watercolorist
Pigment and water
A watercolorist is an artist who works primarily in watercolors—pigments suspended in water-soluble medium, applied to paper.
The term distinguishes painters by their chosen medium, as others might be identified as oil painters or pastel artists: She trained as a watercolorist in the English tradition.
Color-imparting material
Clean using liquid
- wet-on-wetPainting into undried layers
- glazingGlossy protective coating
- layeringForming successive strata
- dabbingLight, repeated pressing
blotting · stippling · brushwork · gradation · lifting · masking · splatter · blooms
Intrinsic brightness of source
- transparencyState of being see-through
- translucenceDiffused light transmission
- lightfastnessResistance to fading
- granulationMaking into small grains
staining · tinting · hue · saturation · vibrancy · diffusion · softness · fluidity
Visible features of terrain
- portraitureArt of depicting people
- botanicalRelated to plants
- seascapeOcean scene depiction
- cityscapeView of urban architecture
floral · still-life · wildlife · figurative · sketchbook
One operating a lathe
- SargentAmerican expatriate portraitist
- sumi-eJapanese monochrome brush painting
- exhibitionPublic display of items
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
pigment
Color-imparting material
- brushesBristled implements for grooming
- paperPressed pulp for writing
- aquarelleTransparent water-based painting
gouache · sable · cold-pressed · palette · rigger · arches · rag
wash
Clean using liquid
- wet-on-wetPainting into undried layers
- glazingGlossy protective coating
- layeringForming successive strata
dabbing · blotting · stippling · brushwork · gradation · lifting · masking · splatter · blooms · backwash
luminosity
Intrinsic brightness of source
- transparencyState of being see-through
- translucenceDiffused light transmission
- lightfastnessResistance to fading
granulation · staining · tinting · hue · saturation · vibrancy · diffusion · softness · fluidity · spontaneity
landscape
Visible features of terrain
- portraitureArt of depicting people
- botanicalRelated to plants
- seascapeOcean scene depiction
cityscape · floral · still-life · wildlife · figurative · sketchbook
Turner
One operating a lathe
- SargentAmerican expatriate portraitist
- sumi-eJapanese monochrome brush painting
- exhibitionPublic display of items
- artistsPablo Picasso, painter, artist, illustrators, Leonardo da Vinci
- art peopleartist, painter, sculptor, illustrator, ceramicist
- paintersBotticelli, Caravaggio, Cezanne, Da Vinci, Dali
- crafterscrafter, knitter, quilter, weaver, embroiderer
- illustratorsillustrator, Norman Rockwell, Quentin Blake, book illustrator, Maurice Sendak
- amateur artistsSunday painter, self-taught artist, art student, doodler, sketcher
watercoloristoil painter
Artist using viscous pigments
sculptor · photographer · printmaker · ceramicist · metalworker