Below is a glossary article post in the category W which discusses the explanation of the meaning, definition and meaning of the acronym, term, jargon, or termonology of Watercolour based on summaries from various types of sources (references) that are relevant, related, and trustworthy.
Understanding Watercolour
So, what is actually meant by Watercolour?
Referring to the media and works of art that are made using watercolor media – water -soluble paint with transparent nature.
Explanation of Watercolour
Watercoline paint consists of fine pigment particles that are suspended in water -soluble binding (adhesive). Usually used on paper. Because of semi-transparent watercolor, white paper gives natural luminosity for washing colors. The white area is often not painted to expose paper. Watercolor is sold as a paint cake or a liquid in a tube, where the water is added. The paint can be applied in various techniques such as wet-riding and wet-dry to get different effects.
The binder that is usually used for watercolor consists of gum, glucose, glucosein and wetting agents.
Moreover, as we have seen above, this term is one of a collection of dictionaries, acronyms, terms, jargon, or terminology in the field of arts that begins with an alphabet or prefix W, as well as terms associated with W.
Meaning of Watercolour in the English, Indonesian (Including Javanese and Sundanese), and Malaysian Translation Dictionary
Apart from discussing the meaning and discussion of the definition, to deepen it further, here we also need to know what the word means in the English, Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese) translation dictionaries, as well as Malaysia (Malay).
For easy understanding, in this glossary post, we will explain it in the form of a list of translations of terms from various types of languages as follows:
- English; Terminology = Watercolour.
- Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese translations); Terminology = Cat air (Indonesian), Watercolor (Java), and Jam cai in Sundanese.
- Malaysian; Terminology = Cat air.
Closing
OK, above there is the discussion and explanation of what is the meaning of Watercolour.
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Footnotes
This glossary post was created by referring to the conclusions of the meaning of definitions from various authoritative relevant references such as Wikipedia, Britannica and several other sources such as MoMA, Tate, ModernArts, and so on. This word is one of a collection of terminology in the field of Art which begins with the alphabet or prefix W. This article wasupdated in Nov of 2024.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=watercolour
- https://www.britannica.com/search?query=watercolour
- View example images of watercolour through Google here
- View example images of watercolour on Bing here
- View example images of watercolour on Yandex here
