Comments on: The Watercolor Workshop – Painting with Gouache

By: Tammy Lisec

Tammy Lisec — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 00:20:59 +0000

Gouache to me can be confusing, especially the tea to butter method. Someone said, think of it like a photo picture. The distance is blurry. The further back the image, the thinner your paint. The closer the image is, the more detailed the image is, the thicker the paint. I’ve not tested that theory. I’m still trying to understand gouache as a whole.

By: Adi Philpott

Adi Philpott — Wed, 24 Aug 2022 20:43:03 +0000

In reply to Maureen Anderson. Yes, the 2 work well together using any colors

By: Tom Pickard

Tom Pickard — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 20:09:07 +0000

Looking forward to adding this medium to my watercolor paintings.

By: Christian Leger

Christian Leger — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 14:17:04 +0000

I am trying to order gouache paint for this lesson. It seems to be out of stock almost everywhere! Any sense of why or suggestion on where to purchase a gouache set. Thanks in advance!

By: matt

matt — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 13:00:35 +0000

In reply to David Pigman. Yes, gouache dries very quickly. You can clearly layer over the top with subsequent washes and if lots of water is used, you will reactivate the material on the surface. But, if small amounts of water are used, layering works like a charm.

By: David Pigman

David Pigman — Thu, 31 Oct 2019 17:21:45 +0000

Planning on trying gouache this weekend. Im curious about dry time. when you are layering opaque over translucent do you allow the translucent to dry completely?

By: matt

matt — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 17:26:24 +0000

In reply to Maureen Anderson. Hi Maureen, I'm so sorry I missed your question. Sometimes I get a little overwhelmed. You can definitely use gouache in conjunction with watercolor, but I wouldn't recommend mixing the colors before applying them to the surface. So you can apply gouache over watercolor or vice versa, but be aware that gouache may re-activate when any water is applied.

By: Maureen Anderson

Maureen Anderson — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 04:43:53 +0000

Looking at the time difference and thinking my question may have been missed. still wondering if gouache can be mixed with watercolor to make it more opaque and reflective, or only as a last addition to a watercolor painting?

By: Maureen Anderson

Maureen Anderson — Mon, 07 Oct 2019 01:19:41 +0000

I work with watercolor and recently purchased black and white gouache (although not tried it yet) for my pet portrait whiskers, seeing it used for a whole painting was very interesting, I’ve been nervous about trying it. Also wondered can gouache be mixed with watercolor to make it more opaque and reflective, or only as a last addition to a watercolor painting?

By: Anna Maria Lassen

Anna Maria Lassen — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 21:34:46 +0000

I really like this picture! Particularly the foliage is masterly done! I can almost smell the humid woodland. A very inspiring exercise that I look forward to try.