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

Vocabulary 1)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

Vocabulary 1.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 color 3.intermediate colors: colors found btwn primary and secondary colors. 4.local color: the natural color of a particular object 5.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 binder 7.paper weight: actual measured weight of a ream of one kind of paper 8.pigment: the color substance (clays, stones, animal and vegetable matter, synthetic dyes, etc.) found in paint 9.polychromatic colors: a random selection of colors 10.primary colors: colors which cannot be mixed (red, yellow, blue) 11.ream: standard amount of paper. 20 quires (20-25 sheets) sheets. occasionally 472 or 516 sheets.

Vocabulary 1)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 black 5)spattering: spots, dots, of color created by flicking a brush or toothbrush loaded with paint 6)subjective color: color chosen at random by the artist and not commonly associated with a particular subject 7)support: a surface, the material, on which a painting is executed 8)tachisme: the application of paint by throwing, dribbling, or blowing paint across the paper

Vocabulary 1)tint: the addition of white 2)triad: three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. 3)value: the lightness or darkness of a color 4)vehicle: the element fund both in paint and added to paint which allows the pigment and binder to spread 5)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 through 7)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

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.

Techniques Gradiated Wash: Paint an area that goes from light to dark using a wash technique so that no brush marks are showing

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.

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.

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.

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