Do You Have Any Tutorials For Painting With Gouache? I Really Want To Learn Some Techniques!
Do you have any tutorials for painting with gouache? I really want to learn some techniques!
I did this process post on my gouache techniques a little while ago. It's a really fun medium but it can be tricky when you're first learning it. The biggest issue folks seem to have is that, since it's water soluble, you really can't work back into it too much, at least not at all like you would with acryllic. I tend to work very graphically with gouache so laying down flat areas of color next to flat areas of color suits me as much as does the medium. You can layer over it, it just takes a bit of practice until you nail your preference for applying your paint down.
Other tips! I find inking brushes work very nicely (I like Winsor & Newton 222 Cotman). Stonehenge brand paper has a great tooth for painting with gouache. Look for a yogurt-like consistency when you're loading your brush with paint. And, I always tell the students I do demos for this, but - for serious inspiration, if you want to see an artist who really kills at gouache and in a little more painterly style, check out Israel Sanchez (his work is fantastic).
Good luck! Have fun!
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Mad Max for the Silver Screen Society's May gallery. Thanks to Trevor Basset for the invitation!
This was a fun series I illustrated for the children’s magazine Faces on “The Wizard’s Book”, an Argentinian folk tale about gauchos and life on the pampas. Thanks to my wonderful AD John Sandford.
18" X 24" posters of my Queen Emeraldas piece will be for sale at SPX this year in addition to my other offerings. It's rad to see it printed large! If you think so too and might want to put one on your wall, they're just $20, AND only 25 of them will be available.
To find them at the expo, look for me surrounded by the collective radness of Kali Ciesemier (whose handy map I've borrowed from her tumblr), Sam Bosma, and Jimmy Giegerich. We'll see you there!
Hello again! long time no see! (sorry) let’s get right back to business…
My latest tshirt design for Baltimore’s Pizza Party Printing is THE LABYRINTH, full of leering goblins and everyone’s favorite tricky Goblin King. It’s available for pre-order now (and only for a very limited time), but you can also fight your way through (hopefully minimal) dangers untold and hardships unnumbered to the Pizza Party After Dark movie night at the Ottobar and watch The Labyrinth with us, say hello, have a slice of pizza, hang out, buy a shirt, save the stolen babe, what have you. Event details here!
My Life, a comedy.
(limited stock -apparently-. available here)
The flower-child witch and her bob-tailed familiar.
This is among a set of four prints, pages taken from my new zine “Cauldrons & Casseroles”, that will be available for purchase at SPX this weekend. You can find me at tables F6-7 with Jimmy Giegerich, Kali Ciesemier, and Sam Bosma. Come visit us!
It's a little snowflake sprite!
I desperately want it to snow, and would like to inspire a little mythical assistance.
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Iza is doing some wonderful little commissions, and he drew me as a fruit bat! ♡ This is as adorable as I'll ever be!
More Animal Crossing Commissions! I’ll be posting these in batches as I make them!
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Andrea Kalfas is an illustrator living and working in Baltimore, MD. This is a blog for ideas, progress, and things to show off. Thanks for looking and check back often! You can see more of my work on my portfolio site here. follow me on twitter - @andreakalfas All images © Andrea Kalfas 2015 unless otherwise noted. If you reblog, please provide credit by including my name. Thanks
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