Gouache Painting: Create Vibrant Works of Art
The Background
A course by Vicki McGrath , Gouache and Acrylic Artist
About the video: The Background
Overview
“In this lesson, I will show you how I paint the background, using a variety of colors and values and "cutting into" the objects using negative shapes.”
In this video lesson Vicki McGrath addresses the topic: The Background, which is part of the Domestika online course: Gouache Painting: Create Vibrant Works of Art. Learn to create expressive still-life paintings from observation with gouache, exploring hues, values, composition, and light.
Partial transcription of the video
“ The Background In this lesson, I'll show you how I approach my background. First of all, I'll be working on the background of the tabletop. Now I'll go with a pretty light white. I'll use a lot of my Permanent White at this point. Information for you to know, you'll go through a lot of white paint, so when purchasing your gouache colors, try to double up your white. You'll use it a lot. I also wanted to point out that I do clean my water jars often, and when I get to the background of the painting, I make sure it's nice and clean since I'll be working with white a lot. I do not want to ha...”
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Course summary for: Gouache Painting: Create Vibrant Works of Art
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Category
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Areas
Color Theory, Fine Arts, Gouache Painting, Painting
Vicki McGrath
A course by Vicki McGrath
"Vicki McGrath es una artista autodidacta especializada en acrílicos y gouache. Después de explorar el arte cuando era niña, volvió a conectar con su chispa creativa mientras estaba embarazada de su hija, pintando un mural para el cuarto infantil. Vicki inicialmente se centró en el arte infantil y luego se aventuró en la decoración del hogar hasta que descubrió el gouache en un taller local. Usando colores vivos y pinceladas sueltas, encontró placer en capturar la esencia y la belleza del mundo que la rodeaba en expresivas obras de arte.
Su estilo audaz le valió un sólido seguimiento en las redes sociales, lo que la llevó a colaboraciones con Trader Joe's, Serena and Lily, Winsor & Newton y Michaels. Su trabajo también ha aparecido en revistas como Cottages & Bungalows y ha recibido encargos de clientes de todo el mundo.
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