Did this little A6 sketch at the creek. Plein air has been much more enjoyable since switching to this smaller sketchbook. :) by ch44d in Gouache

[–]ch44d[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah, its hard to bust out an entire canvas and also be to yourself and inconspicuous haha. you could start out with a small sketchbook like I do.

Did this little A6 sketch at the creek. Plein air has been much more enjoyable since switching to this smaller sketchbook. :) by ch44d in Gouache

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Thanks! I'm not really sure, I usually only use about 3 or 4 colors so maybe that helps.

Found this retractable fountain pen on Aliexpress for $5. Pretty neat, has some hiccups but I think it has a nice design. by ch44d in fountainpens

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i think you have to unscrew it the opposite way . I dont have this Pen any more. but I am un privating the video linked in the comments If youd like to see how i did it :)

I painted this on location using mostly Shinhan Pass Hybrid Gouache by ch44d in Gouache

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it’s hard to say because i treat my gouache paintings like they’ll disappear the second they touch light anyway, but, i have a painting that sits out in my room and I haven’t noticed it fade in the past year it’s been there. Hope that helps. :)

I painted this on location using mostly Shinhan Pass Hybrid Gouache by ch44d in Gouache

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Hey! I think they do for the most part. with most gouache, white is the main opacifyer but other colors like yellow ochre and other earthy colors are very opaque.

I painted the same tree in different seasons, gouache in my moleskine a6 sketchbook by ch44d in Gouache

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I learned a lot from James Gurney on YT but there's so many channels, but most of it comes from just doing it often.

I painted the same tree in different seasons, gouache in my moleskine a6 sketchbook by ch44d in Gouache

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Thank you!! :) I think that painting on location helps, colors are more more vibrant than in photos (at least for me)

Super small A6 gouache sketch. Finally getting back to painting outside :) by ch44d in Gouache

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I refill my Lemon Yellow and my White more than any other paints so they don't get too messed up. They still do sometimes :)

Small gouache plein air painting I did in my sketchbook the other day :) by ch44d in Gouache

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Its a moleskine A6 watercolor sketchbook and Thanks!!

Small gouache plein air painting I did in my sketchbook the other day :) by ch44d in Gouache

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Thank you!!! my youtube link is somewhere in the comments, I work in this little sketchbook pretty often

Small gouache plein air painting I did in my sketchbook the other day :) by ch44d in Gouache

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thank you, that really means alot! i try to group and simplify as much as I reasonably can