handcolour

An obsolete verb meaning to color or tint by hand, typically used in reference to illustrations or photographs before the advent of color printing.

• 🇪🇸Verbo desusado que significa colorear o teñir a mano, generalmente aplicado a ilustraciones o fotografías antes de la impresión en color.

1. Color by hand B2 formal art

   To apply color manually to a surface, such as a drawing, photograph, or print, using tools like brushes or pencils.

   • The artist decided to handcolour the black-and-white photograph.
   • She carefully handcoloured each illustration in the book.
   • Many vintage prints were handcoloured to add vibrancy.

   🇪🇸colorear a mano

   Sinónimos: color inhandcolor