How to Use watercolor in a Sentence

watercolor

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  • We bought a watercolor of the shore.
  • He only works in watercolors.
  • Add berries and bow with a red marker and stems with green watercolor paint.
    — Erynn Hassinger, Country Living, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Ganni closed the week with a top and jeans splashed in a watercolor blend of indigo, pale blue, and white.
    — Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Aug. 2023
  • In the distance, the haze blurs to an almost watercolor effect.
    — Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Send a photo to Minted and receive an artist watercolor framed for the two of you to treasure.
    — Olivia Hosken, Town & Country, 13 Dec. 2022
  • For his eighth birthday present, the Pals bought a watercolor set for Arsh.
    — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2022
  • To make: Start by drawing a simple tree shape on a piece of watercolor paper cut to the size of a shadow box frame.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Stout compares that process to the way watercolors dry on paper.
    — Stephanie Sporn, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Some artists work in watercolors or sculptures, Joseph Shumway works in ice cream.
    — Heather L. King, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 July 2023
  • To get the watercolor look, mix glass paint with a few drops of paint thinner, and paint freehand designs on your vase with an acrylic brush.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2022
  • That choice was inspired by A Bird, a Warhol watercolor that depicts a bright red bird inside a cage.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Nov. 2023
  • The blurred flowers and branches look as though they have been painted with watercolors.
    — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Jan. 2024
  • This art book contains stunning watercolor pieces to correspond to each of the 150 Psalms.
    — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 24 Aug. 2022
  • That same day, a company linked to Mr. Black used the proceeds from that sale to buy a watercolor painting by Paul Cezanne for $30 million.
    — Matthew Goldstein, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Printed and sewn in Italy of fine linen, this runner has an almost watercolor feel to it, thanks to the washed, ombre effect of the design on both ends.
    — Sarah Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Using a sticky concoction of opaque watercolors, Blake drew the image on a stiff board.
    — Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Explore the sea life of the intertidal area, watch the sky change into a watercolor painting as the sun melts into the horizon, and walk along the dramatic cliffs and caves.
    — Karen Ruffini, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2023
  • For me, an untitled watercolor by Aaron Douglas, from 1930, sets the tone.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2022
  • The watercolor hues wash across textiles and draperies with painterly brushstrokes.
    — Sally Finder Weepie, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2022
  • Like finger paint for cheeks, this tube of sheer gel-cream blush gives a natural watercolor-like flush that melds into skin.
    — Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 22 July 2022
  • In 2020, Park Eunkyung, the owner of Unistella, gave some of my nails a dreamy, watercolor effect and topped others with chunky glitter.
    — Devon Abelman, Allure, 9 Aug. 2022
  • The Macallan collaborated with artist Michelle Lucking to create a watercolor painting on the box that was meant to capture the spirit of both the river and the whisky.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2024
  • In a watercolor done in 1790, it has been fashioned into crescent shapes that resemble a pair of rams’ horns that meet in a bulbous clump in the center of her brow.
    — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2023
  • In the second slide of the photo dump, Ice Spice wore a sheer bra top with long sleeves, as well as an asymmetrical watercolor mini skirt and white moon boots.
    — Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 13 July 2023
  • These items range from watercolors to altar pieces to wine coolers.
    — Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 2023
  • This cute sweatshirt pokes fun at the sport’s quirky name with a watercolor print of two pickles playing pickleball.
    — Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Circles on a watercolor Parcheesi board are shaded just so.
    — Elisabeth Egan, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The best of its great American watercolors are on view, and the museum now gives free admission.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Tint specific details from the image with watercolor paints (lighter colors work best) and a soft brush.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2022

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