watercolor
Translucent painting medium
Watercolor is paint made with pigments suspended in water-soluble binder, or a painting created with such paint.
The medium produces characteristically translucent, luminous effects: She studied watercolor technique in art school.
Watercolors are often associated with delicate landscapes and botanical illustrations.
Also spelled watercolour in British English.
Opaque water-based medium
- pigmentColor-imparting material
- paperPressed pulp for writing
- brushBristled cleaning tool
- paletteSurface for mixing pigments
sketchbook · canvas · absorbency · arches · sizing · block · pan
Clean using liquid
- drybrushPainting with little moisture
- glazingGlossy protective coating
- layeringForming successive strata
- dilutionReduction in concentration
gradation · blooming · lifting · blending · masking · splatter · resist · underpainting
Permitting diffused light passage
- luminousEmitting or reflecting light
- softYielding to touch
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
dreamy · airy · muted · subtle · pastel · diffused · atmospheric · misty
Pigment on canvas
- artworkVisual creative production
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- exhibitionPublic display of items
- masterpieceSupreme artistic achievement
expression · artistry · watercolourist · impressionism · Turner · Sargent · sumi-e · ukiyo-e
Visible features of terrain
- still-lifeArt depicting inanimate objects
- botanicalRelated to plants
- portraitArtistic depiction of someone
- seascapeOcean scene depiction
plein-air · cityscape · floral · figurative · abstract · illustration · wildlife · architectural
gouache
Opaque water-based medium
palette · sketchbook · canvas · absorbency · arches · sizing · block · pan
wash
Clean using liquid
- drybrushPainting with little moisture
- glazingGlossy protective coating
- layeringForming successive strata
dilution · gradation · blooming · lifting · blending · masking · splatter · resist · underpainting · charging
translucent
Permitting diffused light passage
ethereal · dreamy · airy · muted · subtle · pastel · diffused · atmospheric · misty · fluid
painting
Pigment on canvas
- artworkVisual creative production
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- exhibitionPublic display of items
masterpiece · expression · artistry · watercolourist · impressionism · Turner · Sargent · sumi-e · ukiyo-e · collection
landscape
Visible features of terrain
- still-lifeArt depicting inanimate objects
- botanicalRelated to plants
- portraitArtistic depiction of someone
seascape · plein-air · cityscape · floral · figurative · abstract · illustration · wildlife · architectural · miniature
- artfine art, Renaissance, painters, masterpieces, paint
- art formspainting, drawing, sculpture, photography, music
- fine artsfine art, fine arts, painting, visual arts, sculpture
- visual artdrawing, fine art, painting, portrait, sketch
- arts and craftspottery, collage, woodcarving, origami, weaving
- Fine Artoil painting, portrait, landscape, sketch, drawing
watercoloroil paint
Pigment bound with linseed
oil painting · oils · gouache · impasto · acrylic
- watercolor portraitFace painted with water-based pigments
- watercolor techniquesApproaches for painting with translucent washes
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