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

• In this complete beginner's guide, Zoe shares everything she knows about how to start painting with tempera.

• Why gouache? Because this exciting painting medium creates opaque effects that make it more vibrant and graphic than traditional watercolors, meaning you can use it in layers, paint on dark backgrounds, and much more.

• Gouache is one of the easiest mediums to use. It's very forgiving and fun to use, as well as versatile. Gouache imitates watercolor and can reach the opacity of oil if used with less water.

• With it you can paint large, smooth, flat blocks of background color, as well as subtle lines and details. Plus, gouache dries quickly, which is a big plus.

• Starting at the beginning, Zoe teaches you the basics and explains what tools and materials you need; It then explores a wide range of techniques and finally offers you a series of fun and vibrant step-by-step projects that you can follow or use as a springboard for your own ideas.

• Zoe Ingram's distinctive art makes this book a visual delight, as she shows you how she paints a wide variety of subjects, from birds and bugs to flowers and foliage, to abstract collages, hand lettering and prints.< /p>

• Throughout the book you will learn about color theory, color mixing, sketching, washes, marks, strokes, overlays, working on dark backgrounds, how to get sharp edges, how to add details, different approaches to collage and even how to digitize your work.

Publisher: David & Charles