sketch
Rough pencil work
A sketch is a rough, quick drawing that captures essentials without fine detail—preliminary work before a finished piece, or a casual rendering: He did a sketch of the cathedral.
By extension, a sketch is any brief outline: a sketch of the plan.
In comedy, a sketch is a short comic scene, typically part of a revue or variety show.
As a verb, to sketch is to draw or describe roughly: She sketched the idea on a napkin.
In slang, sketchy describes something suspicious or unreliable, and sketch can mean a shady person or situation: That guy seems sketch.
Graphite writing instrument
- charcoalBurned wood residue
- graphiteCrystalline carbon allotrope
- shadingDepicting light and darkness
- strokesGentle touches, swimming styles
doodle · contour · crosshatch · gesture · figurative · anatomical · silhouette · caricature
Regular sequence of actions
- bitSmall amount or portion
- parodySatirical imitation
- satireMockery exposing vice
- SNLNBC sketch program acronym
vignette · improv · character · send-up · spoof · lampoon · standup · revue
Brief evocative description
- portraitArtistic depiction of someone
- profileSide-facing outline
- thumbnailReduced preview image
- snapshotInformal photograph taken quickly
impression · description · anecdote · cameo · slice-of-life
First functional specimen
- wireframeEdge-only geometric model
- mockupPreliminary design representation
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
schematic · layout · model · ideation · iteration · draft · visualization · storyboard
Uneven in surface
- preliminaryBefore the main part
- conceptAbstract mental construct
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- skeletonInternal supportive framework
overview · summary · gist · thumbnail · approximation · snapshot · impression · bare-bones
pencil
Graphite writing instrument
strokes · doodle · contour · crosshatch · gesture · figurative · anatomical · silhouette · caricature · rendering
routine
Regular sequence of actions
SNL · vignette · improv · character · send-up · spoof · lampoon · standup · revue · variety
vignette
Brief evocative description
snapshot · impression · description · anecdote · cameo · slice-of-life
prototype
First functional specimen
- wireframeEdge-only geometric model
- mockupPreliminary design representation
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
blueprint · schematic · layout · model · ideation · iteration · draft · visualization · storyboard · CAD
rough
Uneven in surface
- preliminaryBefore the main part
- conceptAbstract mental construct
- frameworkUnderlying support system
skeleton · overview · summary · gist · thumbnail · approximation · snapshot · impression · bare-bones · synopsis
- artfine art, Renaissance, painters, masterpieces, paint
- artsartist, creativity, expression, songs, painting
- comedycomedy, jokes, humor, puns, sarcasm
- creative worksbooks, autobiography, memoir, novels, diary
- humorjoke, jokes, joking, comedy, comic
- visual artdrawing, fine art, painting, portrait, paintings
sketchmasterpiece
Supreme artistic achievement
final version · magnum opus · finished product · official portrait
sketchmisrepresent
Depict inaccurately or falsely
distort · falsify · misdescribe · misstate · pervert
sketchcolor
Visual hue property
oil painting · watercolor · photograph · painting · fresco
- composite sketchesFacial images from descriptions
- sketch outDescribe in general terms
- sketch padBound paper for artwork
- sketch comedyShort comic performances
- comedy sketchesShort humorous performances
- police sketchForensic facial reconstruction drawing
sketchy, sketching, sketched, sketches, sketchbook, sketch pad, sketchpad, sketcher, sketchily