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Domestika

Landscape Painting with Gouache for Beginners

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Overview

Learn to paint with gouache by sketching and illustrating a colorful, natural environment from a photo reference
  • Introduction
  • The Workplace and Skills for Painting
  • Building the Painting
  • Once the Artwork Is Done
  • Final project
Gouache paint is a versatile medium that allows you to experiment with a variety of techniques: wet on wet, opaque layering, dry-brushing and more. By combining gouache with landscape painting, artist Madeleine Bellwoar creates captivating pieces that depict beautiful scenery. She’s collaborated with companies such as Wacom, Adobe, Behance, ArtStation, and Amazon Games

In this online course, Madeleine teaches you the basics of color and composition, and techniques specific to landscape paintings. Learn how to make expressive brushstrokes and fill a blank page with essence of nature.

Syllabus

  • About Me
  • Influences
  • Gathering Materials
  • Getting Familiar with the Gouache Medium 1
  • Getting Familiar with the Gouache Medium 2
  • Color and Value: Experimenting with Colors
  • Composition and Point of View
  • Techniques for Painting Nature 1
  • Techniques for Painting Nature 2
  • Finding and Organizing the Reference
  • Planning the Painting and Preparing to Begin
  • Blocking in the Basic Background
  • Defining Subjects and Values 1
  • Defining Subjects and Values 2
  • Details, Texture, and Finishing Touches
  • Staging and Photographing Art for Social Media
  • Furthering Your Painting Skills
  • Landscape Painting with Gouache for Beginners

Taught by

Maddy Bellwoar

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