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ˈunderpainting Art. [under-1 5 d.] (The application of) a layer of paint subsequently overlaid by another painted surface; a painting underlying a finished work. Cf. overpainting vbl. n.
1866A. Sartoris Week in French Country Ho. (1902) 33 Working like a galley-slave in order to get the underpainting of my picture done before coming over. 1905Spectator 25 Feb. 287/2 In much of his painting..Whistler seems to have begun with a cool grey underpainting. 1937Discovery July 212/1 Constable himself did not disdain the use of a warm monochromatic under-painting. 1951E. Paul Springtime in Paris iii. 63 There must have been an under⁓painting of that tone, because it showed also around the edges of the canvas. 1979Ld. 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. Also ˈunderpaint, a layer of paint applied before another coat or finish.
1934Burlington Mag. Jan. 19/2 There are indications of a dark grey underpaint. 1976D. Francis In Frame ii. 38 A gloss on the lips..which one couldn't do until the under paint was dry. |