Look up: scumble

1. scumble
   [n] - the application of very thin coat of color over the surface of a picture
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2. scumble
   In art, to cover an oil painting lightly with opaque or semi-opaque colours so as to soften the outlines or colours. A similar effect may be produced on a drawing by lightly rubbing the image. ...
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3. Scumble
   Scum'ble transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Scumbled ; present participle & verbal noun Scumbling .] [ Freq. of scum . √ 158.] (Fine Arts) To cover lighty, a...
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4. scumble
   noun the application of very thin coat of color over the surface of a picture
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5. Scumble
   • (v. t.) To cover lighty, as a painting, or a drawing, with a thin wash of opaque color, or with color-crayon dust rubbed on with the stump, or to make any similar additions to the work, so as to produce a softened effect.
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6. Scumble
   Scumble is a semi-transparent stain or glaze used in painting, which is applied over a hard dry-ground of a different colour. Scumble is used to produce a broken colour effect by means of a sharp distinction between the scumble colour and the ground colour.
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7. scumble
   In art, to cover an oil painting lightly with opaque or semi-opaque colours so as to soften the outlines or colours. A similar effect may be produced on a drawing by lightly rubbing the image
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8. Scumble
   A Scumble is a semi opaque or opaque colour applied thinly over a darker colour. Like glazing, Scumbling is transparent, which is optically mixed with the colour under it to produce a third colour.
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