Gouache in 4 Easy Steps by Anna Koliadych

Author:Anna Koliadych [Koliadych, Anna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Page Street Publishing
Published: 2021-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

STEP 2

Paint the bird’s eye and beak dark brown with a thin-tipped round brush in a small size. Allow the details to dry. Add the dark brown, orange-red and dark grey colors as shown in Figure 3, using the layering technique (here). To make the layer look softer, use the softening technique (here) by taking a wet round brush and blurring desired areas. I applied this technique to the dark grey and orange-red areas of the bird. Let the painting dry.

STEP 3

Let’s continue to build the bird’s body. Paint the bird’s feet in dark brown by using a detail brush.

Time to add light tones and details to the painting, which we can do easily because we’re using gouache. So with grey, pastel brown and pastel orange, paint the details as shown in Figure 4. Use a round brush for painting lines on the bird’s plumage and a detail brush for the feather details on the back, wings, the face and chest. Let the painting dry completely, then jump into the next step.

STEP 4

As in other projects of this book, the last step turns the painting into a beautiful piece. Equip yourself with a detail brush or liner (it’s best to have both brushes for different brush strokes) and add details in white, on the wings, underbelly and chest, as well as to the eye and beak as shown in Figure 5.

I suggest you use the dry-brush technique (here) with the white gouache to create a more interesting illustration. No need to apply this technique for all the details, but a few textured lines would be a nice final touch.

I hope you’re happy with the result and would like to paint more cute birds like this one. It’s very simple to do using gouache. Figure 6 shows a pink robin created using this lesson’s methods. I changed the colors and the bird’s position, but I followed this lesson’s general principles.

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