Watercolor

What is watercolor?

• is a painting method in which the paints are made of pigments suspended in a water-based solution. Watercolor refers to both the medium and the resulting artwork.

• like acrylic paint

• watery paint

• paint that doesn't need water

Color mixed with water is referred as what technique ?

• wash

• Soaking

• Pigment

This kind of brush is pointed at the end and would be good for details and creating nice broad lines.

• round

• flat

• filbert

This kind of brush has a straight edge on the top and is good for washes.

• flat

• round

• curved

Watercolor paper is kind of like a...

• thick textured paper

• computer paper

• wax paper

• foil

Leaving an area blank or without color is a good way to create ________?

• white

• a painting

• black

• gray

This technique is created when you add wet paint to a dry area.

• wet on dry

• wet on wet

• paint on paint

• red on red

This technique requires wet paint to be applied onto watercolor paper that has been first brushed with water in order to achieve a blending effect.

• wet on wet

• wet on dry

• paper on paint

It is important to draw lightly because...

• Watercolor is transparent and pencil lines will show through by mistake.

• they will be completely covered over, so don't worry about it

_____________ is when you work and work and work on an area and it the paper starts to deteriorate. 

• Overworking
• Backrun
• Underrun
• Splash