sketchbook
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Definition
Noun: A book containing blank sheets of paper, typically bound, used by artists for drawing preliminary studies, rough designs, or quick drawings.
Usage
A sketchbook is a portable tool for capturing ideas, practicing techniques, or observing subjects. It is commonly used by artists, designers, architects, and students. * She always carries a sketchbook to draw people on the train. * The concept artist filled an entire sketchbook with ideas for the film's characters. * He flipped through his old sketchbook to find the initial drawing for the painting.
Advanced Usage
- "To keep a sketchbook": To regularly use a sketchbook as a practice or observational habit.
- As an exercise, the instructor asked the students to keep a sketchbook for a month.
- Conceptual Use: Can refer metaphorically to a collection of undeveloped or preliminary ideas.
- The proposal is still in its sketchbook phase, with many details to be finalized.
Variants and Related Words
- Sketch pad (noun): A pad of paper for sketching, often not permanently bound like a book.
- Drawing book (noun): A general term for a book of paper used for drawing.
Synonyms
- Drawing book
- Scrapbook (when used for collecting assorted drawings or clippings)
Idioms and Phrases
- A page from someone's sketchbook: An idea or work representative of someone's early or characteristic style.
- That quick portrait is like a page from her sketchbook—spontaneous and full of life.
Noun
- a book containing sheets of paper on which sketches can be drawn