watercolourist

Pigment and wash

A watercolourist is an artist who works primarily in watercolours—pigments suspended in water and applied to paper.

The term emphasizes specialization in this medium rather than oils or acrylics: She trained as a watercolourist in the English tradition.

Also spelled watercolorist.

technique

wash

Clean using liquid

wet-on-wetPainting into undried layers
drybrushPainting with little moisture
glazingGlossy protective coating

blending · gradation · brushwork · dabbing · lifting · layering · blooms · splattering · masking · wet-on-dry

materials

pigments

Color-giving compounds

paletteSurface for mixing pigments
aquarelleTransparent water-based painting
gouacheOpaque water-based medium

brushes · paper · sketchbook · easel · pan · tube · sable

aesthetics

translucent

Permitting diffused light passage

luminousEmitting or reflecting light
delicateEasily broken or harmed
etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure

subtle · airy · soft · pale · diaphanous · misty · atmospheric · hazy · gentle · gossamer

profession

exhibition

Public display of items

gallerySpace for displaying artwork
fine-artAesthetic visual creation
illustratorVisual artist for media

commission · studio · portfolio · plein-air · society · workshop · masterclass · Turner · Sargent · Homer

subjects

landscape

Visible features of terrain

seascapeOcean scene depiction
botanicalRelated to plants
portraitArtistic depiction of someone

still-life · plein-air · cityscape · florals · wildlife · figurative · skies · scenery · pastoral · mountains

Opposites

painting medium

watercolouristoil painter

Artist using viscous pigments

artistic technique/aesthetic

watercolouristaction painter

Artist emphasizing physical act

house painter · sign painter

artistic approach

watercolouristmuralist

Artist working on walls

sculptor · graffiti artist · installation artist · action painter

Family

watercolourists

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