Artwork-Miya arts Gouache on Hahnemühle Cézanne Cold Press Paper. Photo reference from MabelAmber on Pixabay.
Ah! I’m getting a little better building up the values with gouache. One of the advantages of this medium is that you can paint light over dark – to some degree. I was testing with this painting, yellow and orange over blue to see how much the lighter colors would be affected.
It got a little muddy in places because the color beneath does reactivate and affect the color above. Now I know!
this turned out great! I hope I can do something amazing with the paints when I get them!
You will! I know it!
This is what gouache was MADE for! Vivid color, the ability to make that lacy filigree on top of that stunning orange.
Thank you, Judy! I need to get some professional gouache now and see what the difference is.
I’ve just started playing around with gouache & getting very frustrated trying to layer! It helps to see what you’re achieving – gives me hope. I love the squash & Chinese lantern.
Thank you! What kind of brush are you using? You need one that doesn’t hold a lot of water so you don’t end up removing paint instead of putting more down. James Gurney (of Dinotopia fame) has some great recommendations (http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2016/07/gouache-materials-list.html). I bought the Jack Richeson set. It took me a little bit to get used to them, but I like them.
This one I truly love – beautiful colors and textures, Sandra.
Thank you, Sharon! I’ve wanted to tackle this subject for a while, and gouache just seemed made for it.