watercoloring
Translucent pigment technique
Watercoloring is the activity or technique of painting with watercolors—pigments suspended in a water-based solution that produce characteristically translucent, fluid effects when applied to paper.
The term covers both the artistic practice and the hobby: I spent the afternoon watercoloring in the garden.
Unlike oil painting, watercoloring typically works from light to dark, leaving the white of the paper to create highlights.
Transparent water-based painting
- sumi-eJapanese monochrome brush painting
- ImpressionismArt movement emphasizing light
- gouacheOpaque water-based medium
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
Painting into undried layers
- wet-on-dryApplying to dried layers
- glazingGlossy protective coating
- liftingRaising something heavy
- drybrushPainting with little moisture
layering · blooms · masking · splattering · sponging · feathering · stippling · dabbing
State of being see-through
- luminosityIntrinsic brightness of source
- granulationMaking into small grains
- bloomsFlowers or flourishes
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
bleeding · gradation · washes · glazes · lifting · mottling · texture · fluidity
Bristled implements for grooming
- pigmentsColor-giving compounds
- paletteSurface for mixing pigments
- paperPressed pulp for writing
- sableBlack, in heraldry
rigger · sponge · easel · sketchbook
Visible features of terrain
- botanicalRelated to plants
- portraitureArt of depicting people
- illustrationPicture explaining something
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
seascape · florals · figurative · architectural · abstract
aquarelle
Transparent water-based painting
- sumi-eJapanese monochrome brush painting
- ImpressionismArt movement emphasizing light
- gouacheOpaque water-based medium
wet-on-wet
Painting into undried layers
- wet-on-dryApplying to dried layers
- glazingGlossy protective coating
- liftingRaising something heavy
drybrush · layering · blooms · masking · splattering · sponging · feathering · stippling · dabbing · dropping
transparency
State of being see-through
- luminosityIntrinsic brightness of source
- granulationMaking into small grains
- bloomsFlowers or flourishes
diffusion · bleeding · gradation · washes · glazes · lifting · mottling · texture · fluidity · translucence
brushes
Bristled implements for grooming
sable · rigger · sponge · easel · sketchbook
landscape
Visible features of terrain
- botanicalRelated to plants
- portraitureArt of depicting people
- illustrationPicture explaining something
wildlife · seascape · florals · figurative · architectural · abstract
watercoloringoil painting
Art made with linseed-bound pigments
encaustic painting · fresco painting · impasto · spray painting · house painting
watercoloringtechnical drawing
Precise specification illustration
digital illustration · pen and ink · engraving · hard-edge painting · airbrushing