Word of the Day – Scumble

Scumble (verb) (noun)

skum-bl

to soften (the color or tone of a painted area) by overlaying parts with opaque or semiopaque color applied thinly and lightly with an almost dry brush. The effect produced by this technique.

1790–1800; perhaps equivalent to scum (v.) + -le, with intrusive b

Example sentences

“He used a dry brush and scumbled the area.”