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watercolor that hit the gym — opaque, bold, and not afraid to cover its mistakes
means An opaque, water-based paint (and the technique using it) made with pigment, water, and a binder plus added white or chalk, giving flat, vivid, fully covering color rather than the see-through washes of ordinary watercolor.
from From French gouache, borrowed in the 18th century from Italian guazzo — meaning a puddle, pool, or watery mud — which traces back to Latin aquatio, 'a watering' or 'place where water gathers,' from aqua, 'water.' So the bold, body-color paint that proudly buries its mistakes carries a name that literally means a splash of muddy water.
- reactivates
- Dries, then comes back to life with water
- chalky secret
- Opacity comes from added white pigment or chalk
- flat power
- Dries matte, perfect for graphic design and posters
- old name
- French term borrowed from Italian guazzo, meaning mud
- comeback kid
- Booming again among illustrators after decades of neglect
david hockney pool paintings — 1960s-80s los angeles swimming pool scenes famously executed in gouache, including 'a bigger splash' (1967)