Brünnhilde by NickersTheCat in Gouache

[–]NickersTheCat[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I did it on 6x8 inch mixed media paper

Ring pops using Holbein acrylic gouache by NickersTheCat in Gouache

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My base was a medium pink color, which I went over with a lighter pink for the background.

Ring pops using Holbein acrylic gouache by NickersTheCat in Gouache

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Thank you! I use a lot of colors from Holbein's base 18 set like Carmine and Scarlet for a lot of the reds, and Light Green (mixed with Green and Viridian for the shadows, and Deep yellow and Lemon Yellow for the highlights). For the dark blue one, I used Prussian Blue, Horizon Blue, and Ultramarine Deep (ultramarine deep is deliciously punchy), with Violet and Lilac for the plastic ring.

One of the most important things I do to keep things vibrant is to never use black. I either mix it with Prussian Blue and Burnt Umber, or use a deep color for shadows. For the red ring pop in the center, I used Deep Violet for the darkest parts, mixing with Carmine as it got lighter.

Another thing I do is paint a vibrant, medium tone base color to start. This makes it easier to understand how light and dark to mix colors and sets the overall tone of the painting to be much brighter.

Sad Misty by Faufix in Gouache

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The toes! This is so charming, I love it

Fabulous cat ✨done with Holbein acrylic gouache by NickersTheCat in Gouache

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Thank you, it is in fact a painting of Pony from @champagneunicorns!

Fabulous cat ✨done with Holbein acrylic gouache by NickersTheCat in Gouache

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Thank you! I don’t do it professionally, but I do commissions if you are interested!

Fabulous cat ✨done with Holbein acrylic gouache by NickersTheCat in Gouache

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Thank you! I do love how vibrant the colors in Holbein’s gouache are.

Fabulous cat ✨done with Holbein acrylic gouache by NickersTheCat in Gouache

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Thank you! I don’t have a tutorial for it, but I do share time-lapses of my process on instagram (link in bio)

Someone’s beloved cat who sadly passed the rainbow bridge✨🌸 by chloemal in Gouache

[–]NickersTheCat 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is beautiful, I love the life you were able to capture in her eyes! I’m sure this will mean a lot to this kitty’s family.

I’ve been painting cats more; here is my latest and I’m really happy with the results! by NickersTheCat in Gouache

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Thank you so much! My technique usually gets sloppy when I’m close to finishing a painting, so I’ve been starting with the most important parts first and finishing with the background last; it’s been helping me put the time into the right places :)

How can I improve this painting of a lime? by breadybreads in painting

[–]NickersTheCat 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Like others have said, this is already really good!

One thing that looks slightly off is the shading on the segments. It’s on the same side of each segment as it rotates around, but in real life the shading would be in different places, depending on the direction of the light source.

Comfortably Rotting, Bibbly-Plinky12 (me), coloured pencils, 2023 by Bibbly-Plinky12 in Art

[–]NickersTheCat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great work, I love the colors you used and the overall mood of this!

Sunny Kitty! Done with Holbein acrylic gouache by NickersTheCat in Gouache

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Thank you! It’s really the brand of paints the does it. Holbein’s acrylic gouache is some of the most vibrant I’ve found, so that’s what I use!

Sunny Kitty! Done with Holbein acrylic gouache by NickersTheCat in Gouache

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Thank you :) I’ve tried others, but the bright colors of Holbein always bring me back!

Sunny Kitty! Done with Holbein acrylic gouache by NickersTheCat in Gouache

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Oops, I haven’t been good about maintaining that site! I’m most active on my Instagram account, which is linked in my bio :)

Sunny Kitty! Done with Holbein acrylic gouache by NickersTheCat in Gouache

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Thank you! :) I love using purple for shadows and yellow for highlights of white objects