drybrush
Bristle-dragging paint method
Drybrush is a painting technique using a brush with most of its paint wiped off, creating textured, scratchy strokes that let the surface show through.
The effect suggests weathering, highlights, or rough textures.
As a verb, to drybrush is to apply paint this way: I drybrushed the miniature's armor to bring out the edges.
Common in miniature painting, watercolor, and model weathering.
Mark with small dots
- scumbleSoften by overlaying thin paint
- highlightMost notable part
- featheringAdjusting blade pitch horizontally
- blendingCombining into uniformity
layering · glazing · underpainting · hatching · crosshatching · weathering · streaking · dragging
Synthetic resin or fiber
- oilSlippery viscous fluid
- gouacheOpaque water-based medium
- temperaEgg-yolk painting method
- watercolorTranslucent paint medium
Surface tactile quality
- highlightMost notable part
- weatheringAtmospheric breakdown of materials
- agingGrowing older over time
- woodgrainNatural pattern in lumber
fur · hair · grass · rust · dust · scratches · distressing · chipping
stipple
Mark with small dots
- scumbleSoften by overlaying thin paint
- highlightMost notable part
- featheringAdjusting blade pitch horizontally
blending · layering · glazing · underpainting · hatching · crosshatching · weathering · streaking · dragging · scratching
acrylic
Synthetic resin or fiber
watercolor · miniature · wargaming · canvas · gesso · palette · rag
texture
Surface tactile quality
- highlightMost notable part
- weatheringAtmospheric breakdown of materials
- agingGrowing older over time
woodgrain · fur · hair · grass · rust · dust · scratches · distressing · chipping · fading
miniatures
Tiny representations of larger things
- terrainLand's physical features
- wargamingSimulating military conflicts recreationally
- cosplayDressing as media characters
diorama · craft · restoration
- painting techniquesimpasto, glazing, stippling, underpainting, feathering
- watercolorwash, washes, wet-on-wet, brushes, palette
- watercolor paintingaquarelle, wash, wet-on-wet, washes, masking fluid
- brushworkbrushwork, strokes, bold strokes, gestural, impasto
- nature artlandscape art, landscapes, nature scene, wildlife art, botanical art
- Canadian ArtCanadian landscapes, indigenous art, landscape painting, Canadian wilderness