draughtsmanshipnoun [ U ]
UK US draftsmanship uk/ˈdrɑːfts.mən.ʃɪp/us/ˈdræfts.mən.ʃɪp/the ability to draw well
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Painting, drawing & printing
- airbrush
- brushstroke
- brushwork
- chiaroscuro
- colour
- colour sth in
- draft
- engraving
- etching
- foreshorten
- freehand
- ink
- rough
- rule
- shade sth in
- stencil
- stipple
- tempera
- touch sth in
- wash
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Examples from literature
- His draughtsmanship depends, as must of course all draughtsmanship, very largely upon memory.
- His object was form, and his special talent was for draughtsmanship rather than for colour.
- In the matter of draughtsmanship, few men have so sure a hand, an instinct so unerring.
- It lacks only in those qualities of draughtsmanship which come with practice and experience.
- The last-named artist, while essentially weak in draughtsmanship, yet possesses the higher quality of noble colour in the fullest degree.