Several ways how to paint with gouache

Gouache called not only a water paint based on a finely crushed pigments, but the paintings made with this paint. Mainly paint with gouache made on paper, but often it is written on the canvas, on cardboard, on wood and other surfaces. The fact of their density. Thanks to the astringent consistency, this paint is very well placed, but due to the fact that it is diluted with water, wash it too quite easily. If you compare the gouache with other water-soluble paints, it is possible to identify both advantages and disadvantages. Compared to watercolor, gouache easier to use because its properties allow you to specify light colors over dark, and to apply paint layers to create some of the velvety. Simply put, a poorly painted watercolor painting to save almost impossible, and gouache – more real.

The Technique of painting with gouache is very similar to the technique of painting with acrylic. The consistency of these paints is also similar, but the acrylic, although diluted with water, washed away from the surface will be impossible in ten minutes. Gouache also dries completely in two to three hours, but even then it can be easily spread by water. This paint is good because in the process of drawing it can not be diluted so that the layer is most dense. If you are interested in how to paint with gouache, then here are some simple and fun ways.

1. The Classical method that uses the brush, preferably medium hardness, elastic, cloth of goat or horse hair. Too hard brush will leave an uneven, steep edges, and too soft will not be able to smear the thick paint. Before you paint with gouache, sheet of paper will not hurt to slightly moisten.
2. Slightly unusual way, which you can use to make an unusual background or a fun, bright abstraction. For this you need to take a normal sponge, slightly moistened in water and apply it one or more colors of paint. Now this painted with a sponge paint over the sheet as you like, or draw textured circles, squares, flowers or something else.
3. Children may love it the next way how to paint with gouache, but you as a parent must be nearby, because here we will use a burning candle. Its wax can drip on the sheet, which is then toned. Get something spotty, but very unusual.
4. There's a safer way than with a candle. It will require.Just PVA glue in a jar with a thin spout on the lid. This glue, thin line, apply the desired pattern, give it to dry thoroughly and then painted with gouache sheet. You can even use a brush, and painted the sponge, as in the second method.
5. And another interesting option of how to draw gouache. First sheet of paper need to completely paint over wax crayons (one color or several), on top put a layer of gouache, and while it is dry, with a toothpick “scratch” pattern. Work is very unusual.

But gouache there are a couple of drawbacks. First, after drying, the colors are more bright colors, and secondly, the figures written in it (especially on paper) are short-lived, because over time paint can crack and flake off. Therefore, it is appropriate these masterpieces to keep it under glass.