{"id":1577,"date":"2025-06-28T12:57:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T10:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carnetgouache.com\/?p=1577"},"modified":"2025-07-23T18:28:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T16:28:51","slug":"la-gouache-cest-mieux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carnetgouache.com\/en\/la-gouache-cest-mieux\/","title":{"rendered":"Is gouache better?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\"Oh really, it's gouache?.. But is it better?\"<\/strong><br \/>I often hear this comment when painting outside. And my answer is simple: yes, for me, it's better. Here's why: <em>oui, pour moi, c\u2019est mieux<\/em>. Voici pourquoi :<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5 reasons to prefer gouache as an outdoor medium:<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>It invites you to go straight to the point.<\/strong><br \/>Less fusion, more clear gestures. Gouache forces you to lay down shapes and capture masses. It's a school for the eye, not a colour gimmick.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>It dries quickly, but not too quickly.<\/strong><br \/>Unlike oil, you can fold your brushes quickly, without sacrificing exposure time. And unlike watercolour, it can be changed as long as you don't drown it.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>It covers and erases.<\/strong><br \/>Make a mistake? Go back over it. A doubt? Lighten with a damp cloth. Gouache forgives without making a mess.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>It works on plain paper.<\/strong><br \/>No need for canvases, mediums or solvents. All you need is a notebook and a palette.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>It gives a matt, legible finish.<\/strong><br \/>Perfect for capturing light without reflections, even in photography or video. What I paint, I really see. <em>vraiment<\/em>.<br \/><br \/><\/p>\r\n<p>So no, gouache is not \u201cless good\u201d than oil or watercolour. <br \/>It's just more direct, more modest... and formidably effective for learning to see.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\"Oh really, it's gouache?.. But is it better?\"<br \/>\nI often hear this comment when painting outside. And my answer is simple: yes, for me, it's better. Here's why:<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1705,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-peinture-plein-air"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carnetgouache.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1577","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carnetgouache.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carnetgouache.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carnetgouache.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carnetgouache.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1577"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/carnetgouache.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1577\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1827,"href":"https:\/\/carnetgouache.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1577\/revisions\/1827"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carnetgouache.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carnetgouache.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carnetgouache.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carnetgouache.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}