5 Beginner Gouache Mistakes (and what to do instead!)
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It's only now that I can look back at my sketchbook with some of my first gouache attempts and spot some of the mistakes I was making and recognise why I was struggling with the medium. In this video I have summarised 5 mistakes that I was making as a beginner and what to do instead.
Let me know in the comments what else you might be struggling with in your gouache learning journey!
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guoache is just like watercolor but with sass
Exactly!!!!
what is sass?
@@fusunseyma1875 similar to being cheeky, but in this case it's in a good way
YES!
Acryla gouache is regular gouache but stubborn
I was wondering why I’m so attracted to gouache art and the emotion that it can convey, and now I understand. The paint itself is moody, needy and temperamental.
Lmao 😂😂
I relate to spritual level
Wow, sounds like I finally found the medium that matches my soul 😭😅🤣
That’s such an interesting way to describe it; I never thought about paint like that
I noticed all of this while doing my first gouache painting last week. I'm naturally impatient and making mistakes didn't help lol. This is a great tutorial.
Try working on more than one piece at a time...
I agree! My short attn spam & anxiety caused me to be intimidated! This is a great, simple, informative tutorial!
i’ve been using gouache for a month now and i’m having a hard time working with colors. this video is very helpful for me! thank you! 💖
Mistake number six: this whole time I've been calling it goo-ash
ive been calling it goo-chay
i've been calling it goo-ach
As a French speaker you can pronounce it “gou-ache” as long as the oo and a are softer sounds. Actually, pronounce it however you want, people can be real a-holes about art material pronunciations
haha i had to google it to see how to pronounce it, but before i did that, i just wouldn't say the word lol
i said it right the first time i think? i think because i was taking foreign language classes and learned how to pronounce words closer to it
her: regularly mist your gouache, make sure it doesn't dry completely!
me, with my completely dead n dry himi palette: uh about that..
If your "jelly paints" have dried out you can reactivate them by adding\spraying them with water and letting it sit for 10-20 minutes. I had a similar problem with my Arrtx jelly gouache pallet and this really helped
Jelly gouache is a little different in those terms. you can simply add water to the gouache let it sit, and then stir it, and you gouache will be back to normal in almost 1/2 ~ 1day
seokgenie normal water or water that have chemical in it(?)
@@sabrinapalette6883 normal water
seokgenie thankyou 🙏🏻💕
Wow I didn't know guoache was this complicated. I'm such a noob haha. Thanks for all these tips jess! 😊
Beginner artist here! This was really helpful. I messed around with a acrylic for a while so the thing about lightening colors with water doesn’t really apply to me because in acrylic you use white, so I think I’ll have an easier time with gouache.
I hate acrylic not gonna lie but they're kinda fun sometimes
the explains a lot of the things I struggled with when I used to use gouache when I was at school. I was really stingy with the paint, and reused the same little cracked up dollops on my palette for years. No wonder it tended to be streaky LOL
TH-cam! WHY DID YOU ONLY TELL ME THIS AFTER I FINISHED PAINTING!!!!!
ಥ‿ಥ me too
I've been struggling with colour mixing with gouache! Especially when I use a picture reference or other peoples paintings as a reference for my own practice and trying to figure out what colours they mixed to achieve that specific shades
I just got my first gouache set in (the big Himi one) and have been watching a lot of stuff to learn a bit before even really opening them all up and starting out, and this is definitely the most helpful and informational video I've watched so far. 👌🏻
Was reaffirming to hear that you also go through a lot of white. I've gone through two tiny Titanium White's and I've been painting for a couple weeks. Great tips! Thanks for sharing the video.
1. Use thick consistency when painting a layer over (& make SURE that the layer beneath is DRY so they won't mix together )
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the fact that i relate to every single thing she said in this video
I was about to throw mine out because I was so frustrated (I normally use watercolor), after watching this some of my mistakes make complete sense. Thank you!!
These are the best collection of tips I've seen. I paint watercolor so I treat gouache the same way. TOO MUCH WATER. NOT ENOUGH DRYING. You visually highlighted all of those "mistakes." Thank you so much!
A friend just sent me a set of gouache paints an I am terrified to use them. But this helped me a lot. I am proficient at water color, but I think I can do this, just.being patient and letting things dry will test my patience! Thank you for the video, It really helps.
Omg ❤️ this helped me so much thank you I don’t really comment I watch ur videos but you are the best!
Thanks for this mate. as a digital artist. I havent really worked in Traditional mediums in ages. and my only experience with traditional paints was watercolour. after getting some Jelly cup Gouache I tried out and had all these issues.
Thanks for the helpful vid
I just bought my first gouache and it's gonna be delivered tom, so glad I saw this before using it!! Thank you so much and wish me luck hehehe
I typically use the thin layers of reactivated paint to underpaint/"sketch" to help me sort out where I want everything to go, especially on a no reference/off-the-dome piece. As for the reactivated globs, I generally get them somewhat soft and mix them with fresh paint, either of the same color or a color I want to mix the dry with. I've been using arteza for over 3 years and haven't noticed any of the hard to reactivate little chips yet.
Something I've found helpful with gouache and really paint in general is having a grayish palette, the colors feel truer to me than on white or black, recommend playing with colors to see what color palette you'd prefer. (Can not recc a glass palette enough tbh)
Me: has watercolors
Me: watches anyway, Im disliking watercolors...
Same I have 3 sets of watercolors but I hate them now because it's too long to do layering and the gouache you only Need 1 to 2 layers
@@poorbone2104 Wellp watercolors are transparent mediums thats why it takes a while to build up the color.
@@shrakvinn2613 yep I wasnt built for such patience. I think I know ehat I'll be asking for Christmas
@@poorbone2104 33€🦇🦇🦇🦇
As an impatient watercolorist, may I recommend starting with bold color and then adjusting with more watered down layers? Working wet on wet with bold, saturated strokes gives you a nice base, and it will inevitably dry lighter. I know that I was never able to slowly build up thin layers.
your double page spreads in your (what looks like) moleskine journal are super inspirational! Really grateful for all these tips and I hope one day i can make something pretty.
Yes as I am just starting out with gouache, I am making all of these mistakes. I did figure out how the gouache dried differently from the watercolors. Thanks for sharing this informational video with us. ❤
11:31 i keep looking at the plastic i use as a pallet when i paint...
i should probably learn my lesson to always clean it BUT THE WASTED PAINT ITS SO EXPENSIVE FOR ME REEEE
A lot of this is just opinion, if you can make it work then go for it
So helpful, and OMG your sketchbook is so beautiful. Love your work! It's so inspiring!
This is really helpful! I've started using gouache lately and I'm shocked at how the light colors I mixed got darker. I thought its an error in my mixing, turns out gouache is just that way 😔 thank u so much for these tips!
I’ve been looking for the right how to for gouache, and this is the first one that’s been helpful. Thank you.
Just bought a cheap travel set from 5 below and I’m so ready to get started. I’m glad it’s thicker than watercolor. I’m a beginner to it all!❤️
Hello Jess! While preparing a new video for my channel, this video popped up in my "recommended" sidebar. Really enjoyed your delivery and the narrative you provided with the demos. These are such great tips, especially for beginners! I spent the 1980s working in gouache and gave it up when I went digital. Seeing the resurgence of gouache around 2015 or so has been so cool and videos like yours a so valuable, both for beginners and for veterans, alike! Thank you! ~ Mark _(by the way, this is a re-post of a previous comment. You have a troll named _*_dev null_*_ who continues to berate my comments when I post to you. Sorry about that)_
Thank you so much for these helpful tips. I have recently started to binge watch ur videos. Hope you have a great day!
Thank you for these tips. As a beginner I struggle with blending colors and layering.
Today was my first day with Gauche and I could literally relate everything you said!!! This video is helpful and thankyou so much ,I really needed this❤️❤️.
i'm getting my gouache set later this week, so this was helpful. thank you!
Thanks so much! I just got my gouache in the mail, I’ll be trying it for the first time 🥺💕
ahh so exciting!! hope you enjoy using it :)
Wow this video is so informative compared to other videos I've watched.
I feel much more comfortable trying out this medium now, thank you! ❤
Thank you so much for this video! I'm currently working on a gouache painting for an art course, and your tips are super helpful!
I just ordered some gouache paint and Im so happy I watched your videos before I try to use them :) thankyou for making these videos!
I think that this video has saved my artistic ass. Those demonstrations that you did with the problems with gouache were so spot on, especially when I was struggling with mixing watercolor qualities with gouache in my painting process. Thank you! :)
This is the best explanatory video I've watched, these are all the mistakes I've been doing. Thank you
Thank you very much. Your paintings are beautiful!
Thank you so much for this, I'm learning how to use gouache and I'm sure this will come in handy!
this is the first "gouache for beginners" video that ive actually found helpful
This was a very nice video! I appreciate how simple and organized it all is. Very helpful 😊
I'm so glad I found your channel using gouache paint. I have never used it and want to try. I look forward to viewing your videos. Thank you!
All very useful and so well presented and explained. Thanks from a total beginner 🙂
Omg this is amazing I’ve been looking into getting into gouache and This channel is perfect for it! Thank you 😊
good tips and you have a lovely voice for teaching!
I tried gouache for the first time last week and honestly gave up after the skin tones became all muddy asfaghjk now I know what I was doing wrong! I was literally making all of these mistakes, every single one you mentioned, so I'm really thankful for this. Do you do portraits? If yes, how do you do the skin tones? Especially darker ones, thanks! 💕
yay glad this was helpful :) i haven't tried painting portraits yet, i'm a little hopeless at them haha
@@JessChungArt portraits are the toughest i feel like but i have full confidence in you! Thanks again!
Potrait with gouache are my nightmare. That's why I use watercolours for potrait
This is the tutorial I have been looking for! I feel much more confident now. You have a wonderful speaking voice (I am Australian) and an easy manner.
Thank you. You covered many of the things that make painting frustrating to many new gouache painters.
wow your art is amazingly real looking !!!!
as a beginner and a person who tried to teach myself gouache, i related to every single mistake mentioned 😂 but the advice helped so much!!! thank you!
I just ordered a gouache set and this video was perfect. Thank you!
At last some teaching available with paint I have loved for years and years. Thank you.
Great video I for one learned you few mistakes I was making. Thank you for saving me many hours of figuring it out on my own.
This was so helpful 😮 i did notice few of them while doing thank you for sharing
I like the gouache crowd. Calming :)
This was so helpful, thank you so much!
Very very helpful, thank you!
Jess, thank you so much for clear and many tips and advices! I learned so much!
I made all of them😂😂
Thank you for this videooo I’ll try my best to improve
haha it happens to all of us! you're welcome :)
Thank you for your generous sharing with us! It very helpful really! God bless you
thanks for this!! I recently got my gouache and im ready to practiceeeee 🥺💗
Thank you and you explain these basic concepts very well. Nice videos I enjoy watching
Good info! And great advice! Thank you for sharing your learning and experience!!!! 💜
Thank you so much for this! I recently started using gouache and this video was so helpful ❤️
This is extremely helpful. New to using gouache and I’m learning so much. Thank you. You have a new subscriber.😊👍
This really helps. Thank you!
This is a very helpful video, I also enjoyed the leaf-through the sketchbook.
LOVE your sketch book at the end. Good work and thanks
Wonderful! This is exactly what I needed. Thank you thank you!
This is very helpful, thank you Jess!✨
Very helpful, wondered some to play with and you gave me so much beginner info I needed thank you!
this was really helpful! thank you!
Much needed tips. Thank you!
Thank you soo much for this video 😊 I just started using gouache and I have been painting with watercolors for years
Very nice explanations. Thank you
Thank you, for this Video
Christine
About to try it. Thanks!
thank you so much for this video!!
So helpful. Thank you!
Thank you Jess! This has been a helpful video!
I saw many "tips, tricks for beginners" videos and....this one is the best! Veeeeery useful, thanks
thank you so much these are all I need
Thank you so much it was really helpful
Great tips. Thanks!
Hi Jess. Really enjoying your video's. This one will save me a lot of paint and time. Thank you.
Thank you for sharing 😊 very helpful
I’m new to gauche, and your tips were very helpful.
Another really helpful video. Thank you so much!
Thank you so much for this video! It was super helpful bc of the examples and everything - inspiring too!
thank you so much for this! 💖✨
Thank you for the video. I started using gouache few days ago and struggled a bit. This is going to be very useful.
Such a useful tips. Thanks a lot for sharing.
Thank you! This was most helpful ❤️
Helpful tips! Will keep them in mind, thanks a lot ❤
Great video, as usual.