 What is Watercolor? (Definition) If you are turning in late work, please put on Mrs. Brown’s desk. Bell Ringer3/19/15 Not only is it a medium, but also a technique in painting that offers a finished product.

 What is Aquarelle? Watercolor grid is due today. Bell Ringer3/24/15

What are the three parts of a paintbrush? Bell Ringer3/25/15 Tuft, Ferrule & Handle

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Watercolor Introduction Known traditionally as Aquarelle in France, Watercolour in England, Watercolor in America. Pigment is suspended in Gum Arabic and then applied to paper in combination with water. Watercolor is a transparent painting, where the white of the paper furnishes the lights and no white pigment is used.

Materials

Materials - Brushes  A brush consists of three parts: 1. The tuft is a bundle of animal hairs or synthetic fibers tied tightly together at the base. 2. The ferrule is a metal sleeve that surrounds the tuft, protects the glue joint between the tuft and the handle from water. 3. The handle which is typically shorter in a watercolor brush than in an oil painting brush, and also has a distinct shape, widest just behind the ferrule and tapering to the tip.

Materials - Brushes Rounds – Good for lines, contours, and details. Flats – Good for washes.

Watercolor Terms Watercolor Terms Watercolor Techniques Watercolor Techniques

Flat Wash - Flat Wash - applying pre-mixed, even value color to wet or dry ground.wet surface - there are many degrees of dampness, but an area freshly soaked with clear water will float the pigment and allow it to move freely over the ground; use brush soaked with water and paint. Watercolor Techniques

Graded Wash - Graded Wash - applying color over a wet or dry ground where a change in value or color or both takes place. Watercolor Techniques

Polychromatic Wash - Polychromatic Wash - flat or graded wash in more than one color; prepare color puddles before beginning wash technique. Watercolor Techniques

Wet-in-wet -a process of adding paint into a wet area that already has been pre-wet with clean water. Watercolor Techniques

Wet Over Dry Wash - a process of adding paint into a dry area that may or may not have already been painted a dried. This allows for layering of colors. Notice the different between wet & dry grounds below. Watercolor Techniques

Pointillism: Pointillism: A technique of painting in which small, distinct dots of color are applied in patterns to form an image. No background color should be showing. Watercolor Techniques

Dry Brush –Brush loaded with paint onto dry paper. Watercolor Techniques

Masking-Cover areas to preserve the white of the paper. You can use tape or masking fluid (rubber cement). Watercolor Techniques

Lifting-Removing paint from the paper using a sponge, paper towel, or rag. For more interesting effects – you can use your finger! Watercolor Techniques

Plastic Wrap –Plastic wrap is applied to wet paint and then removed after drying to create a textured look.

Watercolor Techniques Tissue Paper –Tissue paper is applied to wet paint and then removed to create a textured look. Similar to plastic wrap.

Scratching / Scraping / Sgraffito Wet –Scratch into wet paper to create texture. Watercolor Techniques

Wax Resist-Wax is applied to areas you want the watercolor pigment to repel the surface. Watercolor Techniques

Splattering-The flicking of paint onto the paper. Stamping-Dabbing the paint onto the paper with a sponge/rag/stamp. Watercolor Techniques

Salt-Apply salt to wet paint areas of painting to create a speckled texture. Watercolor Techniques

Alcohol - Drops of alcohol added to wet paint dries quicker than the surrounding paint to create a unique texture. Watercolor Techniques