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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After addressing structural problems such as loss of adhesion and exfoliated paint, the restorers then used reversible techniques -- including watercolour paint -- to "stitch" everything back together, she said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Charbonneau, a partner at Harrison Design, posted a watercolour rendering of the the proposal on social media on 4 September, writing "America needs a triumphal arch!"
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2025
Eva Charrington, 59, from Tonbridge, Kent, took up watercolour painting.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2025
They were mainly conventional artists working in oil and watercolour and various print media.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2024
I declare I should like to do a watercolour drawing of you, Loveday," went on Miss Le Pettit, "what do you say?
From The White Riband Or, a Young Female's Folly by F. Tennyson (Fryniwyd Tennyson) Jesse
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