About: pressing into wet paper

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@idthe:pressingIntoWetPaper
typeConcept, Resource
broaderpainting technique, painting term, visual art term, watercolor technique
definitionPressing objects (brush handles, empty ballpoint pens, blunt knives) into paper while a wash is still wet. The compressed areas absorb more pigment than the surrounding paper, leaving interesting dark marks.
inSchemeWatercolor Painting
labelpressing into wet paper



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