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negative painting

negative painting noun: the technique of painting a dark background so that the remaining lighter color forms the main design.

Noun

negative painting (countable and uncountable, plural negative paintings)

  1. (uncountable) The technique of painting a dark background so that the remaining lighter color forms the main design.
  2. (countable) An artwork produced by this technique.

Forms of negative painting

pluralnegative paintings

Questions about negative painting

What does negative painting mean?
Negative painting means the technique of painting a dark background so that the remaining lighter color forms the main design.
What part of speech is negative painting?
Negative painting is a noun.
What is the plural of negative painting?
The plural of negative painting is negative paintings.

Words near negative painting in the dictionary

  1. negative Neds
  2. negative Nellies
  3. negative Nelly
  4. negative numbers
  5. negative option
  6. negative painting
  7. negative paintings
  8. negative parliamentarism
  9. negative pickup
  10. negative pickups
  11. negative pion

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