Painting Architecture and Urban Scenes with Gouache
Spring Class | Available
A course in painting architectural subjects and city scenes in gouache, using photographs as reference.?
Gouache is a fun and easy to use water based medium that dries quickly to a beautiful mat finish. It is an opaque version of watercolor. Unlike transparent watercolor, gouache allows for painting light colors over dark, providing greater freedom in how a painting is created.
Topics will include choosing a composition, transferring photographic reference to your paper, paint handling & consistency, painting gouache in layers, and techniques for suggesting textures. The class will include basic, simplified instruction in one and two point perspective. Students will also learn how to mix a wide range of colors from a limited palette. The class will include demonstrations by the instructor and individual instruction based on each student’s level of accomplishment.
Students should bring:
Materials: Gouache paint (Winsor & Newton or Holbein are good brands) (Not “Acryla” or “Acryl” gouache, not “jelly” or “Himi” gouache) colors: Ultramarine Blue, Cadmium Yellow Pale or Light (not “Hue”), Perelyne Maroon (W&N) or Alizarin Crimson, Winsor Red (W&N) or Pure Red (Holbein), Burnt Sienna, Permanent White
Short handled synthetic brushes labeled for mixed media or acrylic 1/2 inch flat wash (or shader) 1/4 inch flat wash (or #6 or #8 flat shader) – ideally, 2 of these 4 or #6 round
Heavy (140lb / 300gsm) watercolor or mixed media paper — hot press, vellum or cold press surface, 8×10 or 9×12” Watercolor palette with generous mixing area, or “Masterson Sta-Wet Handy Palette” Spray Mister bottle, for keeping palette wet Water container – cup or jar Sketchbook for initial sketching
Charley Parker
Charley Parker studied painting at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. For the past several years he has been teaching at the Delaware Art Museum, the Delaware College of Art and Design and Jester Artspace. Charley works in and teaches workshops and classes in gouache, water mixable oil and ink and watercolor. Charley is the author of the popular arts blog, Lines and Colors: http://linesandcolors.com
Website: http://www.charleyparker.com