colourist

British  

/ ˈkʌlərɪst /

noun

1. a person who uses colour, esp an artist

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

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Other Word Forms

• colouristic adjective

Example Sentences

The former hair colourist outlined her recollections of the alleged attack, which began after a Christmas night out with work colleagues on 8 December 2018.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2024

One of his first independent works was an oil canvas painting in the style of Peploe, a Scottish colourist whose paintings commanded high prices at the time.

From The Guardian • May 27, 2017

"The machine had become a world-class colourist - it was much more adventurous in terms of colour than I was," he told the BBC.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2015

Water colourist Robert Newcombe was one of 20 artists invited by the BBC to provide their interpretation of the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant from the Millennium Bridge in London.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2012

And from all that I could learn they were more like the beautifully coloured Daguerreotypes of M. Mansion, who was then colourist to Mr. Beard, than anything else I could see or hear of.

From The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years by Werge, John