Transcripts
1. Welcome to the Class: When we talk about gouache, it's a beautiful art medium that gives you a nice matte
finish when it dries. In this class, we
are going to paint a beautiful winter house with landscape using some easy
and simple techniques to paint. Hey, everybody. You're most welcome
to my new class, myself, Rudick Patel. 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. We are going to start
by understanding the class project in detail. Combining different
elements together, we are going to form
a beautiful painting. We are 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 are missing out on any
particular art supply. You'll find it very easily in
any nearby local art store. We're going to
talk about all the gouache colors that
you will need. The first step is to create a basic sketch of the
entire winter house, followed by painting it
using vibrant colors. You're going to
add minute details using black and white ink. And you'll definitely enjoy the entire process of
adding minute details. Once we are done painting
the beautiful winter house, we are going to add two
beautiful pine trees around, followed by minute details
like adding the color palette, some text using calligraphy
and some craftwork. No need to worry
about the output, enjoy the process of creating. By the end of the
class, you'll have a beautiful winter house
painting in a journal form. 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 talk about the class project that
we are going to create. 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 there are going to be
different elements that we are going to combine to form
this beautiful painting, starting from the text tags that we are creating using
some craftwork, followed by these
abstract elements around and the color palette
in the bottom portion. You can observe this
beautiful red house having these little black windows,
having minute details. Similarly, the yellow house which is connected
and the blue one. There are these
minute details in the windows that you will
definitely enjoy painting. Then we are going to
create this snow effect. We are going to paint
these beautiful pine trees using easy painting techniques. In the bottom portion,
we are going to apply all the colors that we have
used in the entire painting, and we're going to
add some little text in the bottom right corner. There's this circular element
that is very easy to apply using watercolors and combining all these elements together, we are going to form this beautiful winter
house painting. The reason behind adding text with tags and some
calligraphy in the entire painting makes it complete and it makes it
look like a journal form. So this is the entire class project that we are
going to create. It will not take a
lot of your time, and you'll definitely
enjoy the entire process. We are going to use easy and
simple painting techniques to complete the
entire class project. 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 this entire class. As you can observe that I have placed all my art supplies in a systematic manner so that you can observe them one by one. So let us talk about
the first art supply, which is a simple
tissue paper in which you can already
observe some color patches. So it is important to keep a tissue paper nearby
whenever you're painting. It will help you to
remove excess amounts of water and color
whenever required. Now comes the most
important art supply, which is the brushes that
we are going to use. I'm extremely sorry about
the condition of my brushes, but let me give you the details. So you can observe we have three round brushes,
one flat brush. The flat brush is of size
four, as you can observe. You can go for any other
good alternative, as well. Then we have a round
brush of size four. Then we have two round brushes
of size zero and size one. So these brushes will help us to add minute details to
the entire painting. So these are four basic
brushes that you will need for the entire class. No
need to worry at all. In case you do not have
the exact same size, you can go for any other
good alternative as well. Now, let us talk about the inks and pencil that we
are going to use. It's a simple mechanical
pencil that you can observe. You can use a simple
pencil as well. It is absolutely fine. Then
we have two black inks. One is from art line of 0.8 tip. Let me show you that as well. Then I have another black pen, which is very similar
to the first one. So it is from move, and you can observe it is having a thinner
tip than the first one. So we can use any black ink to add minute details
to the entire painting. Now comes the next and
most important art supply, which is the watercolor paper
that we are going to use. So I'm using watercolor
papers from Canson. It is 300 GSM and A
five size sheets. So 300 GSM basically means
the thickness of the paper, which will help you to
apply heavy washes on it. So you can observe the details carefully and
get your watercolor paper. You can use any other
good alternative as well. Here is our class project
that we are going to create. So it's the same sheet. Then comes the next art supply, which is a simple
eraser and a sharpener. You can use it in case you want to use a simple graphite
pencil to sharp it, an eraser is required
whenever you make any mistake while
creating a basic sketch. Then I have a simple color
palette that you can observe. It's a simple plastic
color palette. You can observe
there are multiple colors that I have taken in it. Just make sure that your
color palette is having enough space to take out multiple colors in it
and mix them well. Then comes another art supply, which is a simple glass
container in which you can already observe
some blue colored water. Of course, we're going to
take some clear water. Then we have the most
important art supply, which is the gouache colors. So the first one is black, then we have yellow ochre. Then we have crimson, scarlet, Prussian blue, titanium
white, and sap green. So I hope that you
got an exact idea about all the art supplies
that you will need. Now let us move
towards the next part.
4. Basic Sketch: Hey, everybody. Now let us
start with a basic sketch. So as you can observe,
I have placed my watercolor paper
on the desk surface, and I'll be using a
simple mechanical pencil. No need to hurry at all. Observe these steps carefully. You can use a simple
pencil as well. So I'm starting with the roof of the house structure by creating
a simple horizontal line. Followed by two slant lines on either sides and closing it
with another horizontal line. Draw a little
rectangular shape on the top right corner and a single window on the center
part of the entire roof. I'll create two vertical
lines on either sides, which will act as the wall
of the main structure. Create another horizontal
line on the bottom part, which acts as a ground line. No need to hurry at all,
draw it carefully and try to apply very less
pressure using your pencil, which will help you to
create a basic sketch. Now, we are going to create
little windows which will add details to the
entire house structure. The windows are basically simple rectangular form
that you can observe, and we are just drawing it in a combination of six windows. Now I'm going to add a little
dog on the bottom part, having a semicircular shape basically on the topmost part. Now let us draw another
building structure which is attached
with the first one. Now, this one is going to be triangular in
the topmost part. You can observe that
I've created the roof by joining two slant lines and a little chimney on
the right hand side. Similarly, we'll have
another house structure which is going to have
a triangular roof. This house structure is a little bit smaller
than the first one. Now, similarly, we
are going to add windows in this
particular house as well. The entire painting
looks really amazing and well in detail due to
these little windows only. You can draw them according
to your convenience, as well. It is absolutely fine. So we are done with the
basic house sketch. Let us add two vertical lines
on either sides so that we know the position
of the pine trees where we are going
to paint them. So we are done with
the basic sketch. Now let us move
towards the next part.
5. Painting the House: Now comes the most
interesting part, which is painting
the winter house. So once we are done
with the basic sketch, I'll be taking some
crimson red in the color palette that you
can observe carefully. You can add a little bit
of scarlet red as well. Add a little bit of
water and try to create a nice composition of
water and color together. Try to have less amount
of water and more color so that you can get a highly saturated, vibrant red color. I'll be using my flat brush, and we are going to
apply a nice even coat on the entire surface of the
first building structure. No need to hurry at
all. Take your time, try to paint with a lot of patience and try to paint in a very slow
and steady manner. You can observe the way I'm being very much careful
near the edges. A flat brush will basically
help you to apply color in a bigger surface
in a faster manner. So that's why we are
using a flat brush. You can observe that
we have applied a nice solid coat of red color on the entire
surface of the building. In case you want to
experiment with the colors, it is absolutely fine. I want the house to look
a little bit vibrant. That's why I'm using red. You can use your round
brush of size four to apply it on the corners and make the shape look a
little bit more perfect. You can observe that we have
painted the entire surface, and now I'm going to use the same round brush to apply the red color
on the chimney, on the top right corner. It is a simple
rectangular shape, and you will need a round brush to paint in this smaller area. Adding details to
the entire painting is going to be the
most interesting part. I've taken a little
bit of yellow ochre. And you can mix it with
a little bit of black, not in a very high amount. Just try to create a
less saturated color by adding more water. Now using the same round brush, we are going to add these little horizontal lines in
the roof structure. So no need to hurry at all. Try to keep your hand
very much loose and free, apply very less
pressure on your brush, and try to create these
little horizontal lines. So by adding these details, we enhance the entire
roof structure as well. You can add the less
saturated brown line to the outer portion of
the entire roof as well. Now, once we are done
adding these details, I'll be using my black ink, and we are going to create details in the little window that we have created
in the roof. So it is having a semicircular
shape on the topmost part. You can create the outline
using the black ink first and then fill in
completely solid black. Similarly, we are
going to create these little rectangular
windows completely solid black. So I'll be using
the same black ink. We could have used a
simple round brush and solid black color as well, but it is more easy and
more convenient to use a simple black ink to paint
these little windows, especially it is having a
very less area to cover. So similarly, I have created an outline for the door
on the bottom part, and I'm going to fill in solid black color in the
inner portion. No need to hurry at
all. Take your time and try to add these
little details. It is going to be the
most interesting part where you are going to add these little details
in the windows. So I'm just trying to add solid black color
in the entire door. I guess my marker is a little bit empty. No need
to worry about that. You can use any other
good alternative as well. You can use a black pen as well. So I'm using another
black ink to create an outline on the window which is present
on the above part. Similarly, I'll be creating
an outline for the door. So we are done creating
solid black color. I'll be using my round
brush of size zero. You can use a round brush
of size one as well. And we are going to
add these minu details in these solid black windows. This is going to be the
most interesting part, and you'll definitely
enjoy the entire process. Just create the outline first, apply very less
pressure on your brush, use the tip of your round brush, and then create a horizontal and simple vertical
line in between. You can observe how beautiful the white line creates a contrast with the
solid black background. That's why we applied the
black color initially. Similarly, we'll be adding
details to the door as well. You can observe that I'm adding the solid white line
on the outline, and then I'll add
inner lines as well. You can create according
to your convenience, I'm just creating a little
horizontal line followed by two vertical lines and a single
vertical line in between. In case you find that your color is getting finished
from the brush, feel free to take
some more color. Try to have less amount
of water and more color. This will help you to get a
highly saturated white color. Now, in order to create the
frames a little bit thicker, I'll add another layer of solid white line on
the topmost portion. You can observe
the way I'm adding a simple line by applying
a little bit of pressure. You can take a little
bit of color from the color palette and
apply a horizontal line. So now we are done with the entire red
building structure. I hope that you enjoyed
the entire part. Now let us paint the
second building structure. So I've taken a little
bit of yellow ochre, and I'll be using my
round brush of size four. Mix it with a little bit of solid white color in
the color palette. Add a little bit
of water to create a nice composition of
water and color together. Now using the same round
brush of size four, we are going to
paint the walls of these triangular roof structure. No need to hurry at all. You
can start with the outline. You can use the tip
of your round brush to paint near the outline of the entire
building structure. Make sure that you
do not move outside the pencil line and also inside the red
building structure. There is another
triangular roof structure, so make sure that
you do not move your brush inside that as well. You can observe that
we have completely painted the entire
triangular roof structure. The best part about
gouache colors is that it gives you a beautiful
matte finish when it dries. Now, once we are done applying the color and when it will dry, it will give a
nice matte finish. Before that, let me
use a little bit of the same color to paint the chimney of this
house structure as well. You can use the tip of your brush to paint
this particular part. Now I'm going to use
my black ink again, which is a black pen basically to create the outline
of the roof structure. You can observe the way
I'm adding an outline to the entire roof structure by applying very less
pressure on the pen. I have similarly added an
outline to the chimney, which creates a nice contrast
with the white background. Now, similarly, we are
going to paint the windows. So again, there is going to
be a solid black background. So I'm going to use
my black ink again. Simply create an outline
initially and then fill in solid black color in the entire inner portion.
No need to hurry at all. Try to apply the outline in
a slow and steady manner. Try to get a nice rectangular and square shape
wherever required. You can play with the
composition of the windows. So you're basically
free to explore and experiment with the
entire house structure. Now, once we have added the windows in the entire
yellow house structure, let us paint the little triangular roof
structure as well, which is in front
of the yellow one. I've taken a little
bit of Prussian blue, and I've added a
little bit of water to make a nice composition
of water and color together. Now, once you have got
a nice composition of water and color together, try to apply it in
the entire structure. No need to hurry at all. It's
a smaller portion to paint. So again, I'm using my
round brush of size four. But I'll use the tip of my round brush to paint
near smaller portion. Apply very less pressure and try to paint in a slow
and steady manner. You can observe that all
the three primary colors makes the entire house look really vibrant and it also creates a nice contrast with this solid
white background. Now, let the entire blue
coat dry for a while. Once it will be dry, we are going to add
another window and door to the entire structure
and add minute details. So now, once the entire
surface is dry, again, I'll be using my
black ink to create a simple rectangular
window and a door. Now, this time, the black
ink might not be that much visible because the
blue color is already dark. But once we will apply
solid white line, it will look really nice. So as you can observe,
we are done drawing and painting the little house
structure in the front. I'll be using my black ink again to create the outline
of the roof structure, apply very less pressure
on the black ink. So this basically
acts as if there is snow on all the roof structures. Now, I'll be using my
round brush of size zero, or you can use a round
brush of size one again. Take some solid white color
from the color palette. And similarly, we are going
to add the outer frame of the window and one horizontal and vertical
line in the center portion. No need to hurry at all, take your time and add
the lines carefully. No need to apply a
lot of pressure. Try to keep your hand
very much loose and free, and you'll definitely enjoy
adding these little details. So now you can observe that
the white line creates a nice contrast with the yellow and the
solid black color. Similarly, we are going
to add the lines in the little window and door present in the blue
surface as well. So I'm starting with
the vertical line followed by horizontal lines, and then one single horizontal and vertical line
in the center part. You can add a vertical
line for the door. And another horizontal
line in the door as well. So you're free to explore and experiment with the
entire structure. You can decide the position
of the windows as well. I'll be taking a little
bit of yellow ochre, and I'll add more amount of water in it to make
it less saturated. Let us paint the ground area. It's a very simple
and easy process. You just have to simply create these little
horizontal lines combining together to form these random surface
in the bottom part. No need to hurry at
all, take your time and try to create these
horizontal lines. Try to keep your hand very
much loose and free while you're using a round brush
of size one or zero. You can add a little bit of highly saturated ocher
yellow by having less amount of
water in your brush to create some yellow
patches in the ground area. You can observe
the way I'm adding these little horizontal lines below the pine
tree area as well, where I have created
the pencil line. We are going to paint some
pine trees over there. You can use a little
bit of brown and ocher yellow just below
the horizontal line, which is the ground
line, basically. You can observe
that we have added a highly saturated color as
well on the left hand side. Similarly, you can
apply a little bit of Ocha yellow on the
right hand side as well. It's a very random process. No need to worry
about perfection. So we are done painting
the entire house. Now let us move
towards the next part.
6. Painting the Pine Trees: Hey, everybody. Now let
us paint the pine trays, which is a nice element
in the entire painting. So I've taken some sap green. You can mix it with
a little bit of solid black color to make it look a little
bit more dense. You can observe
two vertical lines on either side of the painting, which is basically
the house structure. So that is basically the
position of the pine tree. I'm using my round
brush of size one. I've created a simple vertical line using the green color, which is basically sap green. Now start applying
these little strokes from the topmost portion. Now as you move towards
the bottom area, simply increase the size of the strokes that
you're making. It's a very simple
and easy process of painting a pine tree. You'll definitely enjoy
the entire process. No need to worry about painting
it in the exact same way. There might be difference
between your painting and mine, and it is absolutely fine. So can observe how easily we completed the
entire pine tree. You can observe that it creates a nice contrast with the solid
white background as well. In case you want to
add a little bit of depth in the
entire pine tree, you can use a little bit of solid black color to make the green color look a
little bit more dense. Now, once we are done
painting the first pine tree, there is going to be another pine tree on the
right hand side. So these steps are
absolutely same. Just observe them carefully. Again, I have created a
simple vertical line. Now, this pine tree is a little bit bigger
than the first one. I'm starting with little strokes from the topmost portion, and slowly, as I move
towards the bottom area, I'll increase the size of
the strokes that I'm making. You can observe the way
I'm moving the branches towards the house structure
as well. You can overlap it. You can add a little bit
of solid white color as well to create some
nice depth and details. You can observe that we have completed the second
pine tree as well. Let us add a nice
small pine tree in the center portion as well. You can create a
little vertical line and follow the same steps. In case you do not want to
add a pine tree in between, it is absolutely fine. I'll take a little bit of solid white color and
apply it on the edges. You can use a solid
white color to create some more depth
in the entire pine tree. Since it's a winter landscape, this will help us to show
some snow in the entire area. You can observe the way
I'm using the tip of my round brush to add these little strokes in
the entire pine tree. It's a random process, so no need to worry
about perfection or painting it in
the exact same way. You're free to explore
and experiment. You can observe the way
I'm adding a lot of solid white color to enhance the entire pine tree and make it look a little
bit more attractive. Using the same steps, we are going to enhance both
the pine trees as well, adding these little strokes now we are left
with the last one, and you'll definitely
enjoy the entire process. So you can observe the way I'm using the tip
of my round brush. Adding these minute
details basically makes the entire painting look a little bit
more attractive. You can observe that
we are done adding little white strokes
in all the pine trees. Now comes another part of adding the outline to
the house structure. To add some minute
finishing details, I'm using my round
brush of size zero, take some solid black
color in it and apply it on the bottom part
of the roof structure. You can also add it on the topmost part of
the roof as well. You can make the roof
look a little bit thicker and we are going to basically keep the
center part completely white, which basically shows that the entire roof is
completely snowy. I'll take my round
brush of size four, add a little bit of water
in your solid red color. Try to have more
amount of water and less color and just simply tap your finger
onto the brush, to splatter some color around. It's a very interesting process, and you'll definitely enjoy it. Now, similarly to show
some snowy effect, we are going to use our
round brush of size zero, take some solid
white color in it, and simply add these
little dots around. You can tap your finger onto the brush to splatter
some color around, and you can paint it as well. So we are done adding
a noise snowy effect. In case you want to manually
draw some circular shapes, it is absolutely fine. So again, it's the same process. I'll be using my
round brush of size zero and simply create
these little dots randomly. There is no specific
way of adding them. You can paint it according to your convenience
wherever you want to. Just make sure that it
looks random and natural. So we are almost done
with the painting part. You can observe
the way I'm adding these little dots on the
bottom area as well, where we have the
ground structure. I hope that you got an
exact idea of how you have to create a snowy effect
in the entire painting. We are done painting
all the elements. You can observe
the winter house, the pine trees, the ground area, and a nice snow effect. In case you want to give some
final finishing details, you can use the
same round brush, add some little horizontal
strokes in the bottom part. And using our black ink, we can add the
solid black outline to the red building
structure as well. So we are done with the
entire painting part. Let us move towards
the next part, which is journaling
the entire painting.
7. Adding Details: Hey, everybody. Now let us add some more details to
the entire painting. This is going to be another
very interesting part where we are going to add a nice color palette
in the bottom portion, and we are going to add a nice journaling element to
the entire painting. So all the colors that we have used in the
entire painting, we are simply going to create their color patches
in the bottom part. Now, in case you want to
create a random color patch or you want to paint it in a
perfect shape, it is up to you. You're free to explore
and experiment. So since we want to present our painting in a
very journal manner, that's why we are adding a nice color palette in
the bottom part. It's going to be
a combination of some text, some color patches, a nice text with a tag, and these elements combining together to complete the entire winter house
landscape painting. You can observe that I
have painted three colors. Similarly, I'll be
adding few more. Now, let me tell you one thing about this particular part
that we are doing right now. It is basically about
journaling the entire painting. So since we are going
to add few elements, that will enhance
the entire painting. So as I told you that there are going to be
these color patches, some text elements that
we are going to add. Now, it is not at all
compulsory for you to follow the exact same type of journaling that
I'm doing right now. You're free to explore
and experiment. You can use a different
color palette. You can add the text
wherever you want to. You can completely experiment with the entire
painting, basically. So I'm writing a
little text like enjoy the process on
the right hand side, near the color palette
and you can also add the date when you
painted the entire painting. So this is another element
that we have added. Now I have these little
two brown pieces of paper, and I'm going to write
a little text on it. So the first line is art
always brings peace. You can use any other
good message as well. It is up to you. It
is completely fine. Then the next message that I'm
adding is add more colors. You can write any lines
according to your convenience. It is completely fine. In fact, you can use any other color for the
colored strips as well. So I'll put a little bit
of glue on the backside of the paper and simply paste
it on the topmost portion. Once you place the strip, apply a little bit of
pressure using your fingers. Similarly, add a little bit of glue on the next strip as well, and simply apply it
below the first tag. Align it well and apply some
pressure using your fingers. You can observe how beautiful the entire effect is looking. I'll add a little bit of
water in the solid red color. And we are going to create a nice round shape to
the entire painting, and it's a nice,
interesting process. You can take a cap of any glue stick or any round
cap that is available with you and simply just dip it in color and then simply randomly apply it on the
white watercolor paper. You can observe that I
have taken some red, some green in case you have
different shapes of circles, you can apply it according
to your convenience. Now, once we have applied these little circular
shapes randomly, you can use your
round brush of size zero and create
these little dots. So this basically is
an abstract element to the entire art journal that
we have created right now. So together, you can observe a beautiful combination
of text message, a nice color palette, these little elements
that we are painting right now and the
entire winter house. So we are done with
the entire painting. I'll just simply remove
the tape from the corners. Be a little bit careful
while you remove the tape. Make sure that you do not
tear your entire painting. So I'll remove the tape from
the top corner as well. Now 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
winter house painting, having vibrant colors in itself. There are these elements
that we have combined to form a nice painting
in a journal format. You're free to explore and experiment with the
entire painting, and I'll be super excited to see all of your class projects. I hope that you enjoyed the entire class and got to learn something
new and creative. Now let us move towards
the class conclusion.
8. 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
