Gouache Painting Specialization: Create Vibrant Artworks

Overview

“You will see that I'm not going for an exact representation. I will not try to portray the exact colors, but rather the way I want the piece to look, especially focusing on creating a balance between cooler and warmer colors. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Painting Each of the Objects and Shadows 3, which is part of the Domestika online course: Gouache Painting Specialization: Create Vibrant Artworks. Master gouache painting techniques to create expressive landscapes with vibrant colors, focusing on composition and color theory.

Partial transcription of the video

“ Painting Each of the Objects and Shadows As I'm continuing on, you might notice that the brushstrokes... the paint is lighter than it was with my initial wash. The reason I do that is first, it creates some depth with that darker background and then the lighter strokes over it. I like some of that darker background from the initial wash to show through a bit. It also grounds the painting a bit. If it was all these bright light colors, the values would be very washed out and the painting would be so bright, the eyes wouldn't know where to rest, I guess, in the painting, so I like to keep s...”

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Course summary for: Gouache Painting Specialization: Create Vibrant Artworks

• Level: Beginner
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• 352 students
• 8 units
• 110 lessons (18h 30m)
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• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Architectural Illustration, Fine Arts, Gouache Painting, Painting, Sketchbook, Traditional illustration