Usage Note
Öllasur is a thin, transparent layer of oil paint applied over a dried under-layer, enriching depth of colour. Old Master painters built up luminous effects through multiple Öllasuren. Feminine noun.
Examples
"Eine abschließende Öllasur verstärkte die Tiefenwirkung der Farben erheblich."
Natural Translation
A final oil glaze considerably enhanced the depth effect of the colours.
Literal Translation
A concluding oil-glaze strengthened the depth-effect of the colours considerably.
Related Words
- Abguss cast, casting (plaster or metal replica of a sculpture)
- Abstraktion abstraction (non-representational art)
- Acrylfarbe acrylic paint
- Akanthus acanthus (decorative leaf motif)
- Akt nude
- Aktmalerei nude painting; figure painting
- Aktmodell life model; nude model (for drawing or painting)
- Aktzeichnung life drawing, figure drawing (of the nude)
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