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June 12, 2018 at 12:36 am #457356
Help! I emptied the entirety of some holbein gouache into a small cotman palette for use on the go on colored paper.
It has cracked and will not stay in the wells.
Is there a way to fix this debacle so I can carry them with me again?
June 12, 2018 at 2:50 am #638965I have encountered this problem, you need to keep gouache moist. Try adding a drop of water to each and maybe a drop of gum arabic. I either use tubes or my Caran d’Ache pan gouache which don’t have that problem and wet very easily. I have the older round pan set.
Doug
We must leave our mark on this worldJune 12, 2018 at 6:15 am #638970Re-wet it and add glycerine. Winsor and Newton gouache also does this cracking and crumbling and glycerine solves the problem nicely.
June 12, 2018 at 6:58 am #638967Re-wet it and add glycerine. Winsor and Newton gouache also does this cracking and crumbling and glycerine solves the problem nicely.
Nice! I actually have glyerine at the house already.
June 12, 2018 at 12:26 pm #638966That’s what I’d recommend.
Kay
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June 23, 2018 at 12:12 am #638969Yes, I agree. I filled an empty plastic palette pans, with Gouache to use for my Gouache Set (to take with me on holiday) and very soon ALL the 12 Gouache pans had cracked and dried out. I didn’t know about the Glycerine, so I’m going to try that also. Thanks!
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June 25, 2018 at 3:13 am #638968Thank you for the glycerine suggestion. It does help keep a bit of moisture on the pans so they don’t crumble out. So far so good!
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