Drawing Definition, Prefix, Suffix, Ologies and Isms, Drawing Information and Meaning
See also ART; ENGRAVING; WRITING.
- anaglyptography
- the technique of making drawings and etchings that appear to be carved in low relief. —anaglyptographic, adj.
- arcograph
- cyclograph.
- chalcography
- 1. Archaic. the art of engraving on copper plates, especially for printing.
- 2. the art of drawing with chalks or pastels.
- charcoalist
- an artist who specializes in charcoal drawings or sketches.
- chiaroscuro, chiarooscuro
- a technique of painting or drawing using light and shade to achieve a three-dimensional quality. — chiaroscurist, n.
- cyclograph
- an instrument for drawing arcs with a flexible arc-shaped part connected at the sides to an extensible straight bar. Also called arcograph.
- diagraph
- a device used for the mechanical reproduction of plans, outlines, etc., on a scale other than that of the original.
- diagraphics
- the art of graphic representation or drawing. —diagraphic, diagraphical, adj.
- graphiology
- the art or craft of writing or delineating. —graphiologist. n.
- ichnography
- 1. the rendering of a horizontal section of an object in scale.
- 2. the rendering of a floor plan of a building in a specific scale. —ichnographic, ichnographical, adj.
- isometric projection
- the rendering of an object or floor plan in scale as viewed from a stated angle. Cf. orthographic projection.
- micrograph
- an apparatus used for miniature writing or drawing. —micrography, n.
- monogram, monography
- Obsolete, a sketch or drawing in outline without color.
- orthographic projection
- a rendering of an object or floor plan of a building in scale as viewed perpendicularly from above. Cf. isometric projection.
- pastelist, pastellist
- an artist who specializes in the use of pastels.
- perigraph
- a poorly executed or inaccurate delineation.
- planography
- Rare. the art of drawing maps or plans. —planographist, n. —planographic, planographical, adj.
- scenography
- the rendering of an object on a perspective plane. —scenographer, n. —scenographic, scenographical, adj.
- skiagraphy
- 1. the technique of rilling in the outline of the shadow made by an object to create a pictorial work or shadowgraph.
- 2. the creation of skiagrams on film with x rays. —skiagram, n. —skiagrapher, n.
- stereography
- the art of representing the forms of solid bodies on a plane surface. —stereographer, n. —stereographic, stereographical, adj.
- stylography
- the art of drawing, writing, or engraving with a style or similar instrument. —stylographic, stylographical, adj.
- xylopyrography
- the art or technique of producing a picture or design on a piece of wood by burning it with a heated, pointed instrument. Also called poker painting.