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Expressive brushwork

An appearance of emphatic brush marks with visible direction and variation

An appearance of emphatic brush marks with visible direction and variation.

Visual Treatments & Formal Design
Expressive brushwork · Medium-sized dog

Medium-sized dog

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A phrase to start with

Directs the image toward varied directional brush marks.

Appearance and effects

Variation in directional brush marks is visible in the image.

Visual traits

  • directionality
  • width variation
  • visible brush marks

Expected changes

  • Brush-mark flow is more likely to be visible

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

Expressive brushwork is a visual effect with visible variation in brush-mark direction, width, and apparent movement. It does not determine an actual painting operation, a particular artist, emotion, or material.

In more detail

Directional brush marks show the flow of color or form. Thick brushstroke, impasto, and a particular art movement are separate choices.

Includes

  • Brush marks with visible direction and variation

Excludes

  • Actual making operation
  • emotion
  • a particular artist or movement

What this does not imply

  • Actual brush operation
  • emotion
  • artist
  • or material

Variability

Brush-mark density and direction can be adjusted separately.

Usage and adjustments

Usage

  • Specify only brush-mark appearance

Distinguish similar expressions

  • Specify emotion separately

Typical uses

  • Add directional brush marks to an image

Possible failure modes

  • It becomes merely messy lines
  • It becomes fixed as impasto

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