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Bleeding

An appearance in which color or ink edges spread softly outward

A surface effect in which color or ink edges spread softly outward.

Visual Treatments & Formal Design
Bleeding · Medium-sized dog

Medium-sized dog

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A phrase to start with

Adds bleeding spread to color boundaries.

Appearance and effects

Color spreads unevenly beyond its boundary.

Visual traits

  • soft edges
  • irregular spread
  • color seepage

Expected changes

  • Edges are more likely to become soft and uneven

Five examples

1 — Medium-sized dog
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2 — Cat
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3 — Teenage boy
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4 — Unoccupied interior
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5 — Valley with a river and mountain ranges
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Meaning and scope

Definition

Bleeding is an effect in which color or ink boundaries appear to spread irregularly outward. It does not determine an actual liquid operation, blood, or a particular art material.

In more detail

Color spreads softly beyond an edge and makes its boundary uneven. It is distinct from blur, transparent paint, and a particular watercolor technique.

Includes

  • An appearance of color edges spreading

Excludes

  • Blood
  • an actual liquid operation
  • simple blur

What this does not imply

  • Blood
  • actual liquid
  • a particular material or technique

Variability

The extent of bleeding can be adjusted separately.

Usage and adjustments

Usage

  • Use it as edge spread

Distinguish similar expressions

  • It does not indicate blood

Typical uses

  • Soften and spread color boundaries

Possible failure modes

  • The entire contour blurs
  • It becomes fixed as watercolor

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