gouache
Gouache ( French gouache , from Latin aquatio , Italian guazzo 'Lache'; Germanized gouache ) is a water-soluble colorant made from coarsely ground pigments with the addition of chalk. As the binder is gum arabic used.
The gouache can be used for both opaque and glazed painting techniques . In doing so, she combines the properties of oil paint ( pastose ) and watercolor paint (glazing).
The gouache painting briefly gouache called as a painted with gouache image.
Painting technique
Gouache can be painted in thin or thick layers and also alla prima (without underpainting or glaze). White parts of the picture can be designed to be completely opaque and do not have to be left out, as is the case with watercolor painting.
After drying, gouache has a velvety matt surface. Good gouache paint does not lighten after drying, provided it is artist paints with lightfast pigments. Like any water-soluble paint, it can be dissolved again after drying.
Gouache is mainly used for surfaces such as paper or cardboard, but can also be painted on canvas and other textile surfaces like tempera , oil or acrylic paint .
Development of gouache painting
The first use of gouache-like colors is documented for book illumination in the early Middle Ages. In the past, however, it was mostly only used in backdrop and decorative painting. Not until the 15th century did more important artists discover this technique for themselves. Raffael , Tizian and Dürer used gouache for studies and drafts, while others used gouache for their oil paintings. Famous representatives of the more modern gouache painting are Henri Matisse , Marc Chagall , Paul Wunderlich and Otto Müller .
Individual evidence
- ↑ In technical terms and in Austria, only the gouache spelling is common. See gouache at Duden online.
- ↑ A private tutorial
