下絵|したえshitae[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounrough sketch; design; cartoon

• Synonym下描きしたがきNeutralA light pencil underdrawing made before finishing a picture; very close to 「下絵」 and largely interchangeable with it.
• Synonym下図したずNeutralA rough sketch made before drawing; used mostly for diagrams and design drawings, while 「下絵」 leans toward paintings and can also mean a design draft.
• Related素書きすがきWrittenWritten/formal prose. An uncolored line sketch, or a concise written summary; used rarely — in everyday speech 「デッサン」 is the usual word.
• RelatedエスキスWrittenWritten/formal prose. A French loanword for a conception sketch, used mainly in the professional fields of art, architecture and design.
• Related下描NeutralAn abbreviated spelling of 「下描き」 meaning a preliminary draft; rare, with much the same sense as 「下絵」.
• Related下がきNeutralA kana-mixed spelling of 「下書き」; covers drafts of both text and pictures, so its range is wider than 「下絵」.
• Antonym清書せいしょNeutralCopying a draft out neatly; said mostly of calligraphy and writing, the counterpart of a draft, whereas 「下絵」 is mostly for paintings.
• Antonym完成図NeutralThe final completed drawing; stands at the opposite stage from 「下絵」, which is a draft.
• Antonym本画WrittenWritten/formal prose. The formally finished painting, set against 「下絵」 as an underdrawing; an art term.

Use 「下絵」 for a preliminary sketch or design draft made before painting or embroidery, as in 「着物の下絵」. For drafts of text say 「下書き」; rough diagrams can also be 「下図」. 「下描き」 and its variants are near-equivalents, 「エスキス」 is a professional term, and for a clean copy say 「清書」.

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1. 絵画かいがの下書したがきとして描えがかれた絵え。
2. 色紙いろがみなどに詩文しぶんとともに描えがかれる絵え。
3. 刺繍ししゅうの際さいに元もととして描えがかれる絵え。