WordNet sense 1 (a brief literary description):

vignette

WordNet sense 2 (a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine):

cartoon

WordNet sense 3 (short descriptive summary (of events)):

resume, survey, resume, survey

WordNet sense 4 (preliminary drawing for later elaboration):

study

WordNet sense 5 (make a sketch of):

chalk out

WordNet sense 6 (describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of):

adumbrate, outline