Drawing & Painting
Landscape Painting from Photographs in Gouache
A course in landscape painting in gouache, using photographs as a reference.
Gouache is a fun and easy to use water based medium that dries quickly to a beautiful mat finish. It is an opaque version of watercolor. Unlike transparent watercolor, gouache allows for painting light colors over dark, providing greater freedom in how a painting is created. The class will include instruction in choosing a composition, transferring photographic reference to your paper, paint handling & consistency, painting gouache in layers, and techniques for suggesting foliage and other textures. Students will also learn how to mix a wide range of colors from a limited palette. The class will include demonstrations by the instructor and individual instruction based on each student’s level of accomplishment.
Supply List
- Gouache paint (Winsor and Newton or Holbein are a couple of good brands). Not "HIMI" or "jelly" gouache, and not "acrylic gouache" ("Acryla" or "Acryl"), which is actually acrylic paint.
- Ultramarine Blue
- Cadmium Yellow Light or Pale
- Winsor Red or Pure Red
- Burnt Sienna
- Permanent White
- short handle brushes suitable for acrylic or mixed media, ½” and ¼” flat wash, (ideally 2 of each for light and dark colors), #4 or #6 round,
- watercolor palette with a generous mixing area (or a "Masterson Sta-Wet Handy Palette")
- watercolor or mixed media paper, 140lb (300gsm) or better in weight, hot or cold press, 8x10” or 9x12" or similar.
- water container for brush cleaning.
- mister spray bottle for keeping paint in palette wet
- pencil and eraser for sketching out the composition.
- Reference photographs will be provided, though students are welcome to bring their own.