Gouache
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Gouache, body color, or opaque watercolor is a water-medium paint consisting of natural pigment, water, a binding agent, and sometimes additional inert material. Gouache is designed to be opaque. Goua
Gouache paints come in many colors and are usually mixed with water to achieve the desired working properties and to control the opacity when dry.
Jacob Philipp Hackert, Lago d'Averno, 1794
12th-century Buddhist manuscript, India
Exeter and the Canal Basin by John Gendall between 1835 and 1840; watercolour and gouache on paper
Watercolor paper
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Watercolor paper is paper or substrate onto which an artist applies watercolor paints, pigments, or dyes. Many types of paper are manufactured specifically for watercolour painting. The paper may be m
Painting on papyrus
Pith paper is used as the substrate for this contemporary, traditionally-styled landscape painting.
An artist painting on thick watercolor paper