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Handling

How the paint was put down: the mark, the surface, the touch.

19 terms·24 tagged artworks

B

  • Blended colors1
  • Blended strokes1
  • Blended transitions1

C

  • Chiaroscuro lighting1

D

  • Delicate highlights1

E

  • Expressive brushstrokes1
  • Expressive lines1

L

  • Layered pigment1
  • Loose brushwork1
  • Luminous highlights1

P

  • Painterly brushwork1

S

  • Smooth blending3
  • Soft edges3
  • Scratched lines1
  • Scumbled highlights1
  • Short brushstrokes1

T

  • Textured surface1
  • Thick application1

V

  • Visible brushstrokes2
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