Liquitex have reimagined the traditional gouache, using Liquitex innovation to bring you a new paint with the extra benefits of an acrylic. Intense colour, flat, matte effects, smooth, permanent with no brush marks and no need to dilute.
Think of gouache, think of saturated colour. And Liquitex's packs a punch. The technology inside is complex, taking two years in the lab to develop. The innovative formula has a super-concentration of pure, ultra-fine pigments dispersed evenly in a flexible acrylic vehicle. It contains the highest intensity of pigment in any of their paints, giving you serious colour payoff every time.
Gouache is traditionally the go-to for flat, matte results. Liquitex Acrylic Gouache formula is no exception, giving you solid matte colour without reflections or brush strokes. Because it doesn’t reflect the light, it’s perfect for scanning and mixing with digital effects – making it ideal for illustration and design work.
Acrylic Gouache pushes the opacity of each colour to its limits. Gouache is traditionally known for its solid colour, as well as its tendency to crack when dry. The two attributes go hand in hand, so when designing our Acrylic Gouache we looked at the problem differently. We set out to ensure you get the flexibility and smooth application you expect from an acrylic, with the best opacity possible.
Each colour was developed individually and we spent a lot of time very carefully choosing and balancing the type of pigment, the amounts used, and the particle size distribution. The result is a full range of opaque and semi-opaque colours, giving you the best possible combination of opacity versus flexibility, with minimum show-through.
See the difference in opacity when comparing naturally transparent Ultramarine Blue (red shade) in Soft Body (top) and Acrylic Gouache (bottom).
A lasting, crack-free finish. Due to the high level of pigment, most gouaches can crack when drying. Liquitex's sets a new benchmark. The acrylic vehicle brings flexibility to the paint film, giving you a reliable, non-cracking finish.
Other gouaches need water to ease their way. Our acrylic gouache gives you a creamy, fluid texture with superb brushout, straight from the bottle. Application feels effortless and flowing, with no drag - making it perfect for large area coverage or fine detail. And because you don’t need to add water, your colours keep their true vibrancy.
