daubs
Messy paint blobs
Daubs is the plural of daub—crude or hasty applications of a soft substance like paint, mud, or plaster.
The word often implies artlessness: The child's daubs hung on the refrigerator.
A critic might dismiss amateur paintings as mere daubs.
The verb daub means to apply something thickly or carelessly: She daubed sunscreen on her nose.
Spread or defame
- splotchIrregular colored mark
- blobShapeless viscous drop
- patchMaterial covering damage
- spotMark or location
dollop · stroke · dab · blotch · glob · splodge · swipe · spread
Unclear dirty mark
- stainLasting surface discoloration
- sootCarbon from incomplete burning
- grimeIngrained surface dirt
- mudWet soil mixture
blotch · smear · mark · grease · residue · splatter · speck · fingerprint
Bristled cleaning tool
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- easelUpright frame for paintings
- paletteSurface for mixing pigments
- acrylicSynthetic resin or fiber
oil · watercolor · pigment · impasto · gesso · primer · underpainting · glaze
Painter's stroke method
- impressionismStyle prioritizing perception
- abstractCondensed version of text
- expressionismDistorting reality for emotion
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
composition · texture · pigment · impasto · pointillism · stippling · color · strokes
smear
Spread or defame
spot · dollop · stroke · dab · blotch · glob · splodge · swipe · spread · coating
smudge
Unclear dirty mark
mud · blotch · smear · mark · grease · residue · splatter · speck · fingerprint · dirt
brush
Bristled cleaning tool
acrylic · oil · watercolor · pigment · impasto · gesso · primer · underpainting · glaze · wash
brushwork
Painter's stroke method
- impressionismStyle prioritizing perception
- abstractCondensed version of text
- expressionismDistorting reality for emotion
gallery · composition · texture · pigment · impasto · pointillism · stippling · color · strokes · gesture
amateurish
Lacking professional skill
slapdash · careless · haphazard · messy · unrefined · artless · inept · botched · sloppy · hasty
- bingo dauberInk stamper for cards
- mud dauberWasp constructing earthen nests