Monday, March 26, 2012

Gouache

Derived from the Italian guazzo, gouache is a type of paint consisting of pigment and a binding agent. Also spelled guache, it is designed to be used in an opaque method. Originally a term that applied to an early 16th century practice, guazzo was the practice of applying oil paint over a tempera base, it was used as early as the 14th century in Europe. Not to be confused with gauche...

Gouache on paper copyright (c) Trevi Bennett 2012

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