Gouache Portrait Using the Zorn Palette
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ต.ค. 2024
- Extended sample from the full length video tutorial "Color in Practice: Black, White, and Complements," available at the following links:
GUMROAD (HD download or lifetime streaming): gum.co/color1
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CUBEBRUSH (HD download): cbr.sh/mk6vg3
DVD: kunaki.com/msal...
By adding a bright red and a couple of dull yellows to black and white, you can paint with the appearance of full color. This palette of colors is often associated with Swedish painter Anders Zorn-though in his case he often used plenty of blues and greens and other colors as well.
For this location sketch, I paint the raw sienna underpainting in advance with casein, but you could use acrylic-gouache, or gouache mixed with some acrylic matte medium for the underpainting. The underpainting gives me a base to work over.
On location, I start by drawing the main perspective lines with a brush, showing the edge of the counter and the vertical column.
I cover most of the underpainting with semi-opaque layers of gray mixed from white and black. I look for big gradations, which I apply with layers of black and white.
I paint the computer first because it’s so important. But that means that in order to paint the objects behind it I have to paint them around it.
Greg arrives at his workstation. I say, “You don’t have to hold still. I’ll just paint you while you’re working.” With gouache I can opaquely cover those background areas that I had already defined. I add the tiny final accents in bright red.
COLORS I USED
Titanium white (gouache): amzn.to/2XSOld4
Raw sienna: amzn.to/2uXM82i
Yellow ochre: amzn.to/2SfXc2O
Light red, English red, or Venetian red: amzn.to/2OmRwTL
Pyrrol red (gouache): amzn.to/2XdPcS7
Ivory black: amzn.to/2Ta46s7
BRUSHES AND OTHER ART SUPPLIES
Richeson travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr
Richeson “Grey Matters” brush set: amzn.to/2YeNO0P
Goat hair mop: amzn.to/2RQrPwk
Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L
Pentalic watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2
Cotton rag (a clean, discarded t-shirt, towel, or cloth diaper will do)
ADDITIONAL PAINT SETS YOU MAY WANT TO TRY
• Richeson casein set: amzn.to/2L02U6R
• M. Graham gouache primary set: amzn.to/2Zwd6rt
• Winsor & Newton gouache primary set: amzn.to/2JiDMbo
• Holbein gouache set: amzn.to/2KW4s1j
• Royal Talens gouache set (8 colors): amzn.to/2MGftGf
• Shinhan Pass watercolor/gouache hybrid set: amzn.to/2xw7EvV
• Holbein Acryla Gouache (really matte acrylic): amzn.to/2L0g3MT
BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY:
Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: amzn.to/2JhWtfc
Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: amzn.to/2LbVHhc
Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: amzn.to/2xyamRM
OTHER OFFICIAL SITES
Instagram: / jamesgurneyart
Pinterest: / gurneyjourney
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JamesGurney Website: jamesgurney.com...
Facebook group "Color in Practice" / 160510955315435
Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders" / 403006076777641
I'm amazed on how you achieved likeness of his face with just a few brush strokes... Thanks for sharing!
Exactly. It looks like magic. I know it comes after years of practice, but still...
He’s truly a master at plein air painting.
Yeah, this absolutely boggled my mind. The contrast between the artist’s seemingly uncoordinated, simple hand movements, and the result of those movements in the painting is jarring. This is what happens when you observe light programmatically!
I was just going to type the same thing! Yes, amazing!
Totally mind boggling, a few brush strokes, a few colours and it looks almost like a tiny photograph! The brain would just add the few details that aren't captured.
I hope the tire shop gets a print of this masterpiece, because it's way toooo awesome to stay hidden in a sketchbook. :D
What a privilege to watch and listen to a truly great artist at work.
this is my reaction anytime I am watching guy changing my wheels
You make it look so easy. I love your style. I Haven’t picked up my paints in years. You make me want to.
do it! just for the fun of it :DD
Well, do it ;) A HUG from Puebla, MÉXICO 💜🌌🌱🌎🇲🇽✌🏽(: !!
The short interviews of the owner and employee make for a human touch to the artwork and backstory.
The face was incredible I mean not only it's a face but you captured his expression very well this is impressive also I wasn't too sure about how you painted his uniform but you seem to have the big picture before all of us it came out really well 😊
Love this. Have not yet experimented in gouache yet- always been stuck in acrylics! But more and more artists around me tend to be drifting towards it and I can see the appeal!
This inspires me to do some field pieces around my area! Thank you for sharing and crafting this content.
Thank you! Cheers!
Absolutely fantastic. Love the bits of history, business philosophy, slice of life stuff you capture, on top of producing an excellent painting. Ive always been a fan of that kind of observational recording of what some people might consider mundane / uninteresting. Its these everyday interactions that end up defining a lot of our lives. Great work James !
As a professional artist who teaches portrait drawing, that likeness, in that setting and with those materials is incredible.
Only you can make an uninspiring drywall and cardboard office look beautiful!
Either the quarantine is getting to me or I do actually see a phone booth with a Superman outfit in the background... 3:28 !
Always amazes me to see the simplicity of a Zorn palette create such interesting paintings. Well done.
Yep, you do. Coolest tire shop ever.
Your style and approach to painting is amazing, so inspiring to all of us. You really make gouache look like magic
I know this is a few months old but as someone who stopped doing art for a year or so and lost my passion - finding out you have a bustling channel and seeing how you narrate your process - it's lit such a fire in me it's insane. Thank you so much for this honest-to-God gift
I love the "that came out of my tire?!" jar, it seems like a fun painting exercise all by itself!
i always found that my faces came out better when i painted them than when i drew them in pencil and then painted them. now i see why that is!! thank you!!
Back then, I always thought that painting with big brushes on smaller papers is a scary thing, but James gives me courage to just paint on the paper with big brushes and I'm glad I'm learning.
The gouache man and his mousetraps. :) Everytime I see you turn the mundane and overlooked trappings of everyday activities into art, it confirms the fact that I am not a real artist and my choice in career wasn't in vain. I'm a Xerox color copy machine. 😊
This is too funny! I was watching a variety of you videos and suddenly you are at my family’s business painting on location! My dad started that business in the early 60s. I worked there for 10 years doing the same job as Greg. Seeing you paint from the waiting area is a real pleasure. Thanks for sharing. Your talent is amazing. You find interest and beauty in everyday life 👏
You are incredibly gifted Mr Gurney!! I'm full of admiration, I love your painting!
Thank you very much!
Just so love America even if it is a fractured place. "C'mon lets do a painting while I wait for my tire to be fixed " - wow that is attitude and shows why America is such a great country.
There are teachers and artists. Some artists, not many are great teachers. You James are both a good artist and great teacher.
Another great video. There's something about Greg that I like. He seems really nice.
He's a super nice guy with a fun sense of humor.
James, you CRUSHED this one, high and deep over everything in center field.
Great subject choice! It's so mundane, so everyday that we forget what we're even looking at. People hurry into repair shops, burdened with schedules and deadlines, unable to relax or enjoy the simplicity of their surroundings, so anxious to get going, back to the grind they complain so much about.
Rarely does anyone bother attempting a sketch, let alone a painting of a waiting area at an auto repair shop.
Very few artists are so equipped and ready to throw down and paint everywhere they go. Thanks for this "simple" demonstration of what can be done if you don't quit on your passion.
I really like the 10-12 minute video’s much better than the shorter ones. Watching the painting come together with more of the details is so enjoyable.
OMG ! I stared at the finished painting for lil over an hour trying to understand the layering and shades in my own way. Learnt a lot . Thank you very very much , I am a better artist now than I was an hour ago.
I love the method of interview and slice of life. This is a absolut joy
im not a real artist, i admit that but u inspire me on what can be achieved, thank u brother
It's amazing to actually hear and see someone else's understanding of the intimacy of places and people you see everyday. Because I think every artist understands it but it's just so much more interesting to see how that understanding effects not just the art, but also the process of making it.
Tire shops are an awesome place to paint. Lots of weird fun shapes... Lots of people waiting most times. A lot like the airport. 😊
Happy to see you supporting a locally-owned one. Greg seems to be a chill guy.
I always enjoy your limited palette videos. Can do a lot with a few colors. Especially with paint. 😊 It's good for the young ones to see that you don't need every color a company makes.
Pre-liking this because I already know I'm going to love it
I dabbled in watercolors because I liked the type of atmosphere they create, but watching you paint with opaque colors is inspiring! I know I may not make a living out of it, but artists like you inspire me to take it up for my own enjoyment in my spare time, creating detail and capturing likeness so well must come with many years of study and practice. Glad I found your channel!
I love watching you work. Your openness is very refreshing to a person like myself that is so uptight in creating their art. Thanks
I’m not a painter but just getting to see an artist at work is so fascinating, and also learning about a place I’ve never been to. It’s also an exercise in appreciating framing and color scheme.
I always learn a lot from watching your videos. Thank you for sharing your expertise!
The finished piece looks very scifi, probably not what you were going for but it has a very cool feel to it!
James Gurney you are most remarkable qouachepainter! And i have learned very much from you painting videos and your books. Thank you very much!
Very impressive work as always. The way you effortlessly painted the face in his likeness is astonishing.
Love this video. So confident on the shadowing colors etc. Love it.
La capacidad de observación, sintesis y técnica es increible! Saludos desde San Juan, Argentina.
You are doing a great service to the art community, thax and please keep it up.
James you're the best. Love your work and Thank you for sharing so much of yourself.
This video really illustrates your skill level nicely! You captured his likeness and his character/attitude very well!
It's easy to paint a scene, it is a heck harder to paint the face of a person that actually looks like that person! Respect.
Greg must love that painting. So very few of us get to own an actual portrait of ourselves
So good. You got the likeness so quickly.
Man. I’ve always been a draw/paint at home person. I pull of reference on my phone or computer and go from that. But, James, through watching your videos a desire to go out and draw/paint the living world as it exists in the moment has really begun in me. I’ve only recently begun experimenting and learning Gouache as a medium. Your works and enthusiasm is a big influence on making going out of my comfort zone appealing and inviting. Thanks for that.
Loove your videos! I am learning digital art and still find these to be very helpful, not to mention just enjoyable to watch.
That whole video was incredibly impressive. Especially when you wiped off some of the paint to get back to the background wash. That was brilliant.
Wiping out to get the underpainting felt more like a desperation move at the time, but I'm glad it worked out OK.
I'm a big fan of JC Leyendecker. Studying a few pics, my color palete is so much better now.
Saw this before. Totally worth watching again.
Just amazing likeness. I hope you give him a print of it - bet he'd be tickled. Thanks for sharing your techniques. I've yet to venture into gouache.
Thanks. I gave him a print of it and he has it framed now behind his workstation.
@@JamesGurney aw 😌 love that! 🌞
Watching James Gurney painting is like watching blackmagic...cant get my eyes off it..mesmerised...like..Jees how he is doing that...
Gosh you’re amazing. You nailed his likeness.
Amazing every time I watch this
NOW I see a reason to paint these little fugitive type sketchbook paintings. It’s something fun to do while you are stuck somewhere waiting! AND I don’t want to needle point, or do crossword puzzles.
Blown away with how well you captured the figure! Love your videos!
Hello James! I admire how you are able to take advantage of every opportunity to quickly draw your beautiful sketch.
thats an incredible painting, they you just added Greg into it was so easy. Excellent job !
Very inspiring, love your work it always amazes me. Right now I'm learning watercolor with your techniques and I'm loving it can't wait to get to the Gouache lessons, I'm looking forward to it. Thanks for all your work and videos!!!
Wow amazing likeness "just like that" obviously years of practice. Amazing skills
Always a joy to watch you paint. Thanks for your valuable lessons.
The deliberations about artistic choices like working in situ or using photos can be summarized as the difference between gods and mere mortals...
You captured Greg completely.
You capture Americana in it's beautiful endearing self. I'm buying this video now James. Thanks!!
Thanks you, Gerald. Hope you enjoy it!
I absolutely adore watching you whack in big value shapes
I love the drama of waiting on Greg to show up. Thanks for these videos. It makes quarantine bearable.
Another brilliant, helpful and interesting video that also showcases a lovely piece of art. These break down painting into simple and encouraging steps, whilst still teaching new things. Thank you so much!
Glad you enjoyed it
I am always so impressed with your painting videos. Thanks, lots of good information to take back to my studio.
What a great likeness you got as well.
I've just found your channel and I'm falling in love with these videos! Interesting to watch, to listen, really cool style!!
Me gusta como tiene esta técnica tan impresionante de pintar y tener esa visión fotográfica.James Gurney es para mi de los artista más impresionantes que he visto.
You are so fun to watch, Sir! I felt inspired to paint with gouache again while watching this. Thank you so much.
This is one of my favourite videos on here - what an incredible talent. How you make everyday activities like going to work in a tyre shop seem so much more interesting! And that face! You nailed his character in a handful of tiny strokes! 😍
wow....it looks its going to make a mess....but voila....like magic everything falls to place with ur art skills and expertise
Congratulations James, it's very nice !
Awesome, loved this one! Thanks for all your sharing...
You are are also a great communicator, thanks for the time and care you put on editing the final video, the investment on equipment, etc.
Thanks, I appreciate that!
This makes me smile. I think we may have known some of the same people doing backgrounds for animation. But what a treat it is to watch you paint. I had a similar experience last Spring 2023, as a gentleman walked into my scene, I asked him to pose… in 5 minutes we were done and he wanted to by the painting. I admire your relaxed, personable disposition. I wish I found your channel sooner. Best wishes!
This is so beautiful Mr Gurney...thank you.
Absolutely amazing! The editing, such as for the gamut on the color wheel, was so smooth ad informative!
Thank you for making a piece using my favorite limited color
Palette 🎨 😊💕
James is the coolest artist in town!!!
Hi James... you are the best! I really enjoy your work and your style. I've just started reading your book "color and light", really looking forward to it.
You are such a master!
Thank you for showing the errors as well, like going too far with the ceiling lights past the wall. Helpful and encouraging to know that it happens to everyone, and you can recover !
That’s one of the most badass things I’ve ever seen. Wow
So amazing. Mr.Gurney es un verdadero maestro.
I'm so glad I found you! What a pleasure to learn from you while watching you work
Awesome! Thank you!
Thanks James, this was great! I think Zorn actually snuck a little blue onto his palette occasionally, but putting on some limits is a great learning experience. Thanks for pointing me this way.
Love this painting!
Painting live beats a photograph any day, a photograph is never going to depict how something looks and moves in real life
What an amazing artist
Thank you for this video! I’m really enjoying your books 😊✨
love it. More Greg's should be immortalised like that.
Petition for James to do a series of Greg's, immortalised 🖐️
Awesome painting! I adore these colors and the steampunk feal to it!
that portrait was awesome!
Using a pencil, a brush or whatever, it's the end result that matters.
The customers wouldn't care whether you use a paring knife or a chef's knife to deliver a dish, it's the taste and presentation that count ... more importantly, how satisfied the customers are (except for those 18 fussy eaters as at 1 August 2020)!
It will take a lot for me to hit the sub button; but not in this case. It's hard to fake mastery.
Many thanks for sharing, Sir.
Thanks a lot for showing us your progresses of artworks, I am always enjoying to watch them! Take care! Be healthy)))
Brilliant and such an interesting subject. I like the Zorn palette a lot.
Great video! Especially enjoyed the part about the figure and face. It was amazing how you captured the likeness with relatively few strokes of the brush. I always thought the Zorn pallette seemed kind of boring, but thinking of it as a region in color space makes it seem like an interesting challenge.
Wow, that was a super demonstration, many thanks 👍🏻
Wonderful video. I love your approach. Thank you.
Amo ver seus tutoriais, embora não entenda sua linguagem.😃💖🇧🇷👍🔔🙋🖼🎨🖌