watercolor

Definition of watercolornext

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Recent Examples of watercolor To keep up with ever-increasing viewer demands, Xu said Youku has had to keep raising the series’ production quality, from the level of detail in its animations to hiring better artists to paint the watercolor stills that appear in the show. Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026 Flowers, too, are reemerging once again (yes, florals for spring), but with a few modern touches like abstract petals, dreamy watercolor washes, and multidimensional accents. Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026 Whether working in oil paint, watercolor, or metals, Nadya brings originality, thoughtful design, and a keen sense of shape and color to every piece. Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026 The illustrations feature gorgeous watercolor designs. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for watercolor
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Noun
  • Made with gouache and pencil on paper, the work depicts a guitar and several everyday objects, including a bottle and a folded sheet of paper, arranged on a table in soft brown and gray tones.
    Dragana Jovanovic, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2025
  • With an airbrush borrowed from his job at an ad agency, Man Ray would blast droplets of gouache onto board or heavy paper and use stencils to organize the spray.
    Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The statues, printed in Dallas in a bright lime-green acrylic, depict athletes such as FIFA World Cup champion Julie Foudy and pro golfer Lucy Li and other sports professionals such as former Dallas Mavericks chief executive officer Cynt Marshall and kinesiologist Colleen Hacker.
    Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • When the box is lit, the acrylic pieces shine and play off each other.
    Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The trio wanted to speak to children directly, and using oil pastel was part of their approach.
    Kevin Giraud, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Sweet shades of pastel get an edge when combined with chrome.
    Audrey Noble, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Meanwhile, fashion illustrator Talia Zoref was on hand and busy creating aquarelle sketches for guests to take home.
    Camila Hennessy, Vogue, 5 July 2017

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“Watercolor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watercolor. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.

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