Linework

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The technique of drawing lines. uncountable

    "Dalrymple’s linework, tremulous and twitchy, and Paul Hornschemeier’s muted colors don’t look much like any other superhero comics; there’s a sense of human frailty to their characters that inverts the muscles-and-action tradition."

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"Dalrymple’s linework, tremulous and twitchy, and Paul Hornschemeier’s muted colors don’t look much like any other superhero comics; there’s a sense of human frailty to their characters that inverts the muscles-and-action tradition."

Etymology

From line + work.

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