Collocations for drawing - noun
ADJECTIVE
chalk,
charcoal,
ink,
line,
pastel,
pencil
a set of charcoal drawings by a local artist
a set of charcoal drawings by a local artist
black-and-white
original, preliminary, preparatory
The bridge looked quite different from the architect's original drawings.
original, preliminary, preparatory
The bridge looked quite different from the architect's original drawings.
scale
a scale drawing of a jet
a scale drawing of a jet
architectural,
engineering,
technical,
working
a working drawing of the proposed power station
a working drawing of the proposed power station
life
He earned money as a model for life-drawing classes.
He earned money as a model for life-drawing classes.
VERB + drawing
create,
do,
execute,
make
He made a drawing of how the Roman villa must have looked.
He made a drawing of how the Roman villa must have looked.
drawing + VERB
depict sth,
show sth
The drawing shows the Market Square.
The drawing shows the Market Square.
accompany sth,
illustrate sth
Beautiful line drawings accompany the text.
Beautiful line drawings accompany the text.
drawing + NOUN
board
These days, designers spend more time at the computer than at the drawing board.
These days, designers spend more time at the computer than at the drawing board.
PREPOSITION
in a/the drawing
The door opened onto a courtyard, as shown in the drawing.
The door opened onto a courtyard, as shown in the drawing.
drawing by
a pencil drawing by Picasso
a pencil drawing by Picasso