7 Steps to Paint a Costumed Character in Gouache - Watts Weekly

Follow along with Jeff as he demonstrates how he’d 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