watercolor

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Recent Examples of watercolor The decor reflects a deep appreciation for the natural surroundings, with mountain photographs, topographic maps, watercolor paintings, and illustrations of alpine plants adorning the walls. Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024 Similar arrows appear in watercolor paintings Blake created of John Milton’s Paradise Lost. Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024 The attention to detail extended to the costume team, led by Catherine Rodríguez, which conducted painstaking research based mainly on the national records and on watercolors available from the time. 100 Years of Solitude is one of several huge launches for Netflix’s Lat-Am division. Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2024 Preferring to use pen over pencil to avoid the need for erasing, Martinez begins with line work before adding color with bright watercolors, gouache, or alcohol markers. Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 1 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for watercolor 
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Noun
  • One of them was watercolor and one of them was done with opaque gouache — The Lion King, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, all of these are gouaches.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 July 2024
  • Her works are softly abstract; powdery colors form cloud-like shapes that might be superimposed with free-handed linear strokes in acrylic, gouache, oil stick, oil pastels, and graphite.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Choosing the tondo canvas for He (2024), an acrylic and gold leaf, Holmes is inserting his Black figure into the dead-white-male art historical canon.
    Natasha Gural, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Schwartz began studying art, experimenting in mediums including acrylic and watercolors, frequently mixing these with such unusual materials as sand or found objects.
    News Desk, Artforum, 17 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The pastel pinks and greens on the disciples’ robes mark a departure from the depressing browns of art that came before him.
    Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 11 Oct. 2024
  • To incorporate Verona Sunset into wedding decor, Brides suggests going with a nautical theme, mixing it with pastels, and pairing it with organic details, and more—and all of these ideas can also be applied to your home.
    Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2024

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“Watercolor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watercolor. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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