pen painting

noun

A painting technique in which the artist first grounds a canvas with white oil paint before drawing on it with blue India ink.

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Meanings

nounpen painting (countable and uncountable, plural pen paintings)

plural pen paintings

  1. countableuncountableartA painting technique in which the artist first grounds a canvas with white oil paint before drawing on it with blue India ink.
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