Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Gouache Progress

We started painting with gouache last Friday. We are using the "pick-out" technique, where we draw an image on the board and then coat the illustration board with a mixture of matte medium, gesso, and water. Then we paint a solid color over each of the areas of the painting and let that dry. Once it is dry, we use water and a paintbrush to "pick-out" the colors and move them around, enabling us to make highlights and stuff like that.

So my one from Friday is really bad, but I expected that. Here it is:



I was just trying some things out and getting used to the gouache so it was more like a test.

On Monday we started another one for practice. I am painting a picture for a friend, for his birthday. So far I think it has turned out really successful but I still have a lot more to do. I am starting to enjoy painting with gouache - I definitely like it way more than watercolor. Here is that one:


I'll be working on that one again on Wednesday.

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