daubing
Slapping on paint
Daubing is the act of applying something thickly or carelessly to a surface—smearing plaster on a wall, spreading mud on a hut, or slapping paint on canvas without much skill.
The word often carries a dismissive tone when applied to painting: His daubing hardly qualifies as art.
In traditional construction, daubing means filling gaps in wattle frameworks with clay or mud.
Spreading by rubbing
- splotchyIrregularly marked or stained
- splatterScatter in drops
- smudgedBlurred by contact
- blotchyIrregularly marked with patches
streaky · uneven · careless · sloppy · haphazard · crude · clumsy · amateurish
Wall-coating paste
- mortarGrinding bowl or binder
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- mudWet soil mixture
- wattleHanging throat skin
render · stucco · adobe · cob · infill · chinking · sealing · trowel
Marks left by painting
- smearingSpreading by rubbing
- applyingPutting into use
- coatingApplied surface covering
- stipplingDot-based shading technique
layering · impasto · underpainting · glaze · wash · blending · streaking · palette
Cutout pattern for painting
- motifRecurring thematic element
- frescoWet plaster painting technique
- muralWall-applied artwork
- embellishAdd decorative elements
ornamentation · folk-art · rustic · handpainted · ceremonial · ritual · body-paint · tribal
smearing
Spreading by rubbing
blotchy · streaky · uneven · careless · sloppy · haphazard · crude · clumsy · amateurish · slathering
plaster
Wall-coating paste
wattle · render · stucco · adobe · cob · infill · chinking · sealing · trowel · coating
brushstrokes
Marks left by painting
stippling · layering · impasto · underpainting · glaze · wash · blending · streaking · palette · brush
stencil
Cutout pattern for painting
embellish · ornamentation · folk-art · rustic · handpainted · ceremonial · ritual · body-paint · tribal · ochre
- dirtyingsoiling, dirtying, staining, smearing, smudging
- log cabinslog cabin, log home, chinking, notching, stacked logs
- coatingcoating, covering, glazing, lacquering, plating
- stencilsstencils, stencil art, template, templates, mylar
- stoneworkmasonry, stones, granite, capstones, limestone
- surface finishesmatte, satin, gloss, paint, finish coat
daubingstippling
Dot-based shading technique
glazing · feathering · detailing · exactitude · blending