Gouache Painting Specialization: Create Vibrant Artworks

Course summary

• U1: Getting Inspired

  • Introduction

  • Influences / Vicki McGrath

  • Influences / Cécile Berrubé

  • Influences / Madeleine Bellwoar

  • Influences / Ruth Wilshaw

  • Influences / Mike Thomas

  • Influences / Don Kilpatrick

  • My Favorite Artists / Tommy Kim

• U2: Gouache Painting: Create Vibrant Works of Art

  • Presenting the Materials

  • Color Theory and Value

  • The Properties of Gouache

  • Choosing the Subject and Composition

  • Taping the Paper and Sketching the Composition

  • Applying the First Wash 1

  • Applying the First Wash 2

  • Painting Each of the Objects and Shadows 1

  • Painting Each of the Objects and Shadows 2

  • Painting Each of the Objects and Shadows 3

  • The Background

  • The Final Layer 1

  • The Final Layer 2

  • Framing, Protecting, and Photographing Your Artwork for Printing

  • Sharing Your Art on Social Media

• U3: Gouache: Paint Natural Worlds from Imagination

  • The Materials

  • Getting Acquainted

  • Understanding the Color Theory

  • Making Mood Boards

  • Sketching a Study Page

  • Digitalizing and Organizing the Scene

  • Developing the Background

  • Choosing a Color Palette

  • Tracing

  • Preparing the Colors

  • Layering the Background

  • Layering the Characters

  • Finishing the Background

  • Finishing the Characters

  • Finishing the Last Details

  • Photographing Your Artwork

  • Sharing Your Artwork

  • Selling Your Artwork

• U4: Landscape Painting with Gouache for Beginners

  • Gathering Materials

  • Getting Familiar with the Gouache Medium 1

  • Getting Familiar with the Gouache Medium 2

  • Color and Value: Experimenting with Colors

  • Composition and Point of View

  • Techniques for Painting Nature 1

  • Techniques for Painting Nature 2

  • Finding and Organizing the Reference

  • Planning the Painting and Preparing to Begin

  • Blocking in the Basic Background

  • Defining Subjects and Values 1

  • Defining Subjects and Values 2

  • Details, Texture, and Finishing Touches

  • Staging and Photographing Art for Social Media

  • Furthering Your Painting Skills

• U5: Painting Atmospheric Landscapes with Gouache

  • About Gouache

  • Materials

  • Consistency

  • Layering

  • Blending 1

  • Blending 2

  • Landscape Basics 1

  • Landscape Basics 2

  • Landscape Basics 3

  • Landscape Basics 4

  • Being Inspired

  • The Shape of the Painting

  • Turning an Idea into a Plan

  • Starting with Colour

  • Layers and Sketching

  • The First Layer or Background

  • The Middle Ground

  • The Foreground

  • Texture Studies

  • Staying Inspired and Sharing Your Work

• U6: Vibrant Urban Illustration with Gouache Paint

  • About Gouache and Materials

  • The Theory of Colour

  • Skies and Landscapes Basics 1

  • Skies and Landscapes Basics 2

  • Choosing the Reference

  • The Sketch

  • Blocking In with Colour

  • The Texture 1

  • The Texture 2

  • Adding Details 1

  • Adding Details 2

  • Adding Details 3

  • Framing Options

  • Sharing Your Artwork

• U7: Gouache Sketchbook: Painting Your Surroundings

  • Materials and Workspace

  • The Basic Color Wheel 1

  • The Basic Color Wheel 2

  • Color Relativity

  • Inspiration, Reference on Location, and Composition

  • Photo Selection and Thumbnails

  • Value Grouping and Limited Color Palettes

  • Color Studies

  • Painting the Project 1

  • Painting the Project 2

  • Scanning, Digitizing, and Sharing on Social Media

• U8: Gouache Painting of Urban Landscapes

  • The Gouache Medium: Starting Out

  • Finding Inspiration

  • How to Sketch the Scene

  • The Values

  • Understanding Color

  • Starting to Paint

  • Painting the Medium Shapes

  • The Finer Details

  • Plein Air Painting

• Final project

  • Gouache Painting Specialization: Create Vibrant Artworks