单词 | scumble |
释义 | scumble/ˈskʌmb(ə)l /Art verb [with object] 1Modify (a painting or colour) by applying a very thin coat of opaque paint to give a softer or duller effect: the area surrounding the main figures will be scumbled...
1.1Modify (a drawing) with light shading in pencil or charcoal to give a softer effect.Although the objects were mostly slick and smooth, most chose the cold-press so they could scumble the color over the toothy surface with a beveled pencil....
noun 1A thin, opaque coat of paint or layer of shading applied to give a softer or duller effect.Each is divided in half and painted in complementary blue/green and orange/yellow scumbles....
1.1The effect produced by scumbling.Had these paintings hung eight feet above the floor, as proposed by the committee, their delicate colors, rich scumbles of light opaque color over dark, and wonderful transparent glazes would have been completely lost to the public....
OriginLate 17th century (as a verb): perhaps a frequentative of the verb scum. Rhymes |
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