Watercolor

Created by: Alexa Quiterio

 Introduction
•Watercolor is a painting on paper or cardboard with
colors diluted in water. It is also the name of the
technique used in this type of painting, and of the
colors with which it is made.

•The colors used are more or less transparent

depending on the amount of water with which it is
mixed, and sometimes they reveal the background of
the paper, which is white and acts as a true tone.

•The product used for painting is made up of pigments

bound with gum Arabic or honey. Watercolor is used by
painting in transparent layers, in order to achieve
maximum brilliance and ease in the composition that is
made.
History of the watercolor The earliest known use of
watercolor in Europe is by the
Italian Renaissance painter
Rafael Sanzio (1483-1520),
who painted on large cardstock
as tapestry sketches. In
Germany, Albrecht Dürer
(1471-1528) painted
watercolors in the 15th
century. The first watercolor
school in Europe was led by
Hans Bol (1534-1593),
influenced by the creations of
Dürer.
Time
Origins and
Colonial
line of watercolor in Central America
Period
16th and 17th
centuries: XIX century
Independence and XXI century
Watercolor Nationalism.
arrived in Travelers and XX century
Today, watercolor remains a
popular art form in Latin
Latin America Naturalists: Many
European artists and
Modernist Movements: As America. Many contemporary
with the naturalists traveled modernist movements artists use it to explore
gained strength around the
European to Latin America
world, watercolor also
modern and social themes.
during the 19th Watercolor has gained
colonizers, century, evolved in Latin America. recognition in the art market
especially the documenting their Artists such as Diego Rivera and in international
travels with
Spanish and watercolors. Notable
and David Alfaro Siqueiros exhibitions.
in Mexico experimented Techniques and
Portuguese. examples include with this technique, Experimentation: Modern
In this period, Johann Moritz
Rugendas in Mexico
although they were better artists continue to experiment
it was mainly and Brazil, and known for their murals. with new techniques and
materials, pushing watercolor
used to Frederic Edwin
to new limits and combining it
Church in Ecuador
illustrate and other Andean
with other art forms.
maps, countries.
scientific
documents
My experience with watercolor
•I started painting with watercolor from the beginning of 2019, at the
beginning I had a set of 24 colors just for school, when I began to master
the watercolor technique more, I save money to buy better quality
materials.
•In 2019 the only thing I painted were animals since at
that time it was the easiest for me, but then in 2020 I
added more variety of landscapes and mandalas, I even
tried new techniques that I found on the internet.
•I like to paint landscapes, animals and mandalas
because they require a lot of different color
combinations and also because it takes me time to
complete them and it improved my skills with watercolor
and color theory, currently I don't like to paint simple
things because I usually finish them in a day, and they
don't require a lot of color. Painting with watercolor lifts
my spirits, entertains me, relaxes me a lot and I enjoy it
especially when my family and friends like my work.
Collage
Collage
Types of
Watercolors
Special watercolor paper
¿Cómo se pinta con acuarela?
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 Thanks
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