Tempera - Gouache
Tempera and gouache are opaque water-based paints that create a matte, velvety finish and provide full coverage of the surface. They thin with water and dry quickly, while they can be reactivated with water even after drying. Tempera is ideal for school use and crafts, while gouache is preferred by professionals for illustration, design, and fine art painting.
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Price range: 5.00 € through 9.70 €Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page -
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Tempera and gouache belong to the category of opaque water-based paints—unlike transparent watercolours, they completely cover the surface and allow working from dark to light. They dry to a matte, velvety finish that gives characteristic texture to artworks. Both thin with water, clean up easily, and can be reactivated with water even after drying—a property that allows corrections and blending effects. They’re used on paper, cardboard, wood, and other porous surfaces.
Tempera (poster colours) are economical and practical for children’s painting, school projects, crafts, and decorative work, available in large bottles. Gouache contains higher pigment concentration and is used by artists for illustration, graphic design, posters, urban sketching, and fine art painting, available in tubes and sets. Gouache combines the ease of water-based paints with the coverage of acrylics, and is ideal for works requiring uniform flat colour areas and detailed work. See also our tempera brushes and painting papers.