Follow along with Jeff as he demonstrates how he’d work through painting of a costumed character in gouache. Here he paints an old cow hand he knew.

VIDEO CHAPTERS:
[00:26] - 1. Sketch a line drawing in pencil (H, HB, F)
[00:58] - 2. Wet the board. Add in diluted color stains.
[03:48] - 3. Lay the groundwork for some color harmonies.
[05:19] - 4. Develop the shadow pattern, what's lit/unlit.
[07:27] - 5. Establish the figure ground relationship.
[09:17] - 6. Add opacity to the core shadows. Develop tiles.
[13:18] - 7. Use water blending to finesse the edges.

Supplies:
Paints:
Winsor & Newton Gouache
Ivory Black
Titanium White
Ultramarine Blue
Cobalt Blue
Burnt Sienna
Yellow Ochre
Cadmium Yellow
Cadmium Yellow Light
Cadmium Orange
Flame Red
Cadmium Red
Pthalo Green
Olive Green
Brushes:
Robert Simmons Synthetic Sables
Rounds: 1,3,5
Flats: 1,3,5
Surface:
Crescent Illustration Board - Cold Pressed

Happy painting!
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