Something Weird Happens As I Finish This Painting

James Gurney paints a realistic view of an alleyway in gouache, but as he puts on the final touches, the painting takes on a bizarre dimension. Sample from the new video tutorial "Gradients: Color, Form, Illusion." Download or stream at Gumroad: https://gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/ElCti/ Also available as a DVD: https://jamesgurney.com/products/gradients-color-form-illusion International DVD sales: http://Kunaki.com/MSales.asp?PublisherId=136361 The watercolor paper is prepared with a gradient priming applied with a brayer. MATERIALS (some with Amazon affiliate links) Pentalic watercolor sketchbook: https://amzn.to/2L989y2 Water cup: https://amzn.to/2soTw2L Homemade sketch easel: https://gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/sketcheasel Tripod: https://amzn.to/2xrRaFc Richeson travel brush set: https://amzn.to/2xwq1Rr Richeson “Grey Matters” brush set: https://amzn.to/2YeNO0P Water cup: https://amzn.to/2soTw2L 4-inch soft brayer: https://amzn.to/3hkNvNW 6-inch soft brayer: https://amzn.to/3k1Pngy Piece of tempered glass for mixing surface: https://amzn.to/3nkdgBS Speedball water-soluble block printing ink, Black: https://amzn.to/3yZW3Qt Speedball water-soluble block printing ink, White: https://amzn.to/3le32jH Speedball water-soluble block printing ink, Starter set with 6 colors: https://amzn.to/3E8sHD0 Acrylic medium (to seal the mixtures): https://amzn.to/3A2Mkdx WATER MEDIA PAINTS White acrylic paint (to seal the mixtures): https://amzn.to/3tCZGL1 Titanium white (gouache): https://amzn.to/2XSOld4 Lemon yellow: https://amzn.to/38lNy5R Cadmium yellow light (gouache): https://amzn.to/2qIw7LQ Yellow ochre: https://amzn.to/2SfXc2O Raw umber (gouache): https://amzn.to/2pgvHMg Venetian red: https://amzn.to/2OmRwTL Pyrrole red (gouache): https://amzn.to/2KX4TZn Quinacridone violet: https://amzn.to/3k02sXJ Burnt sienna (gouache): https://amzn.to/2TEoC4D Ultramarine blue (gouache): https://amzn.to/2X9GZ1k Cerulean blue (gouache): https://amzn.to/2NtFH0E Prussian blue (gouache): https://amzn.to/2JVbVwb Hooker’s green: https://amzn.to/2ufLtcy OTHER VIDEO TUTORIALS: “How to Make a Sketch Easel” (DVD): http://kunaki.com/Sales.asp?PID=PX00Z4M3X BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY: Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: https://amzn.to/2JhWtfc Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: https://amzn.to/2LbVHhc Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: https://amzn.to/2xyamRM OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesgurneyart/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/GurneyJourney/ GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/ JamesGurney Website: http://jamesgurney.com/ Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": https://www.facebook.com/groups/403006076777641/?source_id=121255121263267 Facebook group "Color in Practice": https://www.facebook.com/groups/160510955315435/ Music by Chris Zabriskie