Are Poster Paint And Gouache The Same?…

What do we know about Gouache as a paint and is there any difference between this and poster paints? As a paint, this is used to make cards and to copy materials. It is possibe to be able to scan this medium and to then go on and make printed articles from it. It is also an opaque type of paint. Are these really poster paints?

In a nutshell no! Poster paints, you will find, are very cheap. When they are manufactured, they use proteins for these, plus rather a lot of egg.

When poster paints are in use, the surface left, is not the same. Unfortunately you can also end up with a wrinkled paper. However, these are relatively cheap and therefore are very popular for use with handicraft workers.

However, this paint is in great demand for use with children. After all, it is one of the safest paints around, so it is very useful in schools etc. Also being an ideal choice, being that it is inexpensive. The only downside is, that it is not particularly durable and it can flake.

Whereas gouache may appear similar, but this paint, as a medium, is water based. This is better than poster paint as a medium, because it gives you a better colour finish than poster paints would. Gouache paints are sold by the tube, whereas poster paints are sold in pots.

Interestingly enough, this paint does not always do what you think it will. If you paint a dark colour, it always dries lighter and light colours dry darker and always with a matt textured finish.

This paint is also used on collages and for decoupage, but it can also be used on a variety of papers and other surfaces. I would go as far as to recommend this paint for painting landscapes, although I would be using a cold pressed paper.

Paints too, are also available in permanent and extremely permanent colour, and you can see the type printed on the labels. Gum Arabic is mixed with the pigment which gives it a creamy sort of consistency which will add flow to your work. However, this depends entirely on how much chalk is in the pigment.

This is quite a useful paint to give the first wash to a picture, but you can add thicker layers at the late stages of your work. I tend to use a sable, or synthetic sable brush, on the whole with this medium. It is quite easy to get rid of mistakes and paint again.

You will not need to do many layers as the paint is quite thick and, if too thick, may crack. I should also stress that it is not advisable to add too much water diluting it. If you would like to frame it, you need to ensure that you have a card mat to place on it, before you put it under glass.

Henri Matisse is one painter of notability that employed this medium, but today this is used to create designs for illustrations, posters and advertising in the commercial sector.