Gouache painting with Angie Berry, 22nd April 2025
All levels are welcome.
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You will need…
Gouache paint…
There are plenty of brands to choose from and I haven't tested all of them by any stretch but I generally use Winsor and Newton and I also really like the Talens extra fine which comes in tubes and pots. If you already have a favourite brand then please by all means use that. You can buy individual tubes or get a small starter set which usually has 6 colours including white from various suppliers eg Daler Rowney, Talens etc. You don't need lots of colours to start with as you can mix almost everything you need from the primary colours. I would suggest, if you're buying individual tubes to get the following - Ultramarine Blue, Primary or Lemon Yellow, Spectrum or Primary Red, Burnt Umber (or other dark brown shade) and White. A lot of sets include Black which I sometimes use but quite sparingly so no need to buy a separate tube or it would be fine to use a black watercolour if you have one.
Paper/card…
I use Kraft scrapbooks for most of my sketching which are widely available in various sizes and the paper in them is about 180 to 200 gsm in weight which makes it robust enough to take the water in the gouache. I like the large scrapbooks which are about 12 x 12 inches so there is plenty of space to work and add extra paintings. You could also use Kraft card sheets (I usually buy A4 250 to 300 gsm) or blank Kraft cards which come in various sizes (250 to 300 gsm).
Brushes…
Synthetic are perfect for gouache as they need to be a little stiffer than the very soft real hair watercolour ones. If you have some synthetic watercolour ones already they will be absolutely fine
Round brushes in sizes 8, 4 and 2
Flat brush in size 4 or 6
You don't need these exact sizes, just thereabouts. I have brushes from Daler Rowney-Graduate (white handle), Pro Art Academy (red handle) which are inexpensive so perfect for trying out a new paint style. You can get these in little sets of 4 or 5 brushes which would be more than enough to start with.
I'm addition to the above things you'll need a palette for laying out paint and mixing. Either 2 small or one large plastic one is fine or 2 old white plates would work just as well (they may stain so don't use nice crockery!)
2 water pots (jam jars etc)
An old towel, tea towel to mop your brush on
Pencil for sketching
All levels are welcome.
Once downloaded to your device this recording is yours to keep and will not expire.
PLEASE SCROLL ALONG FOR THE STILL LIFE PHOTOGRAPHS YOU WILL NEED FOR THE CLASS
This a recorded class on Zoom so the quality of the video can vary
You will need…
Gouache paint…
There are plenty of brands to choose from and I haven't tested all of them by any stretch but I generally use Winsor and Newton and I also really like the Talens extra fine which comes in tubes and pots. If you already have a favourite brand then please by all means use that. You can buy individual tubes or get a small starter set which usually has 6 colours including white from various suppliers eg Daler Rowney, Talens etc. You don't need lots of colours to start with as you can mix almost everything you need from the primary colours. I would suggest, if you're buying individual tubes to get the following - Ultramarine Blue, Primary or Lemon Yellow, Spectrum or Primary Red, Burnt Umber (or other dark brown shade) and White. A lot of sets include Black which I sometimes use but quite sparingly so no need to buy a separate tube or it would be fine to use a black watercolour if you have one.
Paper/card…
I use Kraft scrapbooks for most of my sketching which are widely available in various sizes and the paper in them is about 180 to 200 gsm in weight which makes it robust enough to take the water in the gouache. I like the large scrapbooks which are about 12 x 12 inches so there is plenty of space to work and add extra paintings. You could also use Kraft card sheets (I usually buy A4 250 to 300 gsm) or blank Kraft cards which come in various sizes (250 to 300 gsm).
Brushes…
Synthetic are perfect for gouache as they need to be a little stiffer than the very soft real hair watercolour ones. If you have some synthetic watercolour ones already they will be absolutely fine
Round brushes in sizes 8, 4 and 2
Flat brush in size 4 or 6
You don't need these exact sizes, just thereabouts. I have brushes from Daler Rowney-Graduate (white handle), Pro Art Academy (red handle) which are inexpensive so perfect for trying out a new paint style. You can get these in little sets of 4 or 5 brushes which would be more than enough to start with.
I'm addition to the above things you'll need a palette for laying out paint and mixing. Either 2 small or one large plastic one is fine or 2 old white plates would work just as well (they may stain so don't use nice crockery!)
2 water pots (jam jars etc)
An old towel, tea towel to mop your brush on
Pencil for sketching
All levels are welcome.
Once downloaded to your device this recording is yours to keep and will not expire.
PLEASE SCROLL ALONG FOR THE STILL LIFE PHOTOGRAPHS YOU WILL NEED FOR THE CLASS
This a recorded class on Zoom so the quality of the video can vary
You will need…
Gouache paint…
There are plenty of brands to choose from and I haven't tested all of them by any stretch but I generally use Winsor and Newton and I also really like the Talens extra fine which comes in tubes and pots. If you already have a favourite brand then please by all means use that. You can buy individual tubes or get a small starter set which usually has 6 colours including white from various suppliers eg Daler Rowney, Talens etc. You don't need lots of colours to start with as you can mix almost everything you need from the primary colours. I would suggest, if you're buying individual tubes to get the following - Ultramarine Blue, Primary or Lemon Yellow, Spectrum or Primary Red, Burnt Umber (or other dark brown shade) and White. A lot of sets include Black which I sometimes use but quite sparingly so no need to buy a separate tube or it would be fine to use a black watercolour if you have one.
Paper/card…
I use Kraft scrapbooks for most of my sketching which are widely available in various sizes and the paper in them is about 180 to 200 gsm in weight which makes it robust enough to take the water in the gouache. I like the large scrapbooks which are about 12 x 12 inches so there is plenty of space to work and add extra paintings. You could also use Kraft card sheets (I usually buy A4 250 to 300 gsm) or blank Kraft cards which come in various sizes (250 to 300 gsm).
Brushes…
Synthetic are perfect for gouache as they need to be a little stiffer than the very soft real hair watercolour ones. If you have some synthetic watercolour ones already they will be absolutely fine
Round brushes in sizes 8, 4 and 2
Flat brush in size 4 or 6
You don't need these exact sizes, just thereabouts. I have brushes from Daler Rowney-Graduate (white handle), Pro Art Academy (red handle) which are inexpensive so perfect for trying out a new paint style. You can get these in little sets of 4 or 5 brushes which would be more than enough to start with.
I'm addition to the above things you'll need a palette for laying out paint and mixing. Either 2 small or one large plastic one is fine or 2 old white plates would work just as well (they may stain so don't use nice crockery!)
2 water pots (jam jars etc)
An old towel, tea towel to mop your brush on
Pencil for sketching