my NEW and IMPROVED illustration process // cozy gouache art vlog

[@sccrespoc]

Ohhhhh I love the idea of the underpainting so if the strokes don't overlap you won't see the white paper. Thats genius.

[@allisonaletha]

It really makes a HUGE difference!! 💛

[@tramle228]

This is giving me Zootopia vibes and I love it so much!

[@allisonaletha]

Ahh that makes me so happy!! Thank you 🥰

[@artbylizzie1579]

The Meriaki Meadow is becoming one of my favourite worlds to loose myself in when I am having a bad day. It makes me feel so cosy and comforted, like a warm hug from a grandmother or something 😅

[@allisonaletha]

Oh my goodness, that warms my heart!! So, so glad you’ve found a home in the meadow 💛💛💛

[@williambrady1192]

Your texturing is really good of the different materials in the art work😊.

[@allisonaletha]

Thank you so much!! I LOVE painting different textures and materials 😊

[@snozehann]

Hi new sub here 🤗 tysm for this lovely vid! I was looking for a video abt how to start making an illustration & found yours (this particular vid) & im so grateful 🙌 i might go binge watch your vid this weekend, tysm again! And this illustration is soo cute. Love the colour pallette u chose ❤

[@allisonaletha]

Hello!! So glad you’ve joined my little community!! 💛

[@fuzzydragons]

perfect colour scheme for an ice cream parlour 🥰 lol yeah i have a bad habit of not knowing when to s top with something and then ruin it 😝

[@allisonaletha]

Thank youuuuuu!! Ugh it’s such a struggle 😅

[@ChaosOrZen]

Soaking your paper also removes all of the sizing. Sizing can be beneficial or annoying. It creates a soft barrier between the paper and the paint. Sizing can keep your paint from "sinking" into the paper. Sizing is great for watercolor dry brush techniques. I do like it for gouache the way I work, but I can see how removing it works with your softer style.

[@allisonaletha]

Ohhh interesting!! I’m still learning about sizing (it’s a bit confusing for me 😅).

[@Christina24life]

Do you fear losing your lines? I love love love how the ice cream glass case turned out. The look of glass is something I struggle with. Love your videos

[@allisonaletha]

Not really! Oftentimes the lines get lost pretty quickly, so I kinda make things up as I go. 😅 Thank you so much!! I definitely struggle with glass too. Reflective surfaces are so tricky!

[@justaperson1144]

That index finger flex is something else though

[@allisonaletha]

Bahaha gotta love having hypermobile joints 😅😅

[@BrendaFOBRocks]

@@allisonaletha have you tried a ring splint? i want to try them so bad!

[@williambrady1192]

I have said it before your artwork, and the characters would please Beatrix Potter.

[@jill22]

Your lettering is incredible . Which brush did you use?

[@allisonaletha]

Thank you!! I used a spotter brush for the lettering. 🥰

[@pixelmountainstudios]

Do you find this paint better than gauche? It is more opaque? How does it flow vs gauche? How is the drying time compared to acrylic or gauche? I would love to try this for my children's illustrations. Always looking for colors that are opaque and yet soft. Do you understand what I mean?

[@allisonaletha]

Honestly it’s about the same as gouache! Drying time, flow, opacity, it’s all very comparable. I use them interchangeably 😊

[@katiefelgar7377]

Hi there I'm an artist too. And I've mostly do watercolor paintings but recently decided to try out guache painting to switch ot up a bit. I'm trying to illustrate a picture I drew of a bear sitting on a stole in an old fashioned candy shop. I have my sketch all drawn out. And I was wondering if you have any suggestions on how I could fill the candy jars in the background. I have a gumball machine and it's looking good but I don't have a clue on how to paint such fine details for background subjects. So if you could send me some suggestions on how to paint them that would be great. Thanks again

[@ChaosOrZen]

Whoops missed the start. I'll have to catch that later

[@JPcommunicates]

Changing a style isn't an improvement.

[@allisonaletha]

Didn’t mean to imply that it was! 😊 Only that exploring and trying new techniques can help us hone in on the sketching/rendering/painting methods that work best for our own creative processes. And sometimes different pieces call for different processes, so it’s good to have those in our “creative tool belts”! 😊