watercolours
Diluted artistic medium
Watercolours are paints made with pigments suspended in water-soluble binder, or paintings made with such paints.
The medium produces characteristically translucent, luminous effects: She studied watercolours before moving to oils.
The term also refers to the art form itself: He works primarily in watercolours.
British spelling; Americans write watercolors.
Marks left by painting
- pigmentsColor-giving compounds
- artworkVisual creative production
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- aquarelleTransparent water-based painting
gouache · canvas · impressionism · still-life · portraiture · masterpiece · exhibition · fine-art
Clean using liquid
- glazeThin lustrous coating
- bleedLose vital fluid
- diffuseSpread thinly throughout
- gradationIncremental transition between stages
layering · lifting · bleeding · blooms · granulation · masking · splattering · blending
Color-giving compounds
- spectrumContinuous range of values
- huesGradations of color
- tintFaint color addition
- toneQuality of sound
saturated · vivid · brilliant · chromatic · palette · cobalt · ultramarine · cadmium
Pale, gentle shade
muted · light · ethereal · wispy · airy · translucent · tender · featherlight
brushstrokes
Marks left by painting
aquarelle · gouache · canvas · impressionism · still-life · portraiture · masterpiece · exhibition · fine-art · artist
wash
Clean using liquid
gradation · layering · lifting · bleeding · blooms · granulation · masking · splattering · blending · dilute
pigments
Color-giving compounds
tone · saturated · vivid · brilliant · chromatic · palette · cobalt · ultramarine · cadmium · ochre
pastel
Pale, gentle shade
subtle · muted · light · ethereal · wispy · airy · translucent · tender · featherlight · gossamer
translucent
Permitting diffused light passage
layered · veiled · limpid · pellucid · crystal · clear · filmy · gauzy · see-through · tinted
scenery
Visible natural surroundings
pastoral · picturesque · serene · valley · mountains · riverbank · countryside · seascape · coastline · meadow
- British Pastimespub quiz, cricket matches, darts, cricket, bowls
watercoloursoils
Viscous lipid liquids
oil paints · oil painting · acrylics · acrylic paints · impasto