PAINTING IN GOUACHE
Gouache is a watercolor paint, but it's more opaque than ordinary watercolors.
This
means that it has the properties of watercolor (it doesn't dry up
permanently and will continue to be active every time water is applied.)
It also means that it has the intensity and opacity of acrylic, producing art that looks similar in some ways.
Gouache is often ignored as a painting medium, but like acrylic it can be used to achieve a wide range of effects.
Gouache is best described as semi-opaque, and I think it's best in many cases if dark tones are layered over lighter ones.
Keep
in mind that you can't use the acrylic method of 'letting one layer
dry' before applying the next. That's the frustrating part about
any watercolor medium. Once a color is there, it can't be fully
removed. Try layering another on top of it and the two will
invariably mix.
This means a gouache work generally needs to be planned out ahead of time.
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