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Meaning of "underpainting" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNDERPAINTING

underpainting  [ˈʌndəˌpeɪntɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNDERPAINTING

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Underpainting is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES UNDERPAINTING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Underpainting

In art, an underpainting is an initial layer of paint applied to a ground, which serves as a base for subsequent layers of paint. Underpaintings are often monochromatic and help to define colour values for later painting. There are several different types of underpainting, such as verdaccio and grisaille. Underpainting gets its name because it is painting that is intended to be painted over in a system of working in layers. There is a popular misconception that underpainting should be monochromatic, perhaps in gray-scales. A multi-color underpainting was thought to be more useful by artists such as Giotto, as well as by Jan van Eyck and Rogier van der Weyden. This technique was pioneered by Titian in the High Renaissance. The colors of the underpainting can be optically mingled with the subsequent overpainting, without the danger of the colors physically blending and becoming muddy. If underpainting is done properly, it facilitates overpainting. If it seems that if one has to fight to obscure the underpainting, it is a sign that it was not done properly.

Definition of underpainting in the English dictionary

The definition of underpainting in the dictionary is the first layer in a painting, indicating the design and main areas of light and shade.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNDERPAINTING


accounting
əˈkaʊntɪŋ
anointing
əˈnɔɪntɪŋ
counting
ˈkaʊntɪŋ
disappointing
ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ
hinting
ˈhɪntɪŋ
hunting
ˈhʌntɪŋ
imprinting
ɪmˈprɪntɪŋ
linting
ˈlɪntɪŋ
malimprinting
ˌmælɪmˈprɪntɪŋ
mounting
ˈmaʊntɪŋ
painting
ˈpeɪntɪŋ
parenting
ˈpɛərəntɪŋ
planting
ˈplɑːntɪŋ
pointing
ˈpɔɪntɪŋ
printing
ˈprɪntɪŋ
repointing
ˌriːˈpɔɪntɪŋ
undisappointing
ˌʌnˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ
unstinting
ʌnˈstɪntɪŋ
untainting
ʌnˈteɪntɪŋ
wanting
ˈwɒntɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNDERPAINTING

underpaid
underpants
underpart
underpass
underpay
underpayment
underpeep
underpeopled
underperform
underpin
underpinned
underpinning
underpinnings
underpitch
underpitch vault
underplant
underplay
underplot
underpopulated
underpowered

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNDERPAINTING

acting
banting
bunting
business accounting
business-accounting
chanting
consenting
daunting
dissenting
face painting
financial accounting
haunting
house-hunting
not counting
offset printing
oil painting
panting
ranting
screen printing
unrelenting
venting

Synonyms and antonyms of underpainting in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «underpainting» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNDERPAINTING

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The translations of underpainting from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «underpainting» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

打底
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

underpainting
570 millions of speakers

English

underpainting
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

underpainting
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

underpainting
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

подмалёвок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

underpainting
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

underpainting
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sous-couche
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Underpainting
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Untermalung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

下塗り
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

밑그림
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Underpainting
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Underpainting
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

underpainting
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अल्पशा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

taban boyama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

underpainting
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Podkład
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

подмалевок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Underpainting
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Underpainting
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

underpainting
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

undermålning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

underpainting
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of underpainting

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERPAINTING»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERPAINTING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about underpainting

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNDERPAINTING»

Discover the use of underpainting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to underpainting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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How to Create an Underpainting Like the Old Masters
In order to emulate the paintings of Old Masters like Rembrandt it's essential to create an underpainting. This instructional E-Book will teach you the techniques you'll need to successfully complete an underpainting.
Eric Bossik, 2011
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Egg Tempera Painting, Tempera Underpainting, Oil Emulsion ...
The writing of this book has afforded him pleasure in his leisure moments, and that pleasure would be much increased if he knew that the perusal of it would create any bond of sympathy between himself and the angling community in general.
Vaclav Vytlacil, 2008
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Oil Painting For The Absolute Beginner: A Clear & Easy Guide ...
Underdrawing and Underpainting Sunset Beach There is nothing quite like being on a. Underdrawings and underpaintings are like road maps that help you plan a painting before adding the finished painting layers. To create an underdrawing ...
Mark Willenbrink, 2010
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Artist's Manual: A Complete Guide to Paintings and Drawing ...
SEE ALSO Supports, Page 1 2 Paints, page 64 Diluents, page 75 Varnishes, 238 ADVANTAGES OF UNDERPAINTING • Colors for underpainting Flake white and diluted earth colors are suitable for underpainting, as they dry rapidly and form ...
Angela Gair, 1996
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Paint Luxurious Textures in Watercolor
Underpainting is very similar to glazing. Underpainting involves painting a basecoat first, then ending with the local color on top of that basecoat. In watercolor, you use underpainting to do the heavy lifting — form the basic shape — and then ...
Jennifer Sheffer, 2005
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Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Photoshop Elements 2 in 24 Hours
Traditional painters begin a new canvas by creating an underpainting, which lays out the scene with a big brush in blocks of color showing little or no detail. When they have the basic underpainting done, they go back with smaller brushes and ...
Carla Rose, Jennifer Fulton, 2003
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The Encyclopedia of Oil Painting Techniques: A Comprehensive ...
Not all artists begin their work with an underpainting, as this depends very much on individual ways of working. In the alla prima method, for example, there is usually no underpainting, and perhaps only a very sketchy underdrawing to serve as ...
Jeremy Galton, 2002
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Finding Your Style in Pastel
UNDERPAINTING oth dry and wet underpaintings can help you to B define the major shapes and values of the composition. Once the underpainting has been applied, the layering techniques described in the previous chapter are applicable .
Jean Hirons, 2012
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Masterful Color: Vibrant Colored Pencil Paintings Layer by Layer
The monochromatic opaque underpainting was as rich in detail as the finished color painting. IMPRIMATURA UNDERPAINTING Masters such as Rembrandt van Rijn,Jan Vermeer and Leonardo da Vinci started with a mid-value toned ground, ...
Arlene Steinberg, 2011
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Watercolor Wisdom
Underpainting affects all of the layers of color placed on top of it, and in turn the overall appearance of your painting. The greatest advantage of underpainting is that it gives you automatic color change. As you paint other colors over it, new ...
Jo Taylor, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNDERPAINTING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term underpainting is used in the context of the following news items.
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Eye Catching Oil Paintings Created with 3D Printed Elements
As he develops more fully finished preparatory drawings, he also works with 3D software. Working on a prepared canvas, he then begins with the underpainting ... «3DPrint.com, Jul 15»
2
5 Summer Art Classes Taught by Metro Phoenix Artists
She'll be teaching about the purpose and mechanics of traditional underpainting for oil painting — which impacts accuracy of composition, vibrancy, and more ... «Phoenix New Times, Jul 15»
3
Saturday Art: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
... with a monochromatic underpainting or ébauche. After he reached his 50th year, his methods changed to focus on breadth of tone and an approach to poetic ... «Firedoglake, Jun 15»
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The colour rush
An alumni of Government College of Art, Sector 18, Gill left to study underpainting technique in US in the early 1980s. Based in US, he has done commercial ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Dec 14»
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Realism Was So Uncool—Until Richard Estes And The Photorealists …
... working out the placement of things in an underpainting done in acrylic, sometimes shifting things around somewhat to add more drama to his compositions as ... «WBUR, Sep 14»
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Summer Highlights
More recently, Cohen has been collaborating with AARON; the computer programme generates underpaintings, which Cohen then develops by hand. The result ... «PLoS Blogs, Sep 14»
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The Big Cheese
This style of underpainting comes from Thornton's studio experience. Rather than drawing the initial image with graphite or charcoal, painting it in with a neutral ... «The Journal, Jun 14»
8
K-Mart Painting Working Process
This is the underpainting, done in what the Dutch 17th Century painters called a 'dead color' layer. The only colors are black, raw umber, and white- although in ... «Huffington Post, May 14»
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Sam Erenberg: Geography of the Imagination
But because of deracinating cropping, flatness of pictorial space, luminosity of underpainting, cyclical asymmetry, and the intrusions of geometry into the organic ... «Huffington Post, Feb 14»
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Abilene Artist Bruce Hackney To demonstrate monochromatic …
Abilene Artist Bruce Hackney To demonstrate monochromatic underpainting ... year, and will be teaching monochromatic underpaintings with acrylic painting. «Brownwood Bulletin, Feb 13»

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