Watercolor Extra Credit Quiz

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

What is a watercolor wash?

• A light wash of color; for backgrounds
• dark colors
• lots of pigment
• hardly any water

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

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

How many layers will you need in your painiting?

• depends on the area of the painting and the effect the artist is going for.
• 1
• 5
• 20

This is what occurs if you paint next to a wet area before allowing it to dry?

• Backrun
• Wash
• Wet on dry
• Nothing

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

• Overworking
• Backrun
• Underrun
• Splash

Premixing watercolors can be done on the watercolor paper or...

• On the empty white part of your palatte
• on a paper towel
• on a separate sheet
• you cant