Serif: the short cross -lines at the beginning and end of the main strokes of certain type faces. Originally, it is the beginning or finishing strokes of the pen.

衬线：在一些印刷字体的主要笔划两端的短横线。它本来是书写的起笔或收笔的笔势。

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Broad strokes first to get the overall composition and colors, then use increasingly smaller brushes to hone in on the details overall (rather than finishing one corner then moving to the next).

首先要先大面积的涂上底色基调，然后用小刷子涂抹出细节出来，而不是一蹴而就。

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"Strokes" was an immediate hit, finishing in the Top 30 its first three years, and made Coleman into a household name.

CNN: 'Diff'rent Strokes' actor Gary Coleman dies at 42