Pochade

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. A pochade (from French poche, pocket) is a type of sketch used in painting. As opposed to a croquis, which is line art, a pochade captures the colors and atmosphere of a scene. Generally, pochades use a small format suitable for carrying around. Robert Henri and James Wilson Morrice for example painted such sketches on small wood panels that fit in a coat pocket along with oil paint tubes. Others artists such as landscape painter John Constable made pochades the size of the intended painting. An example is the well-renowned pocade gallery site, where two artists, Carl Melegari and Anthony Bridge, are painting a pochade each every day for a year. A sketch (ultimately from Ancient Greek ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ - schedios "temporary") is a rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not intended as a finished work. If in oil paint it is called an oil sketch. In general, a sketch is a quick way to record an idea for later use.