silverpoint

noun

sil·ver·point | \ ˈsil-vər-ˌpȯint

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Definition of silverpoint

: a drawing technique utilizing a pencil of silver usually on specially prepared paper or parchment

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The Dutch artist sets up a table for kids and adults to try the silverpoint, an Old World drawing technique that Horjus is using in his next children's book about Leonardo da Vinci. — Andrea Guthmann, chicagotribune.com, "Fall Art Tour shows colorful side of Southwest Wisconsin," 4 Aug. 2017 Prusa is celebrated for intricate images derived from astrophysics and mathematics, painstakingly drawn in silverpoint onto large acrylic spheres. — George Fishman, miamiherald, "At Boca glass show, you won’t find your aunt’s collection of swans and clowns," 16 June 2017

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