Tools
Large Brush
Wash
Adding _________ to moderately wet paint so the water is soaked up.
Salt
Using a small brush and dark colors to add final touches.
Creating a wash that goes from light to dark.
Gradient Wash.
Brush size used for details.
Small Brush
An even and dark layer of color across the area painted.
Solid Wash.
Material that causes the pigment in the watercolors to push away from where it is put.
Rubbing Alcohol.
Glazing.
Best brush to create a gradient wash.
Flat Head Brush
Colors used for starting a painting.
Lightest colors.
Creating a clear separation from one color to the next.
Hard edge.
Using a paper towel to create light spots where the paint was.
Lifting
Painting around the negative space in order to preserve the white or other color it is supposed to be.
Negative Painting
Round Brush.
Technique used for starting a watercolor painting.
Wash
Letting two colors mix slightly, while still maintaining a separation.
Soft Edge.
Using a tool to create indents in the surface of the paper so the marks are seen when paint is added.
Sgraffito
Letting different values of color and hues mix together freely while both are wet.
Wet on Wet.
When an object is dipped in the paint and pressed onto the paper.
Stamping.
Colors used for details and final touches.
Darkest colors.
Dry Brushing
Using a crayon, rubber cement, or masking fluid to preserve white areas.
Wax Resist.
Adding a wash all over the paper laid out by color areas.
Block Painting
Order you should complete your watercolor painting.
Background, middle ground, foreground.