gouache painting

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• Gouache — Gouache, Pronounced Gouash (from the Italian guazzo , water paint, splash ) or bodycolor (the term preferred by art historians) is a type of paint consisting of pigment suspended in water. Gouache differs from watercolor in that the particles are …   Wikipedia

• gouache — [ gwaʃ, gu aʃ ] noun count a painting made with paints mixed with water and a type of glue a. uncount a style of painting using these paints, or the paints used …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• gouache — [gwäsh] n. [Fr < It guazzo, water color, spray, pool < L aquatio, watering, watering place < aqua, water: see ISLAND] 1. a way of painting with opaque colors ground in water and mixed with a preparation of gum 2. a pigment of this sort 3 …   English World dictionary

• Gouache — (gw[.a]sh), n. [F., It. guazzo.] 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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• gouache — ► NOUN 1) a method of painting using opaque pigments ground in water and thickened with a glue like substance. 2) paint of this kind. ORIGIN French, from Italian guazzo …   English terms dictionary

• painting — /payn ting/, n. 1. a picture or design executed in paints. 2. the act, art, or work of a person who paints. 3. the works of art painted in a particular manner, place, or period: a book on Flemish painting. 4. an instance of covering a surface… …   Universalium

• Painting — For other uses, see Painting (disambiguation). The Mona Lisa, by Italian painter Leonardo da Vinci, is one of the most recognizable artistic paintings in the world. Painting is the practice of applying paint, pig …   Wikipedia

• gouache — /gwahsh, gooh ahsh /; Fr. /gwannsh/, n., pl. gouaches /gwah shiz, gooh ah shiz/; Fr. /gwannsh / for 3. 1. a technique of painting with opaque watercolors prepared with gum. 2. an opaque color used in painting a gouache. 3. a work painted using… …   Universalium

• Painting — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Painting >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 painting painting Sgm: N 1 depicting depicting Sgm: N 1 drawing drawing &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 design design Sgm: N 1 perspective perspective sciagraphy …   English dictionary for students

• gouache — UK [ɡuˈɑːʃ] / US [ɡwɑʃ] / US [ɡuˈɑʃ] noun Word forms gouache : singular gouache plural gouaches art a) [countable] a painting made with paints mixed with water and a type of glue b) [uncountable] a style of painting using these paints, or the… …   English dictionary

• painting — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Drawing with paint Nouns 1. painting, depicting; drawing; drafting; design; chiaroscuro; chihhua, chinoiserie; cerography; composition, treatment, perspective, balance, technique; coloration; impasto;… …   English dictionary for students