Gouache painting techniques

Here is a list of some of the techniques artists have use when working with gouache paint:

• Stretching paper
• Diluting painting
• Laying a flat wash
• Laying a graded wash
• Blending two colours
• Building up tone by overlaying washes
• Painting wet-in-wet
• Dropping wet-in-wet
• Wet-on-dry
• The opacity of gouache
• Creating texture
• Dry brushing and
• Brush Ruling

We can't discuss these techniques in detail here but we have looked around and found some resources which can help you in your journey of discovering how to paint with gouache like a pro.

If you want to find out more or learn any of these gouache painting techniques Check out the books on how to paint with gouache .