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Realistic Urban Sketching in Gouache

James Gurney Jun 6, 2022 13:54
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Here's a quick video where I paint some ordinary commercial shopfronts on an overcast day using gouache. To achieve realism and speed things up I use flat brushes and paint patches of color that I subdivide with dark strokes. GOUACHE COLORS Titanium white: https://amzn.to/2XSOld4 Cerulean blue: https://amzn.to/2NtFH0E Ultramarine blue: https://amzn.to/2X9GZ1k Yellow Ochre: https://amzn.to/3HWJ1IQ Cadmium yellow light: https://amzn.to/2qIw7LQ Indian Red (Holbein Watercolor): https://amzn.to/3LCsegt Pyrrol red (gouache): https://amzn.to/2XdPcS7 Viridian: https://amzn.to/2SD3Xfw BRUSHES and OTHER SUPPLIES Flat brush set: https://tinyurl.com/kbrdjeue Filbert ½ inch watercolor synthetic: https://amzn.to/3CqTZT9 1” flat soft synthetic brush: https://amzn.to/3LAsJr8 Rigger brush #3: https://amzn.to/3AJoW4i Richeson travel brush set: https://amzn.to/2xwq1Rr Tripod: https://amzn.to/2xrRaFc Pilot Custom912 Fountain Pen: https://tinyurl.com/2abfvjbh Pilot 12 also available at Goldspot: https://tinyurl.com/463haece Water cup: https://amzn.to/2soTw2L Pentalic Aqua Journal: https://amzn.to/2L989y2 CAMERAS and AUDIO Pocket camera (Canon SX620): https://amzn.to/3lIbtVW Stereo mics/recorders (Rode Wireless Go II): https://amzn.to/3mVsMSP Stereo recorder (Zoom H2n): https://amzn.to/3aFjCUP RODE Wireless Go Mics: https://tinyurl.com/2p8zdcmj VIDEO TUTORIALS "Gouache in the Wild" (Download on Gumroad): https://gumroad.com/l/gouache "Gouache in the Wild" on (DVD): https://jamesgurney.com/collections/videos “Casein Painting in the Wild” (Download on Gumroad): https://gumroad.com/l/casein How to Make a Sketch Easel: https://jamesgurney.com/products/how-to-make-a-sketch-easel "Gouache in the Wild" : https://jamesgurney.com/products/gouache-in-the-wild "GRADIENTS: Color, Form, Illusion." https://jamesgurney.com/products/gradients-color-form-illusion BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY: Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: https://jamesgurney.com/products/color-and-light-a-guide-for-the-realist-painter-signed-by-james-gurney Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: https://jamesgurney.com/products/imaginative-realism-how-to-paint-what-doesnt-exist Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: https://jamesgurney.com/products/dinotopia-a-land-apart-from-time-signed OTHER OFFICIAL SITES JamesGurney Website: http://jamesgurney.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesgurneyart/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/GurneyJourney/ GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/ Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": https://www.facebook.com/groups/403006076777641/ Facebook group "Color in Practice": https://www.facebook.com/groups/160510955315435/ Some of the links above are affiliate links, for which I make a small commission at no cost to you.
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