Watercolor Quiz

The place where you mix color on the lid of your watercolor set is called _________.

• top

• bottom

• palette

• lid

What technique uses a brush loaded with a lot of water and a little paint to create an even color?

• wash

• graded wash

• resist

• overlay

What technique is similar to creating a value scale?

• wash

• graded wash

• overlay

• masking

The ____ in crayons and oil pastels are used for the resist technique

• water

• pigment

• oil

• wax

Which household kitchen ingredient can be used to create effects in watercolor?

• sugar

• flour

• salt

• baking soda

What type of technique do you get when you paint a thin transparent coat of watercolor over a dry color creating a new color where they cross over?

• wash

• overlay

• resist

• graded wash

What technique allows you to wet the paper with water first and then add drips of color to spread out and mix with other colors in the same area?

• wet on wet

• wet on dry

• gradient

• masking

What technique is used to create this painting?

• wax resist

• splatter

• drybrush

• stipple

This technique is called ______.

• dry brush

• salt

• masking

• wet on wet

To make a color lighter in watercolor you

• add more color

• add water

• add white crayon

• add black