Watercolours (UK), also called watercolor ( US ) or aquarelle ( French ), are paintings whose colours are water-based pigments .

Watercolours were first created in China, appearing shortly after paper was invented. Watercolours soon became popular in Japan as well. ^[1] Pigment is mixed first with a binder which is most of the time, gum arabic , then add water and then using a brush add the pigment to material like paper . When the water dries, the pigment is stuck to the material from the binder. ^[2]

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