Painting with watercolour

Watercolours are transparent paints based on gum arabic. Painting in watercolours is a technique in which the paint, thinned with water or as it is, is applied on special watercolour paper. The paint has various constituents including pure pigments and Gum arabic, which ensures the pigments adhere to the paper. In contrast to gouache, watercolours are always transparent. Below are the step-by-step plans for watercolours.