Describing Style

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reference photograph = a photo you use to paint/draw a picture without real scenery

raw umber = dark broun color titanium white = snow white color containing salts of titanium opaque [əʊˈpeɪk] = not clear enough to see through or allow light through gesturally = of, relating to, or characterized by vigorous application of paint and expressive brushwork gestural expressionism mass tone = the full color of a pigment or a coating undertone = a subdued or muted tone of sound or colour swap = to replace you can just kind of feather out = you can make it with very light touches of your brush thinly/thickly = ways of color covering: thin/thick layer of color Pay attention to the specific British pronunciation!
EFL subset that concentrates more on language in context than on grammar and language structures. It covers topics from accounting or computer science to tourism and business management. "Specific" means the studying through a field that is already known and relevant to a student.