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Watercolor I chose this media because I would like to use it in my next piece

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Page 1: Watercolor I chose this media because I would like to use it in my next piece

WatercolorI chose this media because I would like to use it in my next piece

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Vocabulary1) achromatic color: refers to the absence of color (blacks, whites, greys)

2) analogous colors: colors which have a common hue

3) binder: the substance in paint which holds the pigment together; in watercolor the binder is soluble gum/gum arabic

4) cold pressed: paper which is passed through a cold press druing the drying process. A medium surface, slight tooth.

5) color: the perceived wavelength of light reflected from the surface of the subject

6) complementary colors: colors which are directly opposite one another on the color wheel

7) cool color: the visual temperature of a color. green, blue, violet, etc.

8) dry brush: created by painting with a brush with is damp with color. hard/fuzzy edges & lines created by brush hairs.

9) gouache: the term used to describe opaque watercolor

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Vocabulary1. hot pressed: paper which is passed through a hot press during

the drying process. Smooth surface.2. intensity/saturation: the brightness or pureness of a color3. intermediate colors: colors found btwn primary and secondary

colors.4. local color: the natural color of a particular object5. neutral colors: colors which have their intensity/saturation

reduced. the most effective manner to reduce intensity is to add the complement; adding black or white also reduces intensity

6. paint: a mixture composed of pigment, vehicle, and binder7. paper weight: actual measured weight of a ream of one kind of

paper8. pigment: the color substance (clays, stones, animal and

vegetable matter, synthetic dyes, etc.) found in paint9. polychromatic colors: a random selection of colors10. primary colors: colors which cannot be mixed (red, yellow,

blue)11. ream: standard amount of paper. 20 quires (20-25 sheets). 480-

500 sheets. occasionally 472 or 516 sheets.

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Vocabulary1) resist: preserving the white of the paper or lightly tinted

areas by adding a material which protects the paper from further development during the painting process. rubber cement, liquid Frisket, alcohol, salt.

2) rough: not pressed. paper which is skimmed from vats with a screen and left to dry. Very coarse. Deep tooth.

3) secondary colors: a color created by combining two primary colors (green, orange, violet)

4) shade: the addition of black5) spattering: spots, dots, of color created by flicking a

brush or toothbrush loaded with paint6) subjective color: color chosen at random by the artist

and not commonly associated with a particular subject7) support: a surface, the material, on which a painting is

executed8) tachisme: the application of paint by throwing,

dribbling, or blowing paint across the paper

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Vocabulary1) tint: the addition of white2) triad: three colors equally spaced on the color wheel.3) value: the lightness or darkness of a color4) vehicle: the element fund both in paint and added to paint which allows the

pigment and binder to spread5) warm color: the visual temperature of color. yellow, red, orange, etc.6) wash: thin transparent layers of color which allow the white of the paper to

show through7) waterclor: a painting medium based on a transparent wash system of

painting which uses the white of the support, paper, as highlights. Sometimes opaque paint is appled for accents; however, the essence of watercolor is transparency.

8) watercolor block: a tablet of waterclor paper which is glued on all four sides. a painting is executed on the top sheet and when completed is cut fromt he block. a clean piece of watercolor paper is revealed when the painting is cut away. Using a watercolor block eliminates the need to stretch paper.

9) watermark: (papermark) created by laid and chain wires laced and stitched into the mold. 13th century. papermaker's symbol/location of mill or labeling molds in sets of two.

10) wet on dry: a wet paint loaded brush applied to a dry surface. the end result is hard crisp controlled edges and forms clearly defined.

11) wet on wet: the application of wet paint to a wet surface. the result is soft fuzzy edges and bleeding color

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Techniques

Dry Brush:• Hold brush on the side, spread the

color quickly and lightly over the paper to cover an area with rough broken color.

• go over it again with brush to soften or wash it down.

• technique is good for creating textures and showing brushwork.

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Techniques

Gradiated Wash: • Paint an area that goes from light to

dark using a wash technique so that no brush marks are showing

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Techniques

Varigated Wash: • a wash of two colors that bleed into

each other. • make a gradiated wash first, then

introduce the second color slightly overlapping the first color. Tilt your paper at an angle and allow the colors to bleed.

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Techniques

Wet on Wet: • apply new color without waiting for

the previous colors to dry so that they bleed and blend into each other without any hard edges or back runs.

• There is not much control with this technique but the results can be very spectacular and rewarding.

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Techniques

Wet on Dry • Once the first layer of paint is dry,

then you can overlap a second layer of paint.

• Overlapping colors can give you another color and is also known as superimposing a color.