Usage Note
Federzeichnung is a drawing made with a pen — originally a quill (Feder), now any steel or fibre-tip nib. It creates crisp, permanent lines often combined with wash. Feminine noun; a classic medium in fine art and technical illustration.
Examples
"Die detaillierte Federzeichnung zeigt jeden einzelnen Ast des Baumes."
Natural Translation
The detailed pen drawing shows every single branch of the tree.
Literal Translation
The detailed pen-drawing shows every single branch of the tree.
Related Words
- Abguss cast, casting (plaster or metal replica of a sculpture)
- Abstraktion abstraction (non-representational art)
- Acrylfarbe acrylic paint
- Akanthus acanthus (decorative leaf motif)
- Akt nude
- Aktmalerei nude painting; figure painting
- Aktmodell life model; nude model (for drawing or painting)
- Aktzeichnung life drawing, figure drawing (of the nude)
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