different between watercolour vs aquatint

English

Alternative forms

• watercolor (mostly US)

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?w?.t??k?.l?/

Etymology

water +? colour

Noun

watercolour (countable and uncountable, plural watercolours)

1. (countable) A water-soluble pigment.

2. (countable) A painting made by using such pigment.

   Synonym: aquarelle

3. (uncountable) This kind of painting as a genre.

Derived terms

• watercolourist

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Adjective

watercolour (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to the methods or products of watercolor.

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Verb

watercolour (third-person singular simple present watercolours, present participle watercolouring, simple past and past participle watercoloured)

1. To paint using watercolour

Further reading

• watercolor painting on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian acquatinta (literally “dyed water”).

Noun

aquatint (plural aquatints)

1. A form of etching with acid on a plate partially covered with varnish that produces a print somewhat resembling a watercolour.

   Coordinate term: mezzotint

   Hypernyms: etching, intaglio

2. An etching or print made using this method.

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Verb

aquatint (third-person singular simple present aquatints, present participle aquatinting, simple past and past participle aquatinted)

1. To make such etchings.

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Further reading

• aquatint on Wikipedia.Wikipedia