brush strokes
Painter's applied touches
Brush strokes are the individual marks left by a brush when applying paint, ink, or another medium to a surface.
In painting, the character of brush strokes—their direction, thickness, texture, and visibility—contributes significantly to a work's style and emotional impact.
Impressionists used visible, broken brush strokes to capture light, while other traditions prize smooth, invisible ones.
Figuratively, broad brush strokes means general outlines without fine detail: He sketched the plan in broad brush strokes.
- featheringAdjusting blade pitch horizontally
- brushworkPainter's stroke method
- layeringForming successive strata
- gesturalRelating to body movements
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
Chinese calligraphy · ink · dry brushing · expressive · bold · rhythmic · flowing · cross-hatching · hanzi · impasto · cursive script · dabbing · wet-on-wet · chiaroscuro · blending · oil painting · watercolor technique · artist
- art termspainting, sculpture, drawing, portrait, landscape
- paintingoil painting, watercolor, acrylic paint, oils, oil paints
- coloringcoloring book, dye, colorize, coloring books, coloring page
- curvescurve, arc, curves, curls, curl
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- Impressionismwater lilies, Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Giverny, Monet
brush strokesspray
Dispersed liquid droplets
airbrush · knife work · stenciling · knife marks · engraving
brush strokesdigital art
Computer-generated visual work
computer-generated imagery · photography · printmaking · photorealism · vector graphics
brush strokessmooth finish
Surface without texture
flat color · polished surface · hard edges · clean lines · glazing