Gouache

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/gouache

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How big is Gouache?Commercial art, illustration, posters, comics, design
2. What is the paint medium?Water-medium paint with opaque properties
3. What is the primary binder?Gum arabic or dextrin
4. Why can gouache hide mistakes?Because it has a high pigment load and contains white chalk or barytes, it covers the paper and any earlier layers, so artists can paint over errors without leaving a patch.
5. How does gouache look when it dries?When it dries it has a smooth, velvety matte surface that scatters light, giving colors a flat, clean look.

Opacity: The quality of being impenetrable by light; not transparent or translucent.
Matte Finish: A surface that is dull, not shiny or glossy, characterized by light diffusion.
Binder: A substance used to hold pigment particles together and adhere them to a surface.
Re-wettable: Capable of being softened and reactivated by the addition of water after drying.