downstroke
Letter's falling half
A downstroke is a stroke made in a downward direction—the movement of a pen, brush, or tool from top to bottom.
In handwriting, downstrokes are typically heavier than upstrokes.
The term applies to any reciprocating motion: the downstroke of a piston, the downstroke of a bird's wing, the downstroke of a drummer's stick.
Skill of forming letters
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- cursiveJoined handwriting style
- handwritingManual letter formation
- scriptWritten words for performance
lettering · brushstroke · ink · nib · quill · serif · flourish · descender
Brush strings rhythmically
- pickPointed breaking tool
- pluckSpirit or yank
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- tempoRate of musical performance
beat · groove · pulse · accent · attack · dynamics · strumming · plectrum
Force toward oneself
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- catchSeize or snag
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
- freestyleWithout prescribed technique
Reciprocating cylinder component
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- cylinderCircular-based solid form
- crankshaftRotating engine shaft
- engineMachine producing motion
reciprocating · combustion · pump · actuator · linkage · drive · cycle
penmanship
Skill of forming letters
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- cursiveJoined handwriting style
- handwritingManual letter formation
script · lettering · brushstroke · ink · nib · quill · serif · flourish · descender · baseline
strum
Brush strings rhythmically
tempo · beat · groove · pulse · accent · attack · dynamics · strumming · plectrum · chord
pull
Force toward oneself
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- catchSeize or snag
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
freestyle · butterfly · recovery · paddle · drag · rotation · extension
piston
Reciprocating cylinder component
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- cylinderCircular-based solid form
- crankshaftRotating engine shaft
engine · reciprocating · combustion · pump · actuator · linkage · drive · cycle
- strokesbutterfly, crawl, freestyle, front crawl, keystroke
- rasgueofinger roll
- Downdownhill, downstairs, downstream, downwind, downfall
- guitar basicsstrumming, chord progressions, power chords, barre chords, palm muting
- guitar techniquesshredding, fingerpicking, bends, arpeggios, hammer-on
- letteringlettering styles, letterforms, calligraphy, hand lettering, handwriting