Gouache Painting Specialization: Create Vibrant Artworks

Overview

“Gouache is an amazingly versatile medium! From transparent watercolor-like effects to completely opaque painting and dry-brushing, gouache really can do it all. In this lesson, we will explore the many different ways you can use gouache to paint and how to achieve effects by using different amounts of water in your paint mixture.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Getting Familiar with the Gouache Medium 1, 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

“ Getting Familiar with the Gouache Medium Now, we'll begin working with the gouache medium. I'm excited to show you my favorite thing about it, versatility. We'll look at different ways that you can use gouache by changing the amount of water in your paint mixture. For this exercise, I'll be using a 1/2 inch flat brush with an angled tip. You can also use a flat brush or a round brush, whatever you prefer. The results of your brushstrokes will differ a bit if you're using a round brush or a flat brush, but the techniques are the same. For this first type of painting, we'll use gouache righ...”

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Course summary for: Gouache Painting Specialization: Create Vibrant Artworks

• Level: Beginner
• 326 students
• 8 units
• 110 lessons (18h 30m)
• 43 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

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