Description
HIMI-SPIRAL GOUACHE PAD-07X10-160 GSM.
ABOUT GOUACHE:
- Gouache paint is similar to watercolour, but it is opaque & a versatile medium. It is often described as an “opaque watercolour”.
- Gouache is made up of natural pigment, water and a binding agent (like gum arabic or dextrin).
- Gouache can also be used as ‘watercolours’ if diluted with water but will not look very vibrant.
- Gouache when mixed with a little and the right amount of water gives a very vibrant, rich and opaque finish to the final painting.
- Gouache is thick and dries quickly. However, even if the paint dries, it is easier to re-wet the paint, unlike acrylics, by just spraying or adding little drops of water.
- When gouache dries it gives a matte finish. It is non-shiny and non-reflective.
- The main advantage of gouache is that it can be layered and reworked, unlike watercolours.
- If there is a small mistake in the painting, it will be very difficult to correct when using watercolours because of its transparent nature.
- However, Gouache, when it dries, becomes opaque and hence it is easier to correct mistakes in gouache paintings as you can layer a darker colour over a lighter colour and vice-versa when using gouache.
- The base layer needs to be dry before you apply the next layer of paint.
- Gouache, being a versatile medium, works well on any watercolour paper with a fine texture, drawing papers (140 GSM & above), stretched canvas, MDF board, cardboard, wood & toned colour paper.
ABOUT THE PRODUCT:
- Himi Spiral Gouache Pad 7x10 160gsm is a high-quality paper pad designed specifically for artists who use gouache paint.
- Contains 50 pages & is acid free. Available in 2 covers- Yellow or White
- The upper & lower parts of the pad are glued together & the paper in the middle part is separated. This is done mainly to avoid curling during painting which is one of the key features of this gouache pad.
- This also ensure there are no wrinkles on the paper while painting
- After the painting is completed, you can use a palette knife or scraper to tear out the paper & move to the next page
- With 160 GSM & smooth surface, this pad is ideal for gouache paintings, illustrations, pen & ink art, mandalas, pastels, light watercolours washes and also for simple acrylic paintings.
- The paper will bend slightly while wet paint is applied. It will retail back to its original shape once the paper is dry.
HIMI-Spiral Gouache Pad - 07'' x10'' -160 GSM