Glossary of Art Terms

Dry Brush Painting is a technique that leverages minimal paint on a brush to create textured strokes, primarily used for highlighting and rendering surface details, and adding a unique visual quality to artwork.

Opaque Watercolors or sometimes called gouache (rhymes with wash) are a type of water-based paint that, unlike traditional watercolors, doesn't allow light to pass through them.

Sulphite paper, sometimes spelled "sulfite," is a type of paper made from wood pulp that has been chemically processed using a sulphite solution. This process makes the paper have a smoother surface, resistant to tearing and holding up well to various art techniques like folding and cutting, acid-free, fade resistant and typically a medium-weight paper, often sold as "drawing paper" or "white construction paper.

Watercolor Bleed Technique or wet-on-wet, involves applying wet watercolor paint onto a wet surface, allowing the colors to blend and flow naturally.