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Watercolour vs Acrylic - What's the difference?

watercolour | acrylic |

As nouns the difference between watercolour and acrylic

is that watercolour is a water-soluble pigment while acrylic is (organic chemistry) an acrylic resin.

As adjectives the difference between watercolour and acrylic

is that watercolour is pertaining to the methods or products of watercolor while acrylic is (organic chemistry) derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile.

watercolour

English

Alternative forms

* watercolor (mostly US )

Noun

(en noun)
  • A water-soluble pigment.
    • Jim's aunt only uses watercolours to paint her pictures.
  • A painting made by using such pigment.
    • Jim's aunt paints beautiful watercolours .
  • This kind of painting as a genre.
    • I'm not a big fan of watercolour ; I much prefer oil painting.

    Derived terms

    * watercolourist

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Pertaining to the methods or products of watercolor.

    • acrylic

    English

    (wikipedia acrylic)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (organic chemistry) Derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile.
  • Containing an acrylic resin.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) An acrylic resin.
  • A paint containing an acrylic resin.
    • When it comes to painting, i prefer using acrylics as my medium.
  • a painting executed using such a paint.
  • A thick sheet of plastic.
  • A liquid coating system based on an acrylic resin