gouache Meaning & Definition

  • En [ ɡuˈɑːʃ]
  • Us [ ɡuˈɑːʃ]

Meaning of gouache In English

More Definitions of gouache

Examples of gouache

  • He did not hesitate to offer his gouaches and small mobiles to his friends in the country.

  • Graves switched from oils to gouaches, his bird became psychedelic, mystic, en route to transcendence.

  • He often combines oils and gouaches.

  • Over 350 of his drawings, gouaches and collages on the subject of death, suffering, horror, and war were on display, presenting a strong humanist and anti-war message.

  • Up to 1924 he must have made 157 gouaches for those poems, of which 86 have been recovered; this series of gouaches is sometimes considered as his major work.

  • His paintings were the culmination of many preparatory drafts in gouaches, multiple versions of which are works in themselves and reflect his penchant for colors and remarkably inventive shapes.

  • In fact, during production, these colors are significantly toned down before they are ground with oils and binders, or blended into watercolors, gouaches, acrylics, and other paint and pigment formulations.

  • While he initially used watercolours and gouaches, where his use of the impasto effect often made them resemble oil paintings, he later moved on to the use of oil paints.

More Examples of gouache

NEW WORDS

European

May 10, 2021

Read More

WORD OF THE DAY

Shimmer

May 10, 2021

About this