1.
artistic style; painting style; style of illustration
The distinctive visual style characteristic of a particular artist, school, or period. Used for painting, illustration, manga, and other visual art forms.
この画家は独特の画風を持っている。
This painter has a distinctive artistic style.
画風が変わったと言われることがある。
People sometimes say that my artistic style has changed.
あの漫画家は連載を重ねるうちに画風が大きく変化した。
That manga artist's drawing style changed dramatically over the course of serialization.
Composed of 画 (picture, painting) + 風 (style, manner). The suffix 風 indicates a characteristic style or way of doing something.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 画風が変わる (one's artistic style changes)
- 独特の画風 (distinctive artistic style)
- 画風を確立する (establish one's artistic style)
- 写実的な画風 (realistic painting style)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 作風 — creative style (broader, applies to writing, music, etc.)
- 画法 — painting technique (focuses on method rather than style)
- タッチ — touch (loanword, used for the feel or quality of brushwork or line work)