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How to Use Acrylic vs Water-based Gouache

By Peggy Dean

Type
Article
Level
Beginner
Price
Free
Published
2023
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About this lesson

Demonstrates layering methods for both acrylic and water-based gouache, including consistency control with water addition, wet-on-wet transparency effects, wet-on-dry sharp results, and color mixing. Explains the key difference that water-based gouache can be rewet after drying unlike acrylic gouache.