painty
Like wet brushstrokes
Painty describes something that has the qualities or appearance of paint—especially wet or fresh paint.
A painty smell fills a newly painted room.
A painty texture looks thick or gloppy.
The word can also describe something overly painted or showing obvious brushwork: The portrait looked painty and amateurish.
Informal and mildly dismissive.
Scatter in drops
- stainsDiscolorations on surfaces
- smudgesUnclear dirty marks
- dripsFalls in drops
- spillsAccidental liquid escapes
splotches · smeared · blots · streaked · sloppy · speckled · daubed · blotchy
Marks left by painting
- impastoHeavily applied pigment technique
- streakedMarked with bands
- smearedSpread carelessly across
- tackyVulgar or slightly sticky
gloopy · thick · drybrush · layered · caked · clumpy · glossy · matte
splatter
Scatter in drops
spills · splotches · smeared · blots · streaked · sloppy · speckled · daubed · blotchy · spatters
brushstrokes
Marks left by painting
tacky · gloopy · thick · drybrush · layered · caked · clumpy · glossy · matte · uneven
turpentine
Pine-resin solvent
- linseedFlax plant seed
- solventDissolving liquid or financially stable
- fumesAirborne chemical irritants
oil · varnish · acrylic · thinner · medium · resin · enamel · latex · primer · drying
pigmented
Having color added
vivid · garish · flat · unblended · opaque · chalky · patchy · unfinished · crude · amateurish
paintysmooth
Without roughness or difficulty
polished · sleek · flawless · unblemished · seamless
paintysmooth
Without roughness or difficulty
blended · polished · airbrushed · photorealistic · slick
paintysubtle
Not immediately obvious
refined · delicate · understated · elegant · professional
- spray paintAerosolized coating in cans
- finger paintingArt using digits directly
- oil paintingArt made with linseed-bound pigments
- painting the townCelebrating extravagantly around town
- fresh paintRecently applied pigment
- face paintCosmetics applied to skin
paint, painting, painted, painter, unpainted, paintings, repaint, painters, repainted