Vibrant Urban Illustration with Gouache Paint
Blocking In with Colour
A course by Mike Thomas , Travel Artist and Urban Sketcher
About the video: Blocking In with Colour
Overview
“Next, I'll teach you how to begin by painting the first layer as your background. You'll use the techniques described in the previous lessons to paint the background and the details of the building. ”
In this video lesson Mike Thomas addresses the topic: Blocking In with Colour, which is part of the Domestika online course: Vibrant Urban Illustration with Gouache Paint. Transform the shapes, shadows, and colors of the world around you into vibrant artwork that captures the energy of a scene using gouache paint.
Partial transcription of the video
“Now that we've sketched out our composition, we can start adding some color. This will serve as the foundation of our artwork. So we're going to be using quite watery, washed out, and colours and hues. just to really make the most of the fact that gouache is a kind of watercolour. So we'll start by preparing our palettes with each of our primary colors. Just a modest helping of each one. We can always add a little bit more if we need to. For the white paint, We tend to use a little bit more than we would the other colors. So I'm going to give myself a double portion of that. So to begin wit...”
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Course summary for: Vibrant Urban Illustration with Gouache Paint
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Architectural Illustration, Gouache Painting, Painting, Sketching
Mike Thomas
A course by Mike Thomas
Mike Thomas is an artist and tutor with over 10 years’ experience as a graphic designer. He lives and works in London and the South East of the UK. After spending the majority of childhood painting and drawing, Mike studied art at high school before enrolling in arts college, and earning a BA in Creative Arts from University. After graduating, Mike moved to London to pursue a career in graphic design.
Since then, Mike has worked with brands including Arsenal FC and Bonhams Auctioneers, and his work has been featured at exhibitions including Royal Tunbridge Wells Art Society Summer Exhibition (2022), South East Open Art Studio (2022), and the Art Escape Exhibition (2020). Mike also shares his work with 14K followers on Instagram.
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