Rough
Rough adjective - Covered with or as if with hair.
Smoothed
Smoothed adjective - Made smooth by ironing.
Both words in one sentence
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It started out rather rough, but as time went on he smoothed things out with his own style, a more typical shonen style with more detailed backgrounds.
Source: Art Evolution / Anime and Manga -
As the artist gains expertise during the run of the series, there will be a gradual shift in the art as rough lines are smoothed out and designs refined.
Source: Art Evolution - The 1995 updated version smoothed out some of the rough edges, like by importing the auto-mapping system of the 16-bit era Shin Megami Tensei series.
Source: Video Game / Megami Tensei
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