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There are dozens of different art tools, which an artist can use to express their creativity. One of the most used kind of paints nowadays is watercolour. It [ ]very popular with English artists for several hundred years. Now we know that watercolour's been also used in other European countries. It was considered a tool for quick sketching and as a preparation for the oil painting. Historians suggest that the rich history of watercolour as an art form [ ]with the Renaissance period.

Many artists [ ]with watercolour for centuries. They [ ]dried grounded vegetables and glue to make their paints. How crazy is that? The other interesting fact is that watercolour [ ]well with a large amount of water and can be easily combined with other colours on paper. Most importantly, the quality of the paper matters. It [ ]be very thick and pressed paper to hold the watercolour paints. The most suitable paper is made of pure cotton and it's quite expensive.

The interest in watercolour [ ]recently as many young artists prefer to work with light and flexible art medium. At the same time, mature professionals still vote in favour of oil painting as the iconic form of fine art.