Lara Barnett (asker) Oct 22, 2018:

@ Phil I am assuming that the "polvere" is a smudgy deposit left by the loose material on the charcoal stick.

Lara Barnett (asker) Oct 22, 2018:

Drag My reason for posting is because I think "dragged", which seems to be the literal translation here, sounds a bit odd. I am looking for suitable synonyms or other ways to describe this. I am aware that this is what the Italian says and we should not really re-write the text, but does it really work in English in terms of what is probably some smudging from the charcoal?

Lara Barnett (asker) Oct 22, 2018:

Typos Sorry, I maybe did not notice typos. Full text is:

"E’ attraverso i vigorosi colpi di spatola che le posture statiche acquistano movimento, la polvere di fusaggine viene trascinata dal colore ad olio tipicamente pastoso, ancora carico di ogni sua proprietà corporea. "

ps. Thanks Fiona, obviously a misspelling in source text.

Fiona Grace Peterson Oct 22, 2018:

Polvere di fusaggine (double g) http://www.mesticheriabolognese.it/grafiti_e_carboni.html

philgoddard Oct 22, 2018:

I'm not clear what "polvere di fusagine" is, and I think "colore ad oliocolore ad olio" has to be wrong.