stylize

/'stailaiz/ Cách viết khác : (stylise) /'stailaiz/

Thân thiện

An artist uses a stylized design for a new company logo.

Definition

Verb: - To represent or depict something in a manner that conforms to a particular, often simplified or conventional, artistic style rather than in a realistic or naturalistic way. It involves emphasizing specific forms, lines, or patterns characteristic of that style.

Usage

The verb "stylize" is used to describe the artistic process of altering the appearance of a subject to fit a specific aesthetic, decorative, or symbolic style. It is often used in the passive voice ("stylized") to describe the resulting appearance.

Examples

• The artist chose to stylize the trees, making them into simple geometric shapes.
• In ancient Egyptian art, human figures are highly stylized.
• The logo features a stylized bird that is instantly recognizable.

Advanced Usage

• "to stylize something as something": To represent something in the specific manner of a recognized style.
  • The filmmaker stylized the fight sequences as a classic Hollywood musical.

Variants and Related Words

• Stylization (noun): The process or result of stylizing.
  • The stylization of the characters gives the animation its unique charm.
• Stylised (adjective): Alternative British English spelling of "stylized".

Synonyms

• Conventionalize: To make something conform to a conventional pattern.
• Formalize: To give a definite form or shape, often in an artistic context.
• Schematic: Represented in a simplified or symbolic manner (often used as an adjective).

Antonyms

• Naturalize: To represent in a natural, realistic manner.
• Realism: The accurate, detailed, unembellished depiction of nature or contemporary life.

Học thuật

Verb

1. represent according to a conventional style
   • a stylized female head

Từ đồng nghĩa

• stylise
• conventionalize