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How to Paint Juicy Fruits! Loose Gouache Painting Guide
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How to Paint Juicy Fruits! Loose Gouache Painting Guide

Let's play with gouache & learn about color, style, form, value, & shading! :)
Created byYasmina Creates
Last updated 6/2023
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What you'll learn

  • What supplies to use.
  • Playing with color.
  • How light and shadow work.
  • Layering and portraying value.
  • Upping the contrast.
  • Playing with style.
  • & How to paint loosely! :)

Course content

3 sections • 14 lectures • 1h 42m total length

  • Trailer1:49

    Learn to paint juicy gouache fruits with loose, vibrant color, value, and contrast through simple techniques and five step-by-step fruits to practice.

  • Basics Refresher3:01

    Master gouache basics with a focus on opacity, water-to-paint ratio, and reactivation with water; learn layering, drying, and wet-on-wet blending for a loose, painted look.

  • Playing With Color2:40

    Play with color by adjusting value, lightening or darkening hues, and mixing similar colors to build palettes. Test scrap paper, experiment with backgrounds, and repaint to develop color intuition.

  • Some Fun Tips3:21

    Squint to see contrast and value, photograph and flip your painting to judge light and shadow, and let gouache breathe as you embrace flow and learning from mistakes.

Requirements

  • A basic knowledge of how to use gouache.
  • Basic gouache supplies. (We'll cover them in class!)

Description

Let's have some fun working loose with gouache (you can also follow with acrylic or acrylic gouache paint) to paint some juicy fruits using some awesome techniques! In this class I will teach you the basics of light and shadow, don't worry it'll be easy, and how to increase contrast in your paintings. We will take these skills and paint some super simple and magical fruits! The best part is you will walk away with a better understanding in some super-important art fundamentals that you can use for all the art that you make in the future. You will also get more comfortable painting with your imagination and trusting your intuition! Also, like always, we will have lots of FUN! :)

In the Step-by-Step portion of this class we're going to paint:

  • Lemon

  • Eggplant

  • Banana

  • Avocado

  • & Watermelon!

But you can use your skills to paint ANY fruit you like! :)

So, what are you waiting for? Let's pick up a brush and paint together! The skills you learn in this class will be useful in all your future paintings! :)


(Note: This class doesn't teach you the absolute basics about gouache but I do have a class that does in case you need it! )

Who this course is for:

  • Anyone interested in taking their gouache skills to the next level by painting fun fruits!

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