Gouache Painting Specialization: Create Vibrant Artworks

Overview

“The small gradient of the yellow and green grass I am painting is a good way to demonstrate the wet-in-wet blend effect. I will also share some dos and don'ts concerning layering and talk about the lightfastness of paints. Finally, I will show you how I make swatches to get familiar with the colors available in your palette.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Getting Familiar with the Gouache Medium 2, 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 I think it's time to switch brushes. We've blocked in some larger groups of grass tufts and I'd like to add some individual little details. I will be using a relatively small round brush for this next part. This brush has a lot of snap to it. You can see that the tip is firm. These types of brushes are great for painting little grasses and things where you want a nice clean, sharp point. I will start again with the darker green. You may notice the color of the paint is changing slightly as it dries. That is one thing that can be tricky about gouach...”

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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