Another go at this
Added 2017-05-25 09:47:33 +0000 UTCLast night, I felt this was going in far too garish a direction, and started anew.
As if I hadn't been experimenting enough this year, this is yet another medium: Arylic gouache. It comes in tubes, is water-soluble (like watercolour), and dries to a matte finish (like gouache, unlike acrylic) but dries waterproof (like acrylic, unlike gouache) so it doesn't need fixating (unlike gouache) and can be painted on in layers (like watercolours, unlike gouache). In German, we call such a thing an egg-laying wool-milk sow. XD
The downsides are that it dries on the palette too; so everything you haven't used up by evening has to be washed off as it can't be rewetted (unlike watercolour and gouache). The other downside is that there are only a few brands worldwide that even make the stuff, and it's completely unavailable in Germany. The set I have came via amazon from Japan. O_o
The upside is that I've found them in a UK online shop (Jackson's Art Supplies) which charges totally fine shipping rates to Germany, as I found out ordering stuff from them yesterday.
The downside of that is that is that I'm now poor. XD Goodness gracious, what a range of products.
Comments
I'm excited to put some of your images side-by-side to see the difference :) I have never heard of acrylic-gouache. Liking the look of this guy!
Alexandra Rena
2017-05-25 23:43:57 +0000 UTCOoh, thanks Brownwen! I'm working with Turner right now - anything that lists the pigment on the tube has to be good! ;) Jackson's has them too, so I'll probably be sticking with them for the time being. (Yeah right, Jenny sticking to one brand. Haha. XD)
Jenny Dolfen
2017-05-25 10:16:58 +0000 UTCAre you using the Holbein acrylic gouache? If you ever need just one or two tubes in a go then let me know. We have them in most of the fancy stationary or art stores around here. I can also keep an eye on the discount bin in my local art store which often ends up with gouache in it.
Bronwen MacDonald
2017-05-25 10:12:41 +0000 UTC
