Creative Gouache: A Step-by-Step Guide to Exploring Opaque Watercolor – Build Your Skills with Layering, Blending, Mixed Media, and More!

Take your art in a bold new direction—go gouache! In Creative Gouache, artist Ruth Wilshaw shares her step-by-step techniques for creating brilliantly vibrant effects with this easy-to-master medium, a perfect companion for transparent watercolor.

In this comprehensive guide to gouache, you’ll:

• Get an overview of essential materials and surfaces.
• Learn basic handling and coloring-mixing techniques, including layering, creating blends, and adjusting opacity, plus troubleshooting tips for common challenges, such as dealing with shifts in color and value from wet to dry.
• Explore how to paint fun, simple motifs, flowers, butterflies, landscapes, and lettering.
• Discover fun gouache techniques, such as adding texture and painting gradients and blends.
• Learn how to incorporate other mediums with gouache, including paint pens, colored pencil, and watercolor.
• Use what you learn to create inspiring projects such as dimensional artwork, clay décor pieces, and cheerful banners.

See what you can create with gorgeous, wall-to-wall color with Creative Gouache! 

Perfect for creative beginners, the books in the Art for Modern Makers series take a fun, practical approach to learning about and working with paints and other art mediums to create beautiful DIY projects and crafts.