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Stone Wall in Gouache - Painting Tutorial
To create a stone wall effect, I started with a loose pencil sketch. The next step was to create a wash of Yellow Ochre over the stones.
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Snake in Gouache - Painting Tutorial
Here' something fun to practice painting in gouache. I made a simple sketch of a snake and then paint in some of the stripes with Yellow Green.
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Ribbon in Gouache - Painting Tutorial
The purpose for this lesson is to learn to make gradations in gouache and a ribbon works really well. I began by making a simple sketch of a ribbon hanging on two nails. Next I filled in the ribbon with a wash of Rose.
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Lemons in Gouache - Painting Tutorial
Here I've done a small pencil sketch to begin the painting. Next I used Lemon as a transparent wash to cover the lemons.
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Delicate Flower Pattern in Gouache - Painting Tutorial
I started by loosely sketching the flower pattern below. I then used a wash of Violet in the flowers themselves.
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Moth in Gouache - Painting Tutorial
Let's paint some wild life. Here we have a sketch of a moth with a wash of Yellow Ochre applied.
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Book in Gouache - Painting Tutorial
I wanted to create a decorative piece of art to use on envelopes and letterhead so I began by creating a pencil sketch of a book. Using a wash of White, I painted over the entire book except for the flower and it's leaves including the ribbon.
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Bird in Gouache - Painting Tutorial
In this lesson we'll make a painting of a bird in gouache on a stone surface. I made a simple pencil sketch, then filled in with washes of Yellow Ochre, Raw Umber, and Ultramarine.
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Hunny Bee in Gouache - Painting Tutorial
I wanted to create a silly bee to use on children's items so I began by making a simple pencil sketch. I began the painting by filling one of the stripes on the back with Yellow.
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Cartooning Method - Drawing Tutorial
When designing your cartoons, the first ideal way to start is by using a blue pencil that does not show up when photocopying. Figure out the type of character you want to draw using this method.
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Simple Way to Draw a Profile - Drawing Tutorial
Begin by creating a two cross pieces (straight lines). Draw the circle around the pieces. If the pencil lines outside the circle bother you, just erase them.
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Kid Caricature - Drawing Tutorial
Caricature is really fun to learn and to do. You should already know the basics of drawing a head and face. The first thing you need to analyze is, "What is the most prominent feature of the individual you are rendering?".
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Sketching Hair - Drawing Tutorial
Here I've sketched out six faces. I have only put in the actual features to begin the process.
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Patchwork Stocking - Watercolor Tutorial
To create the patchwork stocking, use a pencil and draw a very simple shape and add a variety of designs that are easy to fill in.
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Painting Frosty the Snowman with Watercolor - Painting Tutorial
Here we have the drawing of Frosty the Snowman.
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