Gouache vs. Watercolor

Gouachenoun

(painting) A thick, opaque watercolour paint made with gum containing an inert white pigment to make it opaque.

Gouachenoun

A painting made with this paint.

Gouachenoun

A method of painting with opaque colors, which have been ground in water and mingled with a preparation of gum; also, a picture thus painted.

Gouachenoun

an opaque watercolor prepared with gum

Gouachenoun

a watercolor executed with opaque watercolors mixed with gum

Gouache

Gouache (; French: [ɡwaʃ]), body color, or opaque watercolor, is a water-medium, paint consisting of natural pigment, water, a binding agent (usually gum arabic or dextrin), and sometimes additional inert material. Gouache is designed to be opaque.

Watercolornoun

(arts) A painting technique using paint made of colorants suspended or dissolved in water.

Watercolornoun

(arts) Any artwork produced by this method.

Watercolornoun

(arts) Any paint used in this method.

Watercoloradjective

Pertaining to the methods or products of watercolor.

Watercolornoun

a painting produced with watercolors

Watercolornoun

a water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists

Watercolornoun

water-soluble pigment

Watercolorverb

paint with watercolors