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1. Welcome to the Class: When we talk about gauche, it's a beautiful art medium, which gives a nice matte
finish when it dries. Using easy and simple
painting techniques, we are going to create
a beautiful scenery. And the main element
is going to be a beautiful snow
mountain. Hey, everybody. You're most welcome to my new
class, myself RuwikPatel. 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 where we are
going to talk about all the elements that
we are going to paint. Then we are going to talk
about all the art supplies that you will need
for the entire class. In case you're missing out on
any particular art supply, you can go for any other
good alternative as well. The first step is to create a beautiful gradient sky having some beautiful
abstract clouds in it. Then we're going to paint
a beautiful snow mountain, which is the major element, and we're going to
paint it with a lot of details that you are
definitely going to enjoy. The last step is to create
the foreground forest, which is going to be completely black in the form of a sellout. And in the end, we
are going to paint a beautiful moon to complete
the entire painting. Combining all these
minimal elements together, we're going to form this beautiful snow
mountain painting. No need to worry
about the output, enjoy the process of creating. It's a short class that will
not take a lot of your time, and it will help you to
explore gouache as a medium. So without any delay, grab your art supplies and join
me on this creative journey.
2. Details About the Class Project: Hey, 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 can observe,
I have placed my class project on
the desk surface. Let me take you a little
bit closer so that you can observe all the
elements carefully. So the first element is a
beautiful gradient sky, which is basically a night
sky that we are going to create using some dark
blue and light blue. You can observe these
beautiful abstract clouds in the sky area that
we are going to paint using easy
brush techniques. Then we have this
beautiful crescent moon that we are going to
paint in the sky area. The next element is the major element in the
entire class project, which is this beautiful snow mountain that we
are going to paint. It is going to take
a little bit of time because it is going to have
a lot of details in it, and you'll definitely
enjoy the entire process. Then we have the last element, which is this foreground forest, which we are going
to paint using solid black color and add these minute details
to represent trees. Combining all these
elements together, we are going to form
this beautiful scenery that you are definitely
going to enjoy. No need to worry
about the output, enjoy the process of creating and you are free to
compose and experiment. 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: I 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 blazed all my art supplies in
a systematic manner. Now let us talk
about them one by one so that you can
get all the details. So the first art supply is a simple, transparent
color palette. You can already observe
some multiple colors in it. So try to have a nice color
palette in which you can take out multiple colors and have some good mixing
space as well. Then comes the next art supply, which is a simple container. It's a glass
container, basically, in which you can observe
some blue colored water. Of course, we are going
to take some clear water. We are going to need a nice
container full of water to clean the brushes and use it wherever required to
mix the colors as well. The next art supply is
a simple tissue paper, which you will
definitely need whenever you're working with
watercolors or guash. To dab your brushes and remove excess amount
of water or color. Then let us talk about the
most important art supply, which is the brushes that
we are going to use. To complete the
entire class project, you'll need three basic brushes. The first one is a round
brush of size four. Then we have a
flat brush of size four and a round
brush of size zero. So these are three basic brushes that you will need
for the entire class. In case you have a
good alternative, you can use that as well.
It is absolutely fine. In case you have a
minor difference in the size of the brush, that is also absolutely fine. Now, let us talk about
the next art supply, which is a simple round coaster on which we are going to
paint the entire scenery. It's a medium
density fiber board. In case you do not
have a coaster, you can use a watercolor
paper as well. It is absolutely fine. And in case you want to take
the project on a coaster, you can use a different size and shape of the
coaster as well. Now, let us talk about
the watercolor paper so that you can get the
details about that as well. So the watercolor papers that
I'm using are from Canson. It is A five size
sheet and 300 GSM. The GSM is basically the
thickness of the paper so that you can apply heavy washes
of color and water on it. You can use any other
good alternative as well. It is absolutely fine. You can take the
class project on a coaster and on a
watercolor paper as well. Now, the guache colors that
you will need is black, ceruline blue, Prussian
blue, ultramarine and white. These are five basic
gouache colors that you will need for
the entire class project. In case you do not
have an exact shade, you can use a good
alternative as well. 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 the sky. You can observe that I'm
ready with my coaster on the deck's surface and all
the art supplies nearby. Now, the first step is to paint a beautiful gradient
sky in the background. So the first color
that we are going to take is Prussian blue. Now we are not going
to take the color in a very huge amount. Just take a little bit of
color in the color palette. Always try to save
color and make sure that your resources are
used in a careful manner. So I've taken a little
bit of Prussian blue. Then the second color
is ultramarine. Take a little bit of ultramarine in the color palette as well. Now, we are going to
take our flat brush of size fur and let us start
painting the background. Now, take a little bit
of water to lose in the color and mix Prussian
blue in the color palette. You can observe the way I'm mixing the color well
in the color palette. No need to hurry
at all. Since it's a very darker tone of blue, you're going to apply it
on the topmost portion. No need to hurry at all and make sure that you
apply the color in a nice way without leaving any surface on the
topmost portion. Napart from Prussian blue, apply a little bit of serleine
blue with that as well. You can observe that we have painted a little bit of darker color in the
topmost portion. So since it's a night sky, you will require a nice dark
shade on the topmost part. In case you find that your color is getting finished
from the brush, you can take some more color
from the color palette. Also, in case you
find that there is excess amount of
water in your brush, just simply dab it onto the tissue paper so that excess amount of water
will be removed. So slowly, I'm moving
towards the bottom area. So right now you can
observe that we have applied a nice patch
of dark shade of blue. Now take a little bit of titanium white in
the color palette, mix it with a little
bit of ultramarine. You can also use
erlene blue with that. Now slowly apply it on
the bottom portion. You can observe
that I have applied a nice thick coat of color, and right now we
have a difference between both the shades, the one which we
applied initially, which is darker and the one that we are applying right
now, which is lighter. No need to worry about
that. We are going to blend them well and create a
nice gradient effect, and you'll definitely
enjoy the entire process. So now I have applied a nice
coat of a lighter shade. Now just simply clean
your flat brush in water, dab it onto the tissue paper, make it a little bit dry, and blend both the
colors together. You can observe it's a
simple horizontal movement. No need to hurry at
all, apply well. The more horizontal
strokes you'll apply, the better blend you'll get
between both the colors. Now you can observe there is no suppression line in between, and we get a beautiful
gradient effect, having a nice darker color on the topmost portion and a beautiful lighter shade
in the bottom part. In case you want to
apply some more color in any certain portion where you feel that the
saturation is less, you can take some
more color from the color palette and apply
it in that particular area. And the best part about
gouache is that you can regenerate it by adding
a little bit of water. Even if the color is dry. So right now you
can observe that we have created a beautiful
gradient effect. I'll just clean my
flat brush in water, dab it onto the tissue paper, make it a little bit dry. Now take a little
bit of good pigment of titanium white and
serlene blue together. You can use ultramarine as well and create a
beautiful light shade. Now, in an angle,
just simply use your flat brush to create these little abstract
clouds in the darker area, which is in the topmost portion. There is no specific way
of painting the clouds. Since clouds have a very
natural and organic shape, so no need to worry
about painting it in the exact same way. You can have a difference
in the painting technique, and it is absolutely fine. You can simply observe
the technique, try to keep your flat brush in an angle and try to create these little
horizontal strokes. There might be a little bit of difference between your
painting and mine, and it is absolutely fine. So no need to worry about the
output, enjoy the process. And definitely, you're
going to enjoy painting the clouds because it is a
very satisfying process. So we are done creating
a beautiful gradient sky and some beautiful
abstract clouds in a very subtle manner. I hope that you got an exact
idea about painting the sky. Let it dry for a while and let us move
towards the next part.
5. Painting the Snow Mountain: Hey, everybody.
Now, let us paint the beautiful snow mountain that is the major element
in the entire scenery. We are going to use our
round brush of size four. So I'll be using a little bit of solid white color and mix it well with a little
bit of serene blue. You can use a little bit
of ultramarine, as well. And try to create a nice
lighter tint of blue. So now I'll just add a little bit of water
to loosen the color up. And initially, we
are just going to create the outline of
the entire mountain. You can already observe that our beautiful
gradient sky is dry. So now let us start from
the left hand side. We're going to create these
little triangular shape, having variation in size, and you can fill in the
color in the inner portion. No need to worry about
perfection right now because mountain is going to
have a nice texture in it. So I'm just filling
the solid color. Now let us continue with the bigger triangular
shape as well. You can absorb the way
I'm using the tip of my round brush to create
the outline initially. I'll just move towards the right inside and finish
the entire outline. Now let us apply the color
in the bottom portion once you feel that your
outline is completely fine. In case you want to
change the composition of the outline and create
your own mountain outline, it is absolutely fine. Since mountains also generally have a very natural
and organic shape. You're free to explore and experiment and not paint
in the exact same way. Now I'll add a little bit of
water to loosen the color up and completely apply
a nice base layer. You can observe
it's a very light color of blue that we have created using a little bit of white and serleine
blue together. There might be a little bit of difference between
your shade and mine, and it is absolutely fine. We are not going to cover the entire portion
till the bottom area. You're going to apply a
little patch only because we are going to have a nice foreground forest
in the bottom part. You can carefully observe
that we have created a noise base layer for
the entire mountain. Now comes the time to add
minute details and texture. So I'll use a little
bit of Prussian blue. Add a little bit of water
to loosen the color up. Now, there is going to be a
little line of suppression. You can observe the way I'm
creating a little line which separates the mountain
into two parts. So there is going to be a
darker portion that we are going to create where there is a little bit of less light, and there is going to
be the lighter portion. So we're going to
add the darker shade of Prussian blue on
the left hand side. It's a very simple
and easy process. You just have to
create a simple line of suppression in an angle, of course, and you'll
observe that it gives a beautiful three D
effect to the entire mountain. While you'll do this
particular process, it is going to take
a little bit of time because we are
going to apply a lot of strokes so that we can get a beautiful detailed
snowy mountain. You can observe the way
I'm moving my round brush, leaving a little bit of space
between the color as well. You can create these natural organically
forming shapes in between, and it is absolutely fine. You're free to compose
and experiment and apply these strokes
according to your convenience. The basic process is to create a darker shade
on the left hand side. In case you want to apply
a smaller color patch, just simply use the tip
of your round brush and try to have less amount of water and more color
in your brush. In case you find that there is excess amount of
water in your brush, just simply dab it
onto the tissue paper. When you will paint
the mountain, you will automatically feel
there are any number of possibilities of
adding minu details. So, of course, you do
not have to worry about painting it in the
exact same way. Now if you observe carefully, I'm adding these little strokes, which creates a
beautiful contrast with the base layer
that we applied, since it's Prussian blue. In case you find
that your color is getting finished from the brush, you can take some more colour
from the color palette. So now if you observe carefully, we have applied a beautiful darker shade
on the left hand side, which creates a
nice three D effect in the entire mountain. In case you want to
add a little bit of darker patches on the
topmost portion of the hill, you can do that by taking a
darker tone of Prussian blue. Now I'll just apply
a little bit of less saturated Prussian
blue on the base layer, adding a little bit of water. You can just observe the way I'm creating these little strokes
on the entire surface. Now the best part about gouache is that you can
regenerate the color. In case the color
is completely dry, you can apply some
water and regenerate it and you can blend them well. Now comes the highlighting
part in the entire mountain. So I'll take a little bit
of solid titanium white, add a little bit of water in it. Now, there is going
to be a lighter side. We painted the darker side
first on the left hand side. Now we will add a lighter side to the entire mountain
on the right hand side. You can use the tip of
your round brush and create these little
strokes using titanium. So we are basically painting
the snow right now, and you'll definitely enjoy the entire process of adding
solid white color as well. You will automatically observe that there are any number of possibilities to apply these strokes in the
entire mountain, and you do not have
to worry about painting it in the
exact same way. There is going to be
a minor difference between your painting and mine, and it is absolutely fine. In fact, in case
you want to compose the entire mountain according
to your convenience, it is absolutely fine. You're free to explore
and experiment with the color palette, as well. You can observe the way
I'm using the tip of my round brush to add
these little strokes. And the more strokes
you'll apply, the more in detail your
mountain will look. Slowly, I'm applying
these little patches in the bottom portion as well, and you can observe the
contrast it creates with Prussian blue and the
base layer that we applied. Slowly, I'll be adding
titanium white on the right hand side of
the other hills as well. Oh. Now, if you observe carefully, we have applied titanium white on the right
hand side as well. Slowly, I'll be adding these little texture elements in the bottom part of the
other hills as well. Slowly, we have achieved the entire snowy mountain in
a very high detailed manner. Now, in case you want to create a major contrast
in titanium white, try to have less amount of
water and more color and try to create a little bit of bigger patches on the
right hand side as well. This will help you to create a big snow patch
wherever required. And again, this particular
part you can do according to your convenience and add it according to
your way, as well. In fact, you can also
add the white patches on the left hand side as well
on the Prussian blue patch. I'm using the tip of my
round brush applying very less pressure so you can observe the movement
of my hand as well. I'll just clean my round brush and take a little
bit of Potion blue. It's always going to
be a mix and match of all the three colors that we have taken in the color palette. And the process is that only, you just have to mix
and match the colors, make sure that you use the correct side to apply the darker shade
and the lighter shade. And then you have to mix and match all the colors together. And this is how you can form a beautiful detailed mountain. To create a little bit of depth, I have taken a little
bit of Prussian blue and I'm just applying it on
the left hand side again. Since the color dries and
decreases the saturation, you can apply one more layer to make it look a little
bit more in depth. This helps to create
a nice three defect in the entire mountain, as well. Slowly, you can add
these little patches on the bottom side as well, and it will make the entire
mountain look very pretty. Now, we are almost done painting the entire
snow mountain. Let us just add minute details which are going to finish the
entire snow mountain, taking a little bit
of titanium white and applying it in the
Prussian blue patches. No need to hurry at all, take your time and enjoy
the entire process. You can also simply
rub the brush in certain areas to smooth the surface of the entire
mountain wherever required. Take a little bit of
water in case you want to just regenerate
the guh color. So I hope that you enjoyed the entire process of painting this beautiful
snow mountain. Try to paint with a
lot of patience and no need to worry about the
output, enjoy the process. Now let us move
towards the next part.
6. Painting the Forest: Everybody, you are
most welcome to the last step which is
painting the forest. So I'll be using some black. Take a little bit
of black color in your color palette and we are going to use our
round brush of size four. So right now you
can already observe there is a little
bit of brown space, which is the surface
of the coaster, where we are going to apply solid black color and
paint some forest element. So it is part of
the entire scenery. I'll be using my round
brush of size four, add a little bit of water into solid black color to loosen the color Make sure that you do not apply
excess amount of water. Try to have less amount
of water and more color. Now you can observe
the way I'm using the tip of my round brush to create a basic outline of the forest area in
the bottom part. This is a very random line starting from the
left hand side, moving towards the
right hand side. You can observe that we have not applied the line in between the mountain
that we have painted. So it is present in the
bottom portion only. Now, once you're done
with the outline, use some good
amount of color and apply it on the
entire brown surface. No need to hurry at
all. Take your time and try to apply an even coat
of solid black color. In case you find that your color is getting finished
from the brush, take some more color from the color palette and apply
it on the entire surface. And in case you find that your brush is having axis
amount of water in it, just simply dab it
onto the tissue paper. Now you can observe
that we have completely apply a solid black color
in the bottom part. Now it's time to apply some minute details in the outer line that
we have created. So there is going to be these little pointy vertical lines that we will create using
the same round brush. It is going to be a
very interesting part, and you'll definitely enjoy. So I'll be using
my round brush of size for again and just create these little vertical
strokes coming out of the outer surface
of solid black color. This will help to
represent some trees, and it is basically
in a siloed form, so no need to worry
about perfection. It's a very simple
and easy step. You just have to leave
these vertical strokes. You'll observe that the
vertical strokes will create a beautiful contrast
with the background, and it basically
represents a forest area. I'm starting from
the left hand side, slowly moving towards
the right hand side, creating these little
vertical strokes. And you can observe the
variation in the line as well. In case you find that your brush is not having enough
solid black color in it, feel free to take some more
color from the color palette. And in case you have excess amount of water in your brush, just simply dab it
onto the tissue paper. Now you can observe that we have almost completed the
entire forest area. Slowly, I'm moving towards
the right hand side. And this is how we have added a minor detail in the entire
sellout of the forest. No need to hurry at all. You can take your time and create these little vertical strokes according to your convenience. So no need to worry
about painting it in the exact same way. In case you want to add
some more vertical strokes, it is absolutely
fine and make sure that there is no space left
in the entire black portion. In case you find that there is any space left for painting, you can apply the color
in that particular area. So we are almost done. Let us add a few more
vertical strokes on the left hand side and
complete the entire part. So in the end, when the solid black color will
get a little bit dry, you'll observe
that there will be certain portions where the
color will not be applied. So the coaster basically
absorbs the color, and same happens with
watercolor paper as well. So give it a little bit of time and you'll
observe those spaces, and you can reapply
solid black color in that particular area. Now we are done
painting the forest. Now I'll be using my
round brush of size zero, which is basically
a detailing brush. Take some simple, solid
white color in it, add a little bit of water
to loosen the color up, and we are going to
paint a beautiful crescent moon in the sky area. The mon will highlight the entire scenery and
make the scenery complete. You just have to create
a simple curved shape. Using the tip of
your round brrush and you can observe
how beautiful the solid white color
creates a contrast with the dark sky that we have
painted in the background. So we are done with
the entire coaster. Let me take you a
little bit closer so that you can observe
all the details carefully. Combining all these
minimal elements together, you have created this
beautiful gouache painting. I hope that you enjoyed the entire process and got
to learn something new. No need to worry
about the output. You're free to explore
and experiment with the entire scenery. Just enjoy the
process of creating. I will be very excited to see
all of your class projects. Now let us move towards
the class conclusion.
7. Class Conclusion: Hey, 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
