watercolored
Done in translucent pigments
Watercolored describes something painted or tinted with watercolors—pigments suspended in water that produce translucent, flowing effects: watercolored illustrations in a children's book.
Figuratively, it can suggest soft, washed-out, or delicately blended qualities: The memory had a watercolored haziness to it.
Transparent water-based painting
- washClean using liquid
- wet-on-wetPainting into undried layers
- brushworkPainter's stroke method
- glazingGlossy protective coating
bleeding · dabbing · resist · masking · layering · blending · gradation · pigment
Pale, gentle shade
- hazyUnclear, indistinct
- dreamyVague and pleasantly distracted
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- softYielding to touch
gentle · subtle · washed-out · faded · muted · delicate · impressionistic · luminous
Permitting diffused light passage
- transparentAllowing light through
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
- sheerAbsolute; also diaphanous
- gossamerFilmy, delicate material
see-through · filmy · gauzy · pellucid · limpid · tissue-thin · watery · fluid
aquarelle
Transparent water-based painting
- washClean using liquid
- wet-on-wetPainting into undried layers
- brushworkPainter's stroke method
glazing · bleeding · dabbing · resist · masking · layering · blending · gradation · pigment · dilute
pastel
Pale, gentle shade
soft · gentle · subtle · washed-out · faded · muted · delicate · impressionistic · luminous · diffused
translucent
Permitting diffused light passage
- transparentAllowing light through
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
- sheerAbsolute; also diaphanous
gossamer · see-through · filmy · gauzy · pellucid · limpid · tissue-thin · watery · fluid · flowing
landscape
Visible features of terrain
portrait · still-life · skyscape · cloudscape · garden · meadow · sunset · cityscape · nature · plein-air
- watercolor portraitFace painted with water-based pigments
- watercolor techniquesApproaches for painting with translucent washes