Gouache

Glossary

A painting technique in which a gum or a white pigment like chalk is added to watercolour to make it opaque. Gouache is usually identified by its reflective properties, with the colour forming a distinct layer on the paper. It is both used as the name for the technique as well as the resultant painting.

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Gouache%newline%A painting technique in which a gum or a white pigment like chalk is added to watercolour to make it opaque. Gouache is usually identified by its reflective properties, with the colour forming a distinct layer on the paper. It is both used as the name for the technique as well as the resultant painting.

Chicago	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. “Gouache”. Accessed March 25, 2023. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/gouache/
MLA	“Gouache.” MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/gouache/. Accessed 25, March, 2023.
Harvard	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. (2022) Gouache. [Online]. Available at: https://mapacademy.io/glossary/gouache/. (Accessed: 25, March, 2023)