| Property |
Value |
| @id | the:backrun |
| type | vad:WatercolorTechnique, vad:ArtProduction, vad:PaintingTechnique, vad:VisualArts, skos:Concept, vad:Art, vad:Technique, vad:ArtRealization, rdfs:Resource |
| broader | the:wash, the:visualArtTerm, the:paintingTechnique, the:wetIntoWetWash, the:watercolorTechnique, the:paintingTerm |
| definition | Occurs when a more dilute mix of paint is applied into a wet area, causing the paint to spread outward and typically dry in a cauliflower-shaped pattern. Often considered undesirable but also deliberately created to suggest clouds, foliage, flowers, or abstract texture. |
| editorial note | The mixing of colours in a semi-controlled way by adding new colour to a wash that hasn't dried; backruns can be an unwelcome accident, but are also deliberately created by some artists to represent abstracted clouds, foliage or flowers, or just to create a specific mood and for visual interest. |
| inScheme | the:watercolorPainting |
| label | backrun |
| related | the:FridayMarket_20250528, the:wetIntoWetWash |
| skos:altLabel | back run, blooming, cauliflower, backwash |