Painting Landscapes in Gouache!
Date: July 21
Total Workshop Time: 6 Hours
Medium: Holbein Acryla Gouache
Skill Level: Some Drawing Background
Min Students: 4
Max Students: 20
Instructor:
Tom Sarmo
Description:
Holbein’s Acryla Gouache (Acrylic Gouache) is an exciting, colorful medium! Learn the basic techniques for painting small landscapes with this forgiving, correctable, and buttery paint. In this workshop, you’ll learn methods – surprisingly easy, fresh, and effective – for creating gorgeous landscape paintings on wood panels! You will leave with at least one finished artwork and the knowledge to create many more!
This class is for:
Anyone who wants to learn new gouache techniques, anyone who is interested in landscape painting methods, artists who want to extend their knowledge of landscape techniques.
Goals:
Learn basic techniques for painting landscapes using Acryla Gouache
Learn to use Color Strings for easy and effective value and color mixing
Student Supply List:
Cradled wood panel(s) – 5” x 7”
Pencil
Eraser
Holbien Acryla Gouache in tubes – Recommended colors (in 20 ml tubes):
Vermillion
Crimson
Cerulean Blue
Ultramarine Blue
Yellow Ochre
Primary Yellow
Sepia
Jet Black
plus Titanium White (40 ml tube)
Acrylic synthetic brushes:
Liner Brush
#2 round brush
¼” flat or “Bright”
½’ flat or “Bright”
Water container
Paper palette pad
Paper towel
Small spray bottle
Landscape picture resources