noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
paint in oils/watercolours etc (= paint using a particular type of paint )
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He paints mainly in acrylics.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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painting
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Either way, all of this is contrary to the popular understanding of the overall build of a watercolour painting .
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They included taking lessons for her advanced driving test, watercolour painting and gardening.
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I am teaching myself watercolour painting from books.
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It certainly isn't a new invention: Turner used it to produce some of his finest watercolour paintings in the 1880s.
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In this way, the paper contributes to the illuminating play of colour and light found only in watercolour painting .
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For good measure, some of these ideas have been worked up into watercolour paintings .
paper
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I always use Langton watercolour paper , which I wash first so that no spots appear when laying on the colour.
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Papermakers use a variety of synthetic resin, starch and organic gelatin sizes in the manufacture of watercolour papers .
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On watercolour paper , graduated effects are easily achieved by wiping back colour with the blender.
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Stretching watercolour paper How do I stretch watercolour papers so that they remain completely smooth during use?
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The Kurecolor markers gave good results on watercolour paper .
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The finest quality watercolour papers are either hand-made or mould-made.
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use
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I have just started using the medium of watercolour , struggling along and producing paintings of a particular subject.
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Soft haired brushes are mostly used for watercolour or tempera painting, with bristle mainly for oils.
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I always use Langton watercolour paper, which I wash first so that no spots appear when laying on the colour.
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The main advantage of using acrylic like a watercolour is that once it is applied, it dries to be water-resistant.
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Although only using watercolour it appears that Green imitates the technique of painting boulders.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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I always use Langton watercolour paper, which I wash first so that no spots appear when laying on the colour.
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I have just started using the medium of watercolour , struggling along and producing paintings of a particular subject.
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Other watercolour and drawing papers are available.
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Soft haired brushes are mostly used for watercolour or tempera painting, with bristle mainly for oils.
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Stretching watercolour paper How do I stretch watercolour papers so that they remain completely smooth during use?
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The acrylic is not effective to use in the traditional opaque sense, it must be treated as a watercolour .