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Gouache

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is often added. Gouache differs from watercolor in that the particles are typically larger, the ratio of pigment to binder is much higher, and an additional white filler such as chalk—a "body"—may be part of the paint. This makes gouache heavier and more opaque than watercolor, and endows it with
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Later that century, for decorative uses "poster paint" (as it is known in the U.S.), was mass-produced, based on the much cheaper dextrin binder. It was sold in cans or as a powder to be mixed with water. The dextrin replaced older paint types based on
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that differs from the one it has when wet (lighter tones generally dry darker and darker tones tend to dry lighter), which can make it difficult to match colors over multiple painting sessions. Its quick coverage and total
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paintings. Gouache was typically made by mixing watercolours based on gum arabic with an opaque white pigment. In the nineteenth century, watercolours began to be industrially produced in tubes and a "
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in that it is normally used in an opaque painting style and it can form a superficial layer. Many manufacturers of watercolor paints also produce gouache, and the two can easily be used together.
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Gouache paints come in many colors and are usually mixed with water to achieve the desired working properties and to control the opacity when dry.
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Gouache is today much used by commercial artists for works such as posters, illustrations, comics, and for other design work. Most 20th-century
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in that it can be rewetted and dried to a matte finish, and the paint can become infused into its paper support. It is similar to
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During the eighteenth century gouache was often used in a mixed technique, for adding fine details in
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qualities of the paint, as well as the flexibility of the rather brittle paint layer after drying,
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The use of gouache is not restricted to the basic opaque painting techniques using a brush and
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series is a good example of the technique. A new variation in the formula of the paint is
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are predominantly examples of gouache. The term gouache, derived from the Italian
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The alternative term "body color" is sometimes one word "bodycolor".
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with watercolor paint used for the backgrounds. Using gouache as "
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base, which could give a matted effect. In the 18th century in
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but since the late nineteenth century cheaper varieties use
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because it contains additives to ensure the matte finish.
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A relatively new variation in the formula of the paint is
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between 1835 and 1840; watercolour and gouache on paper
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Bodycolour
Gouache (album)
Gouache (grape)


Jacob Philipp Hackert
Lago d'Averno
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[ɡwaʃ]
natural pigment
gum arabic
dextrin
inert material
opaque
commercial artists
comics
watercolor
acrylic
oil paints
watercolor
opaque
gum arabic
yellow dextrin
hygroscopic
propylene glycol
value
hiding power
direct painting
En plein air
J. M. W. Turner

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