line art

See also: lineärt

English

an example of line art

Noun

line art (uncountable)

1. Images that consist of distinct straight and curved lines placed against a (usually plain) background, without gradations in shade (darkness) or hue (color).

   Synonym: line drawing

2. (printing, graphic design) Artwork to be reproduced with one solid color, contrasted with artwork having tone or shading (halftones), or full color (color separations).
3. The outlines of a drawing as opposed to color, shading, and texture.

Translations

image that consists of distinct straight and curved lines

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 線稿 / 线稿 (xiàngǎo)

• Finnish: viivapiirros
• Russian: штрихово́й рису́нок m (štrixovój risúnok)

Anagrams

• ratline, inter al., art line, -traline, Latiner, entrail, trenail, trainel, larnite, reliant, latrine, retinal