Haha yeah I’m kind of like that 😂 I’d rather feel it and see how it works. I did do some due diligence regarding the quality, but the only real way to know is to use them and see what happens to the painting over time (:
Thank you! 🙏😊 I must admit I've been doing it for years and never got mold 😂 Same on my palettes. It may be a climate thing and I somehow might have won to lottery
@@LironYan I think it might depend what colors (pigments) you do it with a bit as well. I imagine Titanium white is probably pretty safe. I have heard of people using gouache having the mold in the tube happen though with some of the more organic pigments... like a carbon black. Also believe it effects gouache more then watercolor. Gouache mfgs often add a bit of dextrin to their binders to improve the matte finish. Dextrin is a starch and probably more prone to having mold issues. I know you were sponsored on this one. I think you would love a Schminkie or M. Graham artist style gouache... they aren't uniformly opaque or have any specific matte agents added, they also mix very nicely with normal watercolor. They are more what the old masters would just call Body Color. o7 thanks for the great content Liron. :)
youre so right about painters perspective vs viewers. every time i show a simple bright painting ive done to the average visitor they always talk about some realism artist theyve seen.
I really like the painting and the approach you took to not watch how other gouache artists use the medium. I think that's the key and now I understand why my gouache attempts have been somewhat disastrous. Thanks for the inspiration to experiment and learn by trial and error! But of course, Liron, your skill is also the key to this successful painting and the gift of creativity God has given you, along with hard work!
Thanks for this video! It was truly inspiring as I'm about to try gouache painting myself. Perhaps I missed it, but can you tell me, specifically, what paper or board you used to paint on ? I love this particular painting. Thanks so much !!
Thanks so much. I see a number of people using hot press and avoiding the more textured cold press for gouache. Nice to see how well you make it work on cold press (my favorite regular WC surface). I really appreciate your taking the time to respond!
Amazing tutorial! I actually like that you just went for it and didn’t research it first. (I’m not that brave). It’s great to see the combination of watercolor and gouache. I don’t think I’ve tried that. Also really love how you describe that atmosphere of light going through the air. Really amazing how you notice it and paint it. Your finished painting is amazing! I think how you painted it was perfect. You made it come to life as if I’m riding down the freeway. I absolutely love it and I thank you for your humble thanks at the end. You are deserving of all the praise and success. God bless and have a great day. 🙏🏻
Thank you so much Jacqueline 😊🙏🏼🙏🏼 I honestly think looking up tutorials would just end up confusing me, leading to an inferior result 😂 Though I don’t know how much it would be possible to paint like this without some watercolor experience (: Thank you for the kind words, so happy you enjoyed this video and process. One of my favorite things about it is that atmosphere and how light affects the scene in interesting ways 😁
Your subject matter is unique in comparison to what I see elsewhere on RU-vid. I'm more familiar with flowers, rural landscapes, and the like. This actually helps me (a complete beginner) in learning to focus on the shapes, rather than the content, both when I'm trying to paint something and when I'm watching your videos. I'm not ready to venture into gouache, but I found this fascinating regardless. Thanks!
So true regarding shapes vs content 😊 The more I paint the more I realize it’s all the same. I’ll just paint whatever I see 😁 Thank you for watching 🙏🏼🙏🏼
This video was very encouraging for me. I just can’t get gouache to do what it’s “supposed” to do (Philip Boelter’s channel is an excellent example of using gouache the traditional way) but this video is proof that you can just… use it, whichever way feels instinctively right to you, and if you know what you’re doing with values, composition, etc, it’ll turn out beautifully.
Thank you so much 😊🙏🏼 I watched some of his videos after reading your comment - is that really how gouache is usually used? I found it a bit boring 😅 I’d rather paint how I like with it instead. So happy this could provide some encouragement 🙏🏼🙏🏼
@@LironYan That’s kind of how I feel. It looks kinda cool, but I’d get bored quick. I like to blend and mix and be a bit haphazard with my colors and textures. It’s more fun that way.
Indeed! I haven’t even considered using a different paper from my usual one (: I figured if it’s good enough for watercolor, it has to be for gouache too
What a masterful painting! I love all the videos where you paint vehicles - you really are an expert at painting these subjects and capturing nuances without being fussy. Thank you.
That’s a great question. I think the main thing is how it mixes on the palette and on paper (with it being transparent), and the texture it doesn’t create, compared to how gouache felt. I am very inexperienced with gouache though, so it won’t be close to a complete answer (:
@@LironYan I feel like watercolor communicates a sense of texture - like “dry brush” - whereas gouache appears more flat and rather dull even, though of course gouache is thicker.
Because of the price, I was tempted to buy a set of watercolors from Meeden. The colors could not be squeezed out of the tube because they had dried up. I now stick to Schmincke paints because I know what quality to expect. Your picture looks fantastic, of course. However, this is not something that can be attributed to the colors.
Oh that sounds really bad, I’d try writing to them if you haven’t, sorry to hear 🙏🏼 And thank you so much 😁🙏🏼🙏🏼 My experience in watercolor painting also helped a lot
