# Gouache: free WordPress theme

URL: https://symelo.com/tools/wordpress-themes/gouache

Free WordPress theme. A handmade collage theme for art and craft studios and online creative schools: grainy paper, cut-paper pigment shapes, torn edges and oversized type.

A handmade collage theme for art and craft studios and online creative schools: grainy paper, cut-paper pigment shapes, torn edges and oversized type.

- Price: free (GPLv2 or later)
- Category: Education
- Version 1.0.0, 2026-10-22. WordPress 7.0+, PHP 7.4+. GNU General Public License v2 or later.
- Style variations: Risograph, Studio after dark, Terracotta
- Fonts: Syne, Instrument Sans
- Works with: [Secure Custom Fields](https://wordpress.org/plugins/secure-custom-fields/), a free plugin by WordPress.org, optional

## Description

Gouache is made for painting and pottery studios, illustration and lettering teachers, woodwork and sewing workshops, and online creative schools. Photos are cut out with scissors and pasted on coloured paper, sections end in torn edges, headings get a word cut from cadmium orange, and everything sits on off-white paper with a fine grain made only with CSS gradients.

What's inside:

* Workshops and online courses (Symelo education foundation): prices, start dates, curriculum, supply lists, tutors, reviews, FAQ, maps, enquiry and waitlist forms, catalog filters and a workshop calendar.
* A student-work masonry gallery with a lightbox as the centrepiece, plus a rooms carousel.
* "Find your medium" tiles in pigment colours, dates as paper tags, monograms as cut-paper shapes in four tones.
* Six heroes: cut-paper collage with search, find your medium, pottery background video, student gallery, workshop calendar and a torn studio photo.
* Around thirty patterns: the nine education home sections, galleries, video, contact, private booking, gift voucher and newsletter forms, supply list, marquee, FAQ, footers and five full pages (studio, visit us, gallery, calendar, gift vouchers).
* Light and "Studio after dark" colour schemes with a toggle, plus Risograph and Terracotta style variations.
* Built-in forms (messages are stored under Messages in wp-admin), galleries, lightbox, video and gentle motion that respects reduced-motion settings. No plugins needed; Secure Custom Fields adds the editing screens for workshop details.
* A demo set under Appearance → Import demo: ten workshops and courses, five tutors, nine mediums, three levels, six pages and a menu.

## Frequently Asked Questions

#### Where do form messages go?

Every form (contact, booking, vouchers, newsletter, workshop enquiries) is stored under Messages in wp-admin and emailed to the address in Messages → Settings (or the site admin email). A form block can also have its own recipients.

#### How do I change the workshop currency or the enquiry email?

Courses → Settings: currency symbol and position, decimals, the default Enroll label and the recipients of enquiry forms.

#### Can a workshop show a trailer?

Yes. Add a YouTube or Vimeo link, or a video file, in the Featured video panel of the workshop. Without one, the featured image is shown.

#### How do I turn off the animations?

Visitors who ask their system for reduced motion get none. To remove an effect, delete its sk-… class in the block's Advanced panel or in the Motion panel.

#### Does the dark scheme follow the visitor's system?

Yes. The toggle in the header remembers a visitor's own choice. The Studio after dark style variation makes the site dark for everyone.

## Downloads

- [Gouache 1.0.0](https://symelo.com/wordpress-themes/gouache/1.0.0/gouache-1.0.0.zip) (2026-10-22, 2.5 MB, SHA-256 bf4031404c3ddc891ea512876e6722ddac05f833cc8ead5a3e4aed97a198acbd)

## Screenshots

- https://symelo.com/wordpress-themes/gouache/shots/home-6774f9ff19.webp
- https://symelo.com/wordpress-themes/gouache/shots/courses-ee658d671f.webp
- https://symelo.com/wordpress-themes/gouache/shots/courses-watercolour-for-beginners-17186168c5.webp
- https://symelo.com/wordpress-themes/gouache/shots/student-gallery-9f6156bd3e.webp
- https://symelo.com/wordpress-themes/gouache/shots/workshop-calendar-f2d54ffe91.webp
- https://symelo.com/wordpress-themes/gouache/shots/admin-fields-4e44c5fdb5.webp

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