Can you paint gouache over a matte acrylic? I have acryla gouache (Holbein) which is basically a matte acrylic, and some traditional gouache, and I was wondering if it was archival or stable to use the acryla gouache as an underpainting, wait for it to fully dry, and then paint traditional gouache on top? Would it be safer to gesso the acrylic underpainting area first?
Is it possible to reconstitute dried out Gouache? I believe it is possible to reconstitute gouache that has completely dried out, but sadly, it won’t have the exact same consistency as gouache fresh from the tube I reconstitute dried out gouache all the time, whether it be my cheap MIYA Himi gouache paints, or my more expensive paints from W N, Holbein, Schmincke (Horadam) and M Graham
Sealing a Gouache painting to display sans glass I am considering jumping on the Gouache bandwagon What have you found to be a sound method of sealing a Gouache painting done on a panel so […]
Pastel Gouache together - WetCanvas: Online Living for Artists You can use gouache as an “underpainting”, covering completely with pastel – then it can be used thickly or thinly, on Wallis best used thinly or it will fill the tooth, but even if used thickly on, say, hot pressed watercolour, you can still put some pastel over the top, and to add more layers, you can”fix” in between
Gouache with Glycerin - WetCanvas: Online Living for Artists Gouache is my goto substitute because it dries quickly, but I want the paint to stay alive on the paper to allow for wet blending I came across an article somewhere, we someone mentioned keeping watercolor wet longer with glycerine I believe their recommendation was to add a few drops to the water
Using Gouache with calligraphy nibs - wetcanvas. com He did some further testing with gouache mixed with acrylic mediums and found the results disappointing A lot will depend upon how much conventional gouache paint is mixed with what proportion of acrylic medium But the more acrylic medium you mix into the paint, the less you can expect the easy handling qualities of true gouache
Best rewettable gouache brand? - WetCanvas: Online Living for Artists The cracking of gouache, unfortunately, resulted in many pieces of loose pigment that can be easily dislodged from the pans… Which complicates my life a bit as it supposed to be a mobile setup Also, while I found the gouache to be easily rewettable, I am still experiencing probblem preparing large enough mixes