Adding WHITE GOUACHE to WATERCOLOR (and comparing 5 BRANDS of white gouache)

In today's video we are comparing 5 brands of White Gouache as well as adding white gouache to watercolor. I'll also talk about the differences between zinc white and titanium white. We'll do some side-by-side comparisons and I'll share some tips and thoughts about this technique during this demo. #gouache #watercolor

00:00 Intro
00:20 Comparing 5 Brands of White Gouache
00:44 Testing the tinting strength
02:32 Results
04:26 Adding white gouache to watercolor & tips
08:15 Visualizing the white gouache effect
09:46 More tips
12:45 Results

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[JordanHunter]

Sarah - this was the most perfect tutorial for this moment. I just purchased supplies to begin a watercolor journey, and on the advice of another youtuber, purchased the Schmincke Zinc White Gouache so that I could play with gouache as well. As a medium, gouache fascinates me, and I loved the effects of using gouache in a watercolor, mixing the two mediums. What an amazing way to end up with 2 paint sets in one! Every minute of this video provided the info to get started - thank you! The most exciting, was to see the impact of laying down the pink and gray wash as a first step. I've not yet seen this technique realized so beautifully and clearly. Bravo! And thank you for all you share. 🙏❤🙏

[margaretsummers]

When you started the mountain scene, I had no idea what to expect. Then suddenly out popped that beautiful mountain! WOW'!

[FaithAnnNB]

Very interesting to see the differences between zinc and titanium white! I will admit to grabbing “whatever” and not paying much attention to which white I’m using. For a very long time, my only gouache was white and used for highlighting watercolour (or mixing with watercolour); that eventually encouraged me to buy some tubes of coloured gouache.

[windgaze]

Thanks so much for sharing this way of using a combination of watercolours and white gouache to achieve a gouache pastel look effect 🥺 The greys in your demo's are amazing! Really liked how the painting turned out.

[CoCoComet]

Great video as always. Another white gouache with a very shiny finish is Pebeo Studio Gouache (I have "permanent white"), so be advised whoever thinks to buy a huge tube thinking of saving a bit of money.

[dierkkoenig]

You make nice colorful greys! For mixing I use the Titanium white from the Schmincke Academy line, which is affordable, comes in large tubes, has a fluid consistency, and is not so aggressive and shiny as others. Thank you for your content!

[Klynkha]

I love this technique the I use it all the time! I mainly use it for my travel kits or to use up my student grade watercolors. I’m so happy you did a video on this since it’s not really known that you can use them like that.
You can also get really cool effects with granulation sometimes. I love using these two together.

[MedievalMary]

This was actually really helpful. I am a watercolor artist. I struggle a lot working with thicker more opaque paints. Maybe I should try more baby steps.❤

[jesswoodhere]

Great video! I mostly use M. Graham’s white titanium gouache because 1. It comes in large tubes (making it more affordable) and 2. It rewets easier than others. I don’t like Winsor and Newton’s titanium white gouache because it dries hard as a rock (even with a stay wet palette) and so I end up wasting some because of that. Daniel Smith’s titanium white gouache is fantastic, but it doesn’t come in larger tubes. Since I use a lot of titanium white, I need something more cost effective.

Side note: Daniel Smith gouache is absolutely amazing! It’s a joy to work with. It’s expensive, but superbly vibrant and fun to use. I can’t wait for them to release more gouache colors!

[Bladeninja]

I'm kind of a beginner to watercolor paint (I used to dilute watercolor markers). I came here after mixing copper with titanium white and getting inconsistent results with the white often floating to the top. Seeing different chemicals for white achieve different results here is fascinating.

[cathyfeagley]

I haven't tried it yet but loved your painting and am really excited to go for it! Thank you very much for this video :)

[surpriseitskaya]

i recently found your youtube channel and i'm so happy! i really appreciate all the reviews and experiments that you do, it's extremely helpful to know your thoughts and opinions on different techniques and brands of art supplies. also, thank you for staying mindful about your location and access to different materials, not all content creators acknowledge that their viewers may come from all over the world.

[hawkeye]

Gorgeous! I love how the underpainting really takes it up a notch! Wow!

[GouacheLearning]

The addition of white gouache to watercolor resulted in a stunning seascape. It exudes tranquility and magic! 🌊🎨

[jam]

So helpful. Thank you yet again for a great video and beautiful artwork.

[melissaamyx]

This was really fun, i love all your gouache experiments... I fell in love with using buff titanium watercolor mixed into other colors, I ended up making a gouache version of it to also mix with watercolors, it's amazingly fun and interesting!

[colleenmcchesney]

I started out with adding Permanent/Titanium White Gouache to my Watercolors for highlights & for making pastels of my colors. Then I realized that I needed to us the Zinc White for mixing pastels & the Titanium White for just highlights. I did try full tubes of gouache eventually & enjoy it but because the gouache paint is a bit more expensive than watercolors I don’t use it as much. Gouache & watercolors are my favorites for mediums to use though. Thanks for sharing this wonderful video!

[mklarson]

This was so instructive! I have zinc white but never use it because the only time I use gouache is when I'm adding a white highlight to my watercolor, and the titanium is stronger for that. Now that I understand the difference, I'm really excited to try mixing with the zinc. The ability to layer like this is enticing. Also I love what the under painting did for this piece as it is different than just an initial wash of light tones in the actual subject, another thing I hadn't considered trying with watercolor before. Thank you!

[ChantelleArts]

It's really interesting that you've mentioned the perks of using zinc white! I bought a big one as a mixing white a few years back and was immediately disappointed because it was way more transparent than I expected. I only use titanium white now but maybe I should give it another try again 🥰

[prexytheartist]

I really like how you experiment with grays here because it unlocks a whole range of values and it also helps to make more contrast if a more saturated color was added near the grays. Your videos are my go-to for learning more about gouache. 😁