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Oh My Gouache

My goal today was to do a nice little Mothers Day painting with gouache. We had a busy day planned so I got started on it this morning before we went anywhere. I didn't draw it out, I wanted to go free brush. Part of me went into this thinking, "OK, I can do this", this other part of me said "you need more practice with the faces and the gouache."I figured what the hell, lets give it a try and see how it comes out, the only way we learn is through our mistakes, right? So this is what I started with before we started our day:

I though, "Not a bad start, I can defiantly work with this", unfortunately, It was time to head out so I found a stoping point and we went about our day.


Got home and went right back to work, and I can honestly say I am not happy with the end result. I am still trying to get past this learning curve with the blending of gouache. Sometimes I can get it to blend ok and other times I want to throw my paint brush across the room. I know I am still learning to use this paint but I think acrylics are more my go to paint. Gouache is great for a nice watercolor like wash and solid opaque finish but when it comes to blending it, I am lost.

Here is the end result, I am still working on faces and remember, I did not draw anything out so it looks a little rough. this is the end result because I am tired and frustrated, so its time to put the paint brush down.



Not completely terrible, the children's faces didn't come out too bad.

But for what it's worth:

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!!!



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jamato said…
It looks good. Keep experimenting with different mediums. Going through the process is what helps you grow as an artist. I have done plenty of things that I wasn't happy with in the end. I learned a ton by just trying it in the first place.
May 10, 2015 at 6:34 AM
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