Drybrush

/ˈdraɪˌbrʌʃ/ noun

Definition

A painting technique using stiff brushes with minimal water or paint, creating rough, textured strokes and visible brushmarks.

Etymology

Compound of 'dry' and 'brush,' describing the technique of using a brush with minimal liquid medium. This painting method became formally named and categorized in 20th-century art instruction.

Kelly Says

Drybrush creates accidentally beautiful imperfections—artists realized that using almost no paint made individual brushstrokes visible and interesting, turning a mistake or shortcut into a sophisticated artistic technique.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
干 ብርስ
gan birs
ARالعربية
فرشاة جافة
farashah jafa
BNবাংলা
কুসুম
kusum
CACatalà
cepillo sec
se-pi-yo seh-k
CSČeština
suché kartáč
soo-che kar-taach
DADansk
tørr børste
toerr boerste
DEDeutsch
Trockenshampoo
troh-ken-sham-poo
ELΕλληνικά
ξερό βούρτσα
kse-ro voo-rtsa
ESEspañol
cepillo seco
seh-pee-yoh seh-koh
FAفارسی
بُرش خشک
boorash khoshk
FISuomi
kuivabrussi
kui-va-brus-si
FRFrançais
brosse sèche
brohss sehsh
GUGU
કાળા ટ્વિચ
kaala twich
HAHA
gaba
ga-ba
HEעברית
מברשת יבשה
mem-bra-sheet yi-va-she
HIहिन्दी
सूखा ब्रश
soo-khaa braash
HUMagyar
száraz ecset
sha-raz e-chet
IDBahasa Indonesia
sikat kering
si-kat ke-ring
IGIG
ọ́rọ́ ọ́rọ́
o-ro o-ro
ITItaliano
spazzola secca
spa-tzola seh-ka
JA日本語
ドライブラシ
dorai burashi
KKKK
жасыр бет
jasyr bet
KMKM
ស្មារតក់
s'ma-rat-kakh
KO한국어
건조 브러시
geondoe beureushi
MRMR
काळा ब्रश
kaala braash
MSBahasa Melayu
berus kering
be-rus ke-ring
MYမြန်မာ
ရေကြမ်း ပုံ
ye-kyaan poon
NLNederlands
droge borstel
droo-geh bor-stel
NONorsk
tørre børste
toerre boerste
PAPA
ਖੁ secco
khuh seh-koh
PLPolski
szczotka sucha
shchet-ka soo-cha
PTPortuguês
escova seca
es-koh-va seh-ka
RORomână
periuță uscată
pe-ri-u-tsa oo-ska-ta
RUРусский
сухая щетка
suhaya shchetka
SVSvenska
torrschampoo
torr-sham-poo
SWKiswahili
brashi kavu
bra-shi ka-vu
TAதமிழ்
தொடர்பு
toda-rpu
TEతెలుగు
చెట్టు
chettu
THไทย
แปรงแห้ง
paeng haeng
TLTL
malinis na walis
ma-li-nis na wa-lis
TRTürkçe
kurutulmuş fırça
kur-tu-lu-mush fir-tsa
UKУкраїнська
суха щітка
su-kha shchytka
URاردو
خشک برس
khak baras
VITiếng Việt
bàn chải khô
ban chai kho
YOYO
ọ́rọ́ ọ́rọ́
o-ro o-ro
ZH中文
干刷
gān shuā
ZUZU
isilwane esiphuza
i-si-lu-wa-ne e-si-phu-za

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