Word of the Day – Croquis

• Noun: Croquis
  1.  a rough draft
• Synonyms: (Being a stolen French word in specialized use in the art world, not many English synonyms found)
  1. sketch
  2. line drawing
  3. cartoon???
  4. under-drawing
• Usage:
  1. “But what’s your ultimate goal, you’ll say. That goal will become clearer, will take shape slowly and surely, as the croquis becomes a sketch and the sketch a painting…”
• Encountered:
  1. While reading a didactic wall panel at the Beyond Van Gogh exhibit here is St. Louis

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