Painting 33

 

Ref 964.-Gouache.-  Gouache over silver colored cardboard

 

In terms of paint, transparent watercolor is, of course, the closest relative to gouache.  They can be used in very similar ways, but also with completely different methods.  Many artists have used the two together, presumably laying the groundwork with watercolor, then adding more opaque gouache strokes over it.  Some mix white gouache with transparent watercolor to make it more opaque, and many use white gouache for touchups and highlights.  For me, pure gouache offers the best of both worlds, allowing me to use thin transparent washes when desired, and thicker more opaque passages when I need to

 

I have read that some watercolor societies don’t recognize gouache, and that some watercolor shows and competitions don’t accept gouache.  I don’t consider myself a watercolorist.  I am simply a painter who uses a water soluble paint.
This time I use gouache, due it has a very better cover effect in this type of cardboard, The hair was made with diluted gouache paint as it fade to the extremes