Creative Gouache: A Step-by-Step Guide to Exploring Opaque Watercolor - Build Your Skills with Layering, Blending, Mixed Media, and More!

Take your art in a bold new direction—go gouache! In Creative Gouache, artist Ruth Wilshaw shares her step-by-step techniques for creating brilliantly vibrant effects with this easy-to-master medium, a perfect companion for transparent watercolor.

In this comprehensive guide to gouache, you’ll: • Get an overview of essential materials and surfaces • . • Learn basic handling and coloring-mixing techniques • , including layering, creating blends, and adjusting opacity • , plus troubleshooting tips • for common challenges, such as dealing with shifts in color and value from wet to dry. • Explore how to paint fun, simple motifs, flowers, butterflies, landscapes, and lettering • . • Discover fun gouache techniques • , such as adding texture and painting gradients and blends • . • Learn how to incorporate other medium • s with gouache, including paint pens, colored pencil, and watercolor. • Use what you learn to create inspiring projects • such as dimensional artwork, clay décor pieces, and cheerful banners. See what you can create with gorgeous, wall-to-wall color with Creative Gouache!

Perfect for creative beginners, the books in the Art for Modern Makers series take a fun, practical approach to learning about and working with paints and other art mediums to create beautiful DIY projects and crafts.

© 2021 Quarry Books (Ebook): 9781631599385

Release date

Ebook: September 28, 2021