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soft coloured pigment (= a powder that is mixed with liquid to make paint), used for drawing pictures 彩色粉笔；蜡笔 - in pastel
drawings in pastel 蜡笔画
- in pastel
- pastels[plural]
small sticks containing pigment for drawing 粉笔 a box of pastels 一盒粉笔
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a picture drawn with pastels 彩色粉笔画；蜡笔画 an exquisite pastel of a riverside scene 河边景色的精美蜡笔
Collocations Fine artsFine arts 美术 Creating art 艺术创作 - make a work of art/a drawing/a sketch/a sculpture/a statue/engravings/etchings/prints
创作艺术品；绘画；画素描；创作雕塑／雕像／雕版印刷品／蚀刻画／版画 - do an oil painting/a self-portrait/a line drawing/a rough sketch
画油画／自画像／线条画／草图 - create a work of art/an artwork/paintings and sculptures
创作一件艺术品／绘画和雕塑 - produce paintings/portraits/oil sketches/his most celebrated work/a series of prints
创作绘画／肖像画／油画速写／他最知名的作品／一组版画 - paint a picture/landscape/portrait/mural/in oils/in watercolours/(US English) in watercolors/on canvas
画画／风景画／肖像画／壁画／油画／水彩画；在画布上画 - draw a picture/a portrait/a cartoon/a sketch/a line/a figure/the human form/in charcoal/in ink
画画／肖像／漫画／素描／线条／形体／人形／木炭画／墨水画 - sketch a preliminary drawing/a figure/a shape
勾勒草图／形体／图形 - carve a figure/an image/a sculpture/an altarpiece/reliefs/a block of wood
雕刻形体／形象／雕塑／祭坛雕塑／浮雕／一块木头 - sculpt a portrait bust/a statue/an abstract figure
雕刻半身像／塑像／抽象形体 - etch a line/a pattern/a design/a name into the glass
蚀刻线条／图案／图样／名字在玻璃杯上 - mix colours/(US English) colors/pigments/paints
调色；调颜料 - add/apply thin/thick layers of paint/colour/(US English) color/pigment
加上薄薄／厚厚几层颜料 - use oil pastels/charcoal/acrylic paint/a can of spray paint
使用油画棒／木炭笔／丙烯酸颜料／一罐喷雾颜料 - work in bronze/ceramics/stone/oils/pastels/watercolour/a wide variety of media
用青铜／陶瓷／石头／油彩／蜡笔／水彩／各种各样的材料制作艺术品
Describing art 描述艺术 - paint/depict a female figure/a biblical scene/a pastoral landscape/a domestic interior
画／描绘女性形体／与《圣经》有关的场景／田园风光／家庭室内场景 - depict/illustrate a traditional/mythological/historical/religious theme
描绘／阐释传统的／神话的／历史的／宗教的主题 - create an abstract composition/a richly textured surface/a distorted perspective
设计抽象的艺术构图／丰富的层次／视觉扭曲效果 - paint dark/rich/skin/flesh tones
用颜料绘成深色／浓重的颜色／肤色／肉色 - use broad brush strokes/loose brushwork/vibrant colours/a limited palette/simple geometric forms
用粗笔线条／散漫的笔法／鲜艳的颜色／有限的色调／简单的几何图形 - develop/adopt/paint in a stylized manner/an abstract style
用非写实手法／抽象方式阐明／采用／描绘
Showing and selling art 艺术品展示及销售 - commission an altarpiece/a bronze bust of somebody/a portrait/a religious work/an artist to paint something
委托创作一幅祭坛画／一座某人的半身铜像／一幅肖像画／一件宗教艺术品；委托艺术家为某物作画 - frame a painting/portrait
给一幅画／肖像画镶框 - hang art/a picture/a painting
悬挂艺术品／图画／画作 - display/exhibit modern art/somebody’s work/a collection/original artwork/drawings/sculptures/a piece/a painting
- be displayed/hung in a gallery/museum
在美术馆／博物馆展出 - install/place a sculpture in/at/on something
在某处安放一座雕塑 - erect/unveil a bronze/marble/life-size statue
竖立／揭幕一座铜像／大理石像／与真人一样大的雕像 - hold/host/mount/open/curate/see an exhibition (especially British English)/(North American English usually) an exhibit
举办／主持／筹办／举行／组织／观看展览 - be/go on (British English) exhibition/(North American English) exhibit
参展 - feature/promote/showcase a conceptual artist/contemporary works
重点介绍／宣传／展示一位概念派艺术家／当代作品 - collect African art/modern British paintings/Japanese prints
收藏非洲艺术品／现代英国绘画／日本版画 - restore/preserve a fresco/great works of art
修复／保护湿壁画／伟大的艺术品
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a pale delicate colour 淡雅的色彩
Word Originmid 17th cent.: via French from Italian pastello, diminutive of pasta ‘paste’.