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Overview
Also known as opaque watercolor, gouache is the most brilliant of all painting mediums, possessing the greatest degree of opacity and capable of the finest detail work. Often erroneously thought to be impermanent - and therefore useful only for commercial work that is not meant to be saved - gouache in fact provides the artist with as many permanent colors as oil, watercolor, or acrylic. Not only is it the favorite medium of illustrators and graphic artists, but it is also prized by watercolor artists for adding color and special effects to their paintings. Despite this popularity, however, gouache has received scant attention in art instruction books. Gouache for illustration, the first book on gouache materials and techniques, provides all the information illustrators and fine artists need to know about this rewarding medium. Among the book's special features are a mini "consumer's guide" comparing different brands of gouache; a series of simple tests for evaluating paints and brushes; a section of color recipes for rendering various surfaces; and a gallery of step-by-step demonstrations of illustrations for which gouache is often the medium of choice.Book Details
Published
October 14, 1993
Publisher
Watson-Guptill Publications Inc.,U.S.
Pages
144
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780823021659