What is gouache?
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It's a painting method using opaque pigments ground in and thickened, like glue.
Itโs paint. Similar to watercolours but made to be opaque. Usually comes in tubes.
It's a type of paint, Beth. Here's an great article that will help:
https://www.mybluprint.com/article/meet-gouache-the-new-old-paint-that-will-rock-your-world
Gouache, body color, or opaque watercolor, is one type of watermedia, paint consisting of natural pigment, water, a binding agent, and sometimes additional inert material. Gouache is designed to be used with opaque methods of painting. Gouache has a considerable history, going back over 600 years.gouache
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noun
opaque watercolor of the type used in gouache painting.- a picture painted using the gouache method.
plural noun: gouaches
Gouache is opaque watercolor. It's very similar to watercolor, but it's used to get very bright, vibrant colors without a lot of transparency. You still use it with water to move the paint.
Hi Beth, hope these help you out, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOJ7qMtsFKE