fusain
/fjuˈzeɪn/
noun
- A fine charcoal used for drawing, made from burned wood, especially willow twigs.
- She bought a stick of fusain for her charcoal portrait class.
- Fusain is popular for life drawing because it smudges easily.
- The artist used fusain to create soft, dark lines in the sketch.
- A drawing made with this charcoal.
- He framed his first fusain and hung it in the studio.
- The fusain captured the model's expression perfectly.
- The gallery displayed a beautiful fusain of a sleeping cat.
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