Definition:

Painting with very little paint and no moisture on your brush. Can add color, texture, or an antique look to paper or card stock.

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HOW TO: Take a paint brush, dip it in a small amount of paint. Then take the brush and wipe off most of the paint.

Dry brushing. A good technique to "age" paper edges and hide smudges. Simply brush color from the outside of the paper's edge, working inward, with a light swirling motion. Reapply to build up color as desired. This same technique can be used around photos, stenciled motifs or to create an entire background page.

Watercolors, acrylics, metallics and more...paint may be the necessary coloring tool for creating your own custom accents. From a quick dry brushing to more complicated texturizing techniques, paints can supply the color, the dimension, and the pizzazz that can dramatically impact your LAYOUTS!

Step 1 Dip a stiff-bristled brush (stencil brush) into acrylic paint.

Step 2 Pounce the bristles on a piece of paper until the brush barely shows any paint.

Step 3 Brush in long strokes across your cardstock or paper.



Dry Brushing for texture:

Step 1: Crinkle paper or use a paper crimper or embosser to texture a paper.

Step 2: prepare dry brush paintbrush as above.

Step 3. Drybrush over raised areas. The raised areas will be highlighted with the paint. This can also be used with chalk.

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