A dash is fast but purposeful.
Watercolor is the domain of the bravest dashers. Because the medium is transparent and unforgiving, in watercolor is often a "stroke of luck." Artists use a dry brush techniqueβdragging a nearly dry, pigment-heavy brush across rough paperβto create ragged, textural dashes that resemble sparkling light on water or rough bark. You cannot correct a watercolor dash; you can only learn to love its chaos. A Little Dash of the Brush