Plein Air Essentials: Gouache Basics
About this course
Looking for a cool medium for plein air painting that is lightweight and convenient to work with? Consider gouache! It's a water-based medium, so clean-up is a breeze. Unlike watercolor, which is transparent, gouache is opaque making corrections easy. And unlike acrylic, which becomes unworkable once it dries, gouache can be re-wet and re-worked. In this course, you'll learn many of the basics for painting with gouache outdoors, en plein air. Topics I cover include: Why gouache is a great medium for painting outdoors rather than other media like oil or pastelHow gouache is different from other water-based media like acrylic and watercolorThe gear and materials needed for a successful plein air outing, including PDF versions of supply lists and instructions on how to make your own outdoor easel for gouacheThree different ways to start a gouache sketch for a productive and enjoyable session in your favorite locationMy complete process, from start to finish, on how I make gouache sketches on-locationWhen and how to adjust your gouache sketches back in the studioBy the end of this course, you will be able to go out and sketch with gouache in confidence -- and return to the studio to adjust!
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What you'll learn
- understand the benefits of gouache for plein air painting
- identify necessary materials for outdoor painting
- learn techniques for starting gouache sketches
- apply adjustments to gouache sketches back in the studio
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