English Dictionary

underpainting

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

(art) An initial layer of paint, often monochromatic, applied to a ground as a base for subsequent layers. / (art) A painting that the artist later painted over to create the final work.

日本語の意味

（美術）初期の塗装層、つまり下塗り。単色で施され、後の層が塗布されるための下地として用いられる。 / （美術）アーティストが後に上塗りするための基礎として描かれた下絵的な絵画。

Before adding vibrant glazes, the artist carefully adjusted the underpainting to establish the composition and tonal values.

鮮やかなグレーズを重ねる前に、画家は構図と明暗の階調を定めるために下塗りを慎重に調整した。

意味（1）

(art) An initial layer of paint, often monochromatic, applied to a ground as a base for subsequent layers.

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

意味（2）

(art) A painting that the artist later painted over to create the final work.

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.

underpaintings （ plural ）