Grundierung
primer
noun groon-DEE-roong Rare
Origin: from grundieren, to prime
Also means
ground coat
Usage Note
Grundierung is the preparatory layer applied to a surface before painting, such as Gesso on canvas. It seals and improves adhesion; the verb is grundieren.
Examples
"Vor dem Malen trug sie eine weiße Grundierung auf."
Natural Translation
Before painting she applied a white primer.
Literal Translation
Before the painting carried she a white primer on.
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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