Fusain (Noun)
Meaning
A stick of black carbon material used for drawing.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The artist's fingers moved deftly as she shaded the portrait with a piece of fusain.
- She rummaged through her art box, searching for a fresh stick of fusain to finish the sketch.
- The soft fusain glided smoothly across the paper, creating a range of subtle tonal values.
- The charcoal sketch was rendered in a combination of vine charcoal and fusain for added depth and texture.
- With a few quick strokes of the fusain, the artist was able to capture the model's likeness on paper.