bedaubing
Covering with goop
Bedaubing is the act of smearing or coating something messily with a thick, often sticky substance.
The word carries connotations of crude or excessive application—paint slathered on carelessly, mud splattered on walls, or makeup applied too heavily: The children were bedaubing the fence with finger paint.
It's the present participle of bedaub, a somewhat literary verb.
Scatter in drops
- splotchIrregular colored mark
- smearSpread or defame
- sloppyCareless and untidy
- grimeIngrained surface dirt
muck · slop · glob · streaky · clumsy · haphazard · careless · dripping
Damage a surface's appearance
- besmirchTo soil someone's reputation
- sullyDamage one's standing
- soilGround matter for planting
- tarnishOxidation discoloration on metal
mar · vandalize · graffiti · stain · blot · defile · blemish · desecrate
Bristled tool for applying pigment
- brushstrokesMarks left by painting
- pigmentColor-imparting material
- muralsLarge wall paintings
- frescoWet plaster painting technique
palette · canvas · acrylics · watercolor · texture · easel · impasto · finger-painting
slather
Apply thickly, liberally
lather · apply · coat · layer · cake · cover · smother · besmear · anoint · ointment
splatter
Scatter in drops
grime · muck · slop · glob · streaky · clumsy · haphazard · careless · dripping · blotchy
deface
Damage a surface's appearance
tarnish · mar · vandalize · graffiti · stain · blot · defile · blemish · desecrate · spoil
paintbrush
Bristled tool for applying pigment
- brushstrokesMarks left by painting
- pigmentColor-imparting material
- muralsLarge wall paintings
fresco · palette · canvas · acrylics · watercolor · texture · easel · impasto · finger-painting · body-paint