The time I spend in my studio has to be my favorite time of the day. The whole process of gathering my art supplies, working on an art piece I have in mind or just sitting there with my thoughts and observing outside my window brings me so much joy.

For the past few months, I have been experiencing a creative block. This has made me feel uninspired and demotivated to create anything and a lot of artists go through this feeling more often than we think, and it is completely okay if we find ourselves in this situation. A little motivation and push have helped me slowly come out of it and I am still taking it one day at a time.

In this class, I would like to welcome you all to a 10 DAY GOUACHE CHALLENGE where we are painting using the medium gouache. Starting today I will be uploading a new painting every alternate day.

Gouache is a very versatile medium. It is as beautiful as watercolors and as forgiving as acrylics. You can go from dark to light and correct mistakes and that makes this medium so much fun to explore. I love the fact that with Gouache, you don't need any special paper or brushes to enjoy the medium. Any materials can also help you achieve the same results.

The main goal of this class is to take it one painting at a time and give ourselves a little push every day while learning something new along the way. This class is designed for people who are going through a creative block or want to build a daily painting habit. If you're new to the medium, then you're welcome here too because I am explaining everything in real time and guiding you through it.

In this class we will be covering all the basics needed to get started with gouache, we will explore some techniques so that you get comfortable with the medium as well as it will be easier for you to follow the class projects. We will also get familiar with our brush strokes which we will be using in a variety of different places in our class projects. This is going to be such a fun challenge. I promise you that.

Materials you need for this class -

If you are someone who works with watercolor you have the supplies already, all you need are GOUACHE PAINTS.

Goauche / Poster Colours
Watercolor/Mixed media paper (at least 200 gsm)
Flat & Round brushes of different sizes.
Mixing palette
Masking tape
2 jars of water
Paper towel/cloth

And that's it, get them ready and join me in the class!

Crystal-Joy Carbiener

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