pencilling

Making graphite marks

Pencilling is the act of drawing, writing, or marking with a pencil.

In comics and illustration, pencilling refers specifically to the initial drawing stage before inking: She did the pencilling while her partner handled the inks.

The word also describes fine lines or markings resembling pencil strokes, as in the delicate pencilling of a bird's feathers.

British spelling; Americans write penciling.

sketching

drawing

Marks forming a picture

crosshatch · stipple · contour · gesture · outline · rough · freehand · preliminary · loose · quick

drafting

blueprint

Detailed technical drawing

  • schematicSimplified technical diagram
  • diagramSimplified explanatory sketch
  • planDetailed proposal for achieving

layout · template · framework · technical · architectural · design · specification · notation · scale · projection

scheduling

tentative

Uncertain and provisional

reservation · slot · calendar · diary · temporary · confirming · rescheduling · placeholder · date · commitment

erasable

eraser

Mark removal tool

undo · smudge · adjustable · modifiable · nonpermanent · impermanent · changeable · alterable · reversible · amendable

eyebrow

brow

Facial ridge overhead

arch · cosmetic · makeup · grooming · beauty · thin · natural · feathering · microblading · tinting

Opposites
writing/drawing medium

pencillinginking

Applying liquid pigment

penning · painting · chalking · crayoning · typing

permanence/commitment

pencillinginking

Applying liquid pigment

finalizing · committing · engraving · etching · carving

comic/illustration workflow

pencillinginking

Applying liquid pigment

coloring · colouring · finishing · lettering · publishing

Family

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