gouache

Related topics: Painting and drawing

gou·ache /ɡʊˈɑːʃ, ɡwɑːʃ/ noun

1. [uncountableU]AVP a method of painting using colours that are mixed with water and made thicker with a type of glue 水粉画法

2. [countableC]AVP a picture painted in this way 水粉画

Examples from the Corpus

gouache• They represent a wide range of water-based media, from gouache and acrylic to transparent watercolors.• However, gouache is not a substitute for watercolour, and is a water-based medium in its own right.• Her medium is gouache and watercolour which lends itself well to graphic reproduction.• Colours used are the Art Spectrum and Winsor & Newton gouache.• Thick gouache can give similar results to oil paint, except that the gouache often dries with a matt surface.• When watercolour is combined with gouache, or with the new water-soluble drawing media, the results can be quite striking.• He explains how he captures the grandeur of his subject with gouache.• With gouache the paint dries quite quickly.

Origin gouache

(1800-1900) French Italian guazzo “small pool”, from Latin aquatio “act of bringing water”

单词	gouache
释义	gouache Related topics: Painting and drawing gou·ache /ɡʊˈɑːʃ, ɡwɑːʃ/ noun 1. [uncountableU]AVP a method of painting using colours that are mixed with water and made thicker with a type of glue 水粉画法 2. [countableC]AVP a picture painted in this way 水粉画 Examples from the Corpus gouache• They represent a wide range of water-based media, from gouache and acrylic to transparent watercolors.• However, gouache is not a substitute for watercolour, and is a water-based medium in its own right.• Her medium is gouache and watercolour which lends itself well to graphic reproduction.• Colours used are the Art Spectrum and Winsor & Newton gouache.• Thick gouache can give similar results to oil paint, except that the gouache often dries with a matt surface.• When watercolour is combined with gouache, or with the new water-soluble drawing media, the results can be quite striking.• He explains how he captures the grandeur of his subject with gouache.• With gouache the paint dries quite quickly. Origin gouache (1800-1900) French Italian guazzo “small pool”, from Latin aquatio “act of bringing water”
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