Gouache

Gouache
Gouache (/ɡuˈɑːʃ, ɡwɑːʃ/; French: [ɡwaʃ]), 1……………………………. colour or 2…………………………….. watercolour, is

one type of 3……………………………., paint consisting of natural pigment, water, a binding 4…………………………….
(usually gum arabic or dextrin), and sometimes additional inert material. Gouache is designed to be used
with 2……………………………. methods of painting. Gouache has a considerable history, going back over 600 years.
It is used most consistently by 5……………………………. artists for 6……………………………., illustrations, comics, and
other design work.
Gouache is similar to watercolor in that it can be 7……………………………., it dries to a 8……………………………. finish,

and the paint can become infused with its paper support. It is similar to 9……………………………. or oil paints in
that it is normally used in an 2……………………………. painting style and it can form a
superficial10…………………………….. Many manufacturers of watercolor paints also produce gouache, and the two
can easily be used together.
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layer re-wetted commercial matte watermedia
posters body acrylic opaque agent
Description
Gouache paint is similar to watercolor, however 1……………………………. to make it opaque. 2……………………………. as
in watercolor, the binding agent has traditionally been gum arabic but since the 3…………………………….
nineteenth century cheaper varieties use yellow dextrin. When the paint is sold as a 4……………………………., e.g. in
tubes, the dextrin has usually been 5……………………………. with an equal volume of 6…………………………….. To
improve the 7……………………………. and hygroscopic qualities of the paint, as well as the flexibility of the rather
8……………………………. paint layer after drying, propylene glycol is often added. Gouache 9…………………………….
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 10……………………………., a "body", may be part of the paint. This makes gouache
heavier and more opaque, with greater 11……………………………. qualities.
Gouache generally dries to a different 12……………………………. than it appears when wet (lighter tones generally
dry darker and darker tones tend to dry lighter), which can make it difficult to 13……………………………. colors over
multiple painting sessions. Its quick coverage and total hiding power mean that gouache lends itself to
more 14……………………………. painting techniques than watercolor. "En plein air" paintings take
15……………………………. of this, as do the works of J. M. W. Turner.
Gouache is used most consistently by commercial artists for works such as posters, illustrations, comics, and
for other design work. Most 20th-century 16……………………………. used it to create an opaque color on a cel with
watercolor paint used for the 17……………………………. . Using gouache as "poster paint" is desirable for its
18……………………………. as the paint layer dries completely by the relatively quick evaporation of the water.
The use of gouache is not restricted to the basic opaque painting techniques using a 19…………………………….
and watercolor paper. It is often applied with an 20…………………………….. As with all types of paint, gouache has
been used on unusual surfaces from Braille paper to 21…………………………….. A variation of traditional application
is the method used in the gouaches découpées (cut 22…………………………….) created by Henri Matisse. His Blue
Nudes series is a good example of the technique. A new variation in the formula of the paint is acrylic
gouache.
Gouache paints come in many colors and are usually mixed with water to achieve the desired working properties and to
control the 23……………………………. when dry.
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differs cardboard modified backgrounds Just
adhesive value paste brush match
speed late opacity reflective mixed
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collages animations advantage
History
The term, derived from the Italian guazzo, also refers to paintings using this opaque method. "Guazzo", Italian
for "1…………………………….", was originally a term applied to the 2……………………………. 16th century practice of
applying oil paint over a 3……………………………. base, which could give a 4……………………………. effect. In the 18th
century in France, the term gouache was applied to opaque watermedia, although the technique is
considerably older; it was employed as 2…………………………….as the 9th century in Persian
5……………………………. and had by the 14th century spread to Europe. During the eighteenth century gouache
was often used in a mixed technique, for adding fine 6……………………………. in pastel paintings. Gouache was
typically made by mixing water colours 7……………………………. on gum arabic with an opaque white pigment. In
the nineteenth century, water colours began to be industrially produced in 8……………………………. and a "Chinese
white" tube was added to boxes for this purpose. Later that century, for decorative uses "poster paint" was
9……………………………., 7……………………………. on the much cheaper dextrin binder. It was sold in
10……………………………. or as a powder to be mixed with water. The dextrin 11……………………………. older paint types
7……………………………. on hide glue or 12…………………………….. During the twentieth century, gouache began to be
specially manufactured in 8……………………………. for more refined artistic purposes. Initially, gum arabic was used
as a binder but soon cheaper brands were based on dextrin, as is most paint for children.
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based tempera replaced size miniature early
mud mass-produced tubes glossy cans details
matted
Acrylic gouache
A relatively new 1……………………………. in the formula of the paint is acrylic gouache. Its highly
2……………………………. pigment is similar to traditional gouache, but it is mixed with an acrylic-based
3……………………………., unlike traditional gouache, which is 4……………………………. with gum arabic. It is
5……………………………. when wet and dries to a matte, opaque and 6……………………………. surface when dry. Acrylic
gouache differs from acrylic paint because it contains additives to 7……………………………. the matte finish and the
8……………………………. time is slightly extended. Some brands can sometimes be 9……………………………. or "lifted"
for several hours after10……………………………., during their drying time.
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Gouache (/ɡuˈɑːʃ, ɡwɑːʃ/; French: [ɡwaʃ]), 1……………………………. colour or 2…………………………….. watercolour, is

Gouache is similar to watercolor in that it can be 7……………………………., it dries to a 8……………………………. finish,

layer re-wetted commercial matte watermedia

posters body acrylic opaque agent

control the 23……………………………. when dry.

Here you are the missing words:

differs cardboard modified backgrounds Just

adhesive value paste brush match

speed late opacity reflective mixed

direct water airbrush brittle chalk

collages animations advantage

based tempera replaced size miniature early

mud mass-produced tubes glossy cans details

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