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To create images on paper and canvas

draw

verb

to create a picture by making lines with a pen or pencil

paint

verb

to create a picture of something using paints

sketch

verb

to draw a picture quickly and with few details

trace

verb

to copy an image by putting transparent paper on top and following the lines with your pencil

rough out

to produce a drawing or piece of writing without including all the details

caricature

verb

to draw or describe someone or something in a way that makes some aspects of them seem funny

etch

verb

to use acid to make marks on a metal surface in order to make a picture called an etching

shade

verb

to make an area of a picture or drawing darker than the other areas

redraw

verb

to draw something again, especially in order to make changes or improve it

illustrate

verb

to draw the pictures in a book, or to put pictures in a book

cyberloafing

using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related

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