Learn about watercolors.

Label the secondary colors

c

e

d

Green

Blue

Red

Orange

Purple

Yellow

What kind of things you should have when you're going to do a watercolor?

• Paints, paintbrushes, watercolor paper, a palette, a container of water and soap.

• Paints, paintbrushes, watercolor paper, a palette, markers, a board and salt.

• Paints, paintbrushes, watercolor paper, a palette, a paper towel, a pencil and an eraser.

• Paints, paintbrushes, watercolor paper, a palette, clips, a tape and a ruler.

Name the three fundamental characteristics of watercolors.

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Answer explanation

For example, when we paint with watercolors we need some specific type of brush if we want a better paint.

How do you mix colors to obtain other shades? Use two colors from the blackboard to illustrate how the final color would look in a watercolor.

Answer explanation

Tip: The appropriate part of the mixture should be modified. For example, if we have orange, but we want light orange, we add 2 more parts of yellow. If we want dark orange, we add 2 or 3 more parts of red until we obtain the desired shade.

Relate watercolors to oil painting and match their differences.

• Oil painting

• Error correction is easier to clean and fix

• Watercolors

• Colors are softer

• Oil painting

• Cost is less

• Oil painting

• Mixing is easier

• Watercolors

• Drying time is slower

Paint a landscape using watercolors and geometric shapes. You should use at least two materials different than paint to give detail to your painting. For example, you can use salt to create texture and a sponge to give the painting a different visual effect than usual. At the end take a short video showing the final result.

1 min video

Make a collage with magazine or newspaper clippings and paint the background or details with watercolors. Explain the meaning or message of the collage in english.

2 min video