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[French, from Italian guazzo, from Latin aquātiō, watering, from aquātus, past participle of aquārī, to fetch water, from aqua, water.]
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1. Totally opaque type of watercolor paint that has a gumlike base; sometimes used to color in drawings.
2. Painting made with gouache.
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1. A method of painting, using opaque pigments pulverized in water and mixed with gum.
2. A painting so made.
3. An opaque color used in the process.
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Gouache[p](English pronunciation: /ɡuːˈæʃ/; French: [ˈɡwaʃ]), the name of which derives from the Italian guazzo, water paint, splash or bodycolor (the term preferred by art historians) is a type of paint consisting of pigment suspended in water. Gouache differs from watercolor in that the particles are larger, the ratio of pigment to water is much higher, and an additional, inert, white pigment such as chalk is also present. Like all watermedia, it is diluted with water. (Gum Arabic is also present as a binding agent, just as in watercolor.) This makes gouache heavier and more opaque, with greater reflective qualities.[1]
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"Guazzo" was originally a term applied to the early 16th century practice of applying oil paint over a tempera base.[2] The term was applied to the watermedia in the 18th century in France, although the technique is considerably older. It was used as early as the 14th century in Europe.
Gouache generally dries to a different value than it appears when wet (lighter tones generally dry darker, while darker tones tend to dry lighter), which can make it difficult to match colors over multiple painting sessions. This, combined with its quick coverage and total hiding power, mean that gouache lends itself to more immediate techniques than watercolor.[3] "En plein air" paintings take advantage of this, as do works of J.M.W. Turner and Victor Lensner. It is used most consistently by commercial artists for works such as posters, illustrations, comics, and for other design work. For example, comics illustrators like Alex Ross use mostly gouache for their work. Industrial Designer and Visual Futurist Syd Mead also works primarily in gouache. Most 20th-century animations used it to create an opaque color on a cel with watercolor paint used for backgrounds, and gouache as "poster paint" is desirable for its speed and durability.
As with all types of paint, gouache has been used on some unusual papers or surfaces.[4]
One variation of the medium is gouaches découpées created by Henri Matisse, cut paper collages. His Blue Nudes series is a good example of the technique.
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Nederlands (Dutch)
gouache(techniek)
Français (French)
n. - gouache
Deutsch (German)
n. - Gouache(malerei)
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (υδρο)κομμιογραφία, γκουάς
Português (Portuguese)
n. - guache (pint.) (f)
Español (Spanish)
n. - pintura a la aguada, guache
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gouache (konst.)
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
树胶水彩画法, 树胶水彩颜料
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 樹膠水彩畫法, 樹膠水彩顏料
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 고무 수채화, 고무 수채화 물감
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) الغواش, طريقه في الرسم بالالوان المائيه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - צבעי גואש, גואש, תמונה צבועה בצבעי גואש
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