Definition of «unprimed»

The term "unprimed" refers to something that has not been prepared or readied for a specific purpose. It can also mean untouched, unaltered, or in its natural state before any changes have been made. In artistic contexts, it may refer to an artist's canvas that has not yet received any paint or other medium.

Phrases with «unprimed»

Sentences with «unprimed»

The artist has alternated long periods of working in either watercolor or oil, specializing in controlled pours and stains on unprimed canvases early in her career. (arttable.org)
She had begun painting on unprimed canvas, which allowed the pigment to seep into the fabric. (washingtonpost.com)
During the 1950s he produced still lifes indebted to William Scott (also no relation) and then at the start of the following decade, when he represented Ireland at the Venice Biennale, more landscapes, often of bogs, which at last found him beginning to discover his own distinct timbre through the use of unprimed canvas into which tempera paint sank. (apollo-magazine.com)
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