Everything about this is phenomenal, I love your style.
Technical question: I noticed you often use the red base color that peeks through the whole painting, is it always gouache or is it some other medium that does not get reactivated with water?
Quick edit: do you also have a YouTube channel?
Thank you! I always use a red gouache base for gouache paintings and a red acrylic base for acrylic paintings. I've never had an issue with the red picking up in the top layer. I think mostly that is because the top layer is much thicker than the base layer. I use gouache kind of like acrylic, I have learned.
No, I don't have a YouTube. I'm flattered you asked, though. I lack the correct tools to do something like that right now. Maybe one day!
Thanks for answering! Holy shit - being able to achieve such clean strokes without disturbing the very intense bottom layer. Be flattered, 'cause I really hope you'll have the means and the will to do YT tutorials, lol.
I've always liked the effect a lot, but whenever I try this with gouache I have to be so careful with the top layers to not disturb the base. James Gurney uses casein, which is both unavailable where I live and very expensive in and on itself.
I just ordered some colored waterproof inks to do the base tinting, by W&N.
Good call! In the meantime just got a set of W&N colored ink but I've not experimented a lot with them + gouache yet. One thing is for sure, some of the colors, like green, basically waterproof the paper too, so they are not ideal to use as a base for watercolor - unless you intentionally want to achieve that effect
Everything about this is phenomenal, I love your style. Technical question: I noticed you often use the red base color that peeks through the whole painting, is it always gouache or is it some other medium that does not get reactivated with water? Quick edit: do you also have a YouTube channel?
Thank you! I always use a red gouache base for gouache paintings and a red acrylic base for acrylic paintings. I've never had an issue with the red picking up in the top layer. I think mostly that is because the top layer is much thicker than the base layer. I use gouache kind of like acrylic, I have learned. No, I don't have a YouTube. I'm flattered you asked, though. I lack the correct tools to do something like that right now. Maybe one day!
Thanks for answering! Holy shit - being able to achieve such clean strokes without disturbing the very intense bottom layer. Be flattered, 'cause I really hope you'll have the means and the will to do YT tutorials, lol. I've always liked the effect a lot, but whenever I try this with gouache I have to be so careful with the top layers to not disturb the base. James Gurney uses casein, which is both unavailable where I live and very expensive in and on itself. I just ordered some colored waterproof inks to do the base tinting, by W&N.
Oh one thing that can help too is layering clear gesso over the base layer of color!
Good call! In the meantime just got a set of W&N colored ink but I've not experimented a lot with them + gouache yet. One thing is for sure, some of the colors, like green, basically waterproof the paper too, so they are not ideal to use as a base for watercolor - unless you intentionally want to achieve that effect
This is freaking gorgeous!!
Wow! Love the painterly style you have!
Love this. Great capture and it seems to pop out of the frame.
This is so sweet! Beautiful work.
Beautifully done!
Awesome! RIP
Amazing 🤩
This has inspired me to find my favorite base color! This is bold and beautiful