Oh My Gouache! :The Beginner's Guide to Painting with Opaque Watercolour

Name: Oh My Gouache!
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Rating: 3.86 (37 reviews)
Author: Zoë Ingram
ISBN: 9781446308318

Zoë Ingram

3.86 ( 37 Ratings by Goodreads)

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Oh My Gouache! :The Beginner's Guide to Painting with Opaque Watercolour

Zoë Ingram(Author)

3.86 (37 Ratings by Goodreads)

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Published: 9 March, 2021

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Welcome to the wonderful world of painting with gouache, with the creative guidance of popular artist and illustrator Zoe Ingram. In this comprehensive beginner's guide, Zoe shares everything she possibly can about getting started with gouache painting. Why gouache? Because this exciting paint medium creates opaque effects making it more vibrant and graphic than traditional watercolours, meaning you can layer it, paint on dark backgrounds and much more. Gouache is one of the easiest of paint mediums to use. It's very forgiving and fun to use and is also versatile. Gouache paint can mimic watercolour and can give the opacity of oil paint if used with less water. You can use it to paint large, smooth, flat blocks of background colour and the finest lines and details. Gouache paint also dries quickly too, which is a big bonus! Starting at the very start, Zoe takes you through the basics and explains what tools and materials you'll need, then explores a wide range of techniques and finally, there are a host of fun and vibrant step-by-step projects that you can follow along with or use as a springboard for your own ideas. Zoe Ingram's distinctive art makes this book a visual treat, as she shows you how she paints a variety of subjects, from birds and bugs, to flowers and foliage, to abstract collages, hand lettering and patterns. Along the way you'll learn about colour theory, colour mixing, sketching, washes, mark making, line work, overlaying, working on dark backgrounds, how to get crisp edges, how to add details, different approaches to collage and even how to digitise your work so that you can create repeat patterns and custom prints. In the projects section you can follow along step-by-step as Zoe paints a very handsome pheasant, a funky beetle pattern, a trendy houseplant, colourful caterpillars, bright butterflies, jumbled geometric patterns, a striking owl, pretty florals, creative lettering, a curious cat and a free-flow abstract floral piece - after which there will be no stopping you! Beautifully illustrated, expertly explained and a riot of colour, this book will kickstart your love affair with gouache, so all that's left is deciding how to pronounce it... "gooash"..."gwash"..."goo-uhsh"?!

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Type	Book
ISBN13	9781446308318
ISBN10	1446308316
Number Of Pages	128
Item Weight	516 g
Product Dimensions	212 x 274 x 9 mm
Publisher / Reseller	David & Charles
Format	paperback

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Scottish artist and Illustrator Zoë Ingram, guides us through the wonderful world of painting with gouache, a water-based paint that produces an opaque, matt finish that has no reflection or sheen. Oh My Gouache! explores the basics and common techniques before taking us through 11 beautiful projects that can be followed along so you can truly release your inner artist. Packed with encouragement to always have fun and explore, this book is a wonderful place to start your gouache journey.

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Zoe Ingram is an artist and illustrator based in Edinburgh. You'll find her work on fabric, stationery, greetings cards, magazines and books and home decor collections, as well as gracing the covers of books. Clients include Ikea, Hallmark, Penguin Random House, Harper Collins and more. She is the author of 20 Ways to Draw a Strawberry and Draw 500 Fantastic Foods for Quarry Books.

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Oh My Gouache! :The Beginner's Guide to Painting with Opaque Watercolour

Zoë Ingram

3.86 ( 37 Ratings by Goodreads)