We believe that creativity flourishes when artists are equipped with the highest quality materials — and the right resources to support them. Our DANIEL SMITH Extra Fine™ Gouache line brings rich, matte color and exceptional handling to your artwork, whether you’re painting bold illustrations or blending seamlessly with our DANIEL SMITH Extra Fine™ Watercolor. We launched with 22 colors and we’ve grown to a vibrant range of 74!

This post is your curated hub for everything gouache: tutorials, product guides, artist inspiration, and, as always—swatches! Whether you’re new to gouache or refining your technique, this collection will help you get the most from every brushstroke.

• Extra Fine™ Gouache Product Page
  Explore our full range of highly pigmented colors and technical specifications.

• Get Ready, Get Set, Gouache
  An introduction to the first 22 DANIEL SMITH Extra Fine™ Gouache line, including key features and benefits.

• Trying Gouache for the First Time
  Jansen Chow explores the first 22 colors with amazing results!

• How to combine gouache with watercolor
  Demo by Michael Solovyev

• Gouache Demo with Chan Dissanayake
  Watercolorist and DANIEL SMITH Brand Ambassador Chan Dissanayake demonstrates his expressive gouache technique in a coastal scene.

• Gouache Techniques with Carlos Avelino
  Discover texture, layering, and brushwork tips from Brazilian illustrator Carlos Avelino in THIS in-depth demo.

Carlos also explores in his sketchbook by painting these adorable Bassett Hounds using Neutral Tint and EF Red Iron Oxide!

• Gouache Demo with Molly Murrah
  While Molly is most familiar with our watercolors, she’s been diving into gouache recently — and wowed us with this beautiful landscape during her demo!

• How to make a Gouache mixing chart
  Check out Mark Begbie’s tutorial!

• Giovanni Balzarani’s Gouache Swatches
  Say that five times fast! Giovanni explores our second release of 52 more gouache colors by swatching out the colors in a grid pattern.

• Gradated Color Swatches by Ashley Hawkes
  Ashley uses our Titanium White gouache to progressively lighten a selection of gouache colors into pastel tones. She explains that this practice not only helped her understand the nature of gouache, but it was really, really relaxing!

• Gouache Portraiture by Fernando de Paiva
  Fernando does wonders with both Gouache and Watercolor, but he really shines when it comes to human portraits in Gouache! You can watch a demo HERE, and scroll to see some of his incredible artwork.

• Browse All Extra Fine™ Gouache Colors
  Discover 74 brilliant colors in 15ml tubes.
• Gouache Primary Mixing Set
  A perfect starting palette of Primary Yellow, Primary Red, and Primary Blue.

• Try our Dot Cards!
  Sample a selection of our gouache range before investing in full tubes. An opportunity to try 266 of our  DANIEL SMITH Watercolors (including PrimaTek and Luminescent), as well as a selection of our Gouache colors, contained on five sheets of watercolor paper.

Ready to delve into the wonderful world of DANIEL SMITH Extra Fine™ Gouache? Find a Retailer HERE!