Watercolor painting to paints that use water-soluble, complex carbohydrates as a binder. Originally (in the 16th to 18th centuries), watercolor binders were sugars and/or hide glues, but since the 19th century, the preferred binder is natural gum arabic, with glycerin and/or honey as additives to improve plasticity and solubility of the binder, and with other chemicals added to improve product shelf life. The term "bodycolor" refers to paint that is opaque rather than transparent. It usually refers to opaque watercolor, known as gouache. Modern acrylic paints use a acrylic resin dispersion as a binder. Watercolor painters before the turn of the 18th
Re: Cutie Honey starring the four voice actresses that have voiced Honey up to then: Eiko Masuyama (the '70s series), Michiko Neya ("New Cutie Honey"), Ai Nagano ("Cutie Honey Flash"), and Yui Horie ("Re: Cutie Honey"). The OVA's visuals have generated mixed reactions; an "Anime on DVD" review praises the vibrancy of the digital ink and paint, saying it "brings Honey’s world to life" compared to older "Cutie Honey" series. However, a review on the website "Japan Hero" criticizes the animation, calling it "distorted", "garish", "sub par and truly unsettling", except in "the fantastic title animation". Still, the series itself has been praised