1. Watercolor (p. 177-178)
Art>Art Techniques>Painting>Watercolor
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Click on the link above to view a video of the characteristics and techniques of painting with watercolor. Looking at John Singer Sargent’s Mountain Stream (Fig. 7.12, p. 178), how has the artist used the medium of watercolor in terms of utilizing its transparency and ability to incorporate drawing? How does Sargent’s choice of watercolor as his medium contribute to the sense of spontaneity in this painting?

2. Oil (p. 172-177)
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The above link offers a video presentation on oil and acrylic paints, with visual explanations of painting materials and techniques. Compare Ingres’s La Comtesse d’Haussonville (Fig. 7.8, p. 175) and Mitchell’s La Grade Valee XVII, Carl (Fig. 7.10, p. 176), both of which are oil paintings. How did both artists utilize characteristics of the oil medium, such as glazing, blending, and impasto to produce two very different paintings?

3. Acrylic (p. 179-181)
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View the video in this link again, this time noting the differences in acrylic and oil paint. In addition to being developed much more recently, acrylic is chemically different than oil paint, and can be thinned by water. Looking at David Hockney’s Mount Fuji (Fig. 7.15, p. 180), what characteristics of acrylic paint does the artist use that would be difficult to replicate in oil?