gouache

noun

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as in watercolor

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Recent Examples of gouache The gouache-on-paper was painted by the artist in 1941. — CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026 But the canvasses and studies of Maar — of which the current gouache is a stellar small-portrait example — stand out because they’re imbued with the unmistakably grim backdrop of the war and the occupation of France. — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2026 The Opera Gallery says the gouache reflects a moment of introspection and concentrated studio work for the artist. — Jake McGowan, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026 With an airbrush borrowed from his job at an ad agency, Man Ray would blast droplets of gouache onto board or heavy paper and use stencils to organize the spray. — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gouache
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  1. watercolor
  2. acrylic
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  • For São Paulo, Paulino moved from watercolor on paper to painting on canvas, scaling her drawings up to nearly 9 feet by 20 feet.
    — Tatiane de Assis, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • In today’s commercial age of plenty, the most important task of the dust jacket is to match a book to your mood, from the pastoral watercolor tones of the travel narrative or cosy domestic romance, to the dark hues of the murder mystery.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of watercolor
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  • With iPolish, a single set of smart press-on acrylic nails can switch between hundreds of colors in seconds using electronic display technology.
    — Nina Derwin, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The most water-repellent plastics, polyethylene and polypropylene, were the most active, while PET and acrylic, which contain chemical groups that attract water, were the least.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of acrylic

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