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Dry-Brushing, Scumbling, Scrubbing – Blending Acrylic Paint

By Miranda

Type
Article
Level
Beginner
Price
Free
Published
2010
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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.