Used in a Sentence

hand-painted

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for hand-painted.

Editorial note

Rothko's canvases are huge and there is a real warmth to them due to being hand-painted oil on canvas.

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Quick take

Alternative form of handpainted. [Painted by hand, not mechanically]

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of hand-painted gathered in one view.

adjective

Alternative form of handpainted. [Painted by hand, not mechanically]

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for hand-painted.

adjective

Alternative form of handpainted. [Painted by hand, not mechanically]

Example sentences

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Rothko's canvases are huge and there is a real warmth to them due to being hand-painted oil on canvas.

2

There's a village in China where they've made an industry out of producing good quality hand-painted reproductions of famous works.

3

Although the banner was hand-painted, the flyers were clearly made on a computer.

4

Rocky is a thin, hollow shell, 3D-printed from a digital sculpture, then hand-painted in see-through layers so light passes through him like skin.

5

There are bakeries that can decorate cake using inkjet or screen-printing machines (with edible dyes, of course) but the logo on this cake was hand-painted.

6

It’s got hand-painted sides instead of the standard stickers.

7

Some people collect cars, others hand-painted Easter eggs.

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One thing that I would like would be examples in the gallery that show the source image along with the hand-painted output, so I can get real sense of how my picture will look as a hand-painted image.

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Scope grew to include hand-painted art, professional voice overs, orchestral music score, and a much larger team for a longer time so they could make a longer, more polished game.

10

If I recall correctly, in WC2, the entities were modeled in clay/plasticine, photographed from several (8?) distinct fixed angles, and then artists hand-painted cels over the photos.

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It has such a classic Soviet propaganda feel, it's appears to be entirely hand-painted despite the fact that it's offering computer courses (hand done sign lettering is a dying art in the West), and it has an awesome retro-futuristic robot!

Quote examples

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Only sign I noted was "Atherton Subs", which isn't in Spanish or hand-painted.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use hand-painted in a sentence?

Rothko's canvases are huge and there is a real warmth to them due to being hand-painted oil on canvas.

What does hand-painted mean?

Alternative form of handpainted. [Painted by hand, not mechanically]

What part of speech is hand-painted?

hand-painted is commonly used as adjective.