dead colouring
English
Noun
dead colouring (uncountable)
- (art) The first broad outlines of a picture.
- 1829, Alexander Jamieson, A dictionary of mechanical science, arts, manufactures, and miscellaneous knowledge
- The colours necessary for dead colouring are: common white, light ochre, brown ochre, burnt umber, Indian red, ivory black, and Prussian blue.
- 1829, Alexander Jamieson, A dictionary of mechanical science, arts, manufactures, and miscellaneous knowledge