line drawing

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Recent Examples of line drawing The suggestive line drawing of a woman with her hand down her underwear on his 2014 vintage, J’en veux!!! Eleanor Aldridge, AFAR Media, 31 July 2025 Forty-two line drawings and acrylic works on canvas — including some darkly amusing meditations on stupid humans moving through modern life — will be on view in Martin’s first solo exhibition. Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025 On the second floor of the prestigious Pace Gallery in Manhattan hung white-on-white abstract paintings and what appeared to be line drawings of rocks. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025 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
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Noun
  • Carefully dispose of hot charcoal.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Damp charcoal can be difficult to light and maintain.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Merrill had also been selling prints of her watercolor paintings on Etsy, and as her YouTube following grew, so did her number of orders.
    Gili Malinsky Tasia Jensen, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Two standouts include the vibrant three-panel watercolor on silk of her palace in the lobby and the pink-and-gold, four-panel ombré wall art at reception, made of ceramic tiles from the beloved Bát Tràng Pottery Village.
    Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The pale blue-violet hue is also a perfect pastel for spring.
    Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The trio wanted to speak to children directly, and using oil pastel was part of their approach.
    Kevin Giraud, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Above the fireplace hangs an eighteenth-century map of Africa by the French cartographer Guillaume de l’Isle—the first engraving to accurately depict the continent’s coordinates.
    Laura E. Helton, Literary Hub, 20 Apr. 2026
  • An engraving of the Declaration of Independence.
    Linh Tat, Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Featured in the exhibit is Truman’s glove from that day, including an etching of his signature in the palm.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Shirahama’s detailed etching and line work make the manga feel like an old picture book come to life, and her paneling and layouts are astonishingly detailed and gorgeous.
    Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Opposition parties warn that basing constituencies on population could shift political power toward faster-growing northern states, while diminishing the parliamentary representation, seat share and overall influence of southern regions.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Queens Defenders provides legal representation to criminal defendants who can’t afford to hire lawyers, but Zeno and boyfriend Rashad Ruhani used the organization as their personal piggy bank, stealing to pay the rent on their swanky $6,000-a-month Astoria penthouse apartment.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • There are also other artists, like Patricia Frischer, who has been doing a series of images about the #MeToo movement and women’s rights, which are also under attack at the moment.
    Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
  • In conflict, online images and videos have become essential to countering misinformation and propaganda.
    Jane Lytvynenko, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The partnership also includes blueprint design and advanced remote deployment capabilities.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The urgency of the moment has trained a spotlight on Sebastian Gorka, the White House counterterrorism adviser tasked with drafting a blueprint for fighting homegrown and international threats.
    Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 21 Apr. 2026

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“Line drawing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/line%20drawing. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.

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