opacifier

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Bodycolor is a watercolor made as opaque as possible by a heavy pigment concentration, and gouache is a watercolor made opaque by the addition of a colorless opacifier (such as chalk or zinc oxide).

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  • Bodycolor is a watercolor made as opaque as possible by a heavy pigment concentration, and gouache is a watercolor made opaque by the addition of a colorless opacifier (such as chalk or zinc oxide). —  WarCry Network : Latest News
  • Vinyl made in Asia it is likely to contain lead oxide as a stabilizer (added to keep vinyl intact in presence of heat and ozone and light) and added also as an opacifier (providing a nice white tint base, much as lead-based paint does). —  TreeHugger
  • There are other far less toxic stabilizer and opacifier choices for vinyl; but, wouldn't you know, lead is generally the cheapest and is commonly used in Asia. —  TreeHugger
  • In this case, it's probably watercolor from his palette mixed with Chinese white and gouache, which is watercolor that has an opacifier, typically chalk, added. —  American Artist
  • Here she is working with both bodycolor and watercolor, in particular gouache, which is watercolor made opaque through the addition of an opacifier -- typically chalk -- which allows it to cover whatever is painted underneath. —  American Artist
 

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