Watercolors

This well known form of art is a grinded down pigment that is tightly condensed, later mixed with water to create certain effects in a painting. Some even mix the pigment with a thicker liquid to create a more opaque tone of color. What makes watercolor unique is its transparency in application. The artist of a watercolor painting can keep apply different colors and shades until they have reached their desired look. Various techniques of this medium include washes, glazing, wet in wet, dry brush, lifting off, and dropping in color. Below, you can see multiple techniques put to use.

	This landscape of a river with a mountain in the background shows the many uses of whites to highlight other aspects of the painting.
	The flower to the left shows exhibits the use of different shades of a color to make the edges of the drawing being obvious.
	This portrait, much like the landscape above, uses whites and other light colors to highlight certain facial features and skin tones.