Winsor & Newton Designer's Gouache

Winsor & Newton have been producing Designers Gouache since 1935 and to this day they continue to offer the finest artists' gouache range, using the highest quality materials and unique expertise.

The key benefits of Designer Gouache are its ease of use, brilliance, quick drying and matt finish. It can be used in conjunction with water colour or on its own as opaque water colour. Its brilliance and opacity give it solidity, excellent for abstract work and fine detail.

For fine art painting, acid free water colour papers (either white or tinted) are recommended to accomodate the widest variety of techniques and ensure long term stability. Designers and Illustrators often choose illustration board or hot pressed water colour paper, both of which have a flat finish which reproduces well.

A variety of brushes are suitable for use with Designers Gouache, depending on the technique used and the finish required. Sable brushes are ideal, due to their excellent colour carrying capacity, ability to point and to spring back into shape.