Watermedia
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In art, watermedia is the general term for media that are distinguished from oil or other media by being diluted with water when used.[1] Watermedia include watercolours, gouache and acrylic, amongst others. It is sometimes combined with other media, commonly collage.[2]
There are some unusual examples of watermedia being diluted with Coca-Cola, Diet Coke or tequila[1] instead of water, and painter Johnny O'Brady has "added tea to [his] brush water".[2]
There are a number of Watermedia societies.
Watermedia are obviously to be distinguished from the company offering customized labels on bottled water.[3]
- ^ In addition to the usual method of dipping the brush into a receptacle or mixing water into the gouache on a palette there is apparently the very unusual method of allowing rainfall to dilute the gouache. John Lincoln. ""Artbreak.com forums post on Gouache modified with rainwater"". http://www.artbreak.com/forums/4/topics/776. Retrieved 2008-08-01.[dead link]
- ^ "Denise's Watermedia Collage". Archived from the original on 2009-07-25. http://web.archive.org/web/20090725033345/http://geocities.com/agneau_99/. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
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