Thank you for explaining this so well, to the point and not making the video so long. I was looking for straight answer on the difference between these 2 medium and you nailed it. Thanks.,

Terrific video that succinctly shows the pros and cons. I love traditional gouache because it’s vibrant and dynamic. I have more control with gouache than watercolors and can do a bit of blending and streaking on the canvas instead of on the palette. One excellent quality is laying down gouache and add some glazing with watercolors.

@owingsart

20 күн бұрын

Thanks for the kind comments and the good tips. I use gouache the same way and glaze with transparent watercolors. Learned much of what I know about Gouache from James Gurney.

Very informative and short. I love that and the painting you did.

@owingsart

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bobbi.

you can get some acrylic binder and mix a bit of it with traditional gouache, it works nice, and depending on the amount of binder (and water that you already had in the gouache), it might be fully or partially sealed when it dries

@owingsart

3 жыл бұрын

Good hack.

@vincentmonet6172

Жыл бұрын

“Lascaux resoluble medium” is what I use to do the above hack. Also mixes well (and instantly, dependent on the pigment) with straight pigment powder.

Thank you greatly! I just got the twelve-tube set of the 107 Holbein at a good discount. I look forward to learning to use it as well as experimenting with the handful of hacks I've seen mentioned around YT lately. Maybe as part of a mixed media collage. Should be fun for me seeing how it goes.

Thanks Marty! Always informative 👍

Thanks for the explainer Marty and I loved the painting you were doing to demonstrate, I wish I was somewhere with a view of trees like that right now! Have a good week! :)

@owingsart

3 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks a ton Annie. Much appreciated. Are in the city?

Beautiful colors!

norakag, here.. i think the companys' labeling it acryla gouache is about marketing .. it can be confusing , for sure.. i bought a few tubes of the acryla gouache, and just use them very thinned out ( as a wash), if i want to tone the paper , without worrying if the color will lift when i paint on top of it .. and yes, we have soooo many options these days.. it can be sensory overload for sure lol but what a nice " problem" to have 😬😬thanks, Marty !! Norakag 😃

@owingsart

3 жыл бұрын

I totally agree!

Now Im wondering if I should get regular gouache or acrylic gouache for painting faceups on dolls. The thing that gets me is the fast drying which I figured you can use a blending medium for acrylic gouache so it doesn't dry too fast. As long as the opaque is still there it's mostly what Im looking for and of course fixing any mistakes I'll make.

@owingsart

3 күн бұрын

I have done some blending and I don't remember off hand if that helped, but you sort of pick your poison with these depending on the effect or outcome you want. Good luck!

An excellent discussion, Marty. Like you said, years ago, these options just weren't available. I love the idea of acrylic gouache, especially in how permanent it becomes; however, I'm a traditionalist and I have always loved the way I could go back into a gouache sketch or painting and it will still reactivate days or even weeks later. Maybe not a lot, but enough that I can get some effects from the bottom layers. Thank you for this one! Great job and the painting is signature! ~ Mark

@owingsart

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Mark - Sorry it's taken me a while to reply to your message here. I agree with you that it's nice to be able to reactive the wc or gouache, but if I don't want to it's nice to have options. Hope you are staying well my friend. - My friend.

Thanks for showing the fifference.

Any idea how long does acrylic gouache stay open once out the tube,traditional gouache can rewet and normal acrylic hardens quite quickly apart from the longer lasting ones like interactive?

Very informative thank you.

Best short explanation video 🎉

@owingsart

4 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thanks for this, very helpful

Spent 3 months now experimenting making my own paints. Main difference I’ve found? Acrylic is bound with acrylic polymer. Usually lab made, and waterproof. Gouache is basically watercolor with chalk and bound with gum arabic, which is water soluble.

@bruhmania7359

10 ай бұрын

well chemically speaking yeah ig you're right. gouache is opaque watercolor, acrylic is a plastic chemical abomination lol.

@owingsart

3 күн бұрын

Yep.

Hey Marty, thanks for your video. I'm not really a gouache user. I have the arrtx gouache and daler rowney aquafine. What are your thoughts on Himi or arrtx gouache

@owingsart

3 жыл бұрын

Hi there Dawn - I haven't used either one of those brands, but I think the Daler Rowney would be a student grade. Worth giving them a try thought.

Great comparison Marty! 😊

@owingsart

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Shannon. Hope you are doing great my friend.

@Shannonishere

3 жыл бұрын

@@owingsart I am Marty! Hope you’re doing okay. 😊

Can you share a good brand for 'traditional' Gouache?

Since it dries like plastic, same as regular acrylic paint, it doesn't seem like it would be a good thing to use as an underpainting or page preparation before using watercolor or regular gouache. Wouldn't the water based medium just not stick to the plastic paint? Unlike Cassein which seems to work pretty well for James Gurney anyway.

They should've named it matte acrylic rather than acrylic gouache, it would've spared so many headaches XD

@owingsart

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@Jennifer-wr9si

2 жыл бұрын

I thought so too until I saw a Jerry's Artarama video taking down Liquitex's 'acrylic gouache' - unlike other media, the formulation of acrylic gouache *really* varies brand by brand which is why it's such a confusing medium.

@LynnePriceStudio

Жыл бұрын

Holbein makes a mat acrylic also.

@Anonymoi

Жыл бұрын

I also thought this until I tried Holbein Acryla Gouache. I agree with other commenters that a.) acrylic gouache formulations vary, and b.) Holbein actually offers a matte acrylic paint too, which is different from their acryla gouache. I was amazed at how the Holbein acryla gouache handles. It truly handles like traditional gouache, but, as mentioned in this video, it is fixed when dry, and it also won’t be prone to cracking if used thickly. But it is amazing just how smooth it is and how much you can water it down into a wash and still have even distribution of pigment (at least with non-granulating pigments) and there is no streakiness, no tackiness as it’s drying.

@user-pb2vg7np1e

10 ай бұрын

Can we pour Holbein acryla gouache in a palette and reuse it ? @@Anonymoi

Does acrylic gouache dry 3D like acrylic paintings do, or like gouache paintings that are flat. I know it's matte, but when you run your finger over is it flat like gouache or a bit bumpy like acrylic?

@owingsart

Ай бұрын

They can be used like that get a slight impasto look if you use larger amounts and it's thick, however you may want to try Casein for that.

Acryla is lovely, but it's not cheap (I knowTurner do one which is cheaper. Not sure if quality is as high as the Holbein). It'd be useful to see you do a comparison between Acryla gouache and plain old acrylics perhaps with a matt medium.

@owingsart

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly never use acrylics and although I never say never, I don't have any plans to use acrylic in the near future. It's taken me like 30 years to get half decent at a single medium.

@LynnePriceStudio

Жыл бұрын

Turner gouache is mostly fugitive.

Good share 👍

How do you know which is which by looking at your tubes? Acrylic vs Traditional?

@dannychen1064

3 жыл бұрын

usually it's stated on the tubes

@recoveringsoul755

3 жыл бұрын

also seems like the tube size is much larger for the new stuff, maybe because you need to/or can use more paint for the textures and stuff

Marty what’s the difference between acrylic gouche and acrylic paint then?

@lunakat5763

3 жыл бұрын

Watch the video he explains everything.

Thanks Marty

@owingsart

3 жыл бұрын

Have ya'll recovered from the snow storm yet?

is acrylic gouache just regular acrylic paint in a small tube?

@owingsart

3 жыл бұрын

Ha! No, the whole make up of this paint is different. It might be accurate to say that it's acrylic paint that dries flat and opaque and behaves in almost every respect the same as traditional gouache, except that it can't be re-activated.

I thought acrylic gouache was just matte acrylic paint and gouache was just thick watercolor paint, like watercolor straight out the tube. That's not right?

so whats the difference between acrylic and acrylic gouache?

@owingsart

Жыл бұрын

Acrylic paint will not be as flat or velvety as gouache. I'm not an acrylic painter, so probably best to check the internet on this, but I think my statement is fairly accurate.

So, Marty...what's the difference between "acrylic gouache" and regular acrylic paint?

@owingsart

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Bonnie - You’ll have to watch the video! 😀

@cindijennings2285

3 жыл бұрын

Acrylic gouache is essentially acrylic paint with a matte finish.

@cindijennings2285

3 жыл бұрын

Bonnie, acrylic gouache is essentially acrylic paint with a matte finish.

The only reason I use gouache instead of acrylic is because I can clean my brushes easily and if I’m outside and if they dry out, I don’t worry they’ll be destroyed. So why would I use acrylic gouache instead of acrylic?

@owingsart

Ай бұрын

It cleans up exactly like regular gouache.

Holbein makes a mat acrylic in addition to acrylic gouache.

@owingsart

3 күн бұрын

Good to know that.

It just seems to be a matte acrylic.

@owingsart

5 күн бұрын

Mostly, but it just it seems to reactivate if you scrub enough,

Is there anything to watch out for when discarding water with acrylic gouache? I know that it's a concern with acrylic because dumping acrylic water down the drain is bad for the environment AFAIK

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So it's just acrylic paint😅😅😅😅

@owingsart

4 ай бұрын

Not really because it dries with a very pronounced matte finish and it can be re-wet if you soak it enough. Similar properties, but definitely not the same.

I wanna ask if these acrylic gouache can be a great refill for posca pens? I mean the ink of posca markers are matte, despite being acrylic-based...

@owingsart

3 күн бұрын

Not sure.