Expand your painting skillset by combining watercolor and gouache to create colorful mixed-media nature illustrations!
Watercolor is an amazing medium, with its luminous and organic qualities. But when you combine it with the bold, opaque characteristics of gouache paint, the opportunities for creativity are endless!Â
Join professional nature illustrator, author, and Skillshare Top Teacher Rosalie Haizlett for a comprehensive guide to combining these two mediums together.Â
In this class, you'll learn how to:Â
- Understand the differences and similarities between the two mediums
- Create a strong composition using three different methods
- Integrate watercolor and gouache to maximize each mediums' strengths
- Choose a background color and style that enhances your painting
If you'd like to follow along with Rosalie's work and teaching, you can check out her website or follow her on Instagram.
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This class is perfect for you if you have some background in watercolor or gouache but want to learn how they can be combined to produce new and unique results. If you are totally new to watercolor, check out another of Rosalie's Skillshare classes, Watercolor in the Woods, which covers watercolor foundations.Â
Rosalie's other classes on Skillshare include:Â
- Watercolor Your World: A Meditative Approach to Painting Landscapes
- Urban Nature Journaling: 7 Days of Artistic Prompts