fusain

/fjuˈzeɪn/
noun
  1. 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.
  2. 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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