Gouache Techniques

Drybrush is also an excellent rendering technique for gouache. Become familiar with the amounts of paint and water needed on the brush. Begin with watered down pigment. After filling the brush with paint, remove the water by brushing across a dry paper towel. A quick stroke across a test sheet before introduction into the illustration is a good
precaution. The application of drybrush ranges from lightly feathering to outright scrubbing of the brush into the picture surface. Here, as with the other techniques described, experimentation is the key to understanding the medium.

 

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