[Hartwood] word of the day: Scumble

doerksen at island.net doerksen at island.net
Mon Dec 3 11:45:04 PST 2012


I remember one of my art teachers using this term. Of course, that was  
a long time ago... :D

Halima
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Sat 01 Dec 2012 10:17:21 AM PST, quoting John Mail <lionsgater at yahoo.com>:

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> Scumble   \SKUM-bul\
> verb
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> 1
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> a :
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> to make (as color or a painting) less brilliant by covering with a  
> thin coat of opaque or semiopaque color applied with a nearly dry  
> brush
>  
> b :
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> to apply (a color) in this manner
>  
> 2 :
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> to soften the lines or colors of (a drawing) by rubbing lightly





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