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Watercolor: Realistic Painting
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Watercolor: Realistic Painting

by Daniel Tennant
February 2010
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
32 pages
2h 45m
English
Walter Foster
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GOUACHE

Gouache, a French term meaning “opaque,” is simply opaque watercolor paint. Its brightness comes from the color itself—unlike transparent watercolor, which gets its brilliance from the reflective qualities of the paper. Gouache can be used thinly, like transparent watercolors, but it is generally used as a matte, opaque paint. Gouache provides an actual paint layer, while transparent watercolor is a stain. Often referred to as “body color,” the film of gouache appears thicker than it really is.

WHAT IT IS

Gouache is made from pigment, binder (usually gum arabic), wetting agents, other minor additives, and a preservative. More pigment is used in making gouache than in transparent water-colors, which makes them opaque. An opaque extender ...

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ISBN: 9781600581243