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Mottling.


A decorative paint-effect created by dragging a mottling brush through wet glaze.

 Learn how to do it with our free illustrated tutorial,
containing pictures of the 2 easy steps required to create the effect.

Mottling

Mottle effects are usually quite subtle.
A wavy-mottler was used to produce the above image.


This effect is also used as a background for Bird's eye Maple.





Example

Mottling was used to create the background for this sample of wood-graining

Mottling:   Used as a background for this sample of wood-graining.     by John Townley

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