Gouache Painting of Urban Landscapes
Course final project
A course by Tommy Kim , Art Director and Urban Sketch Enthusiast
Joined November 2021
About the final project for: Gouache Painting of Urban Landscapes
Gouache Painting of Urban Landscapes
“Congratulations! You have reached the end of this course. Thank you so much for taking part and I hope you've enjoyed it. It's now time to work on your project. This could mean finishing the painting you started by completing the course tasks or making a brand new project! Either way, I strongly suggest you take the time to gather inspiration and make a unique project of your own. Make sure to keep track of your progress with different pictures of each step. It'd be great if you could also explain the choices you've made along the way and tell us if you have any doubts. This will help me guide you better if you need advice. Here are the main steps to follow: Inspiration Find inspiration for your painting and sketch out the scene using basic shapes. Values Structure the values in 4 steps to create the light spaces.






Partial transcription of the video
“ Final Project Thank you for taking my Domestika course. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. Let's review the steps for the final project. First, find your inspiration. Take a walk in your neighborhood and turn your everyday life into a work of art. Then sketch out your scene using big shapes and try not to focus too much on the details. Structure the value into four steps and resist the temptation to go over more than four. Try out the colors that suit the scene and explore different options to tell the story. Then start painting the big shapes and move on to the medium shapes. Finall...”
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Course summary for: Gouache Painting of Urban Landscapes
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Category
Illustration -
Areas
Gouache Painting, Painting, Traditional illustration

Tommy Kim
A course by Tommy Kim
Tommy Kim is an art director in the animation industry and an urban sketch enthusiast. Though he spent most of his life in Los Angeles, he is now based in Honolulu, Hawaii, where he enjoys practicing his hobby of plein-air painting.
His passion is to capture everyday life in his artwork, and finds peace whenever he’s outside observing nature with his gouache paint. When he’s not painting, he’s working in the animation industry, collaborating with clients like Gaumont Animation, Original Force Animation, Illumination and Skydance.
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