outpaint

The artist uses the new brush to outpaint the previous sketch.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To surpass in painting: "outpaint" means to paint better or more skillfully than someone else.
   • To depict more vividly or intensely: To represent something in painting with greater force, color, or detail than another artist or work.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • The young artist managed to outpaint her mentor in the competition. (She painted with greater skill than her teacher.)
  • His landscape outpaints any other work in the gallery. (His painting is more vivid and impressive than the others.)

Advanced Usage

• "to outpaint one's rivals": to achieve greater artistic success or recognition through painting.

  • The Renaissance master sought to outpaint all his contemporaries. (He aimed to surpass all other painters of his time in skill and fame.)

• "to outpaint reality": to depict something in a painting so beautifully or dramatically that it exceeds the real world.

  • The sunset in her artwork outpaints the actual scene. (Her painting shows the sunset more vividly than it appears in nature.)

Variants and Related Words

• Outpainting (n): the act or result of painting better or more vividly than someone else.

  • His outpainting of the portrait left critics speechless. (The superior quality of his portrait painting amazed everyone.)

• Outpainted (adj): having been surpassed in painting.

  • The old master felt outpainted by the new generation. (The established artist felt his work had been exceeded by younger artists.)

Synonyms

• Outdo: to perform better than someone.
• Surpass: to exceed in quality or achievement.
• Outshine: to be more brilliant or impressive than (often used metaphorically).

Phrasal Verbs

• Outpaint over: to paint over a previous work with superior skill.
  • She outpainted over the faded mural with vibrant colors. (She improved the mural by painting over it more skillfully.)

Related Idioms

• Outpaint the competition: to clearly beat all others in a painting contest or field.

  • With her bold brushstrokes, she outpainted the competition. (She easily won against other artists.)

• Outpaint one's own limitations: to create a painting that exceeds what one thought possible.

  • He outpainted his own limitations by finishing the massive canvas in one day. (He achieved more in painting than he believed he could.)