Painting Review

Front

Pigments in gum solution, to be applied with a wet brush, comes in tubes or cakes.

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Watercolor

Front

Earth, minerals, chemicals finely ground and suspended in a wet or dry medium.

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Pigment

Front

Quality of a material that allows light to pass through, allowing one to see each layer of color.

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Transparent

Front

Quality of material that does not allow any light to pass through, one can only see the top layer of color. Does not allow underneath layer of values/colors to show through.

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Opaque

Front

A transparent coat of paint that allows the underneath to show through, or the building up of an area through separate layer applications of color.

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Wash or Glaze

Front

Painting color into a pre-wet area, creating bleeding colors and a soft effect.

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Wet-on-wet

Front

Using wet paint on a dry surface.

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Wet-on-dry

Front

A watercolor painting technique where little paint or water is applied to the brush creating a skipped, grainy look.

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Dry-on-dry or dry-brush

Front

Protecting an area within the painting with a resist such as tape, frisket, or crayon.

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Masking

Front

Smooth transition/blending from one color to clear, or one color to another color.

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Graded Wash