I started a new gouache course @ Domestika.org and to date I think I've enjoyed this one best... so far. The different techniques used, a lot of painting samples & a gouache history lesson which I found fascinating & has peaked my curiosity to look into it further. For example, Aljoscha talked about American gouache painter: Walton Ford. - wow.
The hardest part- is being patient, waiting for paint to dry. This artist uses a hairdryer but I would rather just wait, make a tea, kick the ball while I think about my next step. I'll be painting on watercolour paper for a few days while I practice what I've learned. This class was mentally stimulating and would suggest it to anyone interested in gouache and all it can do. I'm also excited to try painting with a Reed, I'm sure I can find some somewhere. The details for the background above are only 1/2 complete then I'll start the kitty & bird -deep in conversation about a golden thread. I take longer painting 'lesson art' then I usually do painting my other creations... Painting in gouache helps me think about how I'd paint in acrylic, with acrylic. I've already sketched this sitting pretty feline on a round board in a different mood'... you'll have to practice patience if you want to see it.
The hardest part- is being patient, waiting for paint to dry. This artist uses a hairdryer but I would rather just wait, make a tea, kick the ball while I think about my next step. I'll be painting on watercolour paper for a few days while I practice what I've learned. This class was mentally stimulating and would suggest it to anyone interested in gouache and all it can do. I'm also excited to try painting with a Reed, I'm sure I can find some somewhere. The details for the background above are only 1/2 complete then I'll start the kitty & bird -deep in conversation about a golden thread. I take longer painting 'lesson art' then I usually do painting my other creations... Painting in gouache helps me think about how I'd paint in acrylic, with acrylic. I've already sketched this sitting pretty feline on a round board in a different mood'... you'll have to practice patience if you want to see it.
