brushstroke
brushstroke — noun
1. a visible mark or pattern made by moving a paintbrush over a surface, or the sty
a visible mark or pattern made by moving a paintbrush over a surface, or the style an artist creates through marks of that kind
The sky is built from quick blue brushstrokes across the canvas.
collocation: quick brushstrokes
Up close, Mei could see each brushstroke around the horse's eye.
pattern: each brushstroke
The poster used thick brushstrokes to make the letters look alive.
One dark brushstroke changed the quiet face into a worried one.
In Ravi's painting, soft brushstrokes made the river seem to move.
- stroke
more general; it can describe any sweeping movement or mark, not only one made with a paintbrush
- mark
a broader everyday word for any visible sign on a surface
- line
suggests a narrower or more clearly shaped mark than brushstroke
- brushwork
usually refers to the painter's overall technique rather than one single mark
文法句型
a brushstroke on the canvas
each brushstroke
bold/quick brushstrokes
用法筆記
Often used either for one visible mark or for the general style of marks in a painting. Distinguish from brushwork, which more often describes the artist's overall handling across a whole work.