Water colour is one of the most used painting method worldwide today. Its popularity can largely be attributed to the exquisite effects of depth, texture and light which can be achieved from its delicate washes. It is also attractive for its portability, all you need is a paint box, brush and a block of paper.
Function: Sketch Books  
Beginning in the early Renaissance artists kept their informal drawings from nature and first ideas in sketch books of various sizes. This practice was derived from the medieval model book, in which artists recorded their finished ideas for study within their workshops and application in finished works or art. In the fifteenth century metalpoint and prepared paper were considered the ideal media for sketch books, but chalks and pen and ink replaced it early in the sixteenth century, succeeded by the graphite pencil in the nineteenth.

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