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Re: [teacherartexchange] paint questions (gouache)

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From: Patricia Knott (pknott_6_at_TeacherArtExchange)
Date: Tue Aug 21 2007 - 15:15:05 PDT

Gouache has been , traditionally , a graphic designers medium. It is
much more refined than tempera and offers true opacity. The good
stuff is very VERY expensive and the cheap stuff is no better than
tempera. I see little use to make the expenditure for good gouache
in the the school setting, especially elementary .
The last time I checked a good tube of black gouache was over $20.00
and those tubes are teeny tiny.
Don't even fool with the cheap stuff.

Patty

On Aug 21, 2007, at 5:40 PM, wendy free wrote:

> Hi Heather,
>
> It is my understanding that gouache is like opaque
> watercolor; here's what wiki says:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gouache. Traditional
> tempera paint was a precursor to oils, an emulsion
> with pigment and egg for binder. Today's commercial
> "tempera" paint, or poster paint, is related to
> gouache in that it is pigment combined with binder and
> some substance to make it opaque.
>
> More neat stuff on tempera and gouache:
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> http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Library/2036/tempera.html
> http://gallery.sjsu.edu/arth198/painting/tempera.html
> http://www.handprint.com/HP/WCL/pigmt7.html
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> :D Wendy
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> wendy
> www.wendypaigefree.com
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