Intro to Watercolor

 A painting on a wet surface and letting colors blend as they may.

• damp into wet
• wet intro dry
• wet into wet
• soak it

The surface on which watercolors are mixed and/or stored.

• wells
• mixing board
• dry board
• palette

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

Watercolor paper is kind of like a...

• thick paper towel
• computer paper
• wax paper
• foil

Leaving an area blank or adding masking fluid 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 to wet paint for a blending effect.

• wet on wet
• wet on dry
• paint on paper
• paper on paint

I will use the back of my hand when...

• checking if paint is dry
• adding watercolor wash
• adding details
• dabbing paint off my canvas

It is important to map lightly because...

• Watercolor is transparent and pencil lines will show through
• So we can see them
• you can erase them later
• they will be covered

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

• Overworking
• Backrun
• Underrun
• Splash