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watercolor

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as in acrylic, gouache

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The first known use of watercolor was in 1596

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“Watercolor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watercolor. Accessed 26 May. 2020.

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