In this Class I’m going to show you how I take inspiration from my own artwork and create a new design, pulling elements I like in past work and creating some beautiful gift stationary.

I’ll show you how I look through my work and find a new use for some old ideas.

We will go through the materials I use, you can find a list of these to download in the project resources including the different paint colours I’ve used.

This class is a great one to follow on after my previous class- Adventures in Gouache II: step by step flowers and foliage, you can follow this link to find it, in this class you will find my lesson on how to mix paint which will help if you are feeling a little unconfident about gouache.

However, you don’t need to have done this class before hand as I take a fairly step by step approach, we will pick out some design elements and practice painting them first before diving into the actual designing lessons.

The class will cover:

The materials I like to use
The process I use for finding some interesting flower and leaf shapes from my sketchbook to recycle in a new design
Choosing a colour palette
My no draw- straight to paint method
How to create 3 gift products with the same design
The way to fill your design space with the painted elements

This is a fun and easy to follow class where you are welcome to copy my design, you will find printable copies of the design elements in the class resources. You can also use the class as a springboard for your own design ideas.

By the end of the class you will have the tips and tools to create your own beautiful gift stationary ready to give to someone special.

The class project is designed to encourage you to do this and I’d love you to post your creations in the class gallery, I’ll always do my best to give you feed back as quickly as possible.

This class is for you if you’re:

A fan of painting in gouache
Interested in trying gouache but need a bit of inspiration
Like a step-by-step approach to creating a design
Love painting flowers and leaves
Want to make some unique and personal stationary to give to your friends and family

I hope you take the class and come on another gouache journey with me.

By the end of the class you will have:

Inspiration to recycle some of your past design elements
Fun painting flowers and leaves
Unique ideas for personal stationary
Experience of painting with gouache in a stylised way and a limited colour palette.
Please head to the Class resources for a printable list of materials and the design elements I used.

You can check out my other classes on gouache through these links:

Adventures in Gouache I: Painting and Pattern making Techniques

Gouache 101:How to Produce a Bold and Decorative Design

Expressive Gouache Landscapes: Exploring a Limited Colour Palette

Paint to Print: Digitize a Gouache Floral Design for a Greeting Card

The Gouache Files: How to mix Watercolour and Gouache Painting like a Pro

The Gouache Files: How to Combine Gouache, Pastel and Pencils in Nature Inspired Artwork

The Gouache Files: How to Gouache Painting with Collage in a Pattern Inspired Artwork

You can buy my Gouache work book through this link:

Gouache Workbook

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Katecookedesigns.com

Thanks for taking my class- Happy Painting!

Ria Wilson

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