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draftsmanship

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drafts·man  (drftsmn)
n.
1. A man who draws plans or designs, as of structures to be built.
2. A man who draws, especially an artist.
draftsman·ship n.
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Noun1.draftsmanship - the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams; "he learned drawing from his father"
drafting, drawing
artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"
pyrography - the act of producing drawings on wood or leather by using heated tools or a fine flame
tracing - the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline


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Frazee's skillful draftsmanship adds much to the entertaining text, with the baby expressing a world of emotions with a simple lifted eyebrow, a tongue sticking out in concentration, or a stubby finger laid thoughtfully on a cheek.
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Here one might note an indebtedness to Francis Bacon's flayed subjects; there a self-conscious nod to Hans Bellmer's fetishistic dolls, or Hannah Hoch's riotous collages, or Egon Schiele's raw draftsmanship, or Cindy Sherman's constructions of malleable identities.
Nicola Tyson: Friedrich Petzel Gallery by Hudson, Suzanne / Artforum International
O'Neil seems to take the second route, and along the way makes note of the painter's abilities and fine draftsmanship.
Giovanni Baglione: Artistic Reputation in Baroque Rome by Verstegen, Ian / Renaissance Quarterly
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