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Dry-Brushing, Scumbling, Scrubbing – Blending Acrylic Paint
By Miranda
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Beginner
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2010
About this lesson
Teaches three ways to blend acrylic after a color has dried: scumbling a barely loaded brush over canvas texture, dry-brushing to build gradations, and scrubbing with stiff bristles. Image sequences show how brush pressure changes the transition.
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