7 Steps to Paint a Costumed Character in Gouache Watts Weekly

Follow along with Jeff as he demonstrates how hed work through painting of a costumed character in gouache. Here he paints an old cow hand he knew. VIDEO CHAPTERS: 00:26 1. Sketch a line drawing in pencil (H, HB, F) 00:58 2. Wet the board. Add in diluted color stains. 03:48 3. Lay the groundwork for some color harmonies. 05:19 4. Develop the shadow pattern, what s lit, unlit. 07:27 5. Establish the figure ground relationship. 09:17 6. Add opacity to the core shadows. Develop tiles. 13:18 7. Use water blending to finesse the edges. Supplies: Paints: Winsor Newton Gouache Ivory Black Titanium White Ultramarine Blue Cobalt Blue Burnt Sienna Yellow Ochre Cadmium Yellow Cadmium Yellow Light Cadmium Orange Flame Red Cadmium Red Pthalo Green Olive Green Brushes: Robert Simmons Synthetic Sables Rounds: 1, 3, 5 Flats: 1, 3, 5 Surface: Crescent Illustration