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watercolour

/ ˈɔːəˌʌə /

noun

    1. Also calledpure watercolour water-soluble pigment, applied in transparent washes and without the admixture of white pigment in the lighter tones
    2. any water-soluble pigment, including opaque kinds such as gouache and tempera
    1. a painting done in watercolours
    2. ( as modifier )

      a watercolour masterpiece

  1. the art or technique of painting with such pigments
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈɲٱˌDZdzܰ, noun
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The artist was self-taught after being gifted watercolour paints for his 21st birthday.

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For his 21st birthday, he was given a set of watercolour paints and, from then on, he spent much of his spare time teaching himself to paint.

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She would also spend hours drawing on paper her father would bring home from work and discovered a passion for creating new colours with watercolour paints.

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The one image has had more than 4,000 likes and scores of complimentary comments, with one person describing it as "otherworldly, like a watercolour painting emerging out from a time labyrinth".

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They were mainly conventional artists working in oil and watercolour and various print media.

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