Article · Mostly Drawing
Back to front with gouache
By Ed Mostly
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2018
About this lesson
Innovative reverse-order technique working from sky foundation to foreground details and backgrounds while waiting for paint to dry. Layers watercolor/gouache foundation, adds ink figures, blocks architectural shapes, and applies pencil details. Emphasizes flexibility and embraces happy accidents through strategic media layering.
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