splotching
Creating irregular stains
Splotching is the act or process of making splotches—irregular spots or patches of color, dirt, or discoloration.
It describes both intentional application splotching paint across the canvas and unwanted marking The ink was splotching all over the page.
The word suggests messiness or unevenness rather than precise placement.
Unclear dirty mark
Scatter in drops
- dabbingLight, repeated pressing
- layeringForming successive strata
- texturingAdding surface variation
- abstractCondensed version of text
expressionism · brushwork · acrylics · watercolor · gouache · tempera · canvas · palette
Irregular colored mark
- blemishVisible flaw or mark
- pigmentationNatural tissue coloring
- maculeFlat skin discoloration
- patchMaterial covering damage
mottle · dapple · hyperpigmentation · freckle · spot · speckle · birthmark · liver spot
smudge
Unclear dirty mark
smear · blob · streak · drip · mess · soil · muddle · muck · slop · slovenly
splatter
Scatter in drops
abstract · expressionism · brushwork · acrylics · watercolor · gouache · tempera · canvas · palette · drip
blotch
Irregular colored mark
- blemishVisible flaw or mark
- pigmentationNatural tissue coloring
- maculeFlat skin discoloration
patch · mottle · dapple · hyperpigmentation · freckle · spot · speckle · birthmark · liver spot · age spot
dyeing
Coloring via immersion
coloring · seeping · permeating · soaking · inking · smudging · spreading · saturating · pooling · wicking
droplets
Minute liquid globules
speckle · scatter · splash · dribble · squirt · fling · shower · bespatter · dot · spritz
- discolorationdiscoloration, stain, stains, staining, spots
- spreading techniques
splotchinghomogeneous
Alike in composition throughout
uniformity · seamless · smooth finish · evenness · blending
splotchingspotless
Completely free of marks
pristine · clean · unblemished · immaculate · perfect