watercolor
pronunciation
How to pronounce watercolor in British English:
UK ['wɔ:təkʌlə]
How to pronounce watercolor in American English:
US ['wɔtəkʌlə]
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- Noun:
- a painting produced with watercolors
- a water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists
- water-soluble pigment
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- Verb:
- paint with watercolors
Word Origin
- watercolor (n.)
- also water-color, 1590s, "pigment that dissolves in water," from water (n.1) + color (n.). Meaning "picture painted in watercolors" is attested from 1854.
Example
- 1. The set contains 20 high quality watercolor brushes .
- 2. A set contains 8 high quality watercolor brushes .
- 3. The acclaimed artist painted landscapes and figure subjects and worked mostly in tempera and watercolor .
- 4. Now decrease the opacity of the watercolor layer to about 70 % and set its blend mode to overlay .
- 5. Thomas schaller is a renowned watercolor artist who is currently based in venice , california following a successful 20 + year career in new york city as a design architect and architectural artist .