Meaning of underpainting | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An initial layer of paint, often monochromatic, applied to a ground as a base for subsequent layers.
   countable, uncountable
2. A painting that the artist later painted over to create the final work.
   countable, uncountable

Examples

“He would start with a stenciled acrylic underpainting and finish by making marks with the chalk and charcoal shells.”

“At first they wouldn't believe him, but he gave them proof. X-ray the Adulteress, he told them, and you will find an underpainting. They did and found the underpainting van Meegeren had described.”

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