noun
definition
The technique or practice of applying and manipulating paint (usually oil or gouache) in a painting.
example
The fake was easy to spot because of its inferior brushwork.
Examples of brushwork in a Sentence
Often used for sketching or dry brushwork where little water is used.
His work in black-and-white, his admirable illustrations in brushwork of Edinburgh and its neighbourhood, and also his pen-drawings, about which it has been declared that "his work contains all the subtleties and refinements of a most delicate etching," must also be noted.
I use oxides, pigments and colored slips on unfired clay, employing various techniques, which include brushwork, sponging and sgraffito.
A blousy pink blossom tree crowns a scene abundant with produce and flowers, painted with light, loose brushwork.
There are also examples of styles that fall in between the two, where Chinese brushwork meets an almost western abstraction.
Hot pressed paper is ideal for delicate brushwork and illustration as this is the smoothest surface available.
Certainly both the artist 's crystalline, glacial brushwork and intense ultramarine skies recall the visionary realism of early Flemish painting.