デッサンdessan

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbrough sketch
   私わたしたちはその少年しょうねんのデッサンのすばらしさに驚嘆きょうたんした。↗

   We were amazed at the excellence of the boy's drawings.

• Synonym素描そびょうWrittenWritten-style word for a sketch or line drawing, also used for a synopsis of a text; the loanword 「デッサン」 is far more common in everyday use.
• SynonymスケッチNeutralLoanword for quick sketching from life to capture an impression, also a short descriptive essay; 「デッサン」 stresses careful study of form and light and shade.
• Related下書きしたがきNeutralA draft or rough copy of a text or picture made before the final version, stressing that it will be revised later; 「デッサン」 is a monochrome drawing in art.
• Related下描きしたがきNeutralA light pencil underdrawing made as a guide before starting the actual picture; 「デッサン」 can be practice or a preparatory study for a finished work.
• Related素書きすがきWrittenA rough sketch done only in lines, with no color; rare in modern use, with 「デッサン」 the usual everyday choice.
• Related画稿がこうWrittenWritten-style word for an underdrawing or an unfinished draft of a picture; rare, while 「デッサン」 is the common term.
• RelatedエスキスWrittenFrench loanword for a concept sketch in architecture or painting, with a technical flavor; 「デッサン」 centers on depicting an object's form in one color.
• Related下描WrittenA spelling of 「下描き」 with the okurigana dropped, meaning an underdrawing made before painting; rare.
• Related下がきNeutralKana spelling of 「下書き」 or 「下描き」, for a draft or underdrawing; it differs from 「デッサン」 in the same ways as those two words.

Use 「デッサン」 for a monochrome drawing that studies an object's form. For quick sketching from life say 「スケッチ」, for a pencil underdrawing 「下描き」, for a draft of a text 「下書き」, and for an architectural or design concept sketch 「エスキス」. 「素描」「素書き」「画稿」 are written-style and rare; 「下描」「下がき」 are spelling variants.

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