gouaches
Opaque water paints
Gouaches is the plural of gouache, a type of opaque watercolor paint made with pigment, water, and a binding agent like gum arabic.
Unlike transparent watercolors, gouache dries to a matte, velvety finish that completely covers the surface beneath it.
The term also refers to paintings made with this medium: The gallery displayed several gouaches from the artist's early period.
Translucent paint medium
- pigmentColor-imparting material
- temperaEgg-yolk painting method
- acrylicsSynthetic quick-dry paints
- caseinDairy phosphoprotein for industry
distemper · bodycolor · wash · aquarelle · binder · glazing · layering · dilution
Impassable to light
- matteNon-reflective surface finish
- pigmentColor-imparting material
- coverageExtent of inclusion
- quick-dryingLoses moisture rapidly
flat · velvety · chalky · dense · saturated · vibrant · solid · nontransparent
Painter's stroke method
- washClean using liquid
- layeringForming successive strata
- glazingGlossy protective coating
- blendingCombining into uniformity
stippling · blotting · lifting · masking · underpainting · overpainting · reworking · corrections
Pressed pulp for writing
- cold-pressedProcessed without heat
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- gessoAbsorbent primer for canvases
- absorbentAble to soak up
texture · tooth · mounting · stretching · buckling · heavyweight
French fauvism founder
- KandinskyBauhaus painting instructor
- DegasFrench Impressionist's surname
- SargentAmerican expatriate portraitist
- RockwellAmerican illustrator surname
plein-air · sketch · study · preparatory
Technique creating movement illusion
- storyboardPlanned visual sequence drawings
- posterDisplayed printed notice
- editorialPublication's official viewpoint article
- botanicalRelated to plants
watercolor
Translucent paint medium
casein · distemper · bodycolor · wash · aquarelle · binder · glazing · layering · dilution · opacity
opaque
Impassable to light
quick-drying · flat · velvety · chalky · dense · saturated · vibrant · solid · nontransparent · water-soluble
brushwork
Painter's stroke method
blending · stippling · blotting · lifting · masking · underpainting · overpainting · reworking · corrections · highlights
paper
Pressed pulp for writing
- cold-pressedProcessed without heat
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- gessoAbsorbent primer for canvases
absorbent · texture · tooth · mounting · stretching · buckling · heavyweight
Matisse
French fauvism founder
- KandinskyBauhaus painting instructor
- DegasFrench Impressionist's surname
- SargentAmerican expatriate portraitist
Rockwell · plein-air · sketch · study · preparatory
animation
Technique creating movement illusion
- storyboardPlanned visual sequence drawings
- posterDisplayed printed notice
- editorialPublication's official viewpoint article
gouachesoils
Viscous lipid liquids
oil paintings · acrylics · frescoes · oil paints · oil on canvas