BRUSHSTROKE

[noun] [C usually plural] - the way in which esp. paint is put on to a surface with a brush, or (figurative) the way in which a plan or idea is explainedThe artist painted this picture using tiny/vigorous/swirling brushstrokes (= movements of the brush).(figurative) She sketched out her idea of the perfect lover using only the broadest brushstrokes (= without giving us any details).