Five Basic Brush Strokes :)

There are five basic brush strokes that are used to create an image in the reader’s mind. These five that the Painting with Five Basic Brush Strokes describes. These are participle, absolute, appositives, adjectives, and action verbs. Today we will be talking about how to paint a picture in the minds of readers using these basic five brush strokes.

1.) Participle Brush Stroke

Participles are ing verbs and ed verbs that are at the beginning of the sentence or the end. These verbs They add action and create a better picture in the reader’s mind. You can add one phrase or stack phrases to add more details to the sentence.

Example:

The glass snake, having no legs, is really a kid lizard.

2.) Absolute Brush Strokes

The absolute brush strokes are nouns with ing participle. It focuses on one idea and adding more detail to create a specific picture in the reader’s mind. They are almost complete sentences, but not quite. It makes student writing stand out compared to others.

Example:

The boy watched, his eyes bulging in the dark. – Edmund Ware

3.) Appositives brush strokes

Appositive brush strokes are used to explain images. It is described as a noun that adds a second image. It gives the reader more information about a noun and help describe something’s personality.

Example:

An amazing baker, Abby Larson thinks about her baking competition.

4.)Adjective Brush Strokes

Adjective brush strokes are used effectively when they are placed out of order. They add more detail to the sentence creating images. It focuses on one specific thing while calling attention to it. It also brings your writing to the next level.

Example:

The girl, loving and caring, laughed at the girl falling down in the hall.

5.) Action Verb Brush Strokes

Action verbs can help bring life to a writing. It creates action making the image in the readers mind come to life. Passive verbs make the image still while action verbs do the opposite. It stays away from was and were verbs that are passive verbs.

Example:

Her face frowned at the site of her enemy.