Gouache painting techniques

Mini course “GOUASH PAINTING TECHNIQUES” with artist, graphic artist, illustrator Svetlana Gramm. You can’t imagine – how much we don’t know about the incredible gouache paint! There is a stereotype that it is a children’s paint – we advise you to rethink and discover gouache for yourself in a new way.

Of course, it is better to start learning to draw with simple techniques and materials – with gouache drawing. This type of water-soluble paint has a high hiding power, so gouache drawing for beginners will be an excellent start.

Try and enjoy gouache here!

And for already practicing artists – you will discover new techniques for yourself in this mini course. Gouache (French: Gouache, Italian: guazzo – water paint) is a type of water-soluble paint, which, unlike watercolor, is opaque due to impurities of chalk, lead white or kaolin. These are quite dense, but not strong enough paints, and when applied in a thick layer, they crumble, have no shine. Gouache has been known since the 11th century and is widely used by artists around the world. Gouache paints are often called “Designer’s Gouache” – the drying of the paint, its dullness, which are so necessary in the work of designers, illustrators, commercial artists and folk craftsmen.

Varieties of gouache paints: artistic, poster, fluorescent

Gouache adheres well to any surfaces: paper, tinted paper, cardboard, primed canvas, plywood, ceramics, fabric. Gouache drawings do not require the use of additional tools, you only need water and brushes. Special characteristics allow you to easily correct the shortcomings that arose during the work. Just wait until the previous layer dries. All this makes gouache drawing pleasant and easy. Ease of use and the absence of a specific smell make gouache drawing safe for children and adults.

Varieties of gouache techniques:

1. Valor

2. Wet on wet

3. Wet on dry

4. Gouache fill with color transition

5. Impasto

6. Carnation

7. Glaze

8. Smear

9. Monotype

10. Layered painting

11. Pointillism