underpaintingn.

Brit.

/ˈʌndəˌpeɪntɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈəndərˌpeɪn(t)ɪŋ/

Etymology: under- prefix¹ 2b(d).

Art.

(The application of) a layer of paint subsequently overlaid by another painted surface; a painting underlying a finished work. Cf. overpainting n.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > [noun] > overpainting or underpainting

overpainting1843

underpainting1866

1866 A. Sartoris Week in Fr. Country-house (1902) 33 Working like a galley-slave in order to get the underpainting of my picture done before coming over.

1905 Spectator 25 Feb. 287/2 In much of his painting..Whistler seems to have begun with a cool grey underpainting.

1937 Discovery July 212/1 Constable himself did not disdain the use of a warm monochromatic under-painting.

1951 E. Paul Springtime in Paris (U.K. ed.) iii. 63 There must have been an under~painting of that tone, because it showed also around the edges of the canvas.

1979 Ld. Clark in Hist. Today Nov. 725/1 I had it X-rayed, and there appeared an under~painting that was unquestionably the work of Filippino.

Derivatives

ˈunderpaint n. a layer of paint applied before another coat or finish.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > art of colouring > [noun] > repaint, overpaint, or underpaint layer

repaint1827

underpaint1934

overpaint1944

1934 Burlington Mag. Jan. 19/2 There are indications of a dark grey underpaint.

1976 D. Francis In Frame ii. 38 A gloss on the lips..which one couldn't do until the under paint was dry.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	underpainting
释义	underpaintingn. Brit. /ˈʌndəˌpeɪntɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈəndərˌpeɪn(t)ɪŋ/ Etymology: under- prefix¹ 2b(d). Art. (The application of) a layer of paint subsequently overlaid by another painted surface; a painting underlying a finished work. Cf. overpainting n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > [noun] > overpainting or underpainting overpainting1843 underpainting1866 1866 A. Sartoris Week in Fr. Country-house (1902) 33 Working like a galley-slave in order to get the underpainting of my picture done before coming over. 1905 Spectator 25 Feb. 287/2 In much of his painting..Whistler seems to have begun with a cool grey underpainting. 1937 Discovery July 212/1 Constable himself did not disdain the use of a warm monochromatic under-painting. 1951 E. Paul Springtime in Paris (U.K. ed.) iii. 63 There must have been an under~painting of that tone, because it showed also around the edges of the canvas. 1979 Ld. Clark in Hist. Today Nov. 725/1 I had it X-rayed, and there appeared an under~painting that was unquestionably the work of Filippino. Derivatives ˈunderpaint n. a layer of paint applied before another coat or finish. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > art of colouring > [noun] > repaint, overpaint, or underpaint layer repaint1827 underpaint1934 overpaint1944 1934 Burlington Mag. Jan. 19/2 There are indications of a dark grey underpaint. 1976 D. Francis In Frame ii. 38 A gloss on the lips..which one couldn't do until the under paint was dry. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1866
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