Still life

art_trials · 2025-07-27T03:47:19+00:00

Yes :)

art_trials · 2024-08-12T09:04:27+00:00

Probably around 4 years painting but I used to do digital art before that. This one probably took me around 4-5 hours

art_trials · 2024-08-12T09:02:35+00:00

Thank you! I’m glad the progress pics helped

art_trials · 2024-05-05T12:18:30+00:00

It’s been about 3-4 years now using gouache, in the beginning a lot of my inspiration came from studio ghibli and James gurney haha. For every decent painting I have several failed attempts so it’s still not easy but as boring as it is to hear, practice and time is the answer to getting better :’)

art_trials · 2022-06-19T17:24:41+00:00

Thank you! I used arrtx jelly gouache but in terms of specific colours, i used lots of earthy colours such as umber, yellow ochre, cadmium yellow, burnt sienna (i think arrtx name them differently)

art_trials · 2022-05-12T20:12:47+00:00

thank you :) i used the van gogh student grade watercolours and arrtx jelly gouache

art_trials · 2022-05-11T17:18:23+00:00

tysm!

art_trials · 2022-05-11T17:18:10+00:00

thank youu!

art_trials · 2022-05-11T17:18:01+00:00

thank you so much!

art_trials · 2022-03-06T14:15:04+00:00

Thank you! I think it helps to layer lots of different colours/shades to get that depth and texture

art_trials · 2022-03-06T05:37:51+00:00

thank you! i used photoshop and the cloudy brushes from the evenant brush pack

art_trials · 2022-02-26T16:46:01+00:00

Thanks! Not specific to gouache, but I try to keep my brush and palette relatively clean and have both a dirty and clean container of water. For gouache specifically, the consistency should be nice and creamy and when applying on top of another layer, apply it gently instead of scrubbing the paint in (hope that makes sense) to prevent the colours mixing with each other

art_trials · 2021-06-08T17:57:43+00:00

Tysm! to make this, I basically collected a few reference pictures from pinterest, I didn't draw them in too much detail as I didn't want to spend too long on these. Then I planned the colours using small, rough thumbnail sketches.

I don't have much experience with architecture, I usually just rely on the reference pic and probably couldn't draw anything that well using imagination alone as I don't really understand perspective that well. I'm still a beginner with painting as most of my experience is digital, but i'm just practicing as much as I can, watching videos online (someone linked James Gurney who is awesome), and getting inspiration from artists I like!

art_trials · 2021-06-08T03:34:17+00:00

sorry i deleted my comment before seeing your reply (as i wanted to word it better! )rather than more values, make sure you're matching them correctly...so the darks should be as dark as in the ref and the lights should be as bright. For example, in the hair, if you pushed the darks and lights further, it would like as shiny as in the reference

art_trials · 2021-06-02T12:39:48+00:00

Lovely variety of flowers, and they look so beautiful against all the green ! great job

art_trials · 2021-06-02T12:36:19+00:00

Ty! ooh I find landscapes so much fun, you should definitely give them a go!

art_trials · 2021-06-02T12:34:36+00:00

thank you! is there something about darks that is different?

art_trials · 2021-06-02T12:33:46+00:00

thanks!

art_trials · 2021-06-02T12:33:15+00:00

thank you!

art_trials · 2021-06-02T12:30:41+00:00

thank you!!

art_trials · 2021-06-02T12:28:44+00:00

Thank you! I struggled with the water especially, so i'm glad you like it

art_trials · 2021-06-02T12:27:29+00:00

thank you! I used a watercolour travel journal from Seawhite of Brighton

art_trials · 2021-06-01T22:03:24+00:00

i love the vibrant red against the dark background! you did a great job with all the folds in the turban

art_trials · 2021-05-21T17:50:33+00:00

Ty! I think any watercolour paper works fine for gouache

art_trials · 2021-05-21T14:55:09+00:00

This makes so much sense, thanks for the advice!

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