line drawing

noun

Definition of line drawingnext
as in charcoal

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Recent Examples of line drawing Grab it in the Bear Mountain Scene colorway, which features line drawings of bears, cabins, and trees on one side, and bear paws on the reverse. — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Nov. 2025 The works are quite simple in form, monochromatic line drawings that are sparse and assertive. — Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2025 Sketchpad afforded many different capabilities for working with these line drawings, including the automatic completion of shapes, resizing, and the ability to copy and repeat elements. — IEEE Spectrum, 16 Apr. 2023 Thirteen different communities in the Canadian Arctic receive cruise passengers, departing from Iqaluit to Kinngait, known for its many sculptures and line drawing artists, and sailing through the Northwest Passage to Pond Inlet. — Debbie Olsen, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2022 See All Example Sentences for line drawing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for line drawing
  1. charcoal
  2. watercolor
  3. pastel
  4. engraving
  5. etching
  6. representation
  7. image
  8. blueprint
Noun
  • Baker Alan Toral is serving a pumpkin cheesecake concha, topped with a pitch-black charcoal streusel and garnished with a bright orange marigold petal.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Readers also get tips on how to choose grills, charcoal and wood chunks, plus recommendations for grill maintenance.
    — Candy Hom, AJC.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of charcoal
Noun
  • Or, instead of starting each day with a number, begin with an image—a watercolor landscape, or a witty drawing—with the illustrator Christoph Niemann’s new calendar Every Day ($52).
    — Nicholas Blechman, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2026
  • At the Palazzo Reale, an entire wall is punctuated by Picabia’s loose pencil and watercolor studies of the severe faces of Sevillian women, dark tresses piled high under lace mantillas.
    — Nicole Kaack, ARTnews.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of watercolor
Noun
  • The Musée d’Orsay has La Matinée rose (The Pink Morning), a 1874 pastel acquired by the French state in 1885.
    — Sarah Belmont, ARTnews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • If your nail style leans a little moodier, consider swapping your usual pastel for an espresso manicure.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 26 July 2026
Definition of pastel
Noun
  • The animation moves from ink-wash painting to medieval European engraving.
    — Mark Schilling, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The centrepiece of the archaeological site is a massive rock which is more than 20 feet long and features an intriguing engraving of a powerful being.
    — James Rampton, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of engraving
Noun
  • Lulu and Georgia’s glass butter dish with a traditional silhouette and old-school etching feels like a stylish reedition of the dishes your grandparents grew up with.
    — Clara Hillis, Architectural Digest, 18 Aug. 2026
  • For deeper etching, a polishing compound and pad may restore the finish.
    — Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 25 July 2026
Definition of etching
Noun
  • The system gives greater weight to newer descriptions and those containing less ambiguity to produce a more reliable representation of the object.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Naturally, Max Mara had plenty of representation in the room, with Fonda, Hannah Waddingham, Caylee Cowan, and breakthrough star Adria Arjona among those wearing the Italian label.
    — Paul Chi, Vogue, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of representation
Noun
  • Unlike conventional sonar approaches that rely on lower-resolution acoustic images, synthetic aperture sonar combines multiple acoustic measurements collected as the sensor moves through the water.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The image was manipulated by artificial intelligence and posted by a Colombian artist, according to Brazilian fact-checking outlet Agência Lupa.
    — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of image
Noun
  • The irony is that Western Massachusetts built the blueprint for combating exactly this.
    — Tara Knight, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Nov. 2026
  • In many cases, state laws and policies become the blueprints for federal laws.
    — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of blueprint

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“Line drawing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/line%20drawing. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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