Gouache/Water color sketching! Here is a glimpse into another process for creating bold images using gouache! In this demo I am starting as a traditional watercolor, leaving the white of the board for the highest luminance within the image- namely the sun light breaking through the clouds. But then I switch into more opaque mixtures as the painting is built up. If you work transparent to opaque, it’s really important not to cover up all the wonderful happy accidents from those first washes of color! Otherwise what was the point? Reflected and bounced light should be similar values to the original washes for those respective areas, but you can now introduce more subtle color notes within the shadows. As usual, I reserve the high-lites for the end. The final seconds show how easily an image will come together if the overall, major ideas and block in stages are working. #sammichlap #painting #drawing #color #pleinair #traditional #artwork #classic #watercolorart #artofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B_5UPFinDyJ/?igshid=mxv22whlnaaf














