Scumbling

Definition: Scumbling is a painting technique where a thin or broken layer of color is brushed over another so that patches of the color beneath show through. It can be done with a dry brush, or by removing bits of paint with a cloth.

Scumbling: Dragging paint in a broken manner over a previously painted dry surface.
Sketch: 1. A brief statement of the subject. 2. A drawing complete in itself.

Scumbling
(painting) The technique of partially obscuring a work's precision of line or brilliance of color by applying a semi-opaque layer of paint atop the underpainting.

SCUMBLING
The technique of applying a thin, semi-opaque or translucent coating of paint over a previously painted surface to alter the color or appearance of the surface without totally obscuring it. Return to top
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Scumbling An oil painting technique in which dry, thick paint is applied to a surface in a loose, direct manner often creating areas of broken color and allowing previous layers to show through in places.

Scumbling: Dragging a dense or opaque color across another color creating a rough texture.
Secondary colors: Colors obtained by mixing two primary colors: green, violet, and orange.

Scumbling. In oil painting, the technique of working a layer of opaque colour over an existing colour in such a way that the latter is only partially obliterated and a broken effect obtained.

scumbling - A painting technique (the opposite of glazing), consisting of putting a layer of opaque oil paint over another layer of a different color or tone, so that the lower layer is not completely obliterated, giving an uneven, broken effect.

SCUMBLING:
Applying a thin, semi-opaque coating of paint over a previously painted surface to alter the colour or appearance of the surface without totally obscuring it.
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scumbling...A technique used in all the opaque media including pastels. Scumbling involves dragging a dry, fairly thick layer of color in a deliberate uneven manner over a dried layer of another color, thus creating attractive broken color effects.

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Scumbling is the technique of putting a semi-dry paint over an existing dry paint in such a way as to create a haze. This is done with semi-opaque or opaque paint, and is used mostly in oil and acrylic painting.

scumbling A painting technique in which parts are overlayed with opaque or semiopaque color applied lightly with an almost dry brush. secondary colors See colors, secondary.

Unlike a French impressionist, who built up a scene with separate touches of color side by side, Twachtman adapted an old master technique of scumbling nearly dry paint into overlapping layers.

SCUMBLING
the addition of paint to a surface in such a way as to leave parts of the previous layer revealed.
SFUMATO
in Italian it literally means "vanished in smoke." A process of softening edges in a work to create a soft atmoshperic depth.

See also: Painting, Composition, Movement, Size, Oil paint