描かき起おこす

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

begin drawing; begin painting

Used when starting to draw or paint a picture, illustration, or artwork. Emphasizes the initial act of putting lines or colors onto a surface.

• 新あたらしいスケッチブックに風ふう景けいを描かき起おこす。

  I begin drawing a landscape in a new sketchbook.

• 画が家かはキャンバスに向むかい、静せい物ぶつを描かき起おこした。

  The painter faced the canvas and began painting a still life.