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Start with the Big Shapes - Gouache Painting for Beginners
- Type
- Video
- Level
- Beginner
- Length
- 12 min
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2026
About this lesson
Plein air gouache demo of old boats showing a thin-to-thick process: first wash, blocking in large value shapes, lights and whites, then refining details.
Chapters
- 0:00Gouache Painting Tutorial
- 0:40First Wash in Gouache (Thin to Thick Process)
- 3:01Block In Large Value Shapes First
- 7:49Painting Light Values and Whites in Gouache
- 10:49Refine Shapes and Add Final Details
- 11:48Finished Gouache Landscape Painting and Tips
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