I hope I spelled in right. A "Skanky Wash" is a netural color created
with complements
used to fill in the dark and medium areas of a watercolor. Jae
Drummond my instructor
uses the term to describe her technique. Here are examples of Jae's
watercolors.
http://www.jkdrummond.com/portfolio.html
Woody
On May 17, 2006, at 7:27 AM, familyerickson wrote:
> Woody,
> My favorite media (for my own painting) is watercolor.
> What is a skanky wash?
> Curiously,
> Cindy
>
> Woody wrote: <<<My newest watercolor teacher
> (she is 30) tells
> me to mix a "scanky wash" for my under painting. Putting pure colors
> next to this scanky
> or neutral makes the color pop.>>>>
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