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	Watercolor painting - New World Encyclopedia
		Watercolor is often combined with gouache (or "bodycolor"), an opaque water-based paint containing a white element derived from chalk, lead, or zinc oxide.
		Watercolor is a tradition that dates back to primitive man using pigments mixed with water to create cave paintings by applying the paint with fingers, sticks and bones.
		In Germany, Dürer's (1471-1528) watercolors led to the establishment of a school of watercolor painting that was led by Hans Bol (1534-1593).
	www.newworldencyclopedia.org /entry/Watercolor_painting (2114 words)

	Watercolor painting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The forerunner of watercolor painting in Europe was buon fresco painting — wall-painting using pigments in a water medium on wet plaster.
		Watercolor paint is made of finely-ground pigment or dye mixed with gum arabic for body, and glycerin or honey for viscosity and to bond the colorant to the painting surface.
		Watercolor proponents prize it as a studio medium for its lack of odor and ease of cleanup, and also as a plein air medium for its portability and quick drying.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Watercolor_painting (568 words)

	Painting & Drawing - Watercolor
		Watercolor illuminations are found in books and on parchment from medieval times; and in the Renaissance, Albrecht Durer's exquisite nature studies in watercolor date from the 1490's.
		The trick with watercolor sketching is to have a strong sense of the drawing or structure.
		Watercolor paints are currently found in dry cakes, semi-moist pans and half-pans, semi-liquid tubes and in liquid bottles.
	gallery.sjsu.edu /arth198/painting/watercolor.html (2355 words)

	Watercolor painting at opensource encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In Germany, Albrecht Durer (1471-1528) was painting in watercolor in the 15th century.
		The first school of watercolor painting in Europe was led by Hans Bol (1534-1593) as was influenced a lot by Durer's creations.
		Watercolor paint is made of color pigment mixed with gum arabic for body and glycerin or honey for viscosity.
	www.wiki.tatet.com /Watercolor.html (577 words)

	Brief History of Watercolor Painting
		Watercolor, also known in French as aquarelle, is generally described as painting with water-soluble pigments on paper.
		Watercolor is a tradition that spans the chronicles of history.
		The earliest watercolor drawings produced in America were created for factual documentation of the "new world." As early as the 1560's, European explorers carried this visual information back to the "old world".
	www.bigcityart.com /watercolors/watercolorpages/sup/history.html (1792 words)

	Watercolor tips by John Koser
		Watercolor painting demands that you work rapidly so that you can take advantage of the variety of effects obtainable while the paper is wet.
		Painting with watercolors for many years has taught me to look for ways to "bite off" only what I can chew.
		The live foliage was preserved as white paper during the painting of background because these special shapes, be they a flower bud or a leaf are kept dry as the primary pigments are "charged" into the wet surfaces that surround them.
	www.watercolor-online.com /Articles/JohnKoser/Koser.html (1348 words)

	Watercolor Painting - LoveToKnow Crafts
		Most kids could tell you that watercolor painting is a technique by which you use solid paints that are dissolved in water to make your image.
		Watercolor painting is not the easiest technique to master, but it's a lot of fun to play with watercolors and use them in abstract designs in your crafts.
		People who are skilled at watercolor painting will tell you that it takes a long time to master the techniques of watercolor and be able to paint beautiful works of art.
	crafts.lovetoknow.com /wiki/Watercolor_Painting (736 words)

	What is Watercolor Painting?
		Watercolor painting is an art form that creates artistic representations, usually on paper, using pigments that are water-soluble.
		Watercolor painting is familiar to most of us as the children's activity performed with boxed sets of color pans; the colored blocks are swiped with a wet brush and the pigment transfers itself to the watered brush and thence to the paper.
		Watercolor painting employs a type of palette specific to the form - typically a large flat piece of plastic with depressions around the perimeter.
	www.wisegeek.com /what-is-watercolor-painting.htm (454 words)

	watercolor painting. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		In this same manner watercolors were used during and after the Renaissance by such artists as Dürer, Rembrandt, Rubens, and Van Dyck to tint and shade drawings and woodcuts.
		The advantages of watercolor lie in the ease and quickness of its application, in the transparent effects achievable, in the brilliance of its colors, and in its relative cheapness.
		Watercolor is a comparatively perishable medium; it is vulnerable to sunlight, dust, and contact with glass surfaces.
	www.bartleby.com /65/wa/watercol.html (441 words)

	ArtLex on Watercolor
		Paintings done with this medium are known as watercolors.
		The most common techniques for applying watercolor are called wet-on-dry and wet-on-wet, along with the dry brush techniques dry-on-dry and dry-on-wet.
		The papers most favored by those who paint with watercolor is white, very thick, with high rag content, and has some tooth.
	www.artlex.com /ArtLex/wxyz/watercolor.html (1175 words)

	Welcome to watercolor painting
		When you are discussion watercolor painting you may find yourself involved in a very deep discussing encompassing several different topics.
		The term watercolor painting can mean the method in which the artwork was designed, the piece of artwork itself, or even the various artist that create watercolor painting.
		Watercolor painting is a fascinating subject that has been around for centuries.
	www.watercolorpainting.org (91 words)

	technique
		Watercolor paintings with surprising designs, color arrays, and surface textures can be achieved using a new saltwater technique (see the test images on this page and the paintings in the galleries).
		The resulting painted areas showed relatively uniform color plus salt crystals; the latter were either about the same color as the rest of the painted area, lighter, or, in some cases, almost colorless.
		The largest crystals in the dried painted areas were generally obtained by (a) using the purest possible crystalline materials, (b) using the highest possible aqueous concentration of the crystalline materials, and (c) using a relatively thick layer (a puddle) of the dissolved crystalline material/water/pigment on the painted surface.
	www.rellesart.com /technique.html (2161 words)

	Watercolor Painting Tips, Techniques & Instruction: How to Paint Like an Artist \| ExpertVillage Videos
		Summary: The art of watercolor painting has been practiced since the time of the ancient Egyptians, when frescoes were created by a process of applying water-based pigments to wet plaster.
		Watercolor painting also has a rich history in Chinese and Japanese art, and has been used to add color to beautifully illuminated manuscripts in cultures throughout the world.
		The popularity of this medium spread and spawned many disciplines of watercolor painting, including the 17th century British school and the California style of the 1920s.
	www.expertvillage.com /video-series/1259_watercolor-lessons.htm (406 words)

	WatercolorPainting.com - Artist's Glossary: Art Terms
		Dry Brush: Any textured application of paint where your brush is fairly dry (thin or thick paint) and you rely the hairs of your brush, the angle of attack of your stroke, and the paper's surface texture to create broken areas of paint.
		Fibers from the inner bark of woody plants such as kozo (mulberry), mitsumata, and gampi, and the outer layer of herbaceous plants such as flax, hemp, and jute, are used in manufacturing wide varieties of rice paper.
		Watercolor: Painting in pigments suspended in water and a binder such as gum arabic.
	www.watercolorpainting.com /glossary.htm (2942 words)

	Watercolor Painting in Britain, 1750–1850 \| Special Topics Page \| Timeline of Art History \| The Metropolitan ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Watercolor is often combined with gouache (or "bodycolor"), an opaque water-based paint containing a white element derived from chalk, lead, or zinc oxide.
		The rise of watercolor painting as a serious artistic endeavor progressed hand-in-hand with the improvement and commercial development of its materials.
		At first, artists made their own carrying cases: one treatise on watercolor painting published in 1731 provides instructions for making a pocket-sized ivory case with compartments for thirty-two colors, brushes, a porte-crayon (a drawing instrument that holds pieces of chalk), and compasses.
	www.metmuseum.org /toah/hd/bwtr/hd_bwtr.htm (2201 words)

	Ami Fine Arts - WaterColor Painting (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Watercolor (WATERCOLOUR) is a pigment ground in gum, usually gum arabic, and applied with brush and water to a painting surface, usually paper; the term also denotes a work of art executed in this medium.
		Watercolor proponents prize it as a studio medium for its lack of odor and ease of cleanup, and also as a plain air medium for its portability and quick drying.
		The most basic watercolor technique is the flat wash. It is produced by first wetting the area of paper to be covered by the wash, then mixing sufficient pigment to easily fill the entire area.
	www.brainbubbles.biz /amifinearts/watercolor.htm (2652 words)

	Watercolor How To \| The simplest way to uncork your creative genie!
		Perhaps you’ve been painting for a while but you still can’t quite master the skills which would give you the results that you just know you are capable of.
		Watercolor painting is very much a technique-based medium but having said that even a beginner can produce delightful paintings to be proud of so long as they follow these basic rules.
		Basic paints and color mixing: understand the differences between various types of paints and their wonderfully varied effects on your paintings...
	www.watercolorpaintingshowto.com (2854 words)

	Watercolor Painting For Beginners
		Since watercolor paint is transparent, a white surface seems to be the best color for clearly seeing your mixtures.
		Whatever kind of table you use to paint on, it is important that your painting surface is inclined to a 15 or so degree angle.
		Watercolor painter Cheng-Khee Chee (AWS DF, NWS) is a master of painting and design and the synthesis of Eastern and Western philosophies and styles.
	www.squidoo.com /watercolor-tips-lessons (3825 words)

	Painting Techniques
		In this watercolor painting technique, the paint is applied on dry watercolor paper, rather heavily, and then a second brush, containing only clear water, in my other hand (yes, both hands are occasionally used in watercolor paintings) immediately touches one of the edges, and pulls the paint away, creating a gradient of color.
		This is used, for example, in the watercolor painting of beach grass.
		While it is still wet, I apply the watercolor pigments using different watercolor brushes and, by tilting the paper, I am able to have some control in the mixing of the pigments.
	www.rickmundy.com /Techniques.htm (672 words)

	Watercolor Painting a Day - Modern Art Paintings
		Painting a Day - Landscape flower barn seascape beach lighthouse flowers and realistic wildlife realistic modern lighthouses artist newsletter wildlife sea turtle boat still life and southwestern original fine art modern watercolor paintings, pen and ink drawing, limited edition poster prints for sale to buy.
		This bird of paradise flower watercolor painting is from my front yard is Satellite Beach Florida and is comprised of about 10 different colors of modern washes from light to dark.
		I was inspired to paint this from an image a friend of my wifes sent to me. It is of a peach fruit tree still life modern art painting.
	watercolorpaintingart.blogspot.com (2469 words)

	handprint : intro
		Watercolor artists must set their aspirations higher than the county fair and bistro art display, and aim for the international art market.
		Watercolor is a swim in the metaphysics of life, a mirror of one's personal relationship with the world.
		The vitality in watercolor is the life of art itself — alert, spontaneous, surprising, improvisatory, relentless, risky, and leaning a little on luck.
	www.handprint.com /HP/WCL/wintro.html (1960 words)

	Barn and farm watercolor paintings
		Watercolor paintings and limited prints of barn paintings in Georgia, Wisconsin, North Carolina and Virginia.
		The paintings were painted with the highest quality Winsor and Newton paint.
		The limited edition prints are on high quality 80 pound raised stipple stock acid free paper,will be signed and numbered by the artist and come with a certificate of authenticity.
	www.derekmccrea.50megs.com /photo2.html (457 words)

	BEGINNING WATERCOLOR PAINTING (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Course Objectives: This is a beginning level watercolor painting course for students who haven't had any experience with watercolor.
		Some of you may find the class challenging due to the exacting nature of watercolor, but once a certain comfort level is reached, you will be expected to stretch your skills and deal with conceptual issues as well.
		This class is designed to further your interest in watercolor and to encourage you to continue working beyond a classroom situation.
	uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu /art/Syllabi/Painting/art_3250.htm (1279 words)

	Art Workshops in Watercolor Painting
		She is the author of Watercolor Basics: Light, and she has been featured in numerous articles including the International Artist Magazine.
		Emphasis will be on painting with the freedom and spontaneity of flowing pigments while retaining the beauty of the white paper.
		Paint bold, dramatic compositions that stimulate emotions and transmit vitality and interest.
	www.artinthemountains.com /watercolor.htm (1575 words)

	Learn watercolor painting: step by step watercolor painting tips and technique demonstrations and free watercolor ...
		Painting a watercolor portrait of a child from live-sitting
		For example, in my recent watercolor painting commission, my reference pictures were two photos of maple trees, and a picture of a morning scene of the house...
		The painting is beautiful as it is, but my suggestions for further experimentation are to add more depth and values to the painting which would improve the balance of colors...Adjust the color balance and value, enrich the neighboring colors, add variety of colors to the vertical area, add darker value to the background...
	www.yongchen.com /index_learning.html (2185 words)

	Gordon F. Currie - Watercolor Artists - Watercolor Painting and Mixed Media
		Titled "The Potting Shed", this larger watercolor original (22" x 30") was painted atGordon's studio in Dawson Creek and was inspired by local gardens and a recent trip to Butchart Gardens in Victoria.
		This painting was fun to paint and should be seen in person as its very detailed with 3-4 colors og pen and ink work on top of the watercolor.
		This picture was painted as a gift for a family member and is based on a number of paintings that I have seen including birch trees and mountains.
	www.watercolorpainting.info /recentwork.html (1061 words)

	Welcome to WHS
		The Watercolor USA Honor Society is a unique organization formed in 1985 from a broad based assemblage of inventive artists whose paintings have won awards in Watercolor USA, a competitive annual exhibition sponsored by the Springfield Art Museum, Missouri, or who have served as jurors to the exhibition.
		WHS members contribute their time and efforts within the Society and as ambassadors at large to champion the advancement of watercolor painting.
		The mission of the Watercolor USA Honor Society is to focus national attention on the Springfield Art Museum, Missouri, as a repository for conserving, preserving, and collecting watercolor painting.
	www.watercolorusahonorsociety.org /index.html (214 words)

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