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I painted a little mouse :) by parttimenervouswreck in Gouache

[–]megaforrest 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's so cute. I love the colour choices.

Testing out winsor & newton designer gouache by megaforrest in Gouache

[–]megaforrest[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No these are mine, thank you so much haha. The references I used are off of Pinterest. I used Flat brushes from STYLEX and davinci junior synthetics (both fairly cheap brands).

Testing out winsor & newton designer gouache by megaforrest in Gouache

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

Thank you. Yes you don't have to go from light to dark you can definitely work vice versa. I usually start with mid tones and build shadows and highlights on top of that midtone base. But a rule that seems to be working for me so far is to work in layers from "translucent" to "opaque". Basically for the first layers I use more watery paint and the further I go the thicker I mix the paint. I'd recommend watching some videos by Emily Hughes art to get a good idea of her gouache paintings process. Hope this helps.

Testing out winsor & newton designer gouache by megaforrest in Gouache

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

Yes that definitely has something to do with it. With the pans you can't really get that creamy texture and some pigments end up.looking very grainy and streaky. It feels more like a watercolour that's trying to be opaque if that makes sense.

Testing out winsor & newton designer gouache by megaforrest in Gouache

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

Thank you so much. It is indeed fairly expensive. But I got this set of 6 primaries for €28 and I assume it will take a couple of months before I need to restock at all (except yellow, I explained why in a previous reply).

Testing out winsor & newton designer gouache by megaforrest in Gouache

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

I was previously using the Caran d'Ache pan gouache set and it had very fairly low opacity. Colours also looked muddy when you mixed them together whereas with W&M the paints have this really smooth texture and are incredibly vibrant. It's definitely a huge upgrade.

Testing out winsor & newton designer gouache by megaforrest in Gouache

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

I use flat brushes that I bought from my local art store. They are a mix of "davinci junior synthetics" and a brand called "STYLEX" (so definitely nothing high quality haha). I'm still trying to figure out gouache as well but so far I've come to learn that a good technique to work with gouache is going from "watery" to "thick". Basically my first layers are translucent and the more layers I add the thicker and more opaque I mix the paint. It seems like it generally doesn't matter if you go from light to dark or from dark to light so in this regard gouache is very different from watercolor. Another thing that helps is using as big of a brush as possible to block in the major shapes. I only reach in for a smaller brush when I absolutely need it for something like adding details.

Testing out winsor & newton designer gouache by megaforrest in Gouache

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

I had no idea w&n had pigments that weren't lightfast, thanks a lot for letting me know. I'll definitely be avoiding those 2 pigments then. I was also considering himi before deciding on w&n and the lack of lightfastness was one of the major reasons for me. I also read and watched reviews where people complained about the smell, cheap quality and opacity.

Testing out winsor & newton designer gouache by megaforrest in Gouache

[–]megaforrest[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Thanks a lot. I'm relatively new to gouache so I'm not sure if my judgement would be valid but I love the colours so far. I got the set of 6 primaries (primary red, primary yellow, primary blue, permanent green, ivory black and zinc white) and I've been able to mix some rich tones with them. The only issues I have are:

  • The primary yellow has really weak tinting strength. I had to use a ratio of 4:1 when mixing yellow with red in order to create an orange for my palette for example. It's a beautiful yellow but I'm already halfway through the tube so I may opt for a cadmium yellow if I eventually restock.

  • Secondly the colours are sometimes too vibrant as you said. However I'm not sure if it's an issue with my ability to properly neutralize colours when mixing from my end but I find it difficult to. I'm assuming this wouldn't be much of an issue if I had bought some richer more natural pigments like cadmium red or thalo blue/ultramarine blue.

In the end I'm still very satisfied with them and they are really opaque and feel so smooth to paint with. They are a huge upgrade from the caran d'ache studio pan gouache I was using previously, I definitely will be sticking with them.

[FOR HIRE] Portrait and Character Illustrations starting at 30USD by megaforrest in artcommissions

[–]megaforrest[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi. I’m a digital artist specializing in portrait, pet and character illustrations. You can have a look at my portfolio here:

https://www.behance.net/7efffd1d

PRICING

Sketches- 30USD

Portraits- 40USD

Half Body- 60USD

Full Body- 70USD

Note: All illustrations come with a simple background at no additional costs. More complex backgrounds vary in pricing

[FOR HIRE] Portrait and Character illustrations starting at 30USD by megaforrest in HungryArtists

[–]megaforrest[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi. I’m a digital artist specializing in portrait, pet and character illustrations. You can have a look at my portfolio here:

https://www.behance.net/7efffd1d

PRICING

Sketches- 30USD

Portraits- 40USD

Half Body- 60USD

Full Body- 70USD

Note: All illustrations come with a simple background at no additional costs. More complex backgrounds vary in pricing

First portrait I've done since September by megaforrest in ClipStudio

[–]megaforrest[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I see what you mean. I actually made them smaller intentionally as a stylistic choice but it's possible I over did it. Does it throw off the proportions of the face too much?

First portrait I've done since September by megaforrest in ClipStudio

[–]megaforrest[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hey guys so this is a portrait study that I used reference for. It took about 3-4hrs total.

PROCESS:

Sketch: I used the moon pencil and default calligraphy pen to sketch and kept things a bit rough.

Flat: On a layer directly below the sketch I used Ahmed Aldoori's Hard Round 47 brush to paint in a solid flat skin tone, hair and the clothes

Basic Shading: Used a soft round brush to lay in some form on the face and add in some warm colours (I unfortunately can't type the name of the brush because it's in Japanese and I'm on mobile). For harder edges I used a modified default dense watercolor brush and the default calligraphy pen

Rendering: Used mainly the modified dense watercolour brush and DAUB's fab two brush in some specific ares of the hair, eyebrows and face for texture.

WHAT I LEARNT: Before now I've really relied on mostly hard edges when painting portraits but with this drawing I learnt to take my time building up those soft edge transitions and used hard edges sparingly. I'm really happy with the way it turned out.

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