Renaissance Watercolours: materials and techniques | V&A 

Focussing on the three types of object featured in the V&A display Renaissance Watercolours: illuminated manuscripts, portrait miniatures and coloured drawings, this film showcases the qualities that made watercolour the medium of choice for many artists during the Renaissance.
A modern-day painting of a pomegranate, using traditional watercolour techniques, by artist Lucy Smith, also demonstrates how watercolour painting remains a versatile medium, ideal for capturing life-like details that help us to record our diverse world.
Take a look at our Watercolour Collection: www.vam.ac.uk/collections/wat...
* Correction:
Caption at 0:43 should read:
Portrait miniature of Alice Brandon, Mrs. Hilliard, by Nicholas Hilliard, 1578
End credit for this image at 4:58 should read:
Portrait miniature of Alice Brandon, Mrs. Hilliard, by Nicholas Hilliard, 1578, France. Museum no. P.2-1942. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London