Love these gouache tutorials, Anna. The layering is fun to watch because there's a single moment when you add one layer where the whole painting just comes alive and jumps off the page. It's magical in a way. Keep the tutorials coming. The background music was so relaxing.
I drew the one with sunflowers it turned a bit bad but no problem! It's my first time painting I got my gouache set from my family in my birthday! It's so fun Im a bit bad at painting but I'm still proud of myself I was a bit to excited but I will start watching your gouache painting tutorials and drew more my family liked it and Im so happy thank you! I will do the rose next I will continue learning!
I really appreciate you explaining the things you're doing. It helps to know why I'm doing something while painting rather than just copying! Great video!
Thank you so much for saying that! I'm so glad to hear that the explanation is helpful. It's sometimes so difficult to consider what is too much or too little explaning, haha
Oooo a gouache tutorial! I just received a gouache set for my birthday a few days ago and have been having a lot of fun painting so far. Your painting videos have helped me A LOT, so I'm really excited to see what I can learn from this video! :D
I love your tutorials, you are the first creator I watch that I’ve actually followed along with! Thank you so much for sharing your talent and knowledge :)
I am starting with gouache after being quite Allright with watercolors. The thumbnail looked intimidating but you made it seem really doable! Thank you for this tutorial, can’t wait to look at others if your tutorials!
Since your comment is recent, I hope you don’t mind me asking you which gouache brand you’re using? the one im using is so bad quality there’s almost no color visible when I add the slightest bit of water. Any advice?
Hi! I really enjoyed doing it. Only when I painted the sunflowers I couldnt find a yellow with substance, and the green transpired. I didnt use a single drop of water 😢. Is this maybe because of the material's quality (the gouache painting tubes). Thanks!
Ohh that can sometimes happen! I think the quality of the paints definitely affect the opacity. You could try to add a white layer first and then apply the yellow on top of it. It can help to prevent the background colors showing trough 😊
So very pretty. I am such a beginner but am giving it a try. Can you please advise what type brushes…the minimum are needed to learn? I especially have trouble with thin lines. What is a good liner brush? Thank you!
I'd say that 95% of the time I use round brushes size 4 and 6, flat brush size 6 or 8 and a fine detailing brush. I like to use those tiny detailing brushes for fine lines and the sizes are usually marked as 2/0 or 3/0 which is smaller than size 0. With gouache, watercolor brushes work well! 😊 So if there are no dedicated gouache brushes, look for something that is meant to be used with watercolors.
Yes, I do it all the time but I find it quite difficult if the colors are very old (to the point of cracking). Sometimes it might also be difficult to get pigmented paints if you revive them.
Wow this is stunning and it looks so effortless! How is your yellow so opaque? My gouache set is pretty watery, so I’m wondering if I need a nicer pallet?
Aww thank you for saying that! ❤️ It rarely feels effortless in real life, though 🤣 I had the same problem with my old gouache set so I do think that switching to higher quality paints might help. However, before doing that, I'd make sure that you're using enough paint and only the tiniest necessary amount of water. It took me a while to get used to the amount of paint that's necessary for opaque layers!
I just did this tutorial - it was a great experience. I'm new to gouache and illustration in general, and this was a helpful exercise. Thanks for the video!
I'm working my way through your tutorials and painting a stack of cards which have been waiting just for this. I've always struggled with painting flowers, but I'm surprised and happy with how my sunflower field turned out - it will make a nice Easter card. My roses however need more practice - you made it look so easy! I enjoyed painting the leaves anyway, and I might try that one again 😊.
Ohh that's wonderful! Thank you so much! 😍 I think very often the key to painting flowers is keeping it simple, but I know from experience that it's easier said than done 😅 I'm sure you can figure it out eventually!! 🥰
Beautiful! Thanks so much for the tutorial! I wanted to start painting with gouache, but I was a little nervous. Now I feel more confident to start! Thanks! :)
This is the the third and the very best Gouache tutorial i have seen so far. Perfect explanation and super simpel example. Thank you! ❤ i have drawn the sunflower painting in 2h 🙌🏻
Thank you SO So much for a wonderful gouache tutorial. It's just exactly what I was looking for. You explain it very well. Hope you do many more gouche paintings!!❤
Hi, please could you tell me how you paint light colours over dark colours? Say white over dark green. The green just comes through when I try it and then ruins my painting! Thank you
I sometimes do two or three layers if the paint doesn't seem to stay opaque! Also, using only the tiniest bit of water in the white paint helps to keep it thicker. The quality of the paints affects too. I hope these tips help! :)
I really like gouache painting than water colour, but gouache is rare and more pricey in my country, glad that you make this tutorial. So if someday i can afford it, at least i know what to do.
Oh, that's surprising to hear! I feel like watercolors can be very expensive here and the difference in quality is much more noticable than in gouache paints. I really hope you'll be able to find some cheaper gouache paints one day! ❤️
Yes I do! With gouache, I add much less than with watercolors, but you'll notice that the consistensy of the paints is way too dry (and leaving dry brush marks) if there is not enough water.
I usually mention in the videos when I let the whole thing completely dry before continuing! :) Some details don't need extra drying time or if you work on different parts of the painting, it's enough time for the other parts to dry. But usually I have a small break between the background and starting with details.
I'd say that it dries fairly fast 😄 You'll need to wait a bit between layers, but gouache painting in general uses less water than watercolors so the paper doesn't get soaked in the same way
Whenever I can, I simply like to use the bigger compartment for mixing, haha 😄 I don't really care too much if there's a little bit of old color underneath if I'm going darker or using similar tones (in these paintings many of the green colors are created mixing the same few paints so in that case using the old paint is intended). However, if you want to work with a completely different color or keep a tone very bright (like the yellow and red in this video), it should be mixed in a new cleaner place to avoid muddy tones.
thought this was like a beginner tutorial but feels more like you should know how to paint in the first place. My leaves look like a mess and my flowers looked like random blobs circles. No instructions on how to even do the flower and why colour was placed where :(
Awww I'm sorry you felt like that :( If it makes you feel any better, I think that creating a succesful painting right from the start sounds absolutely impossible to me (it surely wasn't the case with my first painting trials, haha). I'd advise you to just play with the paints freely and try different things to get the feel for it first. Learning the correct water/paint -ratio and training hand-eye-coordination takes some practice and it's very difficult to teach. And when it comes to painting flowers and leaves, there're countless of ways to do it and what I showed in the video is not the only way. People have very different approaches to painting and mine is quite easy-going, which is why I sometimes struggle to explain what I did exactly and why. Sometimes you just go with the flow and do what you feel like the painting needs, and it's also a skill that develops overtime :)
Love these gouache tutorials, Anna. The layering is fun to watch because there's a single moment when you add one layer where the whole painting just comes alive and jumps off the page. It's magical in a way. Keep the tutorials coming. The background music was so relaxing.
Thanks for the inspiration and guidance! I followed along, and the result turned out stunning. Couldn’t be happier with how it looks
Ohhh that's so amazing to hear! 😍 Thank you for sharing! 🥰
I drew the one with sunflowers it turned a bit bad but no problem! It's my first time painting I got my gouache set from my family in my birthday! It's so fun Im a bit bad at painting but I'm still proud of myself I was a bit to excited but I will start watching your gouache painting tutorials and drew more my family liked it and Im so happy thank you! I will do the rose next I will continue learning!
Thank you, I ordered gouache and will try once I get my hands on them
Yayyy I hope you'll have many relaxing painting sessions ahead 🥰
I really appreciate you explaining the things you're doing. It helps to know why I'm doing something while painting rather than just copying! Great video!
Thank you so much for saying that! I'm so glad to hear that the explanation is helpful. It's sometimes so difficult to consider what is too much or too little explaning, haha
I just painted it with you, thank you so much for this tutorial. 🤗🤗
Ohh hearing that makes me so happy! 🥹 Thank you! ❤️
Oooo a gouache tutorial! I just received a gouache set for my birthday a few days ago and have been having a lot of fun painting so far. Your painting videos have helped me A LOT, so I'm really excited to see what I can learn from this video! :D
Awww I'm so excited to hear that! 😍 Thank you so much! I hope you'll have many fun painting sessions ahead 🥰
Beautiful. ❤❤
Love your tutorial very simple and clear
Thank you so much! 🥰❤️
I love your tutorials, you are the first creator I watch that I’ve actually followed along with! Thank you so much for sharing your talent and knowledge :)
Wow, thank you so much! 😍 Hearing that makes me so excited ❤️
thank you! I'm going to try this out 😊
I think that your very good and I will enjoy them
Thank you, this is the most fun I've had painting florals with gouache!
I am starting with gouache after being quite Allright with watercolors. The thumbnail looked intimidating but you made it seem really doable! Thank you for this tutorial, can’t wait to look at others if your tutorials!
Since your comment is recent, I hope you don’t mind me asking you which gouache brand you’re using? the one im using is so bad quality there’s almost no color visible when I add the slightest bit of water. Any advice?
One question, do you add a bit water when mixing / applying your gouache to your work paper?
Hi! I really enjoyed doing it. Only when I painted the sunflowers I couldnt find a yellow with substance, and the green transpired. I didnt use a single drop of water 😢. Is this maybe because of the material's quality (the gouache painting tubes). Thanks!
Ohh that can sometimes happen! I think the quality of the paints definitely affect the opacity. You could try to add a white layer first and then apply the yellow on top of it. It can help to prevent the background colors showing trough 😊
thank you!!
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These are perfect. Thank you.
Thank you so much! 🥰
So pretty 😍 Would really love this as my phone wallpaper. Or put in a little frame and put it in my kitchen 😍
I loved doing the sunflower one.
This was so useful! Thank you so muchhh
You make it looks so easy!
Haha thank you! 😄 It definitely looks easier in the video, when everything is speeded up and so on.
Wow very beautiful
So very pretty. I am such a beginner but am giving it a try. Can you please advise what type brushes…the minimum are needed to learn? I especially have trouble with thin lines. What is a good liner brush? Thank you!
I'd say that 95% of the time I use round brushes size 4 and 6, flat brush size 6 or 8 and a fine detailing brush. I like to use those tiny detailing brushes for fine lines and the sizes are usually marked as 2/0 or 3/0 which is smaller than size 0. With gouache, watercolor brushes work well! 😊 So if there are no dedicated gouache brushes, look for something that is meant to be used with watercolors.
@@JournalAway Thank you very much. That is so helpful to me. I look forward to trying more of your tutorials.
Can I reconstitute my colours in the palette with water after they've dried??
Yes, I do it all the time but I find it quite difficult if the colors are very old (to the point of cracking). Sometimes it might also be difficult to get pigmented paints if you revive them.
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Great!! So I will just add a drop of colour instead!
Wow this is stunning and it looks so effortless! How is your yellow so opaque? My gouache set is pretty watery, so I’m wondering if I need a nicer pallet?
Aww thank you for saying that! ❤️ It rarely feels effortless in real life, though 🤣
I had the same problem with my old gouache set so I do think that switching to higher quality paints might help. However, before doing that, I'd make sure that you're using enough paint and only the tiniest necessary amount of water. It took me a while to get used to the amount of paint that's necessary for opaque layers!
I just did this tutorial - it was a great experience. I'm new to gouache and illustration in general, and this was a helpful exercise. Thanks for the video!
Wow that's amazing!! 😍 Thank you, I'm very happy to hear this was helpful!
Thank you for this tutorial, it’s so good, I helped me to paint my first gouache paintings ❤
Omg that's amazing!! I'm so excited to hear that, thank you so much! 🥰
I'm working my way through your tutorials and painting a stack of cards which have been waiting just for this. I've always struggled with painting flowers, but I'm surprised and happy with how my sunflower field turned out - it will make a nice Easter card. My roses however need more practice - you made it look so easy! I enjoyed painting the leaves anyway, and I might try that one again 😊.
Ohh that's wonderful! Thank you so much! 😍 I think very often the key to painting flowers is keeping it simple, but I know from experience that it's easier said than done 😅 I'm sure you can figure it out eventually!! 🥰
Beautiful! Thanks so much for the tutorial! I wanted to start painting with gouache, but I was a little nervous. Now I feel more confident to start! Thanks! :)
Yayyy I'm so happy to hear that! 🥰 Thank you som much!
This is the the third and the very best Gouache tutorial i have seen so far. Perfect explanation and super simpel example. Thank you! ❤ i have drawn the sunflower painting in 2h 🙌🏻
what are the best that you've seen ? link
Yeah! A gouache tutorial! Jipieh! And such a charming one too. I will try this in the upcoming weeks. Thank you so much! 🥰
Awww thank YOU! 🥰 I really hope you'll enjoy painting these!
So satisfying ❤ stress relieving for me ❤❤❤love them 💕 ❤️
Awww thank you so much!! 🥰
Thank you SO So much for a wonderful gouache tutorial. It's just exactly what I was looking for. You explain it very well. Hope you do many more gouche paintings!!❤
Thank you so much! 😍❤️ I'm so happy to hear you found this helpful! And yes, I'll make many many more! 😊
Thank you soo much this is helpful 💕
I'm so happy to hear that! 😍 Thank you so much! ❤️
Hi, please could you tell me how you paint light colours over dark colours? Say white over dark green. The green just comes through when I try it and then ruins my painting! Thank you
I sometimes do two or three layers if the paint doesn't seem to stay opaque! Also, using only the tiniest bit of water in the white paint helps to keep it thicker. The quality of the paints affects too. I hope these tips help! :)
So eye soothing 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Thank you so much! 😍😍
I really like these mini gouache paintings tutorials you did so good👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Love this! Thank you!!
OMGS! I’m early and these are BEAUTIFUL 🤩
Thank you so much!! 😍
@@JournalAway of course! enjoy the rest of your weekend ♡
Wowo amazing
Thank you so much! 🤍
Amazing!
Thank you! 😊
I really like gouache painting than water colour, but gouache is rare and more pricey in my country, glad that you make this tutorial. So if someday i can afford it, at least i know what to do.
Oh, that's surprising to hear! I feel like watercolors can be very expensive here and the difference in quality is much more noticable than in gouache paints. I really hope you'll be able to find some cheaper gouache paints one day! ❤️
I love it❤❤❤❤
Most enjoyable thank you 😊
Red is the colour of love and yellow for friendship, isn't it?🥰❤💛
can I ask did you add any water to the paints?
Yes I do! With gouache, I add much less than with watercolors, but you'll notice that the consistensy of the paints is way too dry (and leaving dry brush marks) if there is not enough water.
are you letting it dry at all in between the different layers?
I usually mention in the videos when I let the whole thing completely dry before continuing! :) Some details don't need extra drying time or if you work on different parts of the painting, it's enough time for the other parts to dry. But usually I have a small break between the background and starting with details.
Does gouache need water ?
Yes you need water to mix the paints!
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Does gouache dry fast?
Super love your work
I'd say that it dries fairly fast 😄 You'll need to wait a bit between layers, but gouache painting in general uses less water than watercolors so the paper doesn't get soaked in the same way
Why do you always mix colors in the same compartment? Wouldn't old paint there cause the new color to be off or is it an intended technique?
Whenever I can, I simply like to use the bigger compartment for mixing, haha 😄 I don't really care too much if there's a little bit of old color underneath if I'm going darker or using similar tones (in these paintings many of the green colors are created mixing the same few paints so in that case using the old paint is intended). However, if you want to work with a completely different color or keep a tone very bright (like the yellow and red in this video), it should be mixed in a new cleaner place to avoid muddy tones.
@@JournalAway Thanks a lot!
I love you💗
I love you too!! ❤️
Nice
Super beautiful :-}
Thank you so much! 🥰
What paper do you use for best results
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thought this was like a beginner tutorial but feels more like you should know how to paint in the first place. My leaves look like a mess and my flowers looked like random blobs circles. No instructions on how to even do the flower and why colour was placed where :(
Awww I'm sorry you felt like that :(
If it makes you feel any better, I think that creating a succesful painting right from the start sounds absolutely impossible to me (it surely wasn't the case with my first painting trials, haha). I'd advise you to just play with the paints freely and try different things to get the feel for it first. Learning the correct water/paint -ratio and training hand-eye-coordination takes some practice and it's very difficult to teach. And when it comes to painting flowers and leaves, there're countless of ways to do it and what I showed in the video is not the only way.
People have very different approaches to painting and mine is quite easy-going, which is why I sometimes struggle to explain what I did exactly and why. Sometimes you just go with the flow and do what you feel like the painting needs, and it's also a skill that develops overtime :)
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