painting in GOUACHE for the first time?! Is it worth the HYPE?

[@ssavaart]

You did SO SO GOOD, my friend! Bravo! ♥

[@rybz4203]

SSAVAART!????!!! ❤❤❤❤ 0

[@sunny_sketches]

HI SCOTT!!!

[@snipermonkee2952]

Scott! My man

[@MarcNassif-tb5ib]

Hello Scott!!

[@DietDrPepper57877]

I love the reference of scott christian sava!

[@amandajingleheimerschmidt3050]

The “Hobbit King” 👑 ❤

[@kathymarshall220]

He’s definitely become KZbin’s “Art Dad” 😊

[@vvitch-mist20]

Your style is already interesting in your realistic style, but it translates super super well into a more cartoonish style.

[@ziaroart]

"It's all the colors I don't have" I SNORTED. I love the chalkiness of gouache. The matte slightly cartooney feel of them. I have only ever tried them twice and I also ran out of white. I accidentally discovered them about 15 years ago when an art store had a huge box of daler rowney colors on sale. Your painting looks beautiful! The use of colors is so rich as always! Love it!

[@edgeyberzerker]

Those Gooch paintings are beautiful! The best part is, scanning that artwork in means no reflection and you'll get a nice clean scan!

[@vvotchme1576]

I-

[@QuizzicalLeo]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@naomi-sh7eu]

Gooch?

[@1-800-Aeros]

GOOCH 😭😂

[@min_says_h3110]

I love gooch myself

[@AK00777]

Gwaughsh, duh. You did Great! Looks amazing

[@Escherlife]

The thing about gouache is that you will find you always go through more white than any colour. It is, by its nature, more opaque than watercolour but you can still layer. Make sure each layer is fully dry and start with the most watered down layer first, building up the thickness of each layer as you go. It will take a bit of getting used to, but once you understand it, it’s a wonderful medium to paint with. Love your work as always ❤

[@evannerson3498]

Your piece came out amazing! Gouache drove me insane in my art school days, the smallest amount of liquid both reactivates layers below it AND changes the color. It was big when I was in school in the 90's then seemed to disappear until the past 3-4 years with the introduction of the jelly gouaches.

[@ΔεαΚ]

Yeah we used in 2000s to 2020 when I graduated highschool we used tempera not even gouache.. that school grade shitty streaky stuff thats related to gouache

[@StephanieLMedina89]

Thats because gouache is practically just an opaque watercolor

[@autumnstoptwo]

the way you added the dimension and texture to your shirt????!?! WHEWWW!!!! you've grown so much as an artist since i started following you, and you've literally always blown my mind lol. you used to cop out of painting a shirt so fast lmaoo, but now look at you!! i happen to love this background/landscape but im certain you'll master those to your contentment too very soon! i love this piece and love to see you grow BB!!🤩🤩

[@compassionandhumility]

Your first try was so very good. lol I'm jealous of your talent/dedication to your craft.

[@MandaPanda254]

I love gouache for more graphic style of art, more block colours instead if blending. It is amazing for that. Watery layers must be underneath thick layers, that has been key to making it work. Your creations do look amazing!

[@sharimeline3077]

Yeah I love it for that, it works well that way. Think of Mary Blair

[@leslieverde829]

Guh-wash. Looks great! Loving these vids where you try new mediums.

[@milletish]

Love these guwache paintings!! The colours are 🤌🏻✨

[@FatemeeArt]

I agree

[@jimisi7424]

Breaking away from the oil pastels. You are so young. I think that you are going to master so many styles. Spread your wings. You have such talent

[@shojopunk]

gouache is like, one of the OGs. it was what they did a lot of the old illustrated advertisements in back in the day. i find i have more success with it if i don't add as much white to lighten colors (use water) and to like, use it more as a watercolor for the base and then go in and use it like an acrylic over that. some people seem to have more success using it like an acrylic and they even make an ACRYLIC GOUACHE that is similar in finish but won't move around once dried. i was a fashion design student and we used it in our fashion illustration class as one of our main mediums: gouache or copics, depending on your preference though fashion illustration is mainly about getting an idea down fast, and both with colored pencils for details, fabric texture, etc. i really, really love the matte, chalkiness of the gouache, personally.

[@frogvipro4116]

Never tried guh-WaSh but according to many guh-WaSh videos, guh-WaSh is a very unique medium.

[@maryhough8041]

“Aaaah, these are all the colors I don’t have.” That was so real of him istg

[@bluboy4ver2]

You did a really good job for that only being your second attempt at using Gouache. I started using it in my freshman year of college for color theory class and most of my favorite illustrators used it. I mostly used it now with color pencils, markers and watercolors because it's like the perfect medium for mixed media. You can use it with just about anything and it's pretty flexible with whichever paper you use it on. I really like using it on toned paper with color pencils and other things.

[@Aguilo.Crafts]

Perfection! Your ability to capture likeness, even on the other pieces that are more abstract and distorted is fantastic. I wish I could capture likeness like You do.

[@sherrylazaroff9084]

Holy cow! You're so good at gouache! Get out your rubber arm and pat yourself on the back!

[@Persepolistheworld]

I love this video - I feel like gwucci painting isn't new but it only started to pop off like recently on the internet. I love it because they're portable and more flexible than watercolor but also I struggle with them because it does dry lighter. i liked seeing how many layers you did, because I tend to think less of my skill when I do that but here you are. slay painting. stay juicy.

[@SlumCut6661]

“Maybe I’m just cheap but isn’t that a lot?” “ I’m not wasting this, it was so expensive” Yo literally SAME. 😂 you are my spirit animal!!!

[@paulapeterson-warnock3030]

I love Scott too. Bean, you are really growing as an artist!! Your highlighting especially is perfection!!

[@ashlyn5787]

idk how ur instantly incredible in every single medium you try it’s so unfair 😭

[@m.sunshinestarchild5119]

Gwash? We love you! ❤️

[@vexinglex4996]

Badass second attempt. Heck, even the first was sweet. Would be tooootally awesome to see you and Scott do a collaborative piece.

[@gertietheduck]

Where I grew up (continental Europe) it's the opposite - before coming to the UK I had never heard of acrylic paint (I kind of thought it was just wall paint?) and until 2017 I had never used it (and I am an artist, though my training was in an art field other than visual art/painting). Most kids were taught art in school using gouache paint, where I grew up. As a result I find gouache more intuitive and I find acrylic counter-intuitive! In the UK on the other hand, much as in the US, I noticed that kids use acrylic in school, and the average person doesn't know what gouache is. Strange cultural difference. Also, even after living here my entire adult life, I still think it makes more sense to give kids a fully water-washable paint than acrylic!

[@gertietheduck]

As someone who grew up with gouache I still don't get the point of jelly gouache though. Heavy, impractical, dries out, the paints get contaminated, there is much better paint available in (lighter, more easily portable, well-sealed) tubes.... I guess... it looks pretty? Which...great, if it gets people painting!

[@artatjules]

Gouache is a tricky medium to master because of the drying shift, light colours dry darker and dark colours dry lighter. The best tip I was given for working with gouache is think like oil painting, fat over lean. So thin gouache layers first, let dry thoroughly and use a slightly thicker paint over the top. The best thing about it is it drys matt so great for photography.

[@shannabug31]

First of all...I have loooved "gwash" for a looong time. It's so much fun! Second..."goushe" I matte baby! That's why it feels chalky to you. And finally... good luck on your "gooach" journey...I look forward to following! 😁💗 Also your painting is amazing!

[@artsycandy9183]

The painting looks excellent! I wouldn’t be able to tell it’s a second attempt with gouache.

[@Artfully_J]

The thing about gouache….is that dark colors dry lighter, and light colors dry darker. Love your work, bean.

[@hyalasilverkin2891]

Gouche is great, I love Gouche

[@vvotchme1576]

His hand on my Gouche feeling good, bitch im Gucci tell me yuon ever wanna luuse meee

[@iamemi5052]

In Europe (Lithuania for example) we use goumache since kindergarten until leaving school. It's the main art supply for children here!

[@lisathaviu1154]

I think in the US, we call this kind of paint “tempura” and call the better type “gouache.”

[@v.a.8878]

@@lisathaviu1154 Tempura, like sushi

[@ohwildesoul]

Loved this video. Your talent + humor = day made. So excited to go down the rabbit hole (👀) of your videos!

[@cassiedessalines6914]

It’s absolutely incredible!!! For your second time this is so amazing.

[@Chris-wn6sc]

"ooooeeehhhhh.... that's all the colours I don't have" 🤣🤣🤣

[@pauieeepau]

Gohwahschsh, obviously. It's totally fine to go abstract with the background, btw. Great work! I like your choice of colors 💕

[@B_DeVeaux]

Love your energy and your artwork!!! Thank you for this! ❤❤❤

[@THE_da_vincidre]

A animation in your first attempts style with this paint would be real dope

[@ComfyChroma]

Welcome to the gouache club. I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I was jealous that your first attempt with the medium was already better than I am with it 😅 but I’m definitely more of a novice artist. These came out great, and I hope you end up doing more paintings with gouache and watercolor.

[@simonemacandrew]

Gooash!!! Yay!!!

[@alleyoop2681]

I remember gwash always being in those mixed media packs when I was a kid. I never knew what the hell to do with it.

[@JJMech]

I have always enjoyed your amazing abilities. But I got to tell you, you are growing in your style! I love this. You are extremely talented keep it up.

[@kailyn.bw.]

Omg I love the result. The ✨reference choice✨

[@mochikookie1335]

I'm a watercolourist but i wanted to try "gwash" for years. I love how it looks. It looks easier than acrylics.i found out about it about 3, 4 years ago.

[@NorthJackson]

I've never tried gwash, but I've been wanting to for a while. I can't believe this is your second time, it looks amazing!

[@theSkin_of_a_Killer_Bella]

I always love the way gwash looks when you lay it down. You have the option to blend, but it looks nice all the same when you just use some blobs and shapes to create form. Probably the quosh’s opaqueness.

[@creativewah]

🙋🏾‍♀️I too had no idea about gouache! I recently started trying to learn how to paint with it. As always… love your painting! ❤️❤️❤️

[@SallyAliciaAcorn54]

You ate it up with a SPOON baby!! You did good!

[@myraanderson3943]

loved your use of gawash!!! lol!!! that was some great painting! loved both pieces!!!!

[@gabbywilliamson76]

I can’t remember but I either used Gouache on illustration board or Bristol board in college. It was a good surface for it. But you might try watercolor paper.

[@reneemwangi6555]

It looks amazing. I hope you do more. I have no doubt you’ll master it. 🥰 I love gouache, it’s one of my favourite mediums. I suck at it, but I get a lot of joy out of it. 🤣❤

[@AwesomeZeuh]

Hey, that looks really amazing!! As an artist who is familiar with gouache, I have a few tips: gouache dries a different colour than when it's wet usually, so you can test the colour on a scrap piece of paper if you're not sure of how it will turn out. Be decisive with your brush strokes because if you scrub too much it does reactivate the colour underneath. I would also advise to limit the amount of layering you do because thick paint does crack and crumble. It's also great used in mixed media and it's not cheating haha! Good luck!! You're amazing! ❤

[@compassionandhumility]

You need to put the self-portrait in your entry way directly in front of the door to intimidate your guests.

[@FartingSparkles]

The little silly looks you do make me LOL out loud! ☺️🥰 You always make my day better after watching your videos! 🎨🏆🤘🏼

[@aprilr6120]

Gouache is my favourite material to use, I am so excited you've decided to give it a try!! The final piece looks super fun and the colors look so nice! Can't wait for you to try exploring more of gouache, it's honestly such a versatile material ❤ (Also, the problem of white paint disappearing into thin air, if you even as much as blink for too long, is so real. In my days in art uni, I would buy white and yellow gouache paint in 1 litre bottles because they would be the first to go 💀)

[@fuchsfarben]

I am honsetly surprised that you hadn't hear of Gooash before! Where I live artists usually go through the watercolor-gouache-oil paint-pipeline, so it's fascinatibg to hear that they weren't on your radar at all. You did so well too, the cartoony art looks so cool and the self portrait turned out really nice as well :) You can get deeper colors overall by using a varnish, similar to oil paint but that will get rid of the matt texture of the paint.

[@suzanneboily5224]

Your a joy to watch! Love quouach!!!❤

[@SourEggz]

Worked at an art store 10 years ago but I never used it until 3 years ago. Goauche is an interesting medium! Anyways, I wanna see you do more landscapes! Come on now! You can do it!

[@LadyArtist3059]

You did excellent with the Gouache. I have been working with them for years.Your first use was good this one your second attempt you blew it out of the Park. Let see more with you and the medium.

[@zenaforest]

3:26 thats all the colours i dont have🤣 love your art and energy

[@KristaIreneArt]

Oh my GWASH this was so funny. I really loved this. I have been using gelly goauche for a few months and I go to heavy on the layers but I love it.

[@grittykitty50]

EDIBLE GOUACHE!!!! You are SOOO funny and crazy talented.

[@Drizzerey]

I think both of them turned out great! From what I know of GUASHE(lol) you can use it interchangeably like a watercolor or an acrylic (a water soluble acrylic but still) it is a bit trickery than regular acrylic because of that cause it will break down with wet no matter how long you let it dry. Even if you let the guache dry out in your pallet you can bring it back to life. I've had those HIMI jellies for years at this point I can still use it.

[@Nuclearbones]

When I was in art school we were trained with gouache. Specifically, the Holbein CMYK set (which in my opinion gets you WAY more vibrant results). But something about the chalkiness unfortunately is that if you want to have darker areas, forget adding white to anything. Your darkest darks would never be as vibrant as just mixing the colors. Same for the light areas, areas of highlight I just treat like watercolor

[@glennartstuffs-freejazzfil4730]

You could maybe try Casein. It's like Goohash, but the layers don't mush together as much. I'd describe it as a happy medium between Guuash and Acrylic. It dries more waterproof than Giwash, but it's more matte than Acrylic (plus you can glase over it with watercolour).

[@cannibale101]

Ooooh you KNOW how to play with colors, as a full beginner in painting including gorsh i really loved this!

[@AnhThuyArt]

I discovered gouache a couple of years ago and I still haven’t figured it out (coming from an acrylic painter). But I know that early illustrations for advertisement used gouache. But your pieces looked Amaaaaaazing and the colors didn’t smudge like mine usually end up looking 😅.

[@jennifer-pm6ql]

I recommend looking up the difference between zinc and titanium white gouache. Basically, zinc white is sheer white, and titanium white is opaque white.

[@NellieChristopher]

Beautiful Gwash painting! 😀💖🌟

[@aliigalaxy]

You are so talented and inspiring😵‍💫🪩⚖️

[@rosaliefunk1629]

You are very talented. Great job!

[@lilitincher4973]

Leave it to the French, right? I do like your perspective on this one. Where did all that white go? LOL. That's why they sell those BIG tubes of white gwash as opposed to the rest. I think I have two of those BIG tubes. I don't appreciate gwash as much as others myself, but I do believe you got this! If I have to spend my money on anything it will be regular watercolors. They cost the same anyway. A LOT! So might as well be on what you really like, right? So, thanks for posting and allowing us to gwash you paint this.

[@tylerbrown4785]

Oh Gwahsh!!! I'm still trying to figure out that paint. It's like, I'm watercolors? Oh wait, I'm acrylics?.....Nahhh I'm Gwahsh!!🤯🎨

[@redllanterns7736]

love these gwoshe paintings! really excited to see you work more with guoch!!

[@GlamaaGirl]

The most iconic gwarsh paintings I have ever seen in my whole damn life!

[@tiffertoes86]

I love ghwash, it is a medium I have been learning as well as of late :) great job on your goowash portrait!

[@cf8081]

You Definitely ATE!!!💚

[@Puppyolo]

Watching you paint makes a girl want to take classes! Lovely painting

[@gannoncrutcher9055]

This is encouraging for me to try a pack of gouache about months ago now Looks great and” juicy “

[@TheQueenOfStupidity]

It looks absolutely amazing, and not chalky (I think) on camera!

[@bluemoondelight]

Since I didn't see any comments addressing this, gouache does this weird thing where lighter colors dry darker and darker colors dry lighter; so when you're painting, it helps to have a scrap sheet or testing area of your paper that way you can see what color the paint is going to dry as before you put it on the piece. I've also seen other people mention that it helps to really dilute the paint to a watercolor consistency before you lay down thicker to build up color and I can confirm. As for the chalkiness, gouache is used more in design, concept art, storyboarding, backgrounds, etc., because the colors come out so flat but you can still achieve really dynamic pieces once you know how to mix your colors correctly. Lmao when you were putting your paint in the palette I was like "girl, you're going to need a lot more paint than that 😂" really squeeze it in there!

[@erikaleighart]

“Wooooow….that’s all the colors that I don’t have.” Haha, that’s great. I love your videos and appreciate the time you take to share your creativity and talent on KZbin.

[@amacieforever9474]

You did great! And you are hilarious!!! 😂😂😂

[@emmy16661]

I love goowaaassh, it a difficult medium to learn but once you get it, it’s amazing!!🤣 I do agree who ever decide the spelling of it was high

[@kaylarosebates9966]

Beautiful Geuhwatsh painting!

[@mariiris1403]

I'm impressed! Very inspirational too. I have some gwash paint, that I use rarely, but maybe now? 🤩

[@zee_weegan]

That gueqache painting is amazing

[@MrQuaazga]

I love gouache because it dries lighter than when you first put it down. And it has a matte finish. I hope you keep using it, so you get used to using it. Ha! I like how your painting turned out!

[@juliabroadley8411]

Brilliant 👏 👏 👏

[@doroteabelajec1060]

First painting remindes me of artwork by an artist Egon Schiele. 👍

[@Gothikah]

You did so well!

[@annabelleclaisse2160]

I think it came out great! ❤

[@pinkcloud3126]

I love kwash and your paintings

[@Poop_93]

I love your style it’s very unique and colorful :)

[@KaomaMofya-bh7df]

It actually looked nice 😁✨

[@DukeCartoons]

Awesome! You are an amazing artist.

[@Larems879]

Love it!

[@WillowRoseArlen]

Love that you referenced Scott Christian Sava! Also GREAT job for one of your first times using gouache. First thing I did when I statted using gouache was get a giant tube of white - it plays a huge roll but also, yes, tricky to keep it from looking flat or chalky. I seriously think you did amazing though, on camera this portrait looks so good!

[@lizestes4746]

Looks great ❤