Oh My Gouache! The Beginners Guide to Painting with Opaque Colors

Welcome to the wonderful world of painting with gouache, with the creative guidance of popular artist and illustrator Zoe Ingram.

In this comprehensive beginner's guide, Zoe shares everything she possibly can about getting started with gouache painting. Why gouache? Because this exciting paint medium creates opaque effects making it more vibrant and graphic than traditional watercolors, meaning you can layer it, paint on dark backgrounds and much more.

Gouache is one of the easiest of paint mediums to use. It’s very forgiving and fun to use and is also versatile. Gouache paint can mimic watercolor and can give the opacity of oil paint if used with less water. You can use it to paint large, smooth, flat blocks of background color and the finest lines and details. Gouache paint also dries quickly too, which is a big bonus!

Starting at the very start, Zoe takes you through the basics and explains what tools and materials you’ll need, then explores a wide range of techniques and finally, there are a host of fun and vibrant step-by-step projects that you can follow along with or use as a springboard for your own ideas.

Beautifully illustrated, expertly explained and a riot of color, this book will kickstart your love affair with gouache, so all that's left is deciding how to pronounce it... “gooash”...“gwash”...“goo-uhsh”?!

Details: 

• ‎Dimensions: 8.2 x 0.5 x 10.7 inches
• Paperback

Zoe Ingram is an artist and illustrator based in Edinburgh. You'll find her work on fabric, stationery, greetings cards, magazines and books and home décor collections, as well as gracing the covers of books. Clients include Ikea, Hallmark, Penguin Random House, Harper Collins and more. She is the author of 20 Ways to Draw a Strawberry and Draw 500 Fantastic Foods for Quarry Books.