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Handprint: Watercolors (Paints, Techniques, and More)
A comprehensive resource for watercolorists that includes a clickable index of topics ranging from biographies and critiques of recognized masters of the art of watercolor to information on how the eye perceives light, on paper choices,...
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn Museum: Exhibitions: Tigers of Wrath: Watercolors by Walton Ford
This long-term exhibition, "Tigers of Wrath" watercolors by Walton Ford was on view in 2006 at the Brooklyn Museum. This page takes you into the exhibition with images of selected works from the exhibit as well as a teachers packet for...
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn Museum: Brushed With Light: American Landscape Watercolors
The 2007 long-term exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum, "Brushed with Light: American Landscape Watercolors from the Collection" is presented here with selected works from the exhibit, a description of the show and sections with audio clips,...
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: John Angelo at the Water Color Exhibition by Elizabeth Champney
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book John Angelo at the Water Color Exhibition by Elizabeth Champney (1883), an illustrated children's book about John Angelo's visit to a watercolor exhibition.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Tour: Winslow Homer Watercolors: Themes and Styles
A survey of Homer's watercolors in the collection of the National Gallery of Art considers his technique and choice of subject. With links to a biography of the artist and to information about his work in other media.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Water Color Mixing
In this classroom lab activity, young scholars will experiment with mixing the primary colors together: red, yellow, and blue, to determine what new colors may be observed.
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Watercolor painting.com: Color Theory
A great introduction to color theory with colorful illustrations and examples.
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Watercolor painting.com: Pigments and Paint
This resource provides an extremely detailed account of watercolor pigments and paints. It includes a long list of colors and how they are made.
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Watercolor painting.com: Creating Journal Art
Journaling with words or pictures can be a great way to empty and open your mind. Here's a no fail art lesson that will have you seeing things out of thoughtless lines and squiggles.
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Design and Colour
A site by watercolor artist John Lovett. He describes the Elements of Art and Principles of Design and gives tips and techniques for watercolor painting and for composition.
EL Education
El Education: A Book of Poetry
This is a book of poetry written by a 6th grade class. They worked with their English teacher and their visual art teacher to create watercolors on which they superimposed their poems to create this book.
EL Education
El Education: Deer Watercolor
This watercolor painting was done by a 6th grade student from the Shutesbury Elementary School, in Shutesbury, Massachusetts. Watercolor art was a class-wide study in the classroom, and students took on personal watercolor projects...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Oil and Water Art Project
Students will create art by mixing watercolors with vegetable oil. By mixing the liquids, students can experiment the different properties of liquids. Lesson is developed to be a culminating project for a unit on liquids.
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Studio Antiques and Fine Art Incorporated
A tremendous display of fine art complete with the artist's bio and studio address, as well as the type of painting it is (oil painting, water color etc.) The font size on this site is small but readable.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Sesame Street: Watercolor Butterflies Craft
This website shows students how to make their own watercolors to decorate their butterfly.
Crayola
Crayola Asian Landscape Scroll
Here's a lesson plan for students of any age! Children use Chinese scroll painting as inspiration to create their own version of this ancient art form. Provides resources and adaptations as well. You need to register to view the page,...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Howard Cook
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Howard Cook is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his work with various mediums, including oil, pastel, and watercolors.
Read Works
Read Works: Forms of Art Watercolor
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage explains the process of watercolor painting. It includes comprehension questions and a teacher guide and can be used as both a read-aloud exercise and an individual practice tool.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Nga Kids: Inside Scoop: Winslow Homer [Pdf]
A printable kid-friendly introduction to the watercolors of Winslow Homer.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Explore the Writing Process Through Painting [Pdf]
In this lesson plan, students imagine their dream destination spots and sketch them. They use basic watercolor painting techniques to paint their images and follow this by writing descriptions. In groups, they then compile a sequential...
ArtLex
Art Lex: Gouache
Learn about gouache painting and view examples of it by famous artists. Also includes links to information on other painting styles, art terms, and artists.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Learning Lab: Japan: Images of a People
Learners learn to view Japanese paintings, they make a screen, and they learn about the culture of Japan. There are three lesson plans and all allow all needed materials to be downloaded.
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Euronet: Japanese Art and Western Influence
This Euronet offers general information about Japanese art and accompanying photos can be found here. Maneuvering around this site is an easy task.
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Plains Indian, Browning, Montana
A listing of Plains Indian artists that have been featured at the Browning, Montana museum. You can see a sampling of their work and a brief written review of them at each link.
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