Watercolor (US English) or Watercolour (UK English) – also called Aquarelle in French – is a painting method in which the paints are made of pigments suspended in a water-soluble vehicle.
I’m using the term Aquarelle (or Aquarel) as this is best know in Belgium and the surrounding countries.
The term “watercolor” or “aquarel” refers to both the medium and the resulting artwork.
The traditional and most common support (material to which the paint is applied) for watercolor paintings is paper. Other supports include papyrus, bark papers, plastics, vellum or leather, fabric, wood, and canvas.
Watercolors are usually transparent, and appear luminous because the pigments are laid down in a relatively pure form with few fillers obscuring the pigment colors. Watercolor can also be made opaque by adding Chinese white.
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Note : Above text is inspired by the original on Wikipedia