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🎨 A type of paint 🖼️ A painting 🖌️ The painting method 🎨 To paint with watercolors
watercolor

watercolor

11 3.7
A painting made with thin water-based paint on paper
  • noun
  • /ˈwɔːtərˌkɑːlər/
  • US
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  • After taking a workshop, she created her first watercolor depicting a serene mountain scene.
  • a watercolor painting
  • a watercolor entitled

Hey, Steven, I have a watercolor painting from one of my followers for us.

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Examples

  • And this is a watercolor painting of a worker which I find truly beautiful.

  • Rachel selected this watercolor to frame and hang on her bedroom wall.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • "Will you finish your watercolor in time for the art fair?" she asked.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • A gallery in Red Lodge is hanging my watercolor, Creation Myth.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • This is one of Audubon's watercolors from his Birds of America.

  • Prints are usually created in multiples, while watercolor paintings are one-of-a-kind.

    Academic text (2015)

  • He did a watercolor version of Van Gogh's 'Starry Night', about a year ago, for your birthday, because he knew it was your favourite painting.

    Boss Level (2021)

  • "Clowns Getting Ready," a 1930s watercolor by Fred Kabotie, details the costumes of Hopi ritual clowns.

    Academic text (2004)

  • This beautiful watercolor of a sunset captures the vibrant colors of the evening sky.

  • The gallery featured an impressive collection of watercolors showcasing landscapes from around the world.

Synonyms

painting
vswatercolor
648 1.0

A picture made with paint on canvas or paper

is a picture made specifically with water-based paints rather than any paint
aquarelle
vswatercolor
9.3

A painting made with transparent watercolor paints

is a finished image made with water-based paints without stressing transparency
water-colour
vswatercolor
  • UK
3.5

To paint using water and colour on paper

is the actual finished image rather than the method of making it

How Detailed

watercolor
  • US
11 3.7
study
28 5.8
pochade
  • Specialized
9.9
sketch
150 2.5

Surface Forms

watercolor singular
watercolors plural
watercolours plural
water colour singular

Morphology

watercolor = water + color (transparent) = water + color

The compound 'water' + 'color' directly describes pigments or a painting involving pigment mixed with water, so learners can readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Watercolor comes from two simple words, water and color, because the paints are made by mixing color with water. So a watercolor is a painting made 'with water-based color'.