How to Use watercolor in a Sentence

watercolor

noun

• We bought a watercolor of the shore.
• He only works in watercolors.
• In watercolor, the fall of light on a child’s bare back evokes an event rather than an effect.
  — Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2022
• 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
• Although the watercolor does not come with a frame, the print is shipped in a tube and is ready to be framed upon arrival.
  — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 3 June 2022
• 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
• Soma’s watercolor palm print coverup is great to bring along in your beach bag.
  — Marie Lodi, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 May 2022
• The two of us turned to the window where Walter sat with his sketchbook, pushing watercolors across the pages.
  — Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2024
• 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
• Without missing a beat, Comer Lowe walked the couple over to a watercolor of a young man standing at the edge of a field.
  — Rosalind Bentley, ajc, 21 Oct. 2021
• The pink rose is on her spine and its faint, fading color gives it the appearance of watercolor.
  — Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 29 Dec. 2021
• 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 slinky column dress was in a watercolor palette print of pink, red, blue, and swirls of sienna.
  — ELLE, 2 Apr. 2022
• In the three years since then, Ekambaram has branched out into watercolor, clay, acrylic paint, oil paint and reverse glass.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 June 2022
• The blurred flowers and branches look as though they have been painted with watercolors.
  — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Jan. 2024
• For Hailey Morgan, who sold her watercolor and ink prints in one of the booths, the best part of the day was getting to interact with people face to face.
  — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 26 July 2021
• 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
• The acrylic, mixed-media and watercolor images lost in the fire were part of the largest gift of art in the history of Sonoma State, valued at more than $2 million.
  — Robert J. Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2022
• In it, a nude male carries off a nude female and slashes of ink, dark pools of watercolor and opaque touches of gouache resonate with the violence of the scene.
  — Mary Tompkins Lewis, WSJ, 18 June 2021
• 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
• There’s not a lobster tchotchke or lighthouse watercolor in sight.
  — Lila Battis, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 26 Oct 2024