key drawingn.
/ˈkiː ˌdrɔː(r)ɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈki ˌdrɔɪŋ/, /ˈki ˌdrɑɪŋ/ 1. Printing and Printmaking. An outline drawing serving as a guide to printing each of the colours of a print.
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key plate1856
key block1867
key drawing1868
1868 Once a Week 10 Feb. 149/2 Every stone being painted at the proper spot, as determined by the fiducial outline or key drawing, with some new tint or colour.
1937 Discovery Oct. 300/1 The use of several colours, flat or stippled, combined with a black or dark-coloured key drawing.
1951 D. Bland Illustr. of Bks. ix. 133 The artist first makes his key drawing in black, regardless of whether it is intended finally to print in black. From this non-actinic prints are prepared, one for each colour, showing the key drawing in a pale blue colour that will not photograph.
1997 P. Hobbs & E. Rankin Printmaking in Transforming S. Afr. v. 93/3 Accurate alignment of the colour overlays may be obtained from the key drawing.
2. Film. A drawing representing any of the key points in an animation (e.g. a sound effect, the beginning or end of a particular movement, etc.) between which intermediate frames are interpolated in order to create a continuous sequence.
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key drawing1939
layout1955
1939 Art in our Time (Mus. Mod. Art, N.Y.) 367 Assistant-draftsmen..supply the missing transitions between the key drawings so as to create a smooth and continuous movement on the screen.
1978 L. Diamant Broadcast Communications Dict. 14 Cartoonist working from master key drawings to complete a cel sequence.
2008 T. Maloney Get Animated! ix. 102 These key drawings are usually the extreme poses of an animated sequence.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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