Transcripts
1. Welcome to the Class: When we talk about gouache, it's a beautiful
painting medium, which gives you a nice
matte finish after drying. There are easy
painting techniques that you can use to create some beautiful sceneries using minimal
elements altogether. And you can explore
the medium in detail with me. Hey, everybody. You're most welcome
to my new class, myself RudwkPatel
I'm a self taught, independent artist and an interior designer
by profession. I personally love to explore different art forms and styles and not stick to
one particular thing. So if you are joining
me, you'll find a variety of classes
that I create. In this class, we
are going to create a beautiful gouache
scenery on a coaster. You can also paint the entire class project
on a watercolor paper. We are going to start
by understanding the class project in detail and all the elements that
we are going to paint. We're going to talk about
all the art supplies that you will need for
the entire class. No need to worry at all. In case you're missing out on
any particular art supply, you can go for any other
good alternative as well. We're going to talk about
all the gouache colors that you will need for
this particular project, and in case you're
missing out on a coaster, you can take up
the entire project on a watercolor paper as well. The first step is to create
a beautiful purple sky, having a nice gradient
effect in it with a lot of abstract clouds that we are going to paint using
easy brush techniques. Once we are done
painting the sky, we are going to paint
some beautiful, snowy mountains, having
a nice texture in it. You are definitely
going to enjoy the entire process of
painting the mountains. Then we are going to paint
the foreground forest. Using solid black color, there are going to be minor
elements like pine trees, a beautiful bridge, and
some street lights, which is going to enhance
the entire scenery. All over, you're going to enjoy the entire process of combining all the minimal elements
together to form a beautiful scenery using
the medium of guash. No need to worry
about the output, enjoy the process of creating. You're free to explore and experiment with the
entire scenery as well. The class is suited
for beginners and also intermediate and advanced
level artists can try it. It's a short class that will
not take a lot of your time, and it will help you to
explore Guash as a medium. So without any delay, grab your art supplies and join
me on this creative journey.
2. Details About the Class Project: Everybody, now,
let us understand the class project in detail. I'll be giving you
the details about all the elements
that we are going to paint in the
entire class project. Observe them carefully and try to follow these
steps one by one. So as you all can observe, I have placed my class project
in an aesthetic manner. Now let me take you a
little bit closer so that you can observe all
the elements carefully. The first element is this beautiful purple sky
that is going to have a beautiful gradient
effect in it and some abstract clouds
that we are going to paint using some easy
brush techniques. There is a beautiful
crescent moon, having a nice contrast
with the background. Now, apart from
these two things, we are going to have a beautiful snow mountain that we
are going to paint, having a nice texture in it, and you'll definitely
enjoy the entire process. You can observe the
details carefully. Then we have these
beautiful street lamps that we are going to paint
using solid black color, having some distributed
wires all over, which is connected with
the abstract forest in the foreground and a little bridge that we
are going to create. The forest is having these
little tree elements which are basically pine trees, and you'll definitely enjoy the entire process of painting the foreground
elements as well. These are all the elements
that we are going to combine all together to form
this beautiful coaster. No need to worry
about the output. You're free to explore
and experiment. Just enjoy the
process of creating. I hope that you
got an exact idea about the class project that
we are going to create. Now let us move
towards the next part.
3. Art Supplies: Hey, everybody. Now let us talk about all the art supplies that you will need
for the entire class. No need to worry at all. In case you are missing out
on any particular art supply, you'll find it very easily in
any nearby local art store, or you can go for any other
good alternative as well. So as you can observe, I have
placed all my art supplies in a systematic manner so that we can talk
about them one by one. Let us talk about the
first art supply. That's a simple,
transparent color palette in which you can already
observe some gouache colors. So try to have a
nice color palette which is having
enough space to take out multiple colors in it and a little bit of
mixing space as well. Then let us talk about
the next art supply, which is a simple
glass container that you can observe is having a little bit of
blue water in it. Of course, we are going
to take some clear water. So it is required to have
a little bit of water so that we can mix the colors well and use water
wherever required. And yeah, to clean
the brushes as well. Then the next art supply
is a simple tissue paper that you can already observe is having a little
bit of color on it. A tissue paper is required whenever you're painting to dab the brushes and remove excess amount of color and
water from the brushes. Now, let us talk about the
most important art supply, which is the brushes that
we are going to use. So you'll need three
basic brushes. The first one is a round
brush of size four. The second one is a flat
brush of size four, and the last one is a
round brush of size zero. It is okay if you'll have a little bit of difference
in the size of the brush. But these are the three
brushes that you'll need to take up the
entire class project. Now let us talk about
the next art supply, which is the coaster that
we are going to use. You can observe it's a
simple round coaster having a six inch diameter. But in case you are
not having a coaster, you can definitely
take the entire class project on a
watercolor paper. I'll be giving you the details about the watercolor
paper as well. So this coaster is
basically a MDF coaster, medium density fiber board. You can find this coaster in
any nearby local art store. You can explore with the
shape and size as well. Now let us talk about
the watercolor paper that you can use in case
you do not have a coaster. So you can use a nice
watercolor paper of any size. These are A five size sheets
from Kansan and 300 GSM. The GSM is basically
the thickness of the paper so that you can apply
heavy washes of brush on. Now let us talk about
the gouache colors that you will need
for the entire class. There are four basic
colors, black, purple, titanium,
white and yellow. Using these four basic colors, we are going to complete
the entire scenery. And in case you want to explore
with the color palette, it is absolutely fine. I hope that you got
an exact idea about all the art supplies that you will need for this
particular class. Now let us move
towards the next part.
4. Painting the Sky: Hey, everybody. Now let us
start with the first step, which is painting a
beautiful purple sky. So I'm ready with
all my art supplies nearby and the coaster. The first color is going to be purple and a little
bit of titanium white. Using these two colors, we are going to
create a beautiful gradient effect in the sky area. So in my color palette, I have taken a little
bit of purple, and I'll be using my
flat brush of size four. Try to have less amount of
water and more color in your flat brush
and start applying the color on the topmost
portion initially. Now slowly move towards
the bottom area, and we're not going
to completely cover the entire surface. I'll take a little
bit of black and apply it on the
topmost portion to create a little bit of depth.
No need to hurry at all. Try to apply an
even coat of color so that you get a
beautiful matte texture. I'll take a little bit
of water to loosen the color we are not going to completely cover the
entire coaster with purple because we are going to have a nice gradient effect
in the bottom portion. So I'll take a little bit of
water and mix it with white. Now, we are going to apply white color in the bottom part. You can add a little bit
of purple in it as well. You can absorb the
way I'm moving my flat brush in this
horizontal direction. Now slowly, I'll move towards the above area where we have applied purple. No
need to hurry at all. Take your time and try to paint in a slow
and steady manner. You can observe
the way I'm moving my flat brush in a
horizontal direction. Now, there's a line of separation between
both the colors. Simply clean your
brush in water, dab it onto the tissue paper
to make it a little bit dry and apply in between
the separation line. You'll observe a beautiful
blend between both the colors. No need to hurry at all.
Again, you have to do this particular step in a
very slow and steady manner. You can observe that we have
got a beautiful difference in color in the topmost
portion and the below part. I'll take a little bit of color, a little bit of purple color in my color palette, basically. Add a little bit of water and apply the color on
the topmost portion. In case you find
that the saturation of the color is a
little bit less, it is absolutely
fine because Guache is having a beautiful
regenerating property. So if you apply a little bit of water and colour together, it will blend with
the background color. Now slowly, I'll just apply the color and slowly move
towards the bottom part. Now, once we are done
painting the sky area, let it dry for a while, give it some time so
that it dries well. Now, once you find that your
sky area is completely dry, we are going to take
a little bit of purple in our flat
brush of size four, and we are going to apply these little horizontal strokes. No need to hurry at all. You
have to hold your brush in an angle so that you get these
thin horizontal strokes. You can add a
little bit of white to decrease the saturation
of purple color. I'm starting from the
left hand portion, and I'm going to create these
little horizontal strokes. Now, the best part about gouache colors is that
you can regenerate the color if you apply a little bit of water and
color on a dried coat, it is a really great
property because if in case you make any
mistake, you can correct it. Now you can observe that we are slowly moving towards
the bottom area. You can observe the way I'm
moving my flat brush in an angle to create these
beautiful abstract clouds. In case you find that
your brush is very dry, you can add a little
bit of water. In the darker portion of purple, I'm adding a little bit of white to get a beautiful cloud effect. Clouds generally have a very
natural and organic shape, so there is no specific
way of painting them. You just have to combine these little horizontal strokes together to form a
nice cluster of cloud, and it is not at all
compulsory for you to paint in the exact same way
I'm painting right now. You're free to explore
and experiment. In fact, you can
create your own shapes and you can compose the clouds according to your convenience. Also, in fact, you
want to play with the color scheme and explore a different color palette
for the entire background. It is absolutely fine. You can observe that
we have created these beautiful abstract clouds in the bottom portion as well. I hope that you
got an exact idea of how you have to paint these beautiful clouds in a
nice gradient background. Now let us move
towards the next part.
5. Painting the Mountain: Hey, everybody. Now, let us
paint these snowy mountains, and it is one of my
favorite elements in this entire scenery. So our background is completely dry with the abstract clouds. I'll be taking my round
brush of size four, and we're going to mix
some purple and white together to create a nice
base color initially. Now, again, mountains
will be having a very natural and
organic shape. You're free to compose. I'm slowly starting with a
small mountain initially, and we are going
to add few more. She can observe the way
I'm using the tip of my round brush to create a
bigger mountain, as well. So initially, you can create the outline first and then
fill in the entire color. In case you find that your brush is not having enough
amount of color, feel free to take some more
color in the color palette, add a little bit of water, and always try to create a nice composition of
water and color together. Try to have less
amount of water and more color so that you get a nice thick consistency
of the color. You can observe that
we have created a nice base coat for
the entire mountain, and it is having a
nice outline as well. Now, this base coat
will help us to create a beautiful texture
on the entire mountain, as well. No need
to hurry at all. It's a very simple and easy step to create and paint a
beautiful mountain. Now, once your base
coat is applied, we are going to take
some dark purple, having a nice saturation in case you want to add a
little bit of black in it. It is absolutely fine. So on the first mountain
which is bigger, I have created a simple separation line that
you can observe. And I'm using the tip of
my round brush to do this. Now, this line basically
divides the mountain into two parts where we are going to play with
a lot of shadow. So I'm applying a darker tone of purple on the
right hand side, and left hand side
is going to be as it is where we are going to create
a little bit of texture. So it basically gives an ice three D effect
to the entire mountain. On the topmost portion, in case you want to
have a darker tone, you can add a little
bit of black, but carefully, no need
to apply a lot of black. Now, similarly, we are going to add the darker tone of purple on the remaining mountains as well on the right
hand side, of course. And you'll observe a
beautiful difference and a nice three defect. Using the tip of
your round brush, you can create these
little strokes which will combine all
the mountains together. Now, there is a very natural
process of painting this. So I have to tell you
that no need to worry about painting it in
the exact same way. There might be a little bit of difference between your
painting and mine, and it is absolutely fine. Now, using the tip
of my round brush, I'm just blending
the colors together. When you will work
practically with gouache, you'll understand
how the texture of the color exactly works. You'll be able to blend in
a very better and nice way. You just have to
keep in mind about the consistency that you create with water
and color together. Now, in order to enhance the
mountains a little bit more, I'll take a little bit of
solid white color from the color palette using the same round
brush of size four. And we are going to
create this beautiful white texture on
the left hand side. So now you can observe
a clear line of suppression and a beautiful
depth in the entire mountain. So it basically adds a lot of detail and makes the mountain
look a little bit more in three D. Now on
the bottom portion, I'm using a little
bit of white to create a beautiful
white mountain, which basically makes it look a little bit
more attractive. So as you all know
that mountains generally have a
very natural shape, so you can compose it in
whichever manner you want to. Just try to make it look a
little bit more aesthetic. Using white colour,
you'll be able to create these little strokes, which basically adds
a nice texture to the entire mountain
and makes it look a little bit more
snowy and attractive. You just have to observe
these steps carefully. I'll be using the tip
of my round brush to add these little texture on
the entire mountain surface. And using the same white color, you can add it on
the purple side of the mountain as well to make it look a little bit more
attractive and in detail. A Ah So you can observe
that we have added a beautiful texture using
solid white wash color. And the more texture you'll add, the more attractive the entire
mountain area will look. So there is no end to this, you'll definitely enjoy
the entire process of adding minute details to the
entire mountain surface. You can still observe
the way I'm adding these little strokes using
the tip of my round brush. In case you find that there is a little bit of extra
water in your brush, feel free to dab it
onto the tissue paper. This will help you to remove axis amount of water
from the brush, and you're able to get
a beautiful texture. And also, in case you find that your color is getting
finished from the brush, feel free to take some more
color from the color palette. It's a combination
of purple, white, and black together that you can use to create a beautiful
mountain texture. In case you want to play with the composition of the mountains
and the color palette, it is absolutely fine. You are free to explore and
create your own composition. B. So we are done painting the mountains. I hope that you
got an exact idea of how to paint the mountains. It will definitely take
a little bit of time, but you'll definitely
enjoy the entire process. Observe these steps carefully
and try to paint with a lot of patience and you'll
definitely get best results. Now let us move towards the next part and paint
the foreground forest. And
6. Painting the Landscape: Hey, everybody. Now let
us paint the landscape, which is the last step of
the entire gouache scenery. We are done with these
snowy mountains. Now let us paint the
foreground forest. Now to do this particular step, I'm going to take my flat
brush of size four again, take some solid
black color in it, try to make a good composition of water and color together, try to have less amount
of water and more color, mix it well in the
color palette, and we are going to create a beautiful landscape initially. So using the flat brush, you can observe
carefully the way I'm moving it to create
an outline initially, and then we'll fill in solid black color in
the inner portion. While you are doing
this particular step, make sure that you do not
hurry and try to create a nice outline and make sure that you
cover the brown space. Also, make sure that you do not move a lot of your
flat brush inside the mountains that we have painted because then the
look will definitely go. You can observe that
in a little portion on the bottom portion where we have this brown color of the coaster, I have applied this
beautiful solid black color. Now, in the remaining portion, you can apply the solid
black color as well. Now, what we are going
to do is that once we are done painting
the land area, we're going to add
some minute details using the same
solid black color. In case you find that there is any space left in the entire
surface of the coaster, you can definitely take some
more solid black color from the color palette and apply it in that
particular portion. Now I'll be using my
round brush of size four, and we are going to add
some little strokes on the top surface of the
landscape that we have created. Now, this will help us to
make a beautiful landscape. In case you want to create some variation using your round brush, you
can do that as well. So I'll just use the
tip of my round brush and create the landscape
in an attractive manner. Now, using the same round brush, we are just going to create these little strokes on
the topmost portion, and you'll definitely enjoy
the entire process because it will add a nice minute
detail to the entire painting. You just have to create these little vertical
strokes which are combined with the landscape that we painted in
the bottom portion. So it basically acts as a silhouette you can observe the way I'm
moving my round brush. While you're adding a minu
detail to a painting, always try to keep your hand
very much loose and free. No need to make it stiff. In case you want to use a round brush of size zero,
it is absolutely fine. Both the round
brushes will work. Now slowly, I'll move
towards the bottom portion, adding these little strokes. Now, once we are done adding
these little strokes, we are going to add a simple vertical line in
between these little strokes. And this vertical line
will help us to paint a beautiful pine tree which is attached with the landscape. Now, you can add this particular vertical line
wherever you want to. This particular
vertical line will help us to decide the position
of the pine tree initially, and then we are going to add
some minute details to it. So you can observe, I have just increased a simple
vertical line. Now start adding
some little strokes from the topmost portion. As you move towards
the bottom area, simply increase the size of the strokes that
you're making. This will help you to create the entire structure
of the pine tree and connect it with
the landscape that we have painted in
the bottom portion. It's a very satisfying process, and you'll definitely
enjoy it for sure. No need to hurry at all, paint
it with a lot of patients. In case you find that your color is getting finished
from the brush, take some more color
from the color palette. And in case you
find that there is excess amount of
water in your brush, simply dab it onto
the tissue paper. This will help you to remove axis amount of water
from the brush. Now I have created one more
vertical line in between, and you just have to add
these little strokes, start from the topmost portion. And as you move towards
the bottom area, increase the size of the
strokes that you're making. So we are done with
one more pine tree. You can add few more
wherever you want to, so you're free to compose. If you keep a nice variation in the size of the pine trees, it will give a nice look
to the entire scenery. Now, using the same
solid black color, I'll be using my round
brush of size zero, and we are going
to create a bridge which will give a beautiful
detail to the entire scenery. Use the tip of your round
brush and simply connect a nice horizontal line
between both the pine trees. No need to apply a lot of pressure in case you
want a thick line, reapply another horizontal line. You can observe that
it is a part of the entire landscape that we have painted using solid black. So we are going to
create these little vertical lines as pillars. And while you'll add
these little details, you'll definitely
enjoy the process. There's a different sense
of satisfaction when you add minute details
to the entire painting, especially when you're
using a solid black color. Now slowly, I'll just make the vertical line a little bit thick by adding another line. No need to hurry at all.
Take your time and add minute vertical lines connecting with the horizontal line
that we painted initially. This bridge element is one of my favorite elements
to the entire scenery. Now slowly, I'm moving
towards the right hand side, finishing the entire
bridge structure. Now, above the bridge structure, we are going to have a beautiful street lamp that we
are going to paint, and you are definitely
going to love it. So using the same
solid black color, add a little bit of water
to loosen the colour up, and we are going to create a nice vertical line in
between the bridge. While you're doing
this particular step, be a little bit
careful because we are painting on the
mountain surface. That's why we did not want
to spoil the mountain. So you just have to paint
a little bit carefully. I have created a
nice vertical line which is acting
as a street lamp, and we are going to add
two more horizontal lines. So there are going
to be lights in the street lamp that we are
going to paint afterwards. So I'm just creating two horizontal lines on either
side of the vertical line, having a little bit of angle in now we are just going to enclose
it with little circles. You can make the lines a little bit thicker
in case you want to. Now just create a
little circular shape, or you can consider it
as a rectangle as well, having some space in between, where we are going to add
a nice solid yellow color. Now to add a little bit of
detail into the street lamp, I'm just adding these
little horizontal lines on the pole that
we have painted. Now we can add these
little wires which are just randomly getting
out of the street lamp, and you can connect
it with the forest that we have painted
on the bottom portion. Similarly, we'll add
few more street lamps, having one single light
on the topmost portion. You're free to decide
the position of the street lamp according
to your convenience. I've created two vertical lines
on the left hand portion. Now I'll just create a
little circular shape on the topmost portion, having some space in between. So these are basically
smaller street lamps, and you can observe
a beautiful contrast with the background color. Now, similarly, you can
add minute details by adding these little
horizontal lines on the pole, and you can also
connect some wires according to your convenience
wherever you want to. And you can look how beautiful the entire painting
is looking right now. Now, once we are done
painting the street lamps, you're going to add a beautiful, vibrant yellow color
to the lights, and it will make
the entire painting look a little bit more
attractive and aesthetic. Take some solid yellow
colour in the color palette, try to have very less water
in it in case you want to, or you can directly
apply the color inside the light that we have created
on the topmost portion. And you can observe
how beautifully it will enhance the
entire street lamp. Now comes the last
element of the painting, which is going to be a
beautiful crescent moon. So I'll be taking my
round brush of size zero, take some solid white color
from the color palette and create a little circular
shape in a curved manner, of course, it is
a very tiny moon, and you're free to decide the position of the moon
according to your convenience. So we are done with
the entire painting. Let me take you a
little bit closer so that you can observe all
the details carefully. I hope that you enjoyed
the entire process of painting this beautiful
purple sky painting, having these little
elements like a snowy mountain and a
beautiful forest element. No need to worry
about the output, enjoy the process of creating. You're free to explode and experiment with the
entire scenery as well. Now let us move towards
the class conclusion.
7. Class Conclusion: Everybody. You're most welcome
to the class conclusion. I hope that you enjoyed the entire class and got to learn something
new and creative. Wash is a really nice medium to explore and you'll definitely
enjoy the entire process. While I was creating
this particular class, I made a lot of mistakes, and that is something
that I always tell my students never to be
afraid of making mistakes. It's part of the
learning process. It would be really
great if you add your projects into
the project gallery. I would be really excited to see all of your class projects. It would be really great if you leave a review
for the entire class, as it encourages me a lot and my class can reach many
more students like you. At the end, I would like to say, keep learning, keep practicing. Thank you so much for joining the class and no need to
worry about the output. Just enjoy the
process of creating.
Rutvik Patel, Artist and Instructor
