Idea pictures: Collage or Gouache?

After producing the thumbnails, I wanted to move away from simply drawing in pencil and pen. I see the value of making these initial sketches, but to be honest I not very good at it - so in this second stage I've started to experiment a little with media and Ive actually found this very beneficial in progressing my images. It seems as I work that I started to create two different aesthetics - collage is something I am reasonably comfortable with, but I also really like the textural quality of gouache and would like to progress with this further. 

So in the crit. I posed the question - collage or gouache?

COLLAGE

• "I really like the collaged images - they are clean and crisp! Also are something a bit different - good to see!"
• "Love the collages! They look great! Maybe combine this with some of your more simplistic shape based works."
• Personally I like the more compositional aspect of the collages - I enjoy the process of arranging individual aspects of an image on the page. I like producing work that's more simple, abstract and symbolic - which so far has been successful as an aesthetic and not taken away from the communication of my concepts. 

GOUACHE 

• "I think the gouache has a more personal feel to it", "I really like your naive and simple painting style! It's so easy to read and very charming", "definitely prefer how playful and textured the gouache ones are!"
• "I like the first two images best, but you should lose the writing and let the images speak for themselves"
• "Maybe combine both and paint snatches of gouache to collage together?"
• I was quite shocked as to how the reaction was so overwhelmingly leaning towards the gouache images - as this was not my personal preference. But I can understand people's point of view - a sense of the handmade images does add a little more personality and charm to an image. 

MOVING FORWARD

• I mean really its been in front of me the whole time - combine the two, collage + gouache! 
• Do collage with gouache textures, and painted characters/figures. Therefore I have images that are both playful, charming and with the personal feel of the handmade, but retain my love for focus on composition, layout and simplicity.