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 +'''Watercolor painting''' ("watercolour" in British English and "aquarelle" in French) is a [[painting]] method. A '''watercolor''' is the [[Processing medium|medium]] or the resulting [[Work of art|artwork]], in which the [[paint]]s are made of [[pigments]] suspended in a water soluble vehicle. The traditional and most common support for watercolor paintings is paper; other supports include [[papyrus]], bark papers, [[plastic]]s, [[vellum]] or [[leather]], [[textile|fabric]], wood, and [[canvas]]. In East Asia, watercolor painting with inks is referred to as [[brush painting]] or [[scroll painting]]. In [[Chinese painting|Chinese]] and [[Japanese painting]] it has been the dominant medium, often in monochrome black or browns. [[India]], [[Ethiopia]] and other countries also have long traditions. [[Fingerpainting]] with watercolor paints originated in [[China]].
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Watercolor painting ("watercolour" in British English and "aquarelle" in French) is a painting method. A watercolor is the medium or the resulting artwork, in which the paints are made of pigments suspended in a water soluble vehicle. The traditional and most common support for watercolor paintings is paper; other supports include papyrus, bark papers, plastics, vellum or leather, fabric, wood, and canvas. In East Asia, watercolor painting with inks is referred to as brush painting or scroll painting. In Chinese and Japanese painting it has been the dominant medium, often in monochrome black or browns. India, Ethiopia and other countries also have long traditions. Fingerpainting with watercolor paints originated in China.



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