Welcome to the wonderful world of painting with gouache, with the creative guidance of popular artist and illustrator Zoe Ingram.
In this comprehensive beginner's guide, Zoe shares everything about getting started with gouache painting. Why gouache? Because this exciting paint medium creates opaque effects, making it more vibrant and graphic than traditional watercolours. This means you can layer it, paint on dark backgrounds, and much more.
Gouache is one of the easiest paint mediums to use. It's very forgiving and fun, as well as versatile. Gouache paint can mimic watercolour and can provide the opacity of oil paint if used with less water. It allows you to paint large, smooth blocks of background colour along with the finest lines and details. Gouache paint also dries quickly, which is a significant advantage!
Starting from the very basics, Zoe takes you through the necessary tools and materials, explores a wide range of techniques, and includes many fun and vibrant step-by-step projects that you can follow or use as inspiration for your own ideas.
Zoe Ingram's distinctive art makes this book a visual treat, showcasing various subjects—from birds and bugs to flowers and foliage, as well as abstract collages, hand lettering, and patterns. Along the way, you'll learn about colour theory, colour mixing, sketching, washes, mark making, line work, overlaying, working on dark backgrounds, achieving crisp edges, adding details, and different collage approaches. You will even learn how to digitise your work to create repeat patterns and custom prints.
In the projects section, you can follow along step-by-step as Zoe paints a handsome pheasant, a funky beetle pattern, a trendy houseplant, colourful caterpillars, bright butterflies, jumbled geometric patterns, a striking owl, pretty florals, creative lettering, a curious cat, and a free-flow abstract floral piece—after which there will be no stopping you!
Beautifully illustrated, expertly explained, and a riot of colour, this book will kickstart your love affair with gouache, leaving you to decide how to pronounce it... "gooash"... "gwash"... "goo-uhsh"?!
Pages: 128, Dimensions: 21.2x21.2cm
