How to keep gouache from DRYING OUT ✶ How I keep it wet while painting

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If you're new to gouache you might be experiencing one of the most common hurdles: how to keep gouache from drying out. In this video I'll share my three favorite ways to keep gouache wet while painting.
It can be tricky at first to keep gouache paint from drying out while you are painting, but I'll share my tips (yes, what I actually do while I paint!) and you can use these methods to keep your gouache moist.
It takes some practice to get used to how quickly gouache dries, so don't feel bad. I myself had to overcome this hurdle, and I did it by trying various methods until I found something that fit my workflow. I hope one of these works for you! #gouache
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@catherinemaestro1577 3 года назад

My husband uses the sta-wet pallette for painting his miniatures, and instead of using the thick expensive pallette paper, or the absorbant paper towel, he uses baking parchment paper. He swears it provides the right amount of water control.

@SarahBurnsStudio 3 года назад

Good to know! I had my palette paper left over from my acrylic days but when it runs out I'll try that!

@roxsylinwatercolor8577 2 года назад

Great tips!! Thanks for sharing

@juststartingover2735 Год назад

Great idea using the paper towel! Thank you. Love your art!

@Helvetica09 3 года назад

YESSSS I needed this 😭😭 My goal this year is to use all the art supplies I have as much as possble (A lot of mixed media I hope!) and usually use a fine face mist bottle but the paper towel looks super helpful 😍

@SarahBurnsStudio 3 года назад

Awesome! Yea it definitely helps!

@sccrespoc Год назад

Incredible useful. Thanks!!!

@davidupton3186 Год назад

Excellent video. Very helpful. Thank you 👌

@myrnalandersartist 8 месяцев назад

Ahh, brilliant! I have a whole bunch of that stay wet palette paper that i haven't used for years because i started oil painting. What a great idea to use it for gouache inside the mijello watercolor palette! Thank you!!!

@SunnysEyes Год назад

Never thought of this even though i have a stay wet pallet for acrylics! Thanks for the ever so useful tips.

@Ale-pp9hq 3 года назад

Thanks for this video!! It is super usefull!!! :D ❤️

@riotjohnson889 2 года назад

This video is an absolute lifesaver, seriously!

@SarahBurnsStudio 2 года назад

Awesome I'm so glad!

@chrisje8925 8 месяцев назад

This is so helpful! I started dabbling in gouache over a year ago but I keep getting frustrated again and again with trying to control the moisture level of the gouache on my pallet as I paint. You just took out so much of the frustrating mystery for me!

@juliabroadley8411 9 месяцев назад

That's really useful thankyou so much

@shrug_shrugsly 5 месяцев назад

Very cool!!! I’m just taking my very first tip toe steps to gouache and had NO idea there was so much to manage. I’m already intimidated by the himi non-sealing containers. Feels like once I open them, I have to use them all up instantly. -I’ve watched videos that told me that’s not true because you can just add water. But if I hadn’t just watched your video, I would know the dark sides of water’s lightening impact!! So. Lots to learn, thankfully you’ve gotten some of the lessons already learned. Thank you thank you ❤❤❤

@chocolateicecreamlove8823 3 года назад

I needed this today thank you!! :D

@SarahBurnsStudio 3 года назад

I'm so glad!

@annabandana9889 Год назад

Oh. Wow. Your sketchbook is gorgeous and I am in awe 🤩

@SarahBurnsStudio Год назад

Thank you so much 😊

@janeylane87 3 года назад

I love your sketch books! I would buy printed book editions of your amazing work 😭💕💜! Also thank you so the gouache tips I keep having this problem! Thanks again!

@SarahBurnsStudio 3 года назад

Yay, thank you!

@bastian6173 Год назад

I have a stay wet palette with sponge and hydration sheets but never thought about using this for gouache. well... better late than never I guess lol! Thanks for the video!

@jackiegarroutte8970 3 года назад

Thank you!!

@SarahBurnsStudio 3 года назад

You're welcome!

@JorjaZanetta Год назад

Excelente!!!!

@thefrugalcrafter 2 года назад

I never think to use my stay wet palette with gouache! I need to try that!

@SarahBurnsStudio 2 года назад

It works sooooo well!

@firefly1013 3 года назад

LOVE THIS! Thanks so much. Which of these set ups do you generally use when painting outside-- the palette box or fresh from the tube?

@SarahBurnsStudio 3 года назад

If I'm not combining my watercolor & gouache (which is something I often do outside), I bring my palette box and a little tray (plus my tube of white). I prefer to use my 6x8 pochade box when I do this because it acts as a little table / paper holder.

@firefly1013 3 года назад

@@SarahBurnsStudio Thank you!

@laurelcook9078 2 года назад

I’m so tired of my paint drying up in 0.000000000000000001 seconds when I paint outside. I’m about to buy jelly gouache and move to the tropics or something where paint never dries out. 😂

@SarahBurnsStudio 2 года назад

“Jelly gouache” dries out too. Keep spray bottle and give it a spritz often while painting. Or if you’re desperate add some watercolor medium

@EdricHsu 3 года назад

Great tips, and I love your sketches! My main problem with gouache is actually the opposite: how to prevent the wet gouache paints in the palette from being too runny and leak out or mix with other colours when I bring it out for outdoor sessions...

@SarahBurnsStudio 3 года назад

What kind of palette is it?

@EdricHsu 3 года назад

@@SarahBurnsStudio I was using a sealed watercolour palette kinda similar to yours but smaller, but somehow it still leaked, and the colours had run and mixed into each other. :(

@SarahBurnsStudio 3 года назад

@@EdricHsu oh no that's awful! Mine has a silicone seal under the lid which is super important. Plus I added a piece of watercolor paper between that and the lid which tightens the seal even more.

@EdricHsu 3 года назад

@@SarahBurnsStudio Ah I see... I'll try adding some kind of sealant around the lid area and see if it works too.

@welcomecataclysm Год назад

I know this video is old, but I'm wondering if you've ever tried Winsor and Newton's watercolor blending medium to keep it moist and slow drying time? I'm thinking about trying it.

@miwagardner1353 Год назад

I was looking for the same and it seems to depend if you’re using designers gouache or acrylic gouache. A lot of these mediums are intended for acrylic gouache so I didn’t get the Turners acrylic gouache retarder although I’m Tempted to give it a shot anyway although I use designers gouache. 😅

@SteviePaints Год назад

Thank you, Sarah. Question: in another video I saw that you had a bottle of gum arabic with tour gouache. Do you use it with gouache? I wish there was a way to make gouache appear less chalky.

@SarahBurnsStudio Год назад

I only add a tiny bit if I'm diluting the gouache a LOT. By diluting the gouache the binder becomes weaker. This isn't usually a problem unless I'm using puddles of water. To be on the safe side (for the painting to last decades) I add a bit more binder

@junktube4000 9 месяцев назад

Can you also put gouache paint in the freezer to prevent drying?

@raceface_m2579 3 года назад

I use a similar technique for painting miniature Warhammer figures. Basically use a wet paper towel and cookie sheets to mix on. Keeps paint wet.

@SarahBurnsStudio 3 года назад

Good suggestion!

@SharonH11100 3 года назад

Thanks much for this. These were my fears before attempting gouache because I normally don’t paint fast.

@SarahBurnsStudio 3 года назад

You are so welcome! It definitely takes some getting used to.

@ptaylor4923 3 года назад

I'm thinking this will help with casein which dries faster than gouache & even with casein emulsion has me pulling my hair out. The one thing I did notice was the HUGE difference in pricing. I can't get out of the house much and use Amazon Prime a lot. The same product can be $6.69, $10.99, $20.99 for the sta-wet paper or sponge. I even saw a combo pack for $69.00 😱 - So anyone shopping online like that don't just pick the first one. The next page over may have the same Masterson product for less... much less.

@SarahBurnsStudio 3 года назад

Good advice!

@romaisblooming 3 года назад

Would the stay wet palette work for under your mixes as well, or does this add too much water to them?

@SarahBurnsStudio 3 года назад

I think it depends on how much water is in the sponge? So if you don't get it too wet it should be fine. I'd say it's worth a try! I find that if I cover my palette to save the mixes I can keep them fresh for a day or two but sometimes the excess moisture in the sponge will water them down a little too much. It's a constant battle lol.

@romaisblooming 3 года назад

@@SarahBurnsStudio , thank you! I have been wondering about this all winter, as I plan to spend the summer plein air painting.

@SarahBurnsStudio 3 года назад

@@romaisblooming heck yea!

@SMazu-cl4uu Год назад

Hello Sarah, why don t you use slow drying medium ? Thanks

@SarahBurnsStudio Год назад

I learned without it, so that’s just my workflow

@miwagardner1353 Год назад

Arent these slow drying mediums for only acrylic gouaches?

@DadBodDrumming 3 года назад

When my gouache dries it is just like acrylic. It cannot be reactivated with water as its kind of like latex feeling at that point. I love the idea of the pallet paper on top of the sponge though

@SarahBurnsStudio 3 года назад

Sounds like you're using Acrylic gouache. Never let that stuff dry on your palette! 😬

@omnesilere 3 года назад

Traditional gouache, almost by definition, will reactivate. Sarah is right, you're using a matte acrylic, labelled acrylic gouache.

@benspeeds 3 года назад

Just stick to Winsor and Newton or holbein brand gouache for the long term sealed palette set up. I tried M Graham and it grows mold really bad and you end up losing the paint. Since removing the M Graham gouache I have had no mold for about 4 months. It's a shame because I love M Graham for the pigment load. I've never seen any brand of paint with such dense color but it's best used fresh from the tube on the sta wet palette sponge and paper set up.

@lynnrush7166 2 года назад

I had the same mold problem with my M Graham gouache. So painful 😣 to have to throw some of it away.

@miwagardner1353 Год назад

My MG watercolor on my palette stinks like a bad fish bowl. 😅I guess it’s moldy too 😢

@nickorange4881 Год назад

Is it watertight ? Or airtight ? If it gets turned on its side will it be okay or Mix up in that Amazon pallets?

@SarahBurnsStudio Год назад

No, the amazon palette is not completely airtight. When I use the tray, I sometimes cover it with cling film for a night, but usually my piles of paint are gone after a day or two of painting anyway

@fidgetfrenzy3212 2 года назад

I was hoping to know what to do when I put it away to keep it good

@SarahBurnsStudio 2 года назад

It depends if you have an air-tight palette

@fidgetfrenzy3212 2 года назад

@@SarahBurnsStudio I think I might it is a HIMI gauche palette from Amazon

@fidgetfrenzy3212 2 года назад

Btw thanks for helping me

@SarahBurnsStudio 2 года назад

@@fidgetfrenzy3212 I've heard those lids are mostly airtight, but some aren't. Any air-tight palette is fine, but you'll need to open, stir them, and maybe spritz with a tiny bit of water every two weeks at least (hopefully you'll be using them more often than that!) If yours is prone to mold, you can dry a drop of clove bud oil and mix it into those colors

@kookatsoonjan 3 года назад

hi Sarah, ...What about when you are using DRIED gouache paint in a palette and rewet it, like a watercolour palette?...I have dried gouache paints in a palette and use them like watercolour paints..not fresh like you do...you seem to be using gouache like acrylic paints, in a way...

@SarahBurnsStudio 3 года назад

What's your question then?

@kookatsoonjan 3 года назад

@@SarahBurnsStudio I use DRIED gouache..like dried watercolours...so ..I put water on them , like I do with watercolours..so very different from you that uses gouache like acrylic paints..FRESH OUT OF THE TUBE...you my question is how to use gouache DRIED IN a palette...thanks...Janis

@SarahBurnsStudio 3 года назад

@@kookatsoonjan just use it like watercolor in that case. You won't ever get 100% opacity though.

@kookatsoonjan 3 года назад

@@SarahBurnsStudio yep..they never look like opague acrylics...sadly...limpy watercolours...so the best way to get OPAGUE ..IS TO USE OUT OF THE TUBE FRESH...hmmm...ok...thanks...could you not get thick paint from less water..with a dried pan of gouache ??? I think I have exhausted the topic...thank you for your time..I guess I like the dried version of H2O + Gouache...dried...love your channel and the tips you post...have a great day over in Scotland...sun rising I presume...Darkness here @ 1:30 am March 23rd...best wishes... fro The Yukon, Canada