I love using wooden canvas boards with a very thin primer to allow the wood grain to come through! I think it adds so much character to the finished piece and will make every paintign completley unique
I have painted watercolor on canvas so yes gouache can also be painted on canvas. I first prime with gesso and for watercolor I then apply a thin layer of coldpress ground over that for the watercolor to adhere to. I have a video on it on my channel (but I’m not trying to drum up viewers here.)😉 I have also applied watercolor paper paintings with gouache onto panels, so if you donT like the feel or result you get, this is also an option, which I have shown. You paint your painting, then carefully apply modpodgE or some sort of glue medium to the board and set your painting on top of the panel. I preparing the sides first, usually I do black,. Once the glue is on and painting has been trimmed to fit I apply it and flip it over and place heavy books on top for 24 hrs. Less time is probably fine. Then once dry I wax the surface of The painting with Dorlands wax medium to protect it. I use a heat gun very carefully to heat the wax and move it around to keep the layer as thin as possible. I’ve never tried directly on panel with gesso before. I will have To try that. Although I would not recommend watercolor without watercolor ground. Watercolor requires it to absorb onto. The ground is very different from actual paper though. I decided to take Nathan’s class. I’m enjoying it so far. Oh I see you’re using Dorlands! Try a blow dryer or heat gun (carefully) to give it a glossy look. I have been using Dorlands for years and love it and the little jar lasts forever. I made a hinged Box painted with gouache and wax for an art auction but if handled a lot it can leave fingerprints, so I ended up going over my Dorlands with furniture wax! Yep! And it worked great. It could Be handled a lot without issue. I really enjoy your painting style Sarah. It is beautiful
@@SarahBurnsStudio Sarah...Daniel Smith's Watercolor ground is amazing!! I think you'd really appreciate its qualities. It can adhere to quite a bit of different surfaces.
First, thanks for the advices and the video!! 😊 And i think that sanding the gesso sometimes makes it slippy, it gets smooth and even with the acrylics you get some kind of pushing paint and slippery feeling all the time, dont know if thats good for someone, for me is not. Another thing, i think that the acrylic primer sometimes leaves a porous layer (at least the one i have, from a brand of my country, Argentina). Other thing that comes to my mind, is to add plaster, in powder. One time i asked one of my Art professors what will do if i add some plaster powder in my acrylic primer (bc i have some plaster powder like two years old, and is useles to make plaster casters), he tell me that is not good deal, bc is so absorbent, it would absorb/take more paint. Maybe it can mimic the tooth and the drynes of the paper. Best regards!!! 🙌 🙌 🙌
Thank you for the informative video. Beautiful work. I have been thinking about trying gouache and I like that it can be done on a panel like oil. I have switched from oil because I live in a small space and don't like the fumes, even the ones from the water based variety. I have been working in egg tempera, which is a medium I love, but I'm interest in the fact that I can blend with gouache if I apply water and work one color into the other, as with oil, If I'm understanding correctly. My main concern was sealing it, which I see you do with the Dorland's wax. My questions are: what kind of a cloth are you using to apply the cold wax and is it archival to use a varnish over that wax layer? Thanks again, and happy painting.
Blending gouache is one of the biggest draws for me because I also love oil paint. It behaves in similar ways (when wet). I mainly use an old T-shirt rag (cotton). I don't know about varnishing over the wax, I guess I wonder why you would want to do that when the wax provides a protective layer? You can buff the wax to a gloss finish if desired.
@@SarahBurnsStudio do you scan or photograph your finished art first before adding the wax? If not, do you find scanning or photographing the artwork harder to get right after adding the wax layer? thanks
ohh i really loved so much the video!!! would you have any suggestions to replace the watercolor ground that was suggested in the comments to use before painting with gouache on this kind of surface or on canvas (if you have tested other things)? unfortunately in the country where i live i don't have access to this product.
lovely video 🌹! Thank so much to answer my question. Can I ask another question please? Can I use Transparent watercolour Ground for primmer? Also if I have done wrong can I prime again and painting again? Sorry so many questions！
I haven't used any watercolor grounds yet - but someone suggested that to me. I think it would work great! Probably better than my primer. If you "mess up" and want to start over, I'd suggest completely washing off the gouache (as best as you can) and maybe even sand the surface down before priming again.
That looks fantastic! Reminds me of an oil painting. I just started with water mixable oils and I am struggling with this medium because of all those rules we have to follow. They just confuse me. I wonder if I should just get my gouache paints out. What makes you to choose one medium over the other?
Thank you! Using gouache in this way reminds me of oil as well. I'm sorry you are struggling with oil! I know it's a lot. But you can think of it the same way with gouache. "Fat over lean" - in gouache that means the "lean" paint is watered down, it's very thin. The fat paint has no water added and goes on last. Nice and thick. Same with oil. The first layers are thinned down with medium. The top layers have less and less added so it's just pure paint.
@@SarahBurnsStudio Thanks so much. I understand this. But what if I use fast drying medium? It is fat but should dry faster than the layer underneath without the medium. right? This confuses me. What if I use more fast drying medium in top layers? Do they dry faster with more medium?
Ok think of it like this - The whole purpose is to create a final system wherein the underlayers dry faster than the final layer. It takes months for paint to fully oxidize (or "dry"), so you NEVER want your fast-drying layers on top. It will create a barrier and trap the wet paint underneath and cause all sorts of problems down the road like cracking. You want your top layers to dry the slowest. So fast drying mediums should always be used first, OR let them dry before adding another fast-drying layer with the same or less amount of medium. As long as you progressively use less, and the top layer can "breathe" you'll be fine.
Acrylic medium would resist gouache lol. Try watercolour ground. To get that smooth after you’ll wanna use a super fine sandpaper before painting cuz the ground isn’t smooth.
Hello Sarah Burns Studio. How are you? I wanna paint whit himi miya gouache 56 colour set on canvas boards😊. I love you,re painting on a woodenboard😊👋🏾👍🏾
Thanks. I now paint whit oils and watercolours but the oils are getting too expensive and i don,t like the watercolours so i wanna paint whit gouache 😊 thank you and have a nice day 👍🏾👋🏾😁
