| Property |
Value |
| ID | the:backrun |
| @type | vad:PaintingTechnique, vad:ArtRealization, rdfs:Resource, skos:Concept, vad:Art, vad:ArtProduction, vad:WatercolorTechnique, vad:VisualArts, vad:Technique |
| altLabel | back run |
| backwash |
| cauliflower |
| blooming |
| broader | the:paintingTerm, the:wash, the:watercolorTechnique, the:paintingTechnique, the:visualArtTerm, the:wetIntoWetWash |
| definition | Occurs when a more dilute mix of paint is applied into a wet area, causing the paint to spread outward and typically dry in a cauliflower-shaped pattern. Often considered undesirable but also deliberately created to suggest clouds, foliage, flowers, or abstract texture. |
| editorialNote | The mixing of colours in a semi-controlled way by adding new colour to a wash that hasn't dried; backruns can be an unwelcome accident, but are also deliberately created by some artists to represent abstracted clouds, foliage or flowers, or just to create a specific mood and for visual interest. |
| inScheme | the:watercolorPainting |
| label | backrun |
| related | the:FridayMarket_20250528, the:wetIntoWetWash |