Acrylic
Gouache
Solid. Flat. Matte.
The ultra-pigmented acrylic


The most intense colors. A flat, matte effect. No brush strokes. No cracks. No need to dilute.
Superb fluidity and application: all with a permanent, water-resistant finish when dry. This is Liquitex Acrylic Gouache.
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All our paints are intermixable and water-based, with archival results.
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Cadmium-Free Yellow Light



A cadmium-free bright yellow semi-opaque color with excellent tinting properties. This replicates the brightness, coverage and intensity of the traditional cadmium alternative
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Extreme Color
Think of gouache, think of saturated color. And ours 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 our paints, giving you serious color payoff every time.

Flat & Matte
Gouache is traditionally the go-to for flat, matte results. Our Acrylic Gouache formula is no exception, giving you solid matte color 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.

High Opacity
Acrylic Gouache pushes the opacity of each color to its limits. Gouache is traditionally known for its solid color, 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 color 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 colors, 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).

Non-Cracking
A lasting, crack-free finish. Due to the high level of pigment, most gouaches can crack when drying. Ours sets a new benchmark. The acrylic vehicle brings flexibility to the paint film, giving you a reliable, non-cracking finish. See our gouache on the right, shown against a regular acrylic gouache.

Fluidity
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 colors keep their true vibrancy.

Archival
On a client’s wall. In a gallery. Your work needs to stay as you intended. As with all Liquitex products, the pigments in Acrylic Gouache have passed extensive tests for lightfastness. Each pigment is rated according to the American Society for Testing & Materials (ASTM), and we only use pigments rated ASTM I or II*. This means your work will have the greatest archival permanence possible – at least 50 years+ in gallery conditions – with no color shifting or fading, to stay vibrant and true.
*Some pigments, such as fluorescents, are not rated

Sets
Our professional sets bring new colors to your palette, in a choice of sizes
Tips & Techniques
Useful guides for working with Acrylic Gouache
Acrylic Gouache FAQs
Other artists have asked us...
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Fluorescents have a great visual impact when combined, though the mixes will not be fluorescent -
For lightfastness, NR means “Not rated” – meaning that it has not been tested by ASTM for lightfastness. ASTM D4303 is the test method for Lightfastness for pigment-based artist materials. Fluorescent dyes and color coated micas are not usually in scope for this test as they are not real pigments with Color Index as such. Fluorescent colors by their very nature are dye based, they are known to be fugitive and cannot withstand the negative effects of UV light like most pigments. This pertains to all fluorescent colors and has nothing to do with a professional or student range of art materials. We do our own in-house Blue wool test for Permanence rating where we test all our colors. -
No. Unlike most gouache paints, we have formulated all the Liquitex Acrylic Gouache colors individually to ensure they are uniformly smooth and fluid, without needing diluting to give the glide and feel you want. -
Yes, you can cut down the Liquitex Acrylic Gouache nozzle to make the width wider - we have designed it with added cut marks to help you. Use a craft knife and cut it at an angle. -
This is one of the traditional and unwanted features of gouache that we set out to change with the new Liquitex Acrylic Gouache formulation. When compared with other gouaches, ours remains measurably more crack-free and flexible.