How to Use hand-painted in a Sentence

hand-painted

adjective
  • The chiffon petals at the bottom of the gown are hand-painted.
    Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2024
  • Summerville wanted the corset to be hand-painted to help age the dress.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 Nov. 2023
  • The mug has a gold handle and is hand-painted and glazed so each one is unique.
    Deanna Pai, Peoplemag, 3 Dec. 2023
  • Naoum hand-painted the entire game, a process that took over 2,000 hours.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2023
  • The skies and clouds in the background were hand-painted to render a playroom-like quality, as was much of the rest of the set.
    Time, 27 June 2023
  • The exterior is hand-painted with a rich green enamel that evokes the egg featured in the film.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2024
  • The silk flowers on Midge’s hat were also hand-painted, and it is still burned in my brain all these years later.
    Emma Fraser, ELLE, 27 May 2023
  • The curtains and the miniature patterns on the corridor walls were hand-painted, then aged.
    Mujib Mashal Atul Loke, New York Times, 1 May 2024
  • The Rainbow Fluted Heart Plate is handmade, hand-glazed, and hand-painted.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 20 July 2023
  • This retro chicken bowl is handmade and hand-painted in Stoke-on-Trent, known as the home of British ceramics.
    Town & Country, 26 Feb. 2023
  • It’s hand-painted with butterflies, flowers and all types of leaves.
    Julian Kimble, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2023
  • That grave was dug by inmates and marked only by a number — 645 — hand-painted on a metal post.
    Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2024
  • The theme is echoed inside with three cars hand-painted directly onto the leather on each door panel.
    Car and Driver, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The shark is hand-painted in lovely bright colors (with non-toxic paint) and is suitable for little ones ages 12 months old and up.
    Bridget Shirvell, Parents, 11 July 2023
  • The store was renovated by Koch, who hand-painted the floors pink and turned book pages into wallpaper.
    Curbed, 1 Sep. 2023
  • This one is hand-painted, and your purchase supports a small business owner on Etsy.
    Sarah Wolf Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Lewis hand-painted during the pandemic to evoke Salvation Mountain near the Salton Sea.
    Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023
  • If that wasn’t impressive enough, each 42 mm white gold watch was hand-painted by none other than Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood.
    Nora Taylor, Robb Report, 20 May 2024
  • What’s more, these data sets range from state-of-the-art mass spectrometry measurements to hundred-year-old maps hand-painted on linen.
    Josh Goldman, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Tastefully hand-painted and crafted of 100% natural rubber, the new Sophie bath toy floats and is soft enough for your little one to chew on.
    Christin Perry, Parents, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The technique is created using an intricate hot-pressing process where raw edges are smoothed and hand-painted to match.
    Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 14 July 2023
  • Handmade and hand-painted in Italy, it’s made from some of the best leather in the world: a supple calfskin that conveys elegance yet doesn’t have the stiff and painful break-in period of other leather dress shoes.
    Todd Plummer, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2023
  • Here, a mural, hand-painted in Jaipur, India, depicts tigers and a giraffe prowling across a bubblegum backdrop.
    Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 18 July 2023
  • Their future, it should also be pointed out, is our past: Lund sets the film in a throwback version of the ’90s where the players drive pickups and station wagons, and the signage is all hand-painted.
    Jessica Kiang, Variety, 21 May 2024
  • One of the kitchen's most spectacular details is the handmade and hand-painted Tabarka Studio tile backsplash.
    Jessica Cherner, House Beautiful, 13 July 2023
  • Inside the house there are antique fireplaces from France and cathedral ceilings, including one in the formal dining room that was hand-painted by three artists, Mel said.
    Libertina Brandt, WSJ, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Apart from the fast-growing segment of digital displays, billboard displays come down to two choices: those made vinyl, with and without PVC, and those that are hand-painted.
    Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Robert pointed to the large, floral mural covering the wall of the entrance before saying that Monica Lopez, his sister-in-law, hand-painted it.
    Anna Braz, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Rested up against the bouquet was a card that appeared to have been hand-painted in purple and pink and decorated with pink glitter and butterfly stickers.
    Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 12 May 2024
  • Schafer’s gown, which featured a v-neckline and figure-flattering silhouette, was hand-painted in muted shades of blue, yellow and white.
    Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024

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