Creative Gouache: A Step-by-Step Guide to Exploring Opaque Watercolor
Paperback Published on: 30/11/2021
Price: £16.99
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Synopsis
**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 mediums** 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.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Quarry Books
- ISBN: 9781631599378
- Number of pages: 144
- Dimensions: 216 x 253 x 11 mm
- Weight: 438g
- Languages: English
