watercolor

[ waw-ter-kuhl-er, wot-er- ]

/ ˈwɔ tərˌkʌl ər, ˈwɒt ər- /

a pigment for which water and not oil is used as the vehicle.

the art or technique of painting with such pigments.

a painting or design executed in such pigments by this technique.

Nearby words

First recorded in 1590–1600; water + color

Related formswa·ter-col·or, adjectivewa·ter·col·or·ist, noun

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Collectively, they span almost every technique and medium—from color pencil and markers to oil sticks and watercolor.
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The Daily Pic: A watercolor shows how the great painter mixed the radical and the trite.
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“It was actually my first watercolor,” Richards said of the iconic image.
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I first worked with Mouly in 1994, when a watercolor drawing of mine was considered for a cover, and then ran inside.
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He exhibited a watercolor facade elevation, stretching his arms wide and holding the paper in front of his face.
When Egypt Went Broke|Holman Day
Instruction is given in watercolor drawing by Mr. Ross Turner.
The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration, Volume 01, No. 06, June 1895|Various