#gouache is special

[indoorscreamingvoice]

painting of a green june beetle i saw a week ago!! genuinely one of the most beautiful insects ive seen in the wild i cried over her <3 <3

#art #gouache #painting #mixed media #colored pencil #bug art #insects #scarab beetle #autistic artist #special interest

[enii]

🍄🌻💕

#illustration #artists on tumblr #cute #artoftheday #digital illustration #wholesome #with you #with you everything feels magical #gouache #gouache art #gouache illustration #loved #sweet #painting #art #artist #artist on tumblr #tag your special someone #nature #nature art #mushrooms #cute mushroom #sweet art #be where you are loved #you never fail to make me feel loved #artwork #i just want to be with you #happy with you #love #in love

[mxmorel]

happy twin peaks day to all who celebrate ☕️🌲

#my art #twin peaks #special agent dale cooper #twin peaks fanart #dale cooper #david lynch #this was one of my first times using gouache and it took for fucking ever #but that’s partially my fault since I’m used to watercolor and this is similar but not at all the same and I’m still getting the hang of it

[hoofpeet]

Quick style experiment w/ my highland guy

#hoof draws #misc #this guy doesn't have a name but my unofficial fursona making a special apperance #.once again to cement my obsession w/ the gouache brush and posterization

[forecast0ctopus]

ive never seen so many trees in my life.. 🌲🌲🌲

#twitter told me to line this one left handed so its a little funky haha #twin peaks #dale cooper #twin peaks art #twin peaks fanart #special agent dale cooper #agent cooper #kyle maclachlan #david lynch #i still have so much gd. orange gouache

[emi-g]

Encantober Day 3: "Tragedy" 🎭

"Double, double, toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble." The Tragedie of Macbeth (Act IV, Scene I)

Bruno would definitely insist on calling it "the Scottish play", yes?

[Image ID: A watercolor and gouache illustration of one of Bruno Madrigal's rat theater sets. Four rat faces are peeking through a painted card depicting a scene from Shakespeare's Macbeth where the king visits three witches standing around a cauldron. End ID.]

#encantober #encanto #encanto fanart #traditional art #watercolor #gouache #posca pens #i just realized they're all touching the cauldron #pretend it has an insulated rim #they ordered it special #from the witch catalog #my art

[morgainerae]

Thinking about her again

#jinkx monsoon #I went to the Jinkx and delta holiday special and it was magical #so I’m back on my bullshit #anyway I don’t have a. decent scanner so this is what u get #my art #drag #drag queen #s6 rpdr #as7 #fanart #illustration #illustrators on tumblr #gouache #artists on tumblr #caricature

[pansyfemme]

the only gouache i have of any quality is acryla gouache and while i enjoy it i always feel like im usin it wrong lol 😭 i think watersoluable gouache is more for the type of techniques i do, i only see acryla gouache used for colorblocked stuff which is soooo not what i like 2 do.. i do love the color range and matte opacity of acryla gouache (and the fact that my watercolors can paint over it unlike other opaque paints..) i have some money set aside for supplies so im gonna treat myself to some watersoluable stuff.. maybe i can learn how to use both to compliment eachother

#acryla gouache just has a better color range tbh #but regular seems way up my alley.. ive only had cheap watersoluable gouache before #im thinkin of getting some of the holbein’s artist gouache but i also heard m. grahm and winsor and newton’s designer gouache is good.. well #i can always mix and match brands depending what the store stocks #i was tryin to think of why this outfit feels so familar. duh. jo from lumberjanes. it reminds me so much of her. #need to rework this character just was tryin somethhing out to see if i could make the gouache work #no id #jude’s wips #omg and its ripleys hair. did i just like revert back into my 10 yr old self making this #that was a special intrest.. soooo long ago

[emjava-art]

Some of my favorites from 2022! Really want to make more next year, still learning how to find room for art in my current life <3

#art #portrait #painting #gouache #taylor swift #paul mccartney #traditional art #robin #stranger things #maya hawke #lizzo #ink #paint #skeleton #billie eilish #special #the beatles #taylors version #midnights #red #all too well #netflix #musicians #portraits #illustrator #fan art #artist #artists #teal #blue

[novatheastropirate]

Our thoughts wander to a place past July, to the things that wait for us there!

#nova’s art #Messing around with gouache brushes was so calming!! #I really need to just paint cloudscapes more!! 😂 #Everyone has someone special waiting in the land past July! 💜

[indoorscreamingvoice]

bee painting!! [i have another painting in this style that im not sure if ive posted yet, will prob do that soon]

inspired by the honeybees in my back yard :)) the one on my hand was drowning in a bucket and hung out next to me for a few minutes while drying off <3

i think im gonna make other paintings specifically of bugs i see irl, planning on doing one of a carpenter bee when i see one again!!!!

#art #drawing #autistic artist #traditional art #painting #gouache #colored pencil #mixed media #honeybee #bug art #insects #special interest

[maeowl]

a painting of my childhood stuffed animal. to be loved is to be changed. 

#plushies #gouache #artists on tumblr #her name is woof woof shes special to me <3

[nausica21]

Texas and Exusiai sketches bc I got posca pens and wanted to practice with them :)

#nausart #arknights #texas #exusiai #i used gouache for the skin #so 2 for one practice special #these could be cleaner but i havent seriously used traditonal media beyond pencils and makers for ages

[gachapulls]

i have Stickers and i have Gouache coming in this week ouuugh ough

#i may need to get a new sketchbook tho . UNFORTUNATELY i love this one so much its special to me... #by far my fav sketchbook ive ever done #definitely getting this brand again it holds watercolors and gouache so well <3 alcoholic markers not so much but i survive #and its LITTLE and its COMFORTABLE . ough im no gatekeeper i just need to be remind wjat brand it is then ill tell you all <3 #txt

[earthytzipi]

funky little guys

#my art #gouache #watercolor #pen #art #goldfinch #American goldfinch #birds #actually autistic #special interest

[netherworldpost]

@kernyen-xo /

Cheaply.

Watercolor sets made by Crayola. Acrylics made by Crayola. The brushes these kits come with are frustrating, cheap brushes are typically $3-5 each. You can spend as much as you want on a brush, the cheap ones are surprisingly good. This is extremely common advice, this isn't just from me.

When you find "ah I like this" go with a student grade of whichever you prefer. Or both! I find watercolor frustrating. I find acrylic doesn't look graphic as much as I want. I fell in love with a paint called gouache because it is very flat, layers nicely.

I would not start with oil paint. It is expensive, requires a lot of special care to keep you safe. Fumes, cleaning agents, etc. Fall in love with painting, then if you want, give oil a try. Be prepared for days (weeks, months, literally) for paint to dry. This isn't to scare you off it -- it's great -- but I wouldn't start here.

Oil has tremendous variety of things you can do with it.

Watercolor is ethereal.

Acrylic has great graphic qualities, lots of range.

I like gouache because it looks almost animated (there is a reason for that, it was/is used in animation background sometimes). It's tricky and tempermental.

Paint by numbers kits if you don't draw. Maybe even if you do and just want to dive into painting.

Mixed media sketchbooks. Lets you experiment a lot, cheaply. The big thing about sketchbook paper is it comes in a few forms -- very cheap (newsprint) and takes dry media (pencils, etc.) well, cheap (mixed media, lets you experiment quickly and a lot), and expensive (hot press has no texture, cold press has a texture).

Painting needs something that can get wet and not fall apart.

Start with a cheap mixed media sketchbook and see how you like it. Move on from there.

Ton of videos across lots of social media and much content. Has the advantage of multiple perspectives, you don't get trapped in "I think this is crap" or "This is the best" versus your thoughts.

Start cheaply.

Art stores and product manufacturers exist to make money. This is a neutral statement. The point is they are a store, they will sell you whatever you think you need, whether you need it or not.

Conversely!

Some things that are not universally useful but sold in art stores are great labor savers. Some people look down at disposable palette paper, others need the flexibility because they have a hard time washing palettes... etc.

Start cheaply. Look at hardware stores, lots of duplicate functions in items.

I come from a background of digital art and a lifetime of business where "ah where the BONES ARE WE GOING TO FIND MONEY FOR--"

Have fun.

Get in deep and frustrated and then drink the frustration (but not the paint water) because you realize you're frustrated because you can FEEL how it should look but you can't get there yet.

The journey is amazing.

I've started looking at the mountain of business problems I have been sorting through for the last few years.

"Okay. How is this supply chain issue with stationery compared to a painting I want to do of the piranha plants of Super Mario Brothers?"

This is literally something I asked myself.

It took me out of the problem (supply chain issue, boxes, our office size, the number of stationery items I want to design) and forced me to look at it as a painting (structure, where does it stay simple, where does it get complex -- what makes sense -- ah, PDF downloads).

Paint.

Learn by doing.

Start cheaply.

Keep going. Build up.