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croquis

[ kroh-kee; French kraw-kee ]

noun

plural croquis
  1. a rough preliminary drawing; sketch.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of croquis1

1800–10; < French, equivalent to croqu ( er ) to make a quick sketch of, rough out, (earlier) know (a subject) superficially (apparently to be identified with croquer to crunch; croquette ) + -is noun suffix ( penthouse )
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She was like, “I want my women to look like croquis.â€

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Artists make croquis for different reasons.

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So Theo appears to us in a series of croquis.

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While learning how to draw the human figure, an artist uses each croquis to concentrate on a different part of the body, a different pose: how an arm bends throwing a ball, what the hand looks like when grasping a paintbrush or a fishing pole or a lovers hand.

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A croquis is made quickly, the artist drawing for just a few minutes, while the model holds one pose.

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