Averil ✒️ DoomBloomArtMar 15
I'm touching my gouache colors for the first time in years, I am legally required to fill a sheet with dark green first before deciding what to paint, correct?
Show threadAveril ✒️ DoomBloomArtMar 15
"I'm just painting some flowers in a medium i dont know, how bad can it be?"
Getting humbled in real time rn
Show threadAveril ✒️ DoomBloomArtMar 15

Digital artist tries water-based medium, dies

#TraditionalArt #MastoArt #Gouache

Show threadAveril ✒️ DoomBloomArtMar 15
This was dreadful, I should do another one right away
Show threadAveril ✒️ DoomBloomArtMar 15

Second try today

In hindsight i should've maybe read up a few basics instead of just reaching for supplies and improvising. You can see pretty clearly that I'm struggling with opacity, viscosity and also paint mixing, but for yolo paintings I'm quite happy with both 😅

#MastoArt #TraditionalArt #Gouache

Show threadAveril ✒️ DoomBloomArt
Takeaways today: working from dark to light is oddly satisfying, definitely need to practice paint mixing because real pigment behaves very different from digital color mixing, need to read some basics of gouache and how to handle it
Mar 15 at 6:31pmWeb
Show threadMikael MyyräMar 15
@doombloomart If you want to get deep into gouache and have money to spare, I can recommend Justin Donaldson's online course. You might have seen me post about it before - it's what I did first when I started last year, and well, hopefully my current work speaks for the solid foundation and love for the medium that I got from it
Show threadAveril ✒️ DoomBloomArtMar 15
@molentum Thank you so much for the recommendation! I don't mind spending some money on education at all ☺️ Your work certainly is a strong vouch for it
Show threadradioactivestardustMar 16
@doombloomart i want to attempt this style, too soon. I just managed last week to touch my gouache colors after a weak. The color mixing and water water regulation need their own amount brain cells and so i went with pencils and pens after my paint break.
I am totally prepared for failed attempts.
It's great to see your process and getting such satisfying and pretty results!
(my secret weapon will be posca pens for mistakes 😂)
Show threadAveril ✒️ DoomBloomArtMar 16
@bookstardust Posca for mistakes is big brain! But also tbh Gouache is relatively easy to correct. I started the second piece several times, just flattening everything with more dark paint when i didn't like the comp and i over-painted some ugly spots later too 😆