Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A paint composed of a water-soluble pigment.
- noun A work that is executed through the use of this paint.
- noun The art of using watercolors.
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- noun art A
painting technique using paint made ofcolorants suspended or dissolved inwater . - noun art Any
artwork produced by this method. - noun art Any
paint used in this method. - adjective Pertaining to the methods or products of watercolor.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists
- noun a painting produced with watercolors
- noun the art or technique of painting with watercolors
- noun water-soluble pigment
- verb paint with watercolors
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Examples
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The term watercolor refers to paints that use water soluble, complex carbohydrates as a binder.
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That's the unlikely setup for the series of children's books that are written and illustrated in watercolor by Jon J.
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Wyeth worked primarily in watercolor and tempera, and his paintings often seem to have a quality of layering of light.
On the Passing of Andrew Wyeth Linda 2009
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That's the unlikely setup for the series of children's books that are written and illustrated in watercolor by Jon J.
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Wyeth worked primarily in watercolor and tempera, and his paintings often seem to have a quality of layering of light.
Archive 2009-01-01 Linda 2009
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That's the unlikely setup for the series of children's books that are written and illustrated in watercolor by Jon J.
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I was looking at a painting (apparently, done in watercolor) that, for some reason, was scotch-taped to the refrigerator.
Ennui Christopher Snyder 2010
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That's the unlikely setup for the series of children's books that are written and illustrated in watercolor by Jon J.
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It was originally done in watercolor and dates back to 1824.
Treat yourself to a print from the Royal Horticultural Society « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog 2009
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In addition to dominating landscape art during the first half of the 19th century, Turner with his technical innovations in watercolor, had a profound impact on artistic development around the world, particularly in France, where painters such as Degas, Monet, Pissarro and Renoir pointedly credited him for influencing their work, notably with his depictions of the reality of form in movement and the fugitive phenomena of light.
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