Gouache Painting

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  Gouache Painting – Top 10 Reasons to Love it!

   True art story “What is Gouache?” Gouache is pronounced “goo wash” and rhymes with squash. The first time I heard the word  ‘gouache’ mispronounced was by a student reading from her notes. Her teacher recommended she get a tube of white wash. At the time, I was a new employee at The Paint Spot. I […]

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  Gouache Paint – Easy Projects for Beginners

  Like watercolour paint, gouache paint is a water-based medium.  Watercolour paint is generally transparent and can be lightened by dilution, which allows more of the white paper visible. Gouache’s opaque nature means it dries to a matte finish and obscures the layers below.  This characteristic also allows gouache to be used on coloured papers and […]