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Check out the WIP shots here, if that sort of thing interests you: http://keoviart.com/post/9180377330.....ig-cats-eating
Gouache & Acryla Gouache on Arches 140#
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Gouache & Acryla Gouache on Arches 140#
Category Artwork (Traditional) / Animal related (non-anthro)
Species Tiger
Gender Any
Size 900 x 897px
File Size 1.28 MB
I think they are well worth trying out!
That said, I absolutely hated them for the first several years/times I tried to work with them, thinking they were the worst of acrylics and watercolors combined. And I guess they are. BUT, once you learn some of their basic peculiarities, they are a real treat to work with, and a little kinder to your brushes/house than acrylics (and don't feel plastic-y).
I find this makes them a little easier for me to just pick up on a whim, acrylic always seems to take me more set up time between prep, wet palette, priming, etc. Acrylic is still superb for it's ability to go on just about any surface, and I reaaaally appreciate that it won't get destroyed by a few errant water drops like gouache or watercolor.
As for comparing them to watercolor..a lot of the same principles apply, especially in regards to overworking = bad bad bad. I also find it best to work dark to light with gouache. Not coincidentally, that is also how I prefer to work, and why I like acrylics and gouache much more than watercolor :p
Hopefully that is not too much more info than you were looking for!
That said, I absolutely hated them for the first several years/times I tried to work with them, thinking they were the worst of acrylics and watercolors combined. And I guess they are. BUT, once you learn some of their basic peculiarities, they are a real treat to work with, and a little kinder to your brushes/house than acrylics (and don't feel plastic-y).
I find this makes them a little easier for me to just pick up on a whim, acrylic always seems to take me more set up time between prep, wet palette, priming, etc. Acrylic is still superb for it's ability to go on just about any surface, and I reaaaally appreciate that it won't get destroyed by a few errant water drops like gouache or watercolor.
As for comparing them to watercolor..a lot of the same principles apply, especially in regards to overworking = bad bad bad. I also find it best to work dark to light with gouache. Not coincidentally, that is also how I prefer to work, and why I like acrylics and gouache much more than watercolor :p
Hopefully that is not too much more info than you were looking for!
Oh! And I'd say if you want to try them out, just get black and white and do value studies. The better paints can set you back a good $70 for what I'd consider a basic palette, and there's no point spending money on something you end up not liking (unless you send it to me ;p).
For the way I work, I have had the best results with Holbein; nice and thick, super saturated! W&N are okay. M Graham disappointed me though, because they had 0 opacity. I wanted to like them, but couldn't find an appreciable difference between their gouache and watercolor opacity-wise. Nice consistency and pigment, but more transparent than I expect from gouache. That might suit your tastes, however!
And lastly, Pelikan makes decent cakes, which is nice from a portability perspective, but (I think) more work than tubes when it comes to color mixing and getting the desired consistency.
For the way I work, I have had the best results with Holbein; nice and thick, super saturated! W&N are okay. M Graham disappointed me though, because they had 0 opacity. I wanted to like them, but couldn't find an appreciable difference between their gouache and watercolor opacity-wise. Nice consistency and pigment, but more transparent than I expect from gouache. That might suit your tastes, however!
And lastly, Pelikan makes decent cakes, which is nice from a portability perspective, but (I think) more work than tubes when it comes to color mixing and getting the desired consistency.
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