Welcome!
I'm so excited that you are going to be painting with me! I love the ease and simplicity of painting in gouache, and over the next 11 weeks I want to share some of what I have learned about this medium with you. I want you to be inspired about painting in gouache, because I think you will love it!
How does it work?
Each week I will send you an email with a painting project in it. There will be a link to a web page in the email, and you can watch me painting a small gouache picture in real time over a 15-20 minute period. You will see every brushstroke, along with my mixing palette, and I'll explain what is happening as we go along. If you like you can paint along with me (you can pause the video whenever you need to), or watch the video first and then paint later.
There are 10 weeks of videos, covering 10 different ways of painting in gouache, plus a bonus week where we will go outside to sketch.
Post your pictures each week on the dedicated Painting Posts Facebook page for others to see and comment on, and at times I'll add my comments too! This course is as much about community as it is about painting. Think of it as a group adventure where you will meet like-minded people and make new friends!
There are 10 weeks of videos, covering 10 different ways of painting in gouache, plus a bonus week where we will go outside to sketch.
Post your pictures each week on the dedicated Painting Posts Facebook page for others to see and comment on, and at times I'll add my comments too! This course is as much about community as it is about painting. Think of it as a group adventure where you will meet like-minded people and make new friends!
What materials do I need?
(I have no affiliation to any of these companies listed below or their products - I'm just trying to help you get the best quality for the least cash!)
Paints: I will be using Winsor & Newton Designer's gouache.
They do a very good and inexpensive Introductory Set comprising these 10 colours:
They do a very good and inexpensive Introductory Set comprising these 10 colours:
- Primary Yellow
- Permanent Yellow Deep
- Primary Red
- Spectrum Red
- Ultramarine
- Primary Blue
- Permanent Green Middle
- Yellow Ochre
- Ivory Black
- Zinc White
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Click on these links to go straight to the page!
Available in the UK from: Ken Bromley Art Supplies Great Art Available in the USA from: Dick Blick Jerry's Artarama |
However, you can use whatever gouache paints you like but please make sure they are good quality! A red, a blue, a yellow and white are the very basic colours you will need. (Although I highly recommend the set above!).
Brushes: Watercolour brushes are fine. I will be using a 1/2" and a 1/4" flat, and also a size 8 round with a fine tip. Anything similar to these brushes will do.
Paper: A good watercolour paper is best. We will be painting small pictures, so you can use loose sheets or a watercolour sketchbook. I will be using a ringbound A5 Arteza watercolour sketchbook which has 300gsm /140lb paper and measures 5.5 x 8.5" (It has 64 pages and comes in packs of three books which is great value).
However any good watercolour paper will do - in loose sheets, blocks or in a book. So if you already have something at home, then go ahead and use it!
Brushes: Watercolour brushes are fine. I will be using a 1/2" and a 1/4" flat, and also a size 8 round with a fine tip. Anything similar to these brushes will do.
Paper: A good watercolour paper is best. We will be painting small pictures, so you can use loose sheets or a watercolour sketchbook. I will be using a ringbound A5 Arteza watercolour sketchbook which has 300gsm /140lb paper and measures 5.5 x 8.5" (It has 64 pages and comes in packs of three books which is great value).
However any good watercolour paper will do - in loose sheets, blocks or in a book. So if you already have something at home, then go ahead and use it!
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Click on these links to go straight to the page!
Buy in the UK from here: Arteza Watercolour Sketchbook Buy in the USA from here: Arteza Watercolour Sketchbook |
Other materials: You will need
- A palette in which to store and mix your paint. This can be anything from a white plate to an empty watercolor palette. See my palette below.
- a 2B or 3B pencil, possibly an eraser as well!
- Masking tape is great for creating nice crisp edges to your paintings.
- A water pot
- A small spray bottle (available from chemist's or Pharmacies as well as some art stores)
- Kitchen roll
Download this pdf (below) which shows you all this information, and also my colour palette and alternative colour suggestions.
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