Also means
prepared support on which paint is applied
Usage Note
Malgrund is the prepared surface — canvas, panel, or paper — that receives paint. A proper Malgrund (e.g. gesso-primed) ensures adhesion and longevity. Different Malgrundrezepturen affect the final appearance of the painting.
Examples
"Der Maler trug mehrere Schichten Kreide als Malgrund auf."
Natural Translation
The painter applied several layers of chalk as the painting ground.
Literal Translation
The painter applied several layers chalk as painting-ground.
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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