Koshitazu (small sketch) refers to the many small sketches that are drawn to plan out the image and direction of a painting before starting on the actual piece. It is also called kojitae or esquisse. Koshitazu is prepared to determine the composit

Oshitazu (preliminary sketch) is an outline of the work sketched in full size before starting on the actual piece. It is also referred to as oshitae (rough sketch) or soko (draft). In Japanese paintings, oshitazu is drawn on a separate medium to t

Contrasted with a shitazu (a sketch), a honga is a completed work created with Japanese paints on material such as washi. There are various stages in the creation process of a single Japanese painting : the sketch, first draft, second draft, and f