Landscape Painting with Gouache for Beginners
Blocking in the Basic Background
A course by Maddy Bellwoar , Painter and Digital Artist
About the video: Blocking in the Basic Background
Overview
“We've reached the very first stage of the painting process: the background layer. I will show you how I go from a blank sheet of paper to having all the basic shapes blocked in. For this first step, I normally use my largest brushes. This helps me focus on the big shapes in my composition and prevents me from becoming tempted to paint tiny details too soon. I usually begin with a wet-in-wet technique for the early layers of the painting process. This lets me create soft blends as seen in the gradient of the sky. I always make sure that the white paper is completely covered and all basic shapes are blocked in before moving on to the next layer of paint and the details. For this project, I’ve chosen to work with a watercolor sketchbook. I enjoy using these books because I can fill them with paintings of beautiful places I’ve been to and save them as keepsakes to look back on the memories. You are welcome to paint in a watercolor book too, or work on a loose sheet of watercolor paper, whatever you prefer!”
In this video lesson Maddy Bellwoar addresses the topic: Blocking in the Basic Background, which is part of the Domestika online course: Landscape Painting with Gouache for Beginners. Learn to paint with gouache by sketching and illustrating a colorful, natural environment from a photo reference.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Blocking in the Basic Background Now, we'll be looking at the first part of the painting process, the background layer. We will focus on blocking in the basic shapes of the scene. Before I begin putting paint on the paper, I'll prepare by taping the outside edges. Once the painting is done, I can remove that tape and we'll get a clean border on the outside of our painting. Make sure that you use artist painting tape. That way it won't rip your paper. For this step of the process, make sure you have two jars of clean water. You'll also need your 1-inch flat brush or whatever your largest b...”
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Course summary for: Landscape Painting with Gouache for Beginners
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Category
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Areas
Fine Arts, Gouache Painting, Naturalistic Illustration, Painting
Maddy Bellwoar
A course by Maddy Bellwoar
Madeleine Bellwoar is an independent artist based in the Netherlands. Her work explores the beauty of the natural world through color, light, and texture. She is often in the forest sketching or taking photos and finding inspiration for her next painting. She mainly works with gouache and digital mediums, though she also enjoy watercolor and Ink.
As both a traditional and digital painter, Madeleine has been exploring ways to bring these mediums together through the creation of custom digital brush sets, which use real, traditional brushstrokes and textures. She is passionate about sharing knowledge and has been livestreaming her art process as a featured streamer on Behance and Twitch for the past five years Madeleine has also worked on assets and background painting for Ddraig House Game studio and collaborated with companies such as Wacom, Adobe, Behance, ArtStation, and Amazon Games.
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