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Wash
A soft gradient or fade laid over a heroThe big top artwork or banner on a page, above the main copy. or banner so text stays readable.
Why this word exists
Bright heroThe big top artwork or banner on a page, above the main copy. art can eat a title. A wash is a soft gradient or fade that calms the image so type stays readable — like a light curtain, not a solid wall.
Botski art packs often include wash guidance with the safe-area. Honesty still forbids inventing Live AIFree-form workshop chat on the site that stays off until Rich turns it on with spend caps. or HallThe public Botski listing of real reviewed bot records — empty until real claims exist. scenes in the wash.
Where you will meet it
You will see wash in art briefs, contact sheets, and Keep QAKeep QA is the human checklist a Botski pack or keep branch waits on before someone wires it into the live site. notes on heroes and social banners.
Examples
- A deep teal wash under a white ledeThe short plain opening paragraph under a title that says what the page is about. keeps the heroThe big top artwork or banner on a page, above the main copy. title crisp.
- Keep fails a packA folder of related artwork (icons, heroes, contact sheet) ready for Keep QA and wiring. when the wash is too light and the heading vanishes.
- OG images use a gentler wash so shared-link previews stay legible.
Fetched 2026-09-23 CT.