Gouache Painting Specialization: Create Vibrant Artworks

Overview

“Now that the background and basic shapes have been blocked in, I will move on to the main body of the painting process. In this phase, I will add more definition and volume to the subjects in the scene. Objects will also begin to look more three-dimensional as I paint in darker and lighter values. They will start to become more recognizable as I layer and add details. Usually, during this stage of the process, I gradually shift from larger to medium-sized brushes and then finally on to smaller brushes.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Defining Subjects and Values 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

“ Defining Subjects and Values In this lesson, we'll move on to the main body of the painting process now that we have the basic background blocked in. In this phase, we'll define the objects in our scene more by adding value to show volume. We'll continue defining the objects in this scene and adding detail, but not the smallest detail. I'll be using relatively mid-sized brushes. We'll save our smallest brushes for the last step. Before you start painting, make sure the paint from the previous layers is dry. If your paint is not dry yet, use a hair dryer or heat gun to speed up the process...”

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Course summary for: Gouache Painting Specialization: Create Vibrant Artworks

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

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

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