19th century, as people were keen on imitating hard, expensive woods by applying a superficiallayerofpaintonto soft, inexpensive woods.
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Each piece has over a dozen layers of paint, which is applied to a sculptural surface.
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There are so many layers of paint on the tree that the original contours of the bark and trunk are obscured.
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The artist may apply several layers of paint with increasing amounts of oil added to each successive layer.
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His large scale works always receive a groundlayerofpaintwhich assists in forming a general composition.
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While outside, an artist did not have the time to let eachlayerofpaintdry before adding a new layer.
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Generally the bronze is smooth, with texture in the form of low-lying patches (a difference in depth similar to a thicklayerofpaint).
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Alayerofpaintand deliberate scratches on the surface of the film render the birth itself almost unintelligible.
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The artist sought to remove any trace of her brush, sanding down eachlayerofpaintbetween applications and creating perfectly finished planes of colour.
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Often he implements impasto in uncommon ways; often, he scrapes away nearly the entirety of a layerofpaint, apparently to reveal the texture of the paint itself.
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We can deal with external corrosion by frequent layers of paint, but the corrosion inside is another matter and the poles may snap at any moment.
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The painting was lost under layers of paint and wallpaper, before being rediscovered decades later, in 1979.
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In many parts of the painting, brush-strokes are applied over dried and hardened earlier layers of paint.
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Sittow used translucent layers of paint to achieve highly refined and subdued color harmonies, combined with light effects and sensitivity to texture.
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He paints on large wooden panels applying many layers of paint and ink-based on the glacis technique giving the work a unique luminosity and transparency.
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Each puppet is carefully carved, and then painted with numerous successive layers of paint to protect the puppets.
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Mankes used a glazing technique, in which a large number of layers of paint on an opaque base lend a fairytale-like quality to the owl.
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Smooth transitions of colour are possible because portions of the intermediary layers of paint can be wiped or removed as the paint dries.
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Oils were discovered underneath layers of paint, unlike surface contaminants.
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It seems as though the layers of paint could be covering up something underneath the finished product.
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However, both plaques have been covered by hundreds of layers of paint by students and town residents and are currently invisible.
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Excessive layers of paint were also found to be at fault.
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Thin layers of paint would be used to create volumetric forms.
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The original murals were uncovered under layers of paint and wallpaper.
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