Gouache in my sketchbook

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    These are great! I keep seeing gouache popping up everywhere, it’s like the universe is hinting that I should paint with gouache… but I just started learning watercolor! Why must there be so many tasty media?!!!

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    I started in watercolor, and spent so much effort trying to get an opaque effect. A friend saw me struggling and said “why aren’t you using gouache?” It blew my mind 😅

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    I do love the transparency (and sometimes unpredictability) of watercolor which got me interested in the first place. There’s a vibrant and lively quality to gouache though, though, that really tugs at me. Maybe it’s the fact that you can go both opaque and transparent? Unfortunately money is tight and I can’t afford to splash out on decent gouache at the moment so I will focus on watercolor and squash the gouache for now.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Beautiful studies! The first one looks especially juicy, just the way a succulent should be!

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    I love these! Is that aquarium soil for your Nepenthes?

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Haha yes, Fluval Stratum is the best for carnivorous plants! Very low nutrient content and stays nice and moist. I don’t have a huge collection or I’d have to find something cheaper to use.

    These are actually heliamphora not nepenthes, I haven’t tried painting my nepenthes yet, maybe that will be next.

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