APRIL 18 - Laurie Asahara - Gouache

Let’s try gouache!
Gouache has been said to be a challenging medium. In this workshop, we’ll render an
ancient catalpa tree in an 8x10 format using a limited palette to explore the basic
elements of landscape painting with gouache, including:
--how to handle gouache paint,
--how to render foreground, center of interest, sky, and trees in the landscape to
    create unified elements of shadow, body color, and highlights.
Supplies: NOTE: contact Ilse for a complete list of supplies needed)
*Brushes. I use some inexpensive synthetics from Quality Art: Royal Soft Grip brand

*A suggested selection of gouache paints (we WILL NOT be using acrylic gouache):
   a. white
   b. red light
   c. burnt sienna
   d. pale yellow
   e. viridian
   f. cobalt blue hue or ultramarine blue

* Tracing paper to transfer the image to your substrate

* A full-sized 8x10 reference photo will be posted on the Guild’s website for you to
download. You may make a tracing from this and use it as a reference. If you
would need a color copy to be made for you, please bring $2 to cover the cost
and give Ilse a week’s notice to be sure it can be provided to you.

The Guild has a set of Gouache paints you can borrow if you do not want to buy a set.

Also, in a pinch, you can also simply use your watercolor paints and a tube of white gouache if you don’t want to spend too much money on buying gouache for this workshop. The effect and handling of using watercolor and white gouache in this manner will be similar to straight gouache.

Laurie says, "Attached are the two 8x10 reference photos of the catalpa tree we'll be doing for my workshop. I won't provide a separate drawing to trace from since the photo is rather simple and it should be easy for people to just trace from the black and white version (if it's been printed on simple copy paper). The color one can be used for color reference as you paint."

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