128. Drawing

See also 23. ART ; 141. ENGRAVING ; 428. 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 .