penciling

Making graphite marks

Penciling is sketching or drawing with a pencil, or the marks that result from such work.

In comics, penciling refers specifically to the initial drawing stage before inking: The penciling was tight but the inks muddied it.

The word also describes fine lines or markings that resemble pencil strokes, as in the feather patterns of certain birds.

Also spelled pencilling.

sketching

drawing

Marks forming a picture

shadingDepicting light and darkness
graphiteCrystalline carbon allotrope
doodlingCasual aimless sketching

drafting · outline · rendering · crosshatching · stippling · charcoal · illustration · depiction · portraiture · caricature

writing

jotting

Writing briefly

notingPerceiving and recording
scribblingIllegible hasty writing
draftingCreating technical blueprints

marking · annotation · marginalia · underlining · editing · revising · corrections · proofreading · notation · memo

scheduling

tentative

Uncertain and provisional

provisionalConditional and possibly temporary
bookingAdvance arrangement secured
reservingSetting something aside beforehand

slotting · appointment · calendar · planning · rescheduling · blocking · earmarking · placeholder · confirming · arranging

Categories

comic artcomic, comics, comic book, cartoon, manga
poultrychicken, hen, turkey, duck, goose
dog coat patternsspots, patches, brindle, merle, sable

Opposites

writing/drawing medium

pencilinginking

Applying liquid pigment

penning · painting · chalking · typing · crayoning

permanence/commitment

pencilinginking

Applying liquid pigment

finalizing · committing · cementing · confirming · locking in

comics/illustration workflow

pencilinginking

Applying liquid pigment

finishing · painting · coloring · watercoloring · oil painting

Family

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Familiarity: Top 100,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G