What is Gouache? Is it easily used?

Answer 1

It's like opaque watercolors. Depends on how well you like wet media. It's like watercolor in the same sense that the pigment never becomes unalterable, you can move it around a little by re wetting. If you know what you're doing that's fine, but don't expect to paint over a darker color with a lighter color without some bleeding and blending. Makes revisions a perilous proposition.

Answer 2

Gouache (from the Italian guazzo, "water paint, splash") is a type of paint consisting of pigment suspended in water. Gouache differs from watercolour in that the particles are larger, the ratio of pigment to water is much higher, and the presence of an inert white pigment such as chalk. This makes gouache heavier and more opaque, with greater reflective qualities.
Very few artists have painted a substantial number of works in gouache, though many famous artists have painted a small number of gouaches.

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http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/g/gouache.html

Answer 3

gouache is sort of like water color but with the brilliance of acrylic. however it is expensive! And it is very easy to use. most of the time when i use it and want to change something all you have to do is get a wet rage and wipe it off. but be careful if using any kind of clear coat like poly on it, it can change some of the colors to and even brighter tint or shade.

Answer 4

Kind of like opaque watercolor or thinned out acrylic. I like it - it provides a nice graphic effect