Creative Gouache: A Step-by-Step Guide to Exploring Opaque Watercolor - Build Your Skills with Layering, Blending, Mixed Media, and More! (Volume 4) (Art for Modern Makers, 4)

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. Take Your Art In A Bold New Direction--go Gouache! In Creative Gouache, Illustrator And Instagrammer Victoria Johnson 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, Including Organic And Geometric Shapes, Flowers, Animals, And People. Discover Fun Gouache Techniques, Such As Adding Texture, Working With Resists, And Using Gouache To Stamp And Print Images. Learn How To Incorporate Other Mediums With Gouache, Such As Paint Pens, Stitching, And Gold Leaf. Use What You Learn To Create Inspiring Sketchbook Spreads, Stunning Fine Art Pieces, And Stylish Stationery Projects. 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. Creative Gouache presents beginner tutorials for working with gouache transparent watercolor's opaque sister showing how to paint bright, bold, modern effects, florals and motifs, and combine it with other mediums. 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 Cover Title Page Contents Introduction 1 Essential Supplies 2 Basic Techniques 3 Inspired By Nature 4 Landscapes 5 Lettering 6 Gouache and Mixed Media 7 Projects Bullet Journal Spread Wrapping Paper and Gift Tag Notebook Cover Leaf Triptych Night Garden Dimensional Painting Butterfly Case Campfire Panel Celebration Garland Painted Jewelry Dish Templates Acknowledgments About the Author Index Dedication Copyright