Gouache Painting Tutorial: James Gurney's 25 Tips for Sketching Architecture

James Gurney paints a study of an old house in gouache. He starts by drawing the perspective with a water-soluble colored pencil on a casein-primed aqua media sketchbook page clipped to a DIY tripod easel. He then shares 25 tips for both beginners and advanced painters as he paints the building using a limited palette of gouache: white, black, yellow ochre, and raw umber. He demonstrates three main kinds of brushes: synthetic flat, round synthetic, and cat's tongue made from squirrel hair. The demonstration is interspersed with captions that explain the steps of the tutorial.
MATERIALS
Pentalic watercolor sketchbook: https://amzn.to/2L989y2
Cat's Tongue Brush, 1/2 inch: https://amzn.to/2RwV8D4
Travel brush: Connoisseur 9467: https://amzn.to/2DRdBVh
Richeson Travel brush set: https://amzn.to/2xwq1Rr
Water cup: https://amzn.to/2soTw2L
Homemade easel: https://sellfy.com/p/LnZ8/
Tripod: https://amzn.to/2xrRaFc

PAINTS
M. Graham (gouache): https://amzn.to/2ZWzLyR
Holbein (gouache): https://amzn.to/2JhMCWK
Winsor & Newton (gouache): https://amzn.to/2JiDMbo
Richeson casein: https://amzn.to/2MLPAG7

DRAWING TOOLS
Water-soluble colored pencil: https://amzn.to/2J4QTJJ
Fountain pen: https://amzn.to/2J7eWum

TRIPOD, CAMERAS AND AUDIO:
Amazon Basics Tripod: https://amzn.to/2ZZtkKw
Canon M6 (time lapse, video, and stills): https://amzn.to/2J4RTgX
Canon PowerShot Elph (point-and-shoot): https://amzn.to/2Ji1Vid
Zoom H2N digital audio recorder: https://amzn.to/2XXAOfP
Rode Video Mic GO (microphone): https://amzn.to/2UQGTc9

VIDEO TUTORIALS:
"Flower Painting in the Wild" (Gumroad) https://gumroad.com/l/flowerpainting
"Gouache in the Wild" (Download on Gumroad): https://gumroad.com/l/gouache
"Gouache in the Wild" on (DVD): https://amzn.to/2kF4YD0
“Casein Painting in the Wild” (Download on Gumroad): https://gumroad.com/l/casein
“How to Make a Sketch Easel” (DVD): https://amzn.to/2smDVAG
“Watercolor in the Wild” (Download) https://gumroad.com/l/watercolor

BLOG POSTS WITH MORE GEAR INFO:
Gouache Materials List: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/201...
Watercolor Materials: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/201...

BOOKS:
Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: https://amzn.to/2JhWtfc
Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: https://amzn.to/2LbVHhc
Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: https://amzn.to/2xyamRM

OTHER OFFICIAL SITES
Instagram:   / jamesgurneyart  
Pinterest:   / gurneyjourney  
Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/
Website: http://jamesgurney.com/site/shop
Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": https://www.facebook.com/groups/40300...