1. Color Vocabulary

2. Hue: The name of a color Intensity: The brightness of a color Value: The darkness or lightness of a color

3. Tint: A color mixed with white, in watercolor it is a color diluted with water. Shade : A color mixed with black or a complement Primary : Red, Blue and Yellow. All colors can be made using these 3 colors

4. Secondary: Orange, Green and Violet Intermediate: A primary +secondary color Always say the primary first, for example Blue-green.

5. Complementary Colors Colors across from each other on the color wheel, when mixed together they make brown. Blue + Orange Red + Green Yellow + Violet

6. The Color Wheel Primary + Secondary + Tertiary

7. Yello w Red Blue

8. Yello w Red Blue violet gree n orange

9. Water Color Techniques Washes The most basic watercolor technique is the flat wash. 1) Wet the area of paper you want to cover with the wash, 2) mix sufficient pigment to easily fill the entire area. 3) Apply the pigment in slightly overlapping horizontal bands from the top down. A variation on the basic wash is the graded wash. Use the same steps as in the flat wash HOWEVER, you must slightly dilute the pigment with more water for each horizontal stroke. The result is a wash that fades out gradually and evenly **TIP: Allow the wash to air dry or use a hairdryer before attempting to paint over it.

10. Wet in Wet Wet in wet is simply the process of applying pigment to wet paper. The results will vary depending on how wet the paper is. The wet in wet technique can be applied over existing washes (existing washes should be dry). 1) Wet the paper and paint into the dampness. The soft marks made by painting wet in wet are great for subtle regions of your painting.

11. Dry Brush Dry brush is the almost the opposite watercolor technique to wet in wet. 1) Load brush with pigment (and not too much water) and drag over completely dry paper. This produces very crisp and hard edges.

12. Lifting Off Most watercolor pigment can be dissolved and lifted off. Some colors WILL stain (blues, reds). 1) Wet the area to be removed with a brush and clean water; 2) blot the pigment away with a tissue. Do NOT scrub the paper, you must blot. Lifting is not intended to return your paper to its original white state.