Adding Details Is Important | My Gouache Painting Journey

 Hello Friends and Crafters!

I've decided to start a new series on my Social Media Outlets called "My Gouache Painting Journey". I've recently discovered a new medium for painting that I absolutely love - and it's gouache! I used to paint a lot when I was younger and in high school, and it's been fun to re-visit it using watercolours on cards. Now that I've discovered gouaches, I'm ready to spruce up on my painting skills. So aside from regular cardmaking (diecutting, stamping, stencilling, etc.), I will be posting some paintings that I make as I learn all about gouache! Some I will turn into cards and some will be just for fun! I hope it's something you'll enjoy seeing too!

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Here are some more photos of this painting. To see a short video on the various stages on the process, simply click the YouTube Video Short link above.  

I decided to venture out into the world of gouache and attain a different set of gouaches for this painting. I really wanted to be able to add tints of white and black to my colours, so I bought a moderately cheap set from Amazon. That's not say I won't go back to my Altenew set out gouaches, but I really want to try different brands to see which ones I like the most. So far, the quality of both gouache sets seems the same, but I have a wider range of colours with the new set.

For this painting, I learned a lot about the amount of time and details you add to your work. I only had about 30 - 45 minutes to complete this paintng in and I have to say that it shows. In comparison, I did another painting (that I'll share soon) where I spent 2-3 hours over the course of a couple days to complete. And the more time and details you add, the more realistic and pretty your painting will be. It's a hard but good lesson to learn. Nonetheless, I completed this painting as a de-stressor from a hard day in the little time I had. So it was still worth it!

I do want to add that I have been watching a lot of online YouTube Tutorials to figure out how to work with this new medium. And I'd like to give credit to one artist that I've been learning a lot from. Her name is Anna and her gouache tutorials are amazing ➡️Journal Away

And that's it for my Gouache Painting Journey today!

As always, thanks for stopping by. And don't forget to leave me a comment, as I love hearing from you! And don't forget to follow me on Instagram @deezinesbyd where I have a ton more inspiration!

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