hard edges
No soft transitions
Hard edges are sharply defined boundaries where forms meet without gradual transition or blending.
In visual art, hard-edge painting features crisp, clean lines between areas of flat color: The geometric abstractions had hard edges that gave them a precise, mechanical quality.
Figuratively, hard edges suggest severity or lack of softness in personality or approach: His hard edges made him difficult to work with.
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- sharp anglesNon-rounded intersecting edges
- crispFirm and breakable
- clean linesUnadorned, distinct boundaries
- angularSharp-edged or rawboned
geometric · defined · straight lines · contrast · clean · lines · precise · rigid · bold · stark · chiseled · severe · cut glass · minimalist · no frills · cutout · silhouette · graphic
- landscape sketchingsketching, plein air, en plein air, horizon line, foreground
- portrait drawingcolored pencils, shading, blending, sketching, graphite
- watercolor landscapeswashes, glazing, blending, brushwork, pigment
- airbrushingcompressor, nozzles, needles, overspray, double action
- Canadian ArtCanadian landscapes, indigenous art, landscape painting, Canadian wilderness
- art techniquespainting, drawing, sketching, shading, blending
hard edgessoft edges
Indistinct, gradual boundaries
blurred edges · gradient · feathering · smooth transition · vignette
hard edgessoft focus
Deliberately blurred image technique
painterly · impressionistic · atmospheric · ethereal · dreamy
hard edgesrounded edges
Corners made smooth
smooth curves · gentle curves · pillowy · cushioned · plush
hard, harder, hardest, harden, hardened, hardening, hardener, hardness, hardly