life drawing

noun

A sketched study of a model holding a pose, normally nude, or the process of creating such an image.

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Meanings

nounlife drawing (countable and uncountable, plural life drawings)

plural life drawings

  1. countableuncountableA sketched study of a model holding a pose, normally nude, or the process of creating such an image.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 寫生畫 /写生画, 写生画
  • 寫生畫 /写生画 (xiěshēnghuà)sketched study
  • 写生画 (xiěshēnghuà)sketched study
Finnish elävän mallin piirustus
  • elävän mallin piirustussketched study
French académie
  • académiesketched study
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “life drawing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/life%20drawing.

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