![]() Watercolor paint is an ancient form of painting, if not the most ancient form of art itself. This is not a method to be used in "true watercolor" (traditional). ![]() ![]() Watercolors can also be made opaque by adding Chinese white. Transparency is the main characteristic of watercolors. Under 300 gsm is commonly not recommended for anything but sketching. Watercolor papers are usually cold-pressed papers that provide better texture and appearance with a weight at least 300 gsm. This gives the surface the appropriate texture and minimizes distortion when wet. Watercolor paper is often made entirely or partially with cotton. Other supports or substrates include stone, ivory, silk, reed, papyrus, bark papers, plastics, vellum, leather, fabric, wood, and watercolor canvas (coated with a gesso that is specially formulated for use with watercolors). The conventional and most common support - material to which the paint is applied-for watercolor paintings is watercolor paper. However, this term has now tended to pass out of use. Aquarelles painted with water-soluble colored ink instead of modern water colors are called aquarellum atramento ( Latin for "aquarelle made with ink") by experts. Watercolor refers to both the medium and the resulting artwork. Watercolor ( American English) or watercolour ( British English see spelling differences), also aquarelle ( French: from Italian diminutive of Latin aqua "water"), is a painting method in which the paints are made of pigments suspended in a water-based solution. Love's Messenger, an 1885 watercolor and tempera by Marie Spartali Stillman
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