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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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He shows us the eighteenth century satire and English realism of William Hogarth and the watercolourist, Paul Sandby; and he contrasts the coarse burlesques of Thomas Rowlandson with the return to sentimentalism in the popular prints of Francis Wheatley. That's right, and Jean-Paul Ladouceur, who became a famous watercolourist. |
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