Easy Pastel Sunset Painting Tutorial for Beginners & DIY Gouache from Watercolors

Easy Pastel Sunset Painting Tutorial for Beginners & DIY Gouache from Watercolors

As a watercolor painter I rarely use white and almost ever set of watercolor paints I buy, especially the lower priced ones come with a tube of white. Show what can we do with the white? Mix it with colors and make Gouache! Gouache is simply opaque watercolor and before gouache was widely available painters would simply mix white into their watercolors to make opaque color (also called "body colour") and paint with that.

Reasons you should try this techniqueL
1. You are using the paint more thickly and will less water so lower quality paper can be used and still look nice.
2. It is a great way to use up those tubes of white and some seconomy paints if you have upgraded your watercolors recently.
3. It is a nice "bridge" technique if you are going from watercolor to acrylics or oils.
4. It allows you to capture pastel colors without watering down your paints which can be problematic on low grade paper.
5. It's fun!

Supplies:
Watercolor paint (JoiArt) http://amzn.to/2EJVX4W

Brushes (I used Zen all media brushes from Royal and Langnickel but any synthetic brushes should be fine) http://amzn.to/2GSC5xh

Watercolor paper (I am using rough handmade paper but this technique is forgiving and suitable to any thick paper or board) http://amzn.to/2GRT8zA

Reference photo: https://unsplash.com/photos/KMn4VEeEPR8

Easy Pastel Sunset Painting Tutorial for Beginners & DIY Gouache from Watercolors

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