GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Watercolor refers to a type of paint made from pulverized pigments combined with a water-soluble binder such as gum arabic. When diluted with water and applied to an absorbent surface, the translucency of the paint is highlighted by the color of the material being decorated. This type of paint has been used to create images on walls, silk, porcelain, ivory, and various papers. Watercolors were used by numerous ancient peoples including artists in Egypt, Greece, Rome, Japan, and China. In the 18th century, watercolors increased in popularity due to their portability and low-cost in comparison to other paint types.
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As of March 7, 2017 I am removing the routed tag and adding the completed tag. The GDoc has been moved to Queta's folders for her review.
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Drawn from
- Ken Kelsey, Gail Davitt, Carolyn Johnson, Cecilia Leach, Diane McClure, and Catherine Proctor, The Reves Collection at the Dallas Museum of Art, Teaching Packet, 1995.
- The Art & Architecture Thesaurus, "Watercolor (paint)," The Getty Research Instiitute, http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=watercolor&logic=AND¬e=&english=N&prev_page=1&subjectid=300015045
I have cataloged this image in Piction and am removing the %pictionJP and %UMOpending tags from this note. 2/27/2017.
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This is a set of watercolor paints that has been used. When you apply water to the paint it becomes a liquid.
Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic License, accessed August 2, 2016.
267926595: UMO
Also using as the illustration for this CC.
Materials and Meaning installation image, C3 2008- table showing Pigment plus binder equals paint.
12328118: UMO
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General Description
Watercolor refers to a type of paint made from pulverized pigments combined with a water-soluble binder such as gum arabic. When diluted with water and applied to an absorbent surface, the translucency of the paint is highlighted by the color of the material being decorated. This type of paint has been used to create images on walls, silk, porcelain, ivory, and various papers. Watercolors were used by numerous ancient peoples including artists in Egypt, Greece, Rome, Japan, and China. In the 18th century, watercolors increased in popularity due to their portability and low-cost in comparison to other paint types.
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Notes
Changed the status of this note from routed to complete- June 14, 2016.
As of March 7, 2017 I am removing the routed tag and adding the completed tag. The GDoc has been moved to Queta's folders for her review.
Removed TMS tag for 1938.22
Drawn from
- Ken Kelsey, Gail Davitt, Carolyn Johnson, Cecilia Leach, Diane McClure, and Catherine Proctor, The Reves Collection at the Dallas Museum of Art, Teaching Packet, 1995.
- The Art & Architecture Thesaurus, "Watercolor (paint)," The Getty Research Instiitute, http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=watercolor&logic=AND¬e=&english=N&prev_page=1&subjectid=300015045
I have cataloged this image in Piction and am removing the %pictionJP and %UMOpending tags from this note. 2/27/2017.
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