Painting fall colors is one of the most fun to capture! Enjoy this full gouache tutorial with complete narration of me demonstrating how to paint some beautiful backlit willows inspired by Park Orunski (Gdansk, Poland)!
Supplies:
-6"x6" Crescent cold press illustration board
-Windsor and Newton Designer Gouache
-Windsor and Newton Cotman watercolor 3/4" flat brush
-Escoda round brush (size 16)
-Faber Castell water cup
Sta Wet Masterson palette
Here are the supplies I am using and recommend:
Papers and surfaces:
2"x3" Wooden Canvas Cutouts:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
Crescent No. 300 Coldpress Illustration Board (16 ply, 1.4 mm thick); I buy 20”x30” boards and cut them into my own sizes.
https://www.dickblick.com/products/cr...
Fluid Cold press Watercolor Paper 140 lb; I use all sizes from 4"x6", to 9"x12”. I use this brand most often. https://www.dickblick.com/products/fl...
Arches Coldpress Watercolor Paper 140 lb
https://www.amazon.com/Arches-Waterco...
Palettes ( I use both, but I prefer the Sta Wet Masterson Palette):
Sta Wet Masterson Palette (8.5”x7”)
https://www.dickblick.com/products/ma...
Sta Wet Masterson Palette (12”x16”)
https://www.jerrysartarama.com/master...
Martin Universal Design Watercolor Palette, Blue Case
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...
Brushes ( I only use a 1” flat brush and 1 round brush all the time!)
Watercolor Brush Series 666 One Stroke 1"
https://www.jerrysartarama.com/winsor...
Watercolor Brush Series 111 Round #12
https://www.jerrysartarama.com/winsor...
Pochade Boxes; I have all 4 of these and I use them interchangeably!
Leon Holmes’ Handmade Lightweight Pochade Box
https://leonholmesart.com.au/products/
Tad Retz’s Pochade Box
https://www.tadretz.com/product/the-r...
Alla Prima 8"x10" Blackfoot Pochade Box
https://allaprimapochade.com/products...
8x"10" Strada Mini
https://www.stradaeasel.com/products/...
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