colorise
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Definition
- Verb:
- To add color to something: The primary meaning of "colorise" is the act of applying or adding color to something that is monochrome, such as a black and white photograph, film, or drawing.
Usage
- "Colorise" is a transitive verb, meaning it requires a direct object (the thing being colored).
- It is most commonly used in the context of film, photography, and digital restoration, where color is added to originally black-and-white media.
- The spelling "colorise" is the British English variant. The American English spelling is "colorize".
Examples
- Verb:
- The studio decided to colorise the classic film for its anniversary release.
- Using modern software, artists can colorise old family photographs.
- The process to colorise the archive footage took several months.
Advanced Usage
- "to colorise in": While "colorise" itself means to add color broadly, the phrasal verb "colorise in" is sometimes used informally to specify filling a specific area or outline with color, similar to "color in".
- The graphic designer will colorise in the logo after the line art is complete.
Variants and Related Words
- Colorize (v): The American English spelling of "colorise".
- Colourise (v): An alternative British English spelling.
- Colourize (v): An alternative spelling, less common.
- Colorization (n): The process or result of adding color to black-and-white film, pictures, or television programs.
- The colorization of the movie was controversial among film purists.
- Colorist (n): A person who adds color, especially in comics, film, or photography.
- The colorist did an excellent job on the graphic novel.
Synonyms
- Tint: To color slightly.
- Hand-color: To add color by hand (often to photographs).
- Color: A more general synonym, though it lacks the specific connotation of adding color to something originally monochrome.
Antonyms
- Decolorize: To remove color from; to bleach.
- Fade: To lose brightness or color.
Related Phrases
- Color grading: A post-production process in filmmaking that alters and enhances the color of a motion picture, video, or still image. This is related but distinct from "colorising," as it typically works with footage that already has color.
- Digital restoration: A broad term that often includes the process of colorising historical footage or photographs.
Verb
- add color to
- The child colored the drawings
- Fall colored the trees
- colorize black and white film