brushwork C2 Topic:Art & Music US /ˈbrʌˌʃwɝːk/ UK /ˈbrʌʃ.wɜːk/ See IPA manual Freq #71826 Meanings 1 noun an artist's technique or characteristic manner of applying paint with a brush The portrait's loose brushwork gives the face an immediate, living quality. 2 noun the visible marks and painted surface produced by that technique Close inspection revealed energetic brushwork beneath the thin glaze. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an artist's technique or... painting techniquehandling 2 noun · the visible marks and... brush markspaint handling Word family Related forms brushstrokeimpastoglazepainterly Etymology A compound of brush + work, established as an art-critical term for both the act of handling a paintbrush and the marks that reveal an individual painter's technique or style. Topics Art & Music External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # brushwork **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈbrʌˌʃwɝːk/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbrʌʃ.wɜːk/ **Frequency rank:** 71826 ## Meanings 1. an artist's technique or characteristic manner of applying paint with a brush 2. the visible marks and painted surface produced by that technique ## Examples - The portrait's loose brushwork gives the face an immediate, living quality. - Close inspection revealed energetic brushwork beneath the thin glaze. ## Synonyms - painting technique - handling - brush marks ## Related Forms - brushstroke - impasto - glaze - painterly ## Etymology A compound of brush + work, established as an art-critical term for both the act of handling a paintbrush and the marks that reveal an individual painter's technique or style. ## Topics - Art & Music markdown