Characteristics of children's gouache painting

Gouache painting is a kind of painting in which colloid and opaque pigment are mixed with water, and it is a worldwide painting. As an independent painting, modern gouache belongs to a category of western painting system. In the classification of foreign painting, it is included in the concept of watercolor painting, which is an independent painting compared with watercolor painting.

The English name of gouache comes from French, also called "gouache". In foreign countries, gouache is often regarded as a branch of watercolor painting, also known as "opaque watercolor painting" or "colloidal watercolor painting".

Gouache pigment is a water-soluble pigment, which is made of pigment powder, gum, chalk, glycerin, water and so on. When in use, it is diluted, mixed and colored with clear water.

Gouache pigments can be painted on all kinds of oil-free paper, cardboard and treated cloth and wood boards. Because it is opaque and has strong hiding power, it can also be painted directly on a colored background.

Gouache painting tools are very simple and convenient. After painting, the tools can be directly washed with water, and the pigments can be covered in the color mixing box after use, which can keep them moist for a long time. It is very convenient to take whenever you use it, and it is suitable for outdoor sketching and indoor painting for a long time. Therefore, gouache painting has a wide popularity in China.

Gouache painting has unique properties, and its water solubility can make the color like watercolor painting, showing the wet painting effect of dripping water; Moreover, its hiding power and viscosity can be as dry and thick as oil painting, resulting in a rough and rich texture effect. Therefore, it not only has the characteristics of brisk, fresh and transparent watercolor painting, but also has the rich, vivid and rich effect of oil painting. Gouache combines the characteristics of watercolor painting and oil painting. The charm of its color penetration and watercolor blending is lacking in oil painting, but its dry painting, heavy texture effect and coverage are beyond watercolor painting.