watercolour
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Also called: pure watercolour. water-soluble pigment, applied in transparent washes and without the admixture of white pigment in the lighter tones
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any water-soluble pigment, including opaque kinds such as gouache and tempera
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a painting done in watercolours
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a watercolour masterpiece
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the art or technique of painting with such pigments
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The artist was self-taught after being gifted watercolour paints for his 21st birthday.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2025
She would also spend hours drawing on paper her father would bring home from work and discovered a passion for creating new colours with watercolour paints.
From BBC • Dec. 14, 2024
This is a 1894 watercolour painting of Kashmir's Wular Lake by George Strahan, a British army engineer and artist.
From BBC • Jul. 20, 2024
They were mainly conventional artists working in oil and watercolour and various print media.
From BBC • Jul. 20, 2024
Hers is the pioneering spirit caught in a spectral watercolour.
From Unmanned by Oliver, Stephen
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