Another
quality of gouache that takes some getting use to is its tendency
to dry at a different value to what it appears when wet. This
effect is related to amounts of inert white pigment contained
within a given color. Dark colors dry lighter while lighter
colors dry darker. I found it useful to develop a series of
charts with graduated swatches of dry paint. The charts are
of related hues and document the colors' reaction to increasing
volumes of intermixed gray, white or other neutral tones. These
have been a great help in predicting the results of placing
a mixed color into a painting.
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