Sketch
noun
A rough or unfinished drawing or painting, often made to help in making a more detailed work of art.
He did a quick sketch of the landscape with his pencil
Often appears as...
- sketch artist
- rough sketch
noun
A short piece of writing, music, theater, or dance, often comedic in nature, that is part of a larger work or performance.
The comedy show featured a hilarious sketch about office life
Often appears as...
- comedy sketch
- sketch show
verb
To make a rough drawing of something.
She sketched the doll in her notebook
Often appears as...
- sketch out
- sketch in
verb
To describe someone or something quickly and without many details.
He sketched a plan for his new house
Often appears as...
- sketch out
- sketch idea
noun
A rough or unfinished drawing or painting, often made to help in making a more detailed work of art.
He did a quick sketch of the landscape with his pencil
Often appears as...
- sketch artist
- rough sketch
noun
A short piece of writing, music, theater, or dance, often comedic in nature, that is part of a larger work or performance.
The comedy show featured a hilarious sketch about office life
Often appears as...
- comedy sketch
- sketch show
verb
To make a rough drawing of something.
She sketched the doll in her notebook
Often appears as...
- sketch out
- sketch in
verb
To describe someone or something quickly and without many details.
He sketched a plan for his new house
Often appears as...
- sketch out
- sketch idea
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Not Detailed
A sketch is a quick capture of an idea, not a complete, detailed image.
The artist's sketch captured the basics of the scene, not every leaf on the tree.
Pro Tip 2/3Planning Stage
Sketches are often used in the early stages of creating a work of art.
Before painting, she made a sketch to plan the composition.
Pro Tip 3/3Multiple Mediums
Sketches can be done with pencils, charcoal, pens, or digital tools.
His pencil sketch evolved into a digital masterpiece.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Detailed
A sketch is a quick capture of an idea, not a complete, detailed image.
The artist's sketch captured the basics of the scene, not every leaf on the tree.
Pro Tip 2/3Planning Stage
Sketches are often used in the early stages of creating a work of art.
Before painting, she made a sketch to plan the composition.
Pro Tip 3/3Multiple Mediums
Sketches can be done with pencils, charcoal, pens, or digital tools.
His pencil sketch evolved into a digital masterpiece.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Detailed
A sketch is a quick capture of an idea, not a complete, detailed image.
The artist's sketch captured the basics of the scene, not every leaf on the tree.
Pro Tip 2/3Planning Stage
Sketches are often used in the early stages of creating a work of art.
Before painting, she made a sketch to plan the composition.
Pro Tip 3/3Multiple Mediums
Sketches can be done with pencils, charcoal, pens, or digital tools.
His pencil sketch evolved into a digital masterpiece.
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Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man...
it's our choice. Looking back at the sketch, we can see that by changing the position of the man, he can fill the irreconcilable areas of a circle and a square. If geometry is the language the universe is written in, then this sketch seems to say we can exist within all its elements. Mankind can fill whatever shape he pleases geometrically
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Life lessons from a...
love puppets right so I don't know what to say but this wasn't even the life changing things for me I got to stick around and watch the puppeteers work and it was a day where we shoot these sketches these comedy inserts they called inserts and it was like four of them and I watched it first of all the
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You are fluent in this...
thank you -- to come up with an image like that. But then you need to step back and look at what you've done from the perspective of the reader. I've tried to become a better artist by becoming a better observer of images. And for that, I started an exercise for myself which I call Sunday sketching,
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Inside a cartoonist's...
that is not absolutely necessary for the advancement of the idea. The image and words have to dance together in a way that makes sense. It could be a graceful dance, or an awkward dance, if that is part of the humor or idea. And then the execution. Some cartoonists sketch the idea with pencil
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The polyphonic me PIPE...
So there's things you can't do, and these limitations on the human voice have always really annoyed me, because beatbox is the best way of getting musical ideas out of your head and into the world, but they're sketches at best, which is what's annoyed me. If only, if only there was a way
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Drew Berry: Animations...
and then sketches out the first tree of life, which is his perception of how all the species, all living things on Earth are connected through evolutionary history -- the origin of species through natural selection and divergence from an ancestral population. Even as a scientist,
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Making a TED-Ed Lesson:...
and allow yourself to make mistakes and adjustments. This prototype lets you see how your preliminary sketches will come to life. You will want to first draw all individual parts on a single sheet, including all your main pieces, all the supporting pieces and the folds.
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How to take a picture of...
And so, my role in helping to take the first image of a black hole is to design algorithms that find the most reasonable image that also fits the telescope measurements. Just as a forensic sketch artist uses limited descriptions
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How an Amateur Built the...
left behind no sketches and no details as to exactly how he achieved his masterpiece today it remains the largest masonry dome in the world more than 500 years after it was built
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The Blue Planet...
expert sketch but the kids learn fast
Video examples
Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man...
it's our choice. Looking back at the sketch, we can see that by changing the position of the man, he can fill the irreconcilable areas of a circle and a square. If geometry is the language the universe is written in, then this sketch seems to say we can exist within all its elements. Mankind can fill whatever shape he pleases geometrically
Video examples
Life lessons from a...
love puppets right so I don't know what to say but this wasn't even the life changing things for me I got to stick around and watch the puppeteers work and it was a day where we shoot these sketches these comedy inserts they called inserts and it was like four of them and I watched it first of all the
Video examples
You are fluent in this...
thank you -- to come up with an image like that. But then you need to step back and look at what you've done from the perspective of the reader. I've tried to become a better artist by becoming a better observer of images. And for that, I started an exercise for myself which I call Sunday sketching,
Video examples
Inside a cartoonist's...
that is not absolutely necessary for the advancement of the idea. The image and words have to dance together in a way that makes sense. It could be a graceful dance, or an awkward dance, if that is part of the humor or idea. And then the execution. Some cartoonists sketch the idea with pencil
Video examples
The polyphonic me PIPE...
So there's things you can't do, and these limitations on the human voice have always really annoyed me, because beatbox is the best way of getting musical ideas out of your head and into the world, but they're sketches at best, which is what's annoyed me. If only, if only there was a way
Video examples
Drew Berry: Animations...
and then sketches out the first tree of life, which is his perception of how all the species, all living things on Earth are connected through evolutionary history -- the origin of species through natural selection and divergence from an ancestral population. Even as a scientist,
Video examples
Making a TED-Ed Lesson:...
and allow yourself to make mistakes and adjustments. This prototype lets you see how your preliminary sketches will come to life. You will want to first draw all individual parts on a single sheet, including all your main pieces, all the supporting pieces and the folds.
Video examples
How to take a picture of...
And so, my role in helping to take the first image of a black hole is to design algorithms that find the most reasonable image that also fits the telescope measurements. Just as a forensic sketch artist uses limited descriptions
Video examples
How an Amateur Built the...
left behind no sketches and no details as to exactly how he achieved his masterpiece today it remains the largest masonry dome in the world more than 500 years after it was built
Video examples
The Blue Planet...
expert sketch but the kids learn fast
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Quote examples
Melania Trump
American First Lady
I am a full-time mom; that is my first job. The most important job ever. I started my business when he started school. When he is in school, I do my meetings, my sketches, and everything else. I cook him breakfast. Bring him to school. Pick him up. Prepare his lunch. I spend the afternoon with him.
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Joel Kinnaman
Swedish Actor
I'm a physical actor in that I start with a physical sketch of the character. I find it easier to find inspiration from the outside in. If I find the character's tensions and the way he carries himself or looks, that's going to affect how I talk. So that's how I start to create that person.
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Jon Favreau
American Actor
I think what is nice about 'Elf,' and why it doesn't play as one long sketch, is that the character actually grows up during the course of the film. It's not just a character that you can keep checking in on and keep doing sketches about. It's a story. I'm pretty proud of how we told it.
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Harvey Korman
American Actor
You asked what is the secret of a really good sketch. And it is a sketch is a small play. It's got a beginning, and a middle and an end. It should have a plot; it should have the characters, conflict. It is a little play. And in it, will be funny stuff.
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Jerrod Carmichael
American Actor
I never really set out to be a comedian, but as a kid, I loved doing sketches and playing characters. And then a great friend kept telling me I should be a comedian, so I followed her advice and gave it a shot.
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Robert Redford
American Actor
What I would do is when I was younger I would draw in a sketch book something that happened in my life and then write a little something on the side about what happened or what the story.
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Julia Davis
English Comedian
I think, in comedy, you only hit about one or two great characters in your career. Sometimes my character will be just a sketch... what is the funniest situation to put this person in?
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Harland Williams
Canadian Actor
Canada has been a breeding ground for great comedic actors, sketch artists and stand-up comedians. We grew up with a different perspective on the world.
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Jim Rash
American Actor
Writing sketches, you're also learning about a journey and characters, and you translate that to bigger things.
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David Cross
American Actor
Sketches have characters, exits, entrances and are vastly different.
Quote examples
Melania Trump
American First Lady
I am a full-time mom; that is my first job. The most important job ever. I started my business when he started school. When he is in school, I do my meetings, my sketches, and everything else. I cook him breakfast. Bring him to school. Pick him up. Prepare his lunch. I spend the afternoon with him.
Quote examples
Joel Kinnaman
Swedish Actor
I'm a physical actor in that I start with a physical sketch of the character. I find it easier to find inspiration from the outside in. If I find the character's tensions and the way he carries himself or looks, that's going to affect how I talk. So that's how I start to create that person.
Quote examples
Jon Favreau
American Actor
I think what is nice about 'Elf,' and why it doesn't play as one long sketch, is that the character actually grows up during the course of the film. It's not just a character that you can keep checking in on and keep doing sketches about. It's a story. I'm pretty proud of how we told it.
Quote examples
Harvey Korman
American Actor
You asked what is the secret of a really good sketch. And it is a sketch is a small play. It's got a beginning, and a middle and an end. It should have a plot; it should have the characters, conflict. It is a little play. And in it, will be funny stuff.
Quote examples
Jerrod Carmichael
American Actor
I never really set out to be a comedian, but as a kid, I loved doing sketches and playing characters. And then a great friend kept telling me I should be a comedian, so I followed her advice and gave it a shot.
Quote examples
Robert Redford
American Actor
What I would do is when I was younger I would draw in a sketch book something that happened in my life and then write a little something on the side about what happened or what the story.
Quote examples
Julia Davis
English Comedian
I think, in comedy, you only hit about one or two great characters in your career. Sometimes my character will be just a sketch... what is the funniest situation to put this person in?
Quote examples
Harland Williams
Canadian Actor
Canada has been a breeding ground for great comedic actors, sketch artists and stand-up comedians. We grew up with a different perspective on the world.
Quote examples
Jim Rash
American Actor
Writing sketches, you're also learning about a journey and characters, and you translate that to bigger things.
Quote examples
David Cross
American Actor
Sketches have characters, exits, entrances and are vastly different.
Example 1 of 10
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