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Universal Flowering
Universal Flowering (Mirovoi rastsvet) is the name given by Pavel Filonov to his system of analytical art. The system arose from cubo-futurist experiments and works that he undertook from 1913-1915. It is characterized by very dense, minutely facetted, and relatively flat surfaces created by working from the particular to the general, using the smallest […]
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Technical drawing
Technical drawing, also known as drafting or draughting, is the practise of creating accurate representations of objects for technical, architecture and engineering drawings. A practitioner of the craft is known as a draftsman, draftsperson (or draughtsman, draughtsperson in the UK), and recently, “drafter”. Today the mechanics of the drafting task have been greatly accelerated, […]
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Study (drawing)
In art, a study is a drawing, sketch or painting done in preparation of a finished piece, or as visual notes. A study can have more impact than a more-elaborately planned work, due to the fresh insights the artist is gaining while exploring his/her subject. The excitement of discovery can give a study vitality. […]
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Stick figure
For the motion picture, see: Stickmen (film)
A stick figure is a very simplistic type of drawing, generally of the human form, although stick figures of other types of animals are possible (for example, a stick figure dog). In a stick figure, the head is represented by a circle, sometimes embellished with details such as […]
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Sketch (drawing)
A sketch is a rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not intended as a finished work, often consisting of a multitude of overlapping lines. Sketches usually serve quickly to record ideas for later use. Sketches are inexpensive and allow the artist to try out different ideas before committing to an expensive and time consuming […]
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Sketch
Sketch may refer to:
* Sketch (drawing), a drawing or other composition that is not intended as a finished work, or that is performed with a pencil.
* Sketch story, in older usage, a piece of writing that is shorter than a short story, and often contains very […]
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Recto-verso drawing
A recto-verso drawing or “recto and verso drawing” is a drawing on both sides of a sheet of paper, either when so planned and intended, or when so understood when two drawings were made on either side of the paper in a sketchbook or the like, and the page was then removed.
A 2001 exhibit […]
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Proportionality
Proportionality may refer to:
* Proportionality (mathematics), a special mathematical relationship between two quantities
* Proportionality (physics), a unified theory of matter and energy
* Proportionality (law), a legal principle in which the punishment of a certain crime should be in proportion to the severity […]
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Powder shading
Powder shading is a sketching method. In this style the stumping powder and paper stumps are used to draw a picture. This can be in color. The stumping powder is smooth and doesn’t have any shiny particles. The poster created with powder shading looks more beautiful than the original. The paper to be used […]
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Plumbago drawing
Plumbago drawings are graphite drawings from the 17th and 18th centuries. There was a group of artists whose work in plumago is remarkable for their exquisite portraits drawn with finely pointed pieces of graphite and upon vellum, often prepared as the basis of an engraving.
One of the earliest of this group of workers was […]
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