Welcome to Floral Exploration With Gouache! Whether you’re completely new to gouache, or are already familiar with it, or even if you want to explore florals with a completely different medium like acrylics or poster colours - this class is perfect for you. The techniques explained here are widely-applicable and you can use the skills within any context.

In case you’d like to first learn the basics of working with Gouache, I’d recommend checking out my Gouache 101 class. But, going through that class is not necessary for you to dive into this one.

This class is for anyone who is curious about painting florals and would like to be able to understand the forms and color mixing that is essential to be able to paint them. This class will give you a good understanding of how to paint different flowers, how to be able to paint any other flowers in the future and how to compose beautiful botanical and floral artworks.

When I started working with gouache, I absolutely fell in love with the medium. It can be so versatile and such a pleasure to work with. That’s why it’s my medium of choice, but you can apply most of what we learn in this class to any other opaque medium.

Materials you’d need :

Gouache (I recommend Winsor and Newton, but any beginner gouache is perfectly fine to get started. Arteza is known to be very good.) - or feel free to use acrylic or poster paints.
Hot or cold pressed watercolor paper
Round brushes in mixed sizes - I’ll be using size 2 and 4.
A water jar
A scrap cloth or paper towel

Who am I?

My name is Shivani and I am an artist, art educator, accessory designer and creative entrepreneur. I am the founder of a lifestyle accessories brand called Arture.

I’ve had a paintbrush in my hand since I was a kid, and over the last few years I have been consistently developing my art practice, with watercolor and gouache being my favourite mediums to work with! I’ve learned so much about gouache through my own practice, that I can’t wait to share with you. My favourite subjects to paint include all things nature, and traditional Indian art styles. My art is at the intersection of nature and culture.

You can check me out on the below links :

Larissa Peres

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