paintover

French translation: retouche

04:04 Nov 25, 2020
English to French translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
English term or phrase: paintover
Example: "Support production artists by providing feedback and paintovers to help achieve the artistic vision."

I understand that this means painting/drawing over an existing illustration to suggest/request changes, but I don’t know if there is a common term for this practice in French.
Bruno Veilleux
Canada
Local time: 05:42
French translation:retouche
Explanation:
The term 'retouche' is as generic as 'paintover'.
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imv
France
Local time: 10:42
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4 +1retouche
imv
3 -1repentir
David Hollywood


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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
repentir


Explanation:
Un repentir (pentimento en italien) est en peinture une partie du tableau qui a été recouverte par le peintre pour modifier en profondeur la toile. Il peut s'agir de masquer ou de faire apparaître des personnages, des objets ou organes, ou de modifier leur aspect et leur position.

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Note added at 21 mins (2020-11-25 04:26:20 GMT)
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ou "retouche" ("retoque" en español)

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Note added at 28 mins (2020-11-25 04:32:49 GMT)
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j'en suis pas sûre dans ce cas

David Hollywood
Local time: 06:42
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Merci! J’ai l’impression que ça s’applique plus particulièrement à un artiste qui corrige son œuvre en cours de route (Antidote donne : « Changement apporté à une œuvre pendant son exécution. »). Avez-vous des exemples où c’est utilisé dans un cadre plus didactique entre collègues, après qu’une illustration ait été terminée et soumise?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  imv: The 'repentir' is performed by the same author.
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
retouche


Explanation:
The term 'retouche' is as generic as 'paintover'.

Example sentence(s):
  • Une jeune femme apporte d’infimes retouches au pelage d’un cheval brun.

    https://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais/retouche/68900?q=retouche#68145
    https://www.telerama.fr/scenes/lascaux-iv-veut-devenir-le-meilleur-des-sosies,139852.php
imv
France
Local time: 10:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  Francois Boye
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