Gouache can be predictable and enjoyable. Let's paint together.
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Here's the painting we'll make together
Whether you're brand new to gouache or you've picked it up before and wondered why it wasn't clicking
this is where it starts making sense.
While we paint, you'll learn:
- The quick opacity check that tells you how your paint will dry before it ever touches the paper
- Why lights darken and darks lighten as gouache dries, and how to mix so your colours land exactly where you want them
- Clean, textured and soft edges, and why each one comes down to how much water is in your brush
- How to mix natural greens from just a yellow and a blue, so your landscapes never look toxic green
- The 2 rules for layering as much as you want without lifting the paint underneath
(above) A gouache painting by me - Justin Donaldson
Join 950+ students who've learned gouache with me
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Hey! I'm Justin Donaldson
I paint gouache on location across America: national parks, desert landscapes + coastal cliffs, while travelling full-time with my family. Plein Air Magazine named me their Breakthrough Artist of the Year.
What I love most about gouache is that once it clicks, it moves at the speed of your imagination. In this paint-along I'll show you the handful of ideas that make it click: the same ones my students use to stop guessing and start enjoying the paint.
There's no right or wrong, only cause and effect. Once you can predict the effect, you can paint anything.
