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watercolourPainting made with a pigment ground in gum, usually gum arabic, and applied with brush and water to a surface, usually paper. The pigment is ordinarily transparent but can be made opaque by mixing with a whiting to produce gouache. Transparent watercolour allows for freshness and luminosity. Whereas oil paintings achieve their effects by a building up of colour, watercolours rely on what is left out, with empty, unpainted spaces being an integral part of the work. watercolour (US), watercolor 1. a. water-soluble pigment, applied in transparent washes and without the admixture of white pigment in the lighter tones b. any water-soluble pigment, including opaque kinds such as gouache and tempera 2. a. a painting done in watercolours b. (as modifier): a watercolour masterpiece 3. the art or technique of painting with such pigments How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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5 -- 7 -- color) Animals are the subject of two of Windberry's watercolors, ``Woeful,'' above, and ``The Eyes Have It,'' below. Fifty Common Birds Of The Upper Midwest features an informatively descriptive text Nancy Overcott enhanced with beautiful watercolors by Dana Gardner and is an impressive showcase for fifty of the most frequently observed birds in America's Upper Midwest region. Blake's watercolors brilliantly interpret and extend Rosen's simply phrased, yet never simplistic, text. |
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