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Parchment

A writing and painting support made from prepared animal skin

A writing and painting support made from prepared animal skin.

Painting & Drawing Media
Parchment · Medium-sized dog

Medium-sized dog

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A phrase to start with

Places the work on a parchment support.

Appearance and effects

A fine support surface with pale tones is implied.

Visual traits

  • fine surface
  • pale tones
  • soft substrate

Expected changes

  • A parchment-like support is more likely to be implied

Five examples

1 — Medium-sized dog
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2 — Cat
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3 — Teenage boy
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4 — Unoccupied interior
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5 — Valley with a river and mountain ranges
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Meaning and scope

Definition

Parchment is a writing and painting support made from prepared animal skin. It does not determine a regional manuscript tradition, era, decoration, or making process.

In more detail

It can have a fine support surface and tones unlike paper. It is distinct from a leather-goods subject, paper, and a manuscript of a particular culture.

Includes

  • Prepared animal skin used as a writing or painting support

Excludes

  • A regional manuscript tradition, era, decoration, or making process

What this does not imply

  • A particular culture, era, decoration, or making process

Variability

Surface color and finish can be adjusted separately.

Usage and adjustments

Usage

  • Use it as a support specification

Distinguish similar expressions

  • Specify region and era separately

Typical uses

  • Specify parchment as the support

Possible failure modes

  • It becomes leather goods or manuscript content

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