colourist

/ (ˈkʌlərɪst) /

noun

a person who uses colour, esp an artist

a person who colours photographs, esp black-and-white ones

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Derived forms of colourist

colouristic, adjective

Words nearby colourist

colour filter, colourful, colour guard, colour index, colouring, colourist, colourize, colourless, colour line, colourman, colour phase

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Example sentences from the Web for colourist

A windy bay at best, deep tides, and squally surfaces, the waters of Monterey have other values than the colourist finds in them.
California|Mary Austin
Dauphin, who is nearly allied with him, always remains a colourist.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 3 (of 4)|Richard Muther
Holbein's wonderful power as a colourist and the fidelity of his likenesses exercised a lasting effect on English art.
English Painters|Harry John Wilmot-Buxton
Mr. Ruskin criticised it at the time as the work of a colourist.
The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton|Mrs. Russell Barrington

Niccolo Rossi of Naples became a good designer and colourist in the style of his master, although somewhat too red in his tints.
The History of Painting in Italy, Vol. 2 (of 6)|Luigi Antonio Lanzi

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