Gouache Painting Specialization: Create Vibrant Artworks

Overview

“In the fifth step, we'll paint the foreground which will mostly consist of silhouettes that frame the scene to create dimension. We’ll also add some little firefly details.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: The Foreground, 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

“The Foreground With our background and our middle ground finished, in this lesson, we'll paint our foreground. We know from our plan that this layer is going to consist mostly of silhouettes. We'll allow these silhouettes to extend off the edge of the painted area, specifically at the bottom, where we'll add lots of plants. We want them to grow into the scene, but also spill out of the edges. To do this, we're going to mix a dark blue, like we have in our plan. We have to be a little bit brave with this layer because we'll paint over everything that we've already done with a really dark col...”

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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