Kontur
contour, outline
noun kon-TOOR Rare
Origin: from French contour, from Italian contorno
Usage Note
Kontur is the outline or edge defining a form in drawing or painting. Konturlinien can be soft or sharp; weiche Konturen describe blurred or soft-focus edges typical of sfumato.
Examples
"Die scharfe Kontur der Figur hebt sie deutlich vom unscharfen Hintergrund ab."
Natural Translation
The sharp contour of the figure sets it clearly apart from the blurred background.
Literal Translation
The sharp contour of the figure lifts it clearly from the blurred background.
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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