Renowned for its brilliance, opacity, and great tinting strength, Winsor & Newton Designers Gouache is a finely ground, water-based paint, well suited to illustrations with pen, brush, or airbrush. All Designers Gouache colours are fully compatible with Winsor & Newton Artists’ and Cotman watercolours.
For fine art painting, watercolour papers are recommended. For design and illustration, where work is intended for electronic scanning and reproduction, use illustration board or a Hot Press watercolour paper to get a flat finish that reproduces well.
Professional-grade gouache praised for "great quality," strong pigments, and matte finish. Customers said it's "wonderful" with "amazing pigment load" and excellent coverage. Some noted white can be thick in the tube and price is high ($18-25/tube), though paint goes a long way. Ideal for highlights on watercolour and thin layering.
Absolutely the best professional grade gouache
The pigment load is amazing and easily covers over paint of another colour
Strong pigments - not chalky like some brands. You can work in thin layers easily
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L.W. (Duncan, CA)
White / Permanent White / 14ml
Great quality gouache paint
Great quality gouache paint. Only wish it came in a bigger size. Expensive but it goes a long way.
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Rose K. (Vancouver, CA)
White / Permanent White / 37ml
Great quality and results
Great quality and results. It's been a long while since I've worked with gouache so a bit of a re-learning curve but at least I didn't have to deal with an inferior product. Gave me the result I wanted.
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Kathy A. (Burnaby, CA)
White / Zinc White / 14ml
White was a bit thick and hard to get out of the tube
White was a bit thick and hard to get out of the tube.
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J.L. (North York, CA)
White / Permanent White / 37ml
Trying new medium is exciting
I’m just starting with this medium and find the Windsor Newton gouache wonderful.
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T.C. (Victoria, CA)
White / Permanent White / 14ml
Perfect for highlights
An easy dab for highlights on watercolour
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Linda M. (Vancouver, CA)
Pink / Pale Rose Blush / 14ml
Absolutely the best professional grade gouache
Absolutely the best professional grade gouache. I have only chosen this brand since the 60s to work as a graphic illustrator and designer.
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Carrol S. (Victoria, CA)
Pink / Opera Rose / 14ml
Gouache delight
For my very first introduction to gouache, I chose the water soluble Winsor & Newton tube paint in Opera Rose. It is a total delight! The pigment load is amazing and easily covers over paint of anther colour, with a nice matte finish.
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Jodie M. (Summerland, CA)
Pink / Pale Rose Blush / 14ml
Always the bedt
Great pigment
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Bill P. (Victoria, CA)
Brown / Sepia / 14ml
Excellent
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katherine m.
White / Zinc White / 14ml
white
perfect
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Kristy (Vancouver, CA)
White / Permanent White / 14ml
Best permanent white gouache
Bright white. High quality. Very opaque and matte.
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Christine G. (West Kelowna, CA)
White / Permanent White / 14ml
Gouache is nice..
Nice paint. I will try more colours next time.
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Michelle D. (Kelowna, CA)
Green / Olive Green / 14ml
Great paint:too expensive
I absolutely love gouache paint. I was using it as an ink resist. However at $18 to $25 a tube I won’t be able to afford more than the three Color’s I chose.
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Antoinette H. (Vancouver, CA)
Black / Ivory Black / 14ml
Winsor & Newton Designer Gouache
excellent product- strong pigments -not chalky like some brands. You can work in thin layers easily.
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Jo W. (Courtenay, CA)
Brown / Raw Sienna / 14ml
Best Gouache
I have been painting with gouache for many years, sold many pieces to collectors and have learned that the only gouache that gives me the colour, texture and quality I require is Winsor & Newton.
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Linda (Courtenay, CA)
Excellent handling; excellent colours
I use W&N Designers for anything I want to have the look of a medieval manuscript. Smooth handling. Can reduce opacity without losing the accuracy of colour; that is, transparency does not change colour. I recommend highly, and give to my students, too. Almost exclusively the contents of my gouache supplies.
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