Watercolor

When painting a normal oak tree... what colors should the painter use?

• just green and brown

• green, yellow-green, teal, blue, violet, orange, brown

• green, white and black

• pink and purple

Losing the white of the paper is a big deal with watercolor.

• True

• False

If you paint with watercolor on the wrong paper...

• it can pill-up and flake off.

• it can tear a hole through the paper.

• it can make colors less vibrant.

• all answers are correct

What is a "back run" in watercolor?

• When a wet brush has another color on it by accident

• When a dry section of paint has wet paint invade

• When a wet color on the page runs back into a new color

• Running backwards while painting

Pre-mixing colors with watercolor can benefit the artist and help replicate local color in the subject being painted.

• True

• False

The type of brush can affect the type of texture or line an artist creates.

• True

• False

Pre-mixing colors in the lid of the watercolor set is very important and can help make the painting look more realistic and less fake.

• True

• False

How do we create light/dull/washed-out colors?

• Add more water than paint

• All paint, no water

• Half paint, half water

• Paint with milk instead of water

Watercolor artists should always work with the darkest colors first.

• True

• False

This part of the brush is called?

• Teeth

• Bristles

• Lashes

• Branches