PAINTING REALISM WITH GOUACHE // WHAT IS GOUACHE

[@RadishTheFool]

I just watched two of your gouache videos, and they have been so helpful. I've been trying to paint with gouache many times over several years, and I always gave up in frustration. Today, for the first time, I managed to paint in a way that makes sense to me. Did I make a masterpiece? No. But the process was fun, I knew what was going on, and the result when dry looked pretty similar to what I expected. What I learned from your videos: 1. How helpful it is to work on a flat mixing area instead of a well, because it's easier to identify and adjust the consistency. Yes, the paint dries faster, but it's easier to re-wet, and easier to use the different stages of dry-to-wet within the area to regain the right consistency. 2. How to identify the right consistency, and how to maintain that consistency throughout the painting process. If the paint flows after you stopped moving it, it's too wet. After that explanation, I tried to identify the other end of the spectrum, and I think it's this: If your brush makes a mark in the paint instead of moving it around, it's too thick. 3. That you want to mix enough, yes, but not so much that you lose control over the consistency. For me, this went together with using a flat mixing area. I had a whole well filled with paint, and although it never dried completely, it was never the right consistency either. 4. Don't paint with big strokes. Use a small-medium brush to gently place a few strokes, then re-apply paint before continuing. Videos showing people painting in long smooth thin strokes are probably of a smaller painting than I realised. Plus, those people had better skills and/or paints than me. 5. Gouache works better if you realise how it differs from watercolour. It helps to use cheaper paper with less or no sizing to decrease chances of reactivation. Also, as I learned from a different youtuber, cheaper stiffer brushes which hold less water help you control the paint both when mixing and applying to the paper. 6. Many youtubers use fancy gouache paints, and I think those work very differently from cheaper brands like Arteza and Himi/Miya/Arrtx. Watching someone like you using those cheaper brands to such great effect was both immensely helpful and inspiring. Obviously, you know all of this already. You were the teacher here. But I thought I'd write it out for myself and other viewers, and maybe it's valuable or at least interesting for you to read what aspects of your videos have been helpful and how. Again, thank you very much.

[@weronoyume]

Oh thank you! Comments like this make my days! I am super sure this comment will be useful to a lot of people!

[@RadishTheFool]

@@weronoyume 😊

[@1toshi32]

Thank you so much for your comment. I have not tried guache before (well very briefly when I started on my watercolour journey) but I'm thinking of trying them out again. I have a cheap brand set (very cheap) and some cheap watercolour paper that I will use to experiment on. It may not behave the same way as the more professional ones but I will get a feel for the paint at least. Your comments helped enormously on how to go about it. I will be copying your comment to my computer so I can head back to them as I go. Again thank you so much for sharing.

[@poeticalgore6500]

I have seen a lot of gouache paintings on youtube and this is by far the best blending I've ever seen. This needs to be a class on gouache.

[@weronoyume]

The paper did a lot tho! Because it absorbed the paint well so I didn’t lift much! But thank you! ❤️❤️

[@Vengurl09]

I agree

[@Vengurl09]

@@weronoyume what paper did you use?

[@alyxskyler]

bengurlie in the description 😘

[@afanaobeba7876]

I came here to say the same thing. So far she's the only gouache artist I've seen who really knows how to use the medium.

[@darklittlepeople]

firstly, i saw the thumbnail and thought "oh, natalie portman ", sooo... secondly, i love how informative this video was, and it answered a question i'd been wondering for ever : whether gouache and tempera were the same thing, so, a massive THANK YOU.

[@elisadinsmore231]

I recognized Natalie Portman immediately. Beautifully done!

[@maud6524]

wow this turned out so beautiful and realistic !

[@jonathan1104_]

These are some spicy colours ;0

[@tempest6781]

I do love gouache... And I loved the bits of history, it was a delight to listen to it while watching this amazing painting!

[@weronoyume]

Thank you! 💕

[@ellespoonies]

i LOVED the gouache history lesson!! it makes a lot more sense to me now. where i live, often "poster paints" are marketed for children as washable paints and are usually quite cheap (usually $1 per jar or sometimes less) and not as thick or creamy as student quality. it's used frequently in schools with young students who cannot be trusted not to make a mess with acrylics or try eating it. because they market it as such a distinctly different kind of paint, though, most of us don't realize that poster paints ARE in fact gouache, because very rarely do you find artist quality poster paint and if you do they still tend to have a much more watery texture than artist quality gouache does. the way they're marketed as well as formulated definitely adds to the confusion for some people, but i suppose it also adds a wide variety of options when looking for the ideal gouache for your art style!

[@weronoyume]

Yes it is the same thing with tempera in Italy, since what you usually find around is for kids it doesn’t mean that you can’t find the artists grade version of it! I think that this medium became so underrated in past years because of this! People think it’s something just for kids! The more liquid form of gouache as you say it is often called poster color, but you can find them in tubes too! This is a proof that that name doesn’t necessarily determine the consistency that the paint is going to have, it’s just another name for gouache! They work the same! Of course you can find the one that’s not good quality but that doesn’t mean that all poster colors are bad quality gouache as people sometimes say...

[@poibeans8341]

I do love how relaxing it is to listen to you and to watch you paint. I do have Gouache at home for a while, a student set from MIYA and the professional Gouache from Winsor and Newton, but I am still struggling to approach it in a satisfying way for myself. It is breathtaking to see your progress and the soft transition and blending you achieved! I hope to learn more from you, keep making those videos.

[@sk5213]

You blend do beautifully with gouache! I have the most trouble blending gouache because of how easily it reactivates and when I add just a bit of water it can look patchy. Is it really just the paper that helps you blend gouache? Do you have any more advice on blending gouache? It would be really helpful if you answered, thank you :)

[@weronoyume]

Yes, the paper helps a lot, but also you have to learn to use the right amount of water and work fast! 😊

[@andreaferrari2117]

This is one of the most beautiful gouache I never saw in my life. It remembers a watercolor, and I like very much watercolors. Very, very good!

[@chante-marie169]

You really made this piece come to life!

[@weronoyume]

Thank you! 💕

[@raizaong388]

I like this format. It's both entertaining and informative at the same time. Keep it up.

[@artphotography9158]

The Professional movie is one of my favorite movies ever!!! The second I saw that you posted this new video I knew instantly that it was Matilda!!!!! You did an amazing beautiful job!!!!!!!!! It is perfect to me!!!! :)!!!

[@weronoyume]

Oh thank you! 💕Maybe I'm a little too critical of my work 😆

[@crimesurge]

i loved listening to your little ted talk about the paints, lol! also the painting ending up being really opaque and beautiful, which i wasn't sure it would because of your style and how it was at first. thank god for gouache's versatility

[@hanthonyc]

Your technique is so helpful for me to watch as an oil/acrylic painter going into gouache. A lot of artists on youtube go into the medium from watercolor, and their technique reflects that. Thank you so much for sharing your skill! ❤

[@geronimus-prime]

Marvellous technique and wonderfully informative. Thank you for making a bunch of connections about the words we use for this. Is _guazzo_ really a synonym for _fango_ in modern Italian? My _Petit Robert_ tells me that the French _gouache_ comes from the Latin _aquatio_ - meaning to mix with water. _a-cu-A-ti-o_ becomes _gu-AZZ-o,_ which becomes _gou-ACHE_ in French. The dictionary also give the French synonym, _détremper,_ coming from the Latin _distemperare,_ meaning to dilute a substance with liquid. In French, we say _trempé_ for the English word _soaked._ The result of _détremper_ is called a _détrempe,_ or _tempera_ in modern Italian. Which is what gives English the word tempera. So you've shown me that, etymologically speaking, it really is the same thing. Thank you also for the info about « poster paints ». In preschool, they gave us something they called « poster paints », but unfortunately this was cheap paint diluted with a lot of white. So when they told us to mix the three primaries to get black, the best we could do was a dull brown. Now I understantd the true meaning of the phrase. And it makes sense that this is what the artists of Studio Ghibli use.

[@Ilyalily]

It looks so beautiful I think it looks exactly like her 😍

[@KotyaVitya]

Omg, thank you for educating me on tempera, gouache, poster paints and watercolour. Beautiful portrait! Grazie

[@averyjohnson6436]

I just had to, I love it when you speak Italian. Your art is so beautiful. Keep up the good work!

[@saltlifegull4091]

WTH, now that's a PRO! Amazing!

[@arcuda2001]

from what i have seen , with gouache , and have been learning, is that the better quality gouache paints have better lightfastness ratings , as opposed to poster colors or what is called tempera .. tempera and poster colors are used a lot with animation, comic book art, ghibli art, etc .. those are all usually not going to be sold as pieces of original artwork, but will be reproduced.. lightfastness isn't an issue in those cases ., i've been painting with gouache for about a year now( i've been watercolorist most of my life )... i love it so much , for all the ways that it is so different from watercolors , in feel and in the process of painting .. i'm "norakag " on IG, in case you'd like to see.. i'm glad to find your channel and loved watching you paint this piece.. lovely work 👍👍 grazie tanto

[@ShanaSephora]

Best gouache portrait video ! Thank you 🙏

[@Mandrake_root]

Wow I loved hearing the history of gouache! People usually just talk about what it's made up of And how it's similar to watercolor, so i had no idea about the more historical aspect

[@daniellasalamao3108]

this was such a enjoyable video to watch. I really loved to hear the history of gouache!

[@zahratmeier2642]

WOW. i was staring at the screen, in awe of how amazingly smooth the skin, lips and eyes were painted. Bravo !

[@lenabillare4443]

you got me when you paint her eye. Beautilful !

[@randommcranderson5155]

you said you didn't like the likeness, but its pretty good. thanks for the video, this was what I was looking for. Getting even skin tones and nicely blended shadows

[@profeortega1975]

Your Artworks are awesome, I like so much how you blend gouache, you´re really a Master.

[@desidenise3094]

I appreciate the educational aspect of this video. (This is a very beautiful portrait)

[@CactusRat]

How does she even do that wowowowowow 💖💖😍😍

[@shimy333]

honestly best Gouache work iv'e seen on youtube... it's inspiring

[@HungryForTastyFoodAndComicArt]

As someone who has used both classic and acrylic gouache since the 90's, including for gigs for RPG publishers, you made a beautiful video. 👏 And well-done on mentioning Sizing! In many ways it makes all the difference and too many ppl get frustrated/turned off painting after they work on paper with no sizing. Also, you have great microphone technique! #Subscribed

[@1toshi32]

What do you find is the difference in acrylic and classic guache.

[@HungryForTastyFoodAndComicArt]

@@1toshi32 Acrylic gouache has larger & coarser pigment grains than acrylics (lie gouache) but mainly acrylic binder rather than gums arabic or honey, so lifework and hatching is not as opaque as trad. gouache. This differs across brands (e.g. jo Sonja’s and Holbein), but still applies (I’ve used most brands). Generally acrylic gouache will be more viscous and the brushing qualities won’t be as “helpful” as traditional gouache. But for transparency-layering, a top shelf brand like Holbein can yield remarkable results.

[@1toshi32]

@@HungryForTastyFoodAndComicArt So do you prefer the non acrylic gouache for your work? I'm guessing since you are using winsor and newton that you prefer the traditional gouache. Loved the end result by the way and fascinating to watch the process. Thank you for uploading this video.

[@BobbySpiessVienna]

Your skills and passion are awesome ♥ Thanx for sharing!

[@Cacoboo]

A very interesting video. I am new to Gouache and learnt alot about the history.

[@MAXXWORX]

cool sketchbook work. i recognized Mathilda right away in the thumbnail, wich lead me to klicking it. Resemblence is there! I like it, and the gouache worked really well.

[@beccab3446]

You just got a new subscriber. I came across this video when I search tutorial how to paint with gouache because I just got a new set for my bday and I really love the way you paint. I'm gonna have a marathon of your videos now.

[@weronoyume]

Oh thank you! 😊♥️

[@LiamAmazarashi]

2 Videos in a week??? We are so spoiled!!!! Your art has been improving so rapidly its amazing to watch!

[@weronoyume]

Haha I always try to put up two videos a week, this week was a rare case in which I succeeded at doing so! 😆

[@LiamAmazarashi]

@@weronoyume you can be very proud of yourself! that's really an achievement!

[@serenaserenade9617]

Hi! I've not seen many people use gouache in such a realistic manner, and it looks amazing! I just wanted to add one thing about the difference between gouache and poster paints (I don't know much about tempera so I won't pronounce myself on that). Poster paints tend to not be as lightfast and are therefore more often used by designers and illustrators who will anyway scan and maybe rework their art, while gouache is often more lightfast, making it more the more appropriate choice for artists who make original paintings intended to resist through time. But as you said, each brand is different and uses different pigments, so we should anyway check the lightfastness of the paints we want to buy and use this distinction between poster paints and gouache more as a guide than a rule. Anyway, I look forward to seeing more of your gouache work!

[@weronoyume]

Yes, I think it depends since poster paints are anyway pigment based I don’t think that is correct to just say that they are not lightfast because lightfast is a characteristics that depends for most part solely on the pigments that the brand use!It’s always good to make personal lightfast tests anyway because even professional grade paint can be not lightfast depending on the pigment characteristics!

[@WordsofaReader]

Love this little study! Such a lovely relaxing and satisfying video. I’ve been loving playing with gouache recently, such a versatile paint.

[@user-bv1rk5in2v]

ur drawings r really original

[@Scarlett0Hara]

I love watching you paint and listen to you talk about the history of gouache. Can you do a tutorial on how to paint eyes and eyelashes?

[@alejandropalacios9292]

Beautiful music, so relaxing.

[@thanhhuy3677]

Wow wow so real

[@ChandrewsArt]

Gorgeous painting! Watching how you blended all the little highlights and shadows in her skin makes me want to pull out my own gouache again :D I've always super watered down my gouache and layered it more like watercolors (because that's the medium I'm most comfortable with), but I love the texture you ended up with in this!

[@fluffypancakes899]

I learned so much about gouache in this video!

[@vince9614]

This is the most satisfying and informative video to exist on this website (!!) I LOVE IT SO MUCH 💖❤️💓

[@nataliamedina2577]

Beautiful painting😮😮😮😮

[@weronoyume]

Thank you! ❤️

[@RossellaWilson]

Ammiro molto il tuo lavoro, che poi in fondo è una passione meravigliosa! Grazie per aver condiviso questa bellissima dimostrazione di talento artistico. Ho trovato anche utile tutto ciò che hai detto: ho sempre sospettato che non ci fosse distinzione tra guazzo, tempera e poster Paint! Having said that, keep up with the great work!🎉🌸😊 Grazie!!

[@oiseemandal4991]

Very helpful video, thanx a lot

[@SDAngling]

I love you accent it’s so beautiful

[@beverley-memawmawclarkwhit5102]

this is a GREAT gouache painting!!!! can you do more of these types realistic gouache paintings????

[@saltlifegull4091]

WTH! You're amazing. Excellent demonstration and explanation. Thanks so much for your honest review and enjoyed your history lesson:)

[@kimlivengood5916]

I love your painting. I would like to see your pallet as you paint. Anyway, great job. TYFS

[@reiisnotworking]

MATHILDA 💕 Also the painting is absolutely stunning

[@weronoyume]

Thank you! 💕

[@alfonsoake1084]

Wow that was awesome

[@johnmarco223]

Hi. I hope you give tips next time about paint and water ratio. Thanks.

[@fernandaprotazio1399]

Astonishinhg!! You developed a beautiful technique using gouache. It's interesting how your style acquires different results using other materials. You really inspire me :)

[@mobilhome1824]

I observed 2 ways of painting with gouache: 1. In layers, with 1 color at a time, and 2. Starting from anpoint and spreading, constantly blending in new colors (not in layers). Which is more suitable for different topics? If there is both nature and humans, and if I want to paint realism and not stylized, should I paint method 1 or 2? This was a very beautiful realistic portrait that you painted, thanks for the tutorial.

[@DrPhilologist]

I just loved this video. I hope people learn something from it because in the west gouache is so misconceived. You definitely made James Gurney proud :) Btw, greetings from Greece where we use the exact same terminology and techniques you described in the video. As a matter of fact, tempera is our national medium (because of our huge tradition in Byzantine iconography, where the technique originates), either based on the egg+oil or the gum arabic(+opacifier) vehicle. It is what everyone paints with at schools (I learned about transparent watercolor after adulthood), which is probably the reason why winsor & newton (something like our unofficial national provider by now), charges their 15ml tubes of gouache for 1.5 to 2.5€ (including cadmiums and cobalts)!

[@weronoyume]

Oh wow that is so interesting to hear! And the price is so good! Here it is so difficult to find gouache around and it can get expensive!

[@SabrinaHawk]

Great video

[@riribotan]

I loved the history lesson, along with the painting! Great video ♥

[@ladyvee7905]

Amazing, Wero!!!!! Your gouache skills are the best I've seen on YT so far!

[@weronoyume]

Oh really? thank you! 🙈

[@summerlei1980]

So I am trying to learn Italian and I love your videos. Would you ever upload a tutorial and speak Italian the whole time, so I can practice both 😆

[@emmari0601]

Gorgeous! And VERY helpful! Thank you so so much! :)

[@emanuela8713]

No vabbè.... sei troppo brava!!! È proprio bella..... Complimenti veramente😍.. purtroppo ho capito pochissimo di quello che hai spiegato, lo ammetto.. dovrei ripassare un po' l'inglese😅.. però mi piacerebbe se qualche volta facessi un video in italiano.. son sicura che hai tantissime cose belle e importanti da farci sentire!😉 Grazie..

[@josuefleurimond1731]

Thank you for this beautiful video❤️🙏🏾

[@oilpainterly]

Hi ! I was just wondering why your pigments aren't fading like mine....Great painting!

[@PatriciaPageMosaicArtsCrafts]

I absolut love this portrait and listening to your information about gouache was a valuable bonus. Thank you so much ❤

[@xannat6552]

Perfekt

[@michaelwhite8031]

Your work is very nice. Thank you for sharing.

[@Niconicoshizuko]

I absolutely love this 😍

[@epifny9614]

absolutely *stunning*

[@noesdijk5102]

How did you blend so well?

[@SuperXrunner]

Wow, cool history!!

[@alice-df]

Ho scoperto oggi il tuo canale, sei bravissima!

[@DJSHADDY2K7]

what is your favorite gouache paint"s ? Also i like you histor information you give on product also thanks.

[@socratesthecabdriver]

Thank you miss

[@joseortiz-fw7by]

Love your English you’re getting better everyday🥰🥰

[@weronoyume]

Oh really?😆❤️

[@puddychan267]

Oh my god this is so lovely! I love it!

[@weronoyume]

Thank you! ❤️

[@bardart703]

Very Great painting. Inspiring

[@lifeismusicparnadonkers]

wow i love the painting of Matilda . I forget the actress name oeps. Its so real

[@KrystalAnne926]

You did so amazing on it!

[@thekeddi]

Amazing! Thanks for all the info too, I learned a lot xxxx

[@andream8755]

Beautiful!

[@weronoyume]

Thank you! 💕

[@lesyeuxkim3045]

You're so good!!! I badly want to paint in that kind of medium too but I'm doubting my ability (I know I shouldn't but...) Anyways, thank you because u inspired me to do so!

[@weronoyume]

You can do it! 💪😊❤️

[@kelseyforkner]

This is so beautiful that I subscribed! I hope you do more like this!

[@springwish4520]

Are you using clean dry brush to for blending, brush with water or brush with the lighter colour? I really enjoyed this video & found new information

[@cpcloe06]

Podria pasar horas escuchandote hablar, muy relajante

[@agneshosni4787]

Beautiful and useful

[@didierbrasquies5886]

Très très joli !

[@Yokshsjhsj]

THIS IS AWESOME

[@VazP-qn8jo]

such a great analysis!

[@inksunnyflower]

Magnificent, thanks for share!

[@ankiesiii]

That's amazing!

[@godiejosef3788]

Wow ang galing

[@HjkArt]

i love the history lesson!

[@gabbywilliamson76]

Great job!

[@sharonalicea7998]

Lovely!!

[@elliefrench5819]

Gorgeous!!!!!

[@weronoyume]

Thank you! ❤️

Awesome!