Artistic Gouache Painting: Animals and Plant Life

Overview

“This is the last phase, I will advance by sculpting with layers, using shades from my palette for volume and shine. I show you how to play with the opacity of the gouache.”

In this video lesson Alejandra Caballero addresses the topic: Sculpting the painting by adding layers and details, which is part of the Domestika online course: Artistic Gouache Painting: Animals and Plant Life. Learn the basics of gouache painting. Find your inspiration for animal portraits, go through the sketching process, and discover your unique style..

Partial transcription of the video

“Now I'm going to show you how I keep sculpting the shapes and adding layers. I'll continue using the colors I already have on the palette and I'll start infusing volume with darker and lighter tones. I let the layers underneath show a bit so it looks like the flower's shine. At this stage, it's about building layers and playing with the colors I already have. I constantly look at the mood board to keep shaping the cat's forms. But, for example, in the background, I like to improvise more with the plants and flowers. As I mentioned in the sketching part, the point is to have fun and play wit...”

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Course summary for: Artistic Gouache Painting: Animals and Plant Life

• Level: Beginner
• 94% positive reviews (18)
• 1079 students
• 4 units
• 14 lessons (2h 16m)
• 9 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Fine Arts, Gouache Painting, Naturalistic Illustration, Painting