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gouache (gwäsh): see watercolor painting watercolor painting, in its wider sense, refers to all pigments mixed with water rather than with oil and also to the paintings produced by this process; it includes fresco and tempera as well as aquarelle, the process now commonly meant by the generic term. ..... Click the link for more information. . gouacheOpaque watercolour. Also known as poster paint, designer's colour, and body colour, it differs from transparent watercolour in that the pigments are bound by liquid glue, which is used as a thinner. The addition of white pigment lightens the tone and lends opacity. Gouache paints dry to a matte finish and, if desired, without visible brush marks. They can be applied thinly or thickly. A wide range of colours are available, including fluorescent and metallic pigments. The suede finish and crisp lines characteristic of many Indian and Islamic miniature paintings is produced by this medium; it is used in Western screen and fan decoration and was used by modern artists such as Georges Rouault and Paul Klee. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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To make flowers, you'll need crayons, scissors, hole punch, 3" to 6" squares of brightly colored paper, colored hole reinforcers, fuzzy pipe cleaners, scraps of green paper, and, if desired, poster paint, toothbrushes, and sponges. One Halloween, a friend, using a simple cardboard refrigerator box, some Styrofoam, and poster paint, transformed himself into a meticulously rendered container of McDonald's fries. There are also seventeen works made with poster paint on paper, erotically charged depictions of the young men's grimacing faces and wild brawls. |
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