stylising

Giving artistic treatment

Stylising is the British spelling of stylizing—rendering something in a distinctive, often simplified or exaggerated manner rather than realistically.

Artists stylise figures by emphasizing certain features: The logo stylises a bird into three curved lines.

Stylising can also mean giving something a particular style or manner: She's stylising her apartment as mid-century modern.

fashion

couture

Custom high-fashion design

accessorizing · haute · bespoke · runway · ensemble · prêt-à-porter · millinery · sartorial · silhouette · catwalk

design

blueprint

Detailed technical drawing

drafting · layout · wireframe · mockup · typography · branding · iconography · formatting · templating · grid

aesthetic

elegance

Refined, graceful quality

sophistication · chic · allure · glamour · panache · flair · minimalism · maximalism · retro · vintage

artistic

brushstrokes

Marks left by painting

fresco · impressionism · surrealism · cubism · expressionism · abstract · portraiture · watercolor · acrylics · pastels

Opposites
representational fidelity

stylisingrealistic portrayal

Accurate, believable representation

verisimilitude · documenting · replicating · naturalism

artistic treatment

stylisingnaturalising

Establishing as if native

artistic intervention

stylisingrecording

Captured audio or video

capturing · photographing · transcribing

Family

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Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G