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Gouache Paint

By Stephanie Brown, About.com

This paint is opaque and dries very quickly. It's especially good for doing a layered effect in craft projects.

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 0 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups dextrin
  • 4 tablespoons distilled water
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 2 teaspoons glycerine
  • 1/2 teaspoon boric acid solution
  • powdered or poster paints

Preparation:

Dissolve the dextrin in the water. It will be foamy.

Add the honey, glycerine and boric acid and stir well or shake in a covered jar.

Mix this base with powdered paint or poster paint and store tightly covered.

Thin with water if it's too thick.

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