Definition of "gouache" []

• A method of painting with opaque watercolors mixed with a preparation of gum. (noun)
• An opaque pigment used when painting in this way. (noun)
• A painting executed in this manner. (noun)

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• "The standout image, though, was an 11 by 14 inch painting in gouache by Brian Floca from his "Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11.""
• "Illustrator Stephanie Buscema has that perfect “retro cute” thing going on with paintings of children, skillfully rendered in gouache."
• "New Yorker Nancy Stahl, whose specialty is WPA-style mock-heroic illustrations (like the image at right), says the fragility of her traditional medium -- the opaque watercolor known as gouache -- used to drive her crazy."