{"id":997,"date":"2017-08-10T15:33:44","date_gmt":"2017-08-10T14:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tindalls.wordpress.com\/?p=997"},"modified":"2017-08-10T15:33:44","modified_gmt":"2017-08-10T14:33:44","slug":"the-beauty-of-painting-with-gouache-an-artist-story-by-amy-beckwith-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tindalls.co.uk\/information\/2017\/08\/10\/the-beauty-of-painting-with-gouache-an-artist-story-by-amy-beckwith-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Beauty of Painting with Gouache – An Artist Story by Amy Beckwith"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"1469463998.png\"Discovering Gouache <\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

I am a gouache and print artist. I first came across gouache paint when I was studying my fashion and textile degree and have not looked back since. It is a wonderful medium; there is so much freedom when creating my paintings and they look so striking when printed onto textiles and canvases. I also love teaching and sharing my knowledge of gouache. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Medium & Its History <\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

The term gouache was first used in France in the eighteenth century to describe a type of paint made from pigments bound in water-soluble gum, like watercolour<\/a>, but with the addition of a white pigment in order to make it opaque.<\/span><\/p>\n

Larger percentages of binder are used than with watercolour, and various amounts of inert pigments such as chalk are added to enhance the opacity. Gouache forms a thicker layer of paint on the paper surface and does not allow the paper to show through. It is often used to create highlights in watercolours.<\/span><\/p>\n

Today the term gouache is often used loosely to describe any drawing made in body colour. Body colour is any type of opaque water-soluble pigment used by artists from the late fifteenth century. Lead white was used until the introduction of zinc oxide, known as Chinese white, in the nineteenth century.<\/span><\/p>\n

The above article is from http:\/\/www.tate.org.uk\/learn\/online-resources\/glossary\/g\/gouache<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\"D24716_10
Joseph Mallord William Turner<\/a> 1775\u20131851<\/span>
Title: The Confluence at Namur: Moonlight<\/span>
Medium: Gouache, pen and ink and watercolour on paper <\/span>
More of his works can be seen at The Tate<\/span>
  <\/span><\/b>http:\/\/www.tate.org.uk\/art\/artworks\/turner-the-confluence-at-namur-moonlight-d24716<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/span> caption<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Methods <\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

This water-based paint is easy to use and very versatile to work with. You can wash like a water colour, blend like an oil colour and dry brush like acrylic.<\/span><\/p>\n

Artists <\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

Past artists such as William Turner used gouache with watercolour in his landscape paintings. Pattern designers also painted with gouache for their original designs; these works were then reproduced into tapestries and textiles.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gouache has a wonderful matt quality and can now be used in the modern industry to create digital designs. The contemporary artist <\/span>Tim Hayward<\/span> paints with gouache in his dramatic and colourful nature paintings.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"2006BF6260_2500.jpg\"
Textile design<\/span>
Place of origin: Lyons, France (made)<\/span>
Date: 1762 (made)<\/span>
Artist\/Maker: Unknown (production)<\/span>
Materials and Techniques: Gouache and ink on paper<\/span>
This design is a preparatory technical drawing for a patterned silk. It acted as instructions for the weaver about how to tie up the threads on the loom and then weave in the pattern. <\/span>
Can be seen at the Victoria & Albert Museum<\/span>
http:\/\/collections.vam.ac.uk\/item\/O120930\/textile-design-unknown\/<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

My Inspirations <\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

My artwork fuses gouache hand-painted designs with digital print to produce unique, intricate patterns and paintings. Paintings take inspiration from nature, birds, ornate designs and visits to historical museums during my travels.<\/span><\/p>\n

I like to work from photos to produce my paintings and when possible I take my own photographs to capture scenes and native woodland wildlife. I then work from these photos to create my gouache originals. <\/span><\/p>\n

 Workshops <\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

There are so many methods and beautiful effects you can achieve with gouache.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gouache can look striking on its own or when used with other mixed water-based mediums. Visit my website http:\/\/www.amynadiadesigns.co.uk\/<\/span><\/a> to discover more about painting with gouache and see an exciting range of workshops great for beginners and keen artists. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Discovering Gouache I am a gouache and print artist. I first came across gouache paint when I was studying my fashion and textile degree and have not looked back since. It is a wonderful medium; there is so much freedom when creating my paintings and they look so striking when printed onto textiles and canvases. … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":994,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[25,110,26,65],"class_list":["post-997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-techniques","tag-amy-beckwith","tag-featured","tag-gouache","tag-painting"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tindalls.co.uk\/information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tindalls.co.uk\/information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tindalls.co.uk\/information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tindalls.co.uk\/information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tindalls.co.uk\/information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=997"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tindalls.co.uk\/information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/997\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tindalls.co.uk\/information\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tindalls.co.uk\/information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tindalls.co.uk\/information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tindalls.co.uk\/information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}