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Sacrificing Detail for a Moody Light Effect @JamesGurney
James Gurney
James Gurney paints a street scene in Greenport, Long Island in the morning light. His goal is to capture a fleeing light effect by using a warm priming color, "photographic" lens flares, and a glaze that reduces or sacrifices detail. Because he's painting in gouache and watercolor over a casein priming, the glaze is risky because gouache reactivates when it's rewet. THEORY OF SACRIFICES “Nature instills sentiments in the spectator through the selective sacrifice of details in order to improve the overall effect.” --George Barret, The Theory and Practice of Water Colour Painting: Elucidated in a Series of Letters “Painters without experience often weaken the effect they wish to produce by a prodigality which multiplies uselessly the figures and accessories of a picture. It will not be long before they learn that, the greater the conciseness and simplicity with which a thought is interpreted, the more it gains in expressive force.” —Jules Breton, The Life of an Artist, An Autobiography GOUACHE, WATERCOLOR, and CASEIN PAINT Zinc White: amzn.to/3DJHmDF Azo yellow: amzn.to/3AomPDn Pyrrol Red: amzn.to/2XdPcS7 Transparent Orange Iron Oxide: amzn.to/3lHghLn Ultramarine blue: amzn.to/2Sm4FyB Prussian blue: amzn.to/2JVbVwb Sepia: amzn.to/2X7Ulgs Richeson casein set: amzn.to/2Huk4u3 OTHER MATERIALS Pentalic watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2 Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L Homemade sketch easel: gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/sketcheasel Rigger brush (synthetic #3) amzn.to/3AJoW4i Richeson travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr Richeson “Grey Matters” brush set: amzn.to/2YeNO0P Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L CAMERAS and AUDIO Pocket camera (Canon SX620): amzn.to/3lIbtVW Mirrorless camera (Canon M6): amzn.to/3BJIjeU Stereo mics/recorders (Rode Wireless Go II): amzn.to/3mVsMSP Stereo recorder (Zoom H2n): amzn.to/3aFjCUP Tripod: amzn.to/2xrRaFc VIDEO TUTORIALS: “How to Make a Sketch Easel” (DVD and download options): jamesgurney.com/products/how-to-make-a-sketch-easel "Gouache in the Wild" : jamesgurney.com/products/gouache-in-the-wild "Casein Painting in the Wild": jamesgurney.com/products/casein-painting-in-the-wild "GRADIENTS: Color, Form, Illusion." jamesgurney.com/products/gradients-color-form-illusion BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY: Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: jamesgurney.com/products/color-and-light-a-guide-for-the-realist-painter-signed-by-james-gurney Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: jamesgurney.com/products/imaginative-realism-how-to-paint-what-doesnt-exist Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: jamesgurney.com/products/dinotopia-a-land-apart-from-time-signed OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com JamesGurney Website: http://jamesgurney.com Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": facebook.com/groups/403006076777641 Facebook group "Color in Practice": facebook.com/groups/160510955315435 Some of the links above are affiliate links, for which I make a small commission at no cost to you.
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Sacrificing Detail for a Moody Light Effect
James Gurney 2021-10-14 | James Gurney paints a street scene in Greenport, Long Island in the morning light. His goal is to capture a fleeing light effect by using a warm priming color, "photographic" lens flares, and a glaze that reduces or sacrifices detail. Because he's painting in gouache and watercolor over a casein priming, the glaze is risky because gouache reactivates when it's rewet. THEORY OF SACRIFICES “Nature instills sentiments in the spectator through the selective sacrifice of details in order to improve the overall effect.” --George Barret, The Theory and Practice of Water Colour Painting: Elucidated in a Series of Letters “Painters without experience often weaken the effect they wish to produce by a prodigality which multiplies uselessly the figures and accessories of a picture. It will not be long before they learn that, the greater the conciseness and simplicity with which a thought is interpreted, the more it gains in expressive force.” —Jules Breton, The Life of an Artist, An Autobiography GOUACHE, WATERCOLOR, and CASEIN PAINT Zinc White: amzn.to/3DJHmDF Azo yellow: amzn.to/3AomPDn Pyrrol Red: amzn.to/2XdPcS7 Transparent Orange Iron Oxide: amzn.to/3lHghLn Ultramarine blue: amzn.to/2Sm4FyB Prussian blue: amzn.to/2JVbVwb Sepia: amzn.to/2X7Ulgs Richeson casein set: amzn.to/2Huk4u3 OTHER MATERIALS Pentalic watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2 Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L Homemade sketch easel: gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/sketcheasel Rigger brush (synthetic #3) amzn.to/3AJoW4i Richeson travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr Richeson “Grey Matters” brush set: amzn.to/2YeNO0P Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L CAMERAS and AUDIO Pocket camera (Canon SX620): amzn.to/3lIbtVW Mirrorless camera (Canon M6): amzn.to/3BJIjeU Stereo mics/recorders (Rode Wireless Go II): amzn.to/3mVsMSP Stereo recorder (Zoom H2n): amzn.to/3aFjCUP Tripod: amzn.to/2xrRaFc VIDEO TUTORIALS: “How to Make a Sketch Easel” (DVD and download options): jamesgurney.com/products/how-to-make-a-sketch-easel "Gouache in the Wild" : jamesgurney.com/products/gouache-in-the-wild "Casein Painting in the Wild": jamesgurney.com/products/casein-painting-in-the-wild "GRADIENTS: Color, Form, Illusion." jamesgurney.com/products/gradients-color-form-illusion BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY: Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: jamesgurney.com/products/color-and-light-a-guide-for-the-realist-painter-signed-by-james-gurney Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: jamesgurney.com/products/imaginative-realism-how-to-paint-what-doesnt-exist Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: jamesgurney.com/products/dinotopia-a-land-apart-from-time-signed OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com JamesGurney Website: http://jamesgurney.com Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": facebook.com/groups/403006076777641 Facebook group "Color in Practice": facebook.com/groups/160510955315435 Some of the links above are affiliate links, for which I make a small commission at no cost to you.
Pen Over Watercolor | A Strategy for Sketching for Complex Subjects
James Gurney 2023-03-10 | Artist James Gurney combines watercolor and pen for a super-detailed sketch of a friend’s woodpile. He draws the lines last with a fountain pen. WATERCOLOR AND GOUACHE PAINTS Cadmium yellow light: amzn.to/2CuUtig Titanium white: amzn.to/2XSOld4 Burnt sienna: amzn.to/2TEoC4D Ultramarine blue: amzn.to/2Sm4FyB Naphthol red: amzn.to/3AsnOCA Liquitex Acrylic White: tinyurl.com/3saxurvk Fountain Pen: Waterman Phileas: tinyurl.com/295jwduw Platinum brown fountain pen ink: tinyurl.com/4bmxcz97 Pentalic watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2 Richeson travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr 1⁄2 inch watercolor synthetic: amzn.to/3CqTZT9 Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2LHomemade easel: sellfy.com/p/LnZ8/Travel Brush Set amzn.to/34rnDH9 VIDEO TUTORIALS: Gouache in the Wild (Download on Gumroad): gumroad.com/l/gouache Casein Painting in the Wild (Download on Gumroad): gumroad.com/l/casein Watercolor in the Wild gumroad.com/l/watercolor Animal Painting: gumroad.com/l/paintinganimals Flower Painting in the Wild: gumroad.com/l/flowerpainting Portraits in the Wild gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/portraitsinthewild BLOG POSTS WITH MORE GEAR INFO: Gouache Materials List: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2016/07/gouache-materials-list.html Watercolor Materials: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2014/08/watercolor-in-wild-materials.html BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY: Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: amzn.to/3qPzMRt Dinotopia: The World Beneath: amzn.to/3oiuIUo Dinotopia: First Flight: amzn.to/3sR6KmE Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara: amzn.to/2KFGeLy Color and Light: amzn.to/3od6R8v Imaginative Realism: amzn.to/3sTeap8 Gurney's official website: http://jamesgurney.com/site OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com JamesGurney Website: http://jamesgurney.com/site/shop Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": facebook.com/groups/403006076777641/?source_id=121255121263267
BATTLE...or MEDITATION? | My State of Mind While Painting
James Gurney 2023-01-08 | Artist James Gurney uses gouache to paint a stream cutting through a snow-filled forest landscape. As he paints, he considers the state of mind he experiences while painting. Topics: What modern neuroscience teaches us about visual perception. Winston Churchill’s ‘battle’ metaphor, and some of Lao Tzu's ideas from the Tao-Te Ching. WATERCOLOR AND GOUACHE: Anthraquinone blue: amzn.to/2WrK1h8 Indian red: tinyurl.com/bdxs2mz Yellow ochre: amzn.to/2SfXc2O Titanium white: amzn.to/2XSOld4 VIDEO TUTORIALS: "Gouache in the Wild" (Stream or Download on Gumroad): gumroad.com/l/gouache "Color in Practice: Black, White, and Complements (Gumroad): gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/color1 "Color in Practice" (DVD) jamesgurney.com/products/color-in-practice “How to Make a Sketch Easel” (Download): gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/sketcheasel “How to Make a Sketch Easel” (DVD): jamesgurney.com/products/how-to-make-a-sketch-easel “Watercolor in the Wild” gumroad.com/l/watercolor "Casein in the Wild" gumroad.com/l/casein "Flower Painting in the Wild" gumroad.com/l/flowerpainting BLOG POSTS WITH MORE GEAR INFO: Gouache Materials List: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2016/07/gouache-materials-list.html Watercolor Materials: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2014/08/watercolor-in-wild-materials.html BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY: 1. Color and Light: jamesgurney.com/products/color-and-light-a-guide-for-the-realist-painter-signed-by-james-gurney 2. Imaginative Realism: jamesgurney.com/products/imaginative-realism-how-to-paint-what-doesnt-exist 3. Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: jamesgurney.com/products/dinotopia-a-land-apart-from-time-signed OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Gurney's official website: http://jamesgurney.com/site Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": facebook.com/groups/403006076777641/?source_id=121255121263267 CAMERA: Canon M6: (time lapse, video, and stills): amzn.to/2J4RTgX Rode Video GoII Mics: tinyurl.com/msak3ver QUOTES BY WINSTON CHURCHILL “Painting is complete as a distraction. I know of nothing which, without exhausting the body more entirely absorbs the mind.” “Painting is the same kind of problem as unfolding a long, sustained interlocked argument... It is a proposition commanded by a single unity of conception.” BOOKS 1. "Painting as a Pastime: by Winston S. Churchill: tinyurl.com/zxypmpw2 -- Online source for Churchill audio: archive.org/details/Winston_Churchill 2. "Tao-Te Ching" by Lao Tzu (Laozi): tinyurl.com/yy7ntxe4 3. "Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain" tinyurl.com/7e9a2nft 4. "The Case Against Reality" by Donald Hoffman. tinyurl.com/2p3yxv8t NEUROSCIENCE AND PERCEPTION Podcasts: 1. Donald Hoffman with ZDoggMD: youtu.be/dd6CQCbk2ro 2. Jeff Hawkins with Sam Harris: samharris.org/podcasts/making-sense-episodes/255-future-intelligence 3. Robin Carhart-Harrris with Sean Carroll: tinyurl.com/44ndud6u 4. Lisa Feldman Barrett with Tom Bilyeu: youtu.be/Tv1kRqzg0AQ Music by Chris Haugen. youtu.be/fnxd-Ye7rwo Some of the links above are affiliate links, for which I make a small commission at no cost to you.
Andy Warhol and the Gatekeepers
James Gurney 2022-11-07 | James Warhola tells the story of his uncle Andy's early painting "Nosepicker I": what inspired it, how it was rejected by a show's judges, and how it influenced Warhol's later career. Forbes article: forbes.com/sites/natashagural/2022/10/03/andy-warhols-first-self-portrait-painting-leads-phillips-unprecedented-sale-of-deeply-personal-early-works-from-warhola-family-collection/?sh=7ec589645aa7 Phillips auction page: phillips.com/detail/andy-warhol/NY010722/40
Turning Day into Night with Gouache
James Gurney 2022-10-11 | In this video I paint a café in Ireland, changing the overcast lighting of day into a night scene with warm glowing lights from inside. PAINTS (GOUACHE AND WATERCOLOR) Titanium white: amzn.to/2XSOld4 Cadmium yellow light: amzn.to/2qIw7LQ Cadmium Orange: tinyurl.com/5n79h52x Raw sienna: amzn.to/2PycXm8 Raw umber: amzn.to/2pgvHMg Ultramarine violet deep: amzn.to/3kokItT OTHER ART SUPPLIES Sketchbook, Koval Pro 25x17cm: tinyurl.com/2p8btscn Graphite pencil (Staedtler Mars Lumograph): tinyurl.com/3vwbzhsm Staedler White Eraser: tinyurl.com/4n464bpv Fountain pen (Pilot Custom 912): tinyurl.com/yywdd5zd Fountain pen: (alt. Waterman Phileas): tinyurl.com/4xvfn7zx Yama Guri Chestnut Brown Ink: tinyurl.com/37bak9rd Richeson travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L Homemade sketch easel: gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/sketcheasel Filbert ½ inch watercolor synthetic: amzn.to/3CqTZT9 Rigger brush (synthetic #3) amzn.to/3AJoW4i Tripod (Amazon Basics): tinyurl.com/2eepvcne Tripod (Velbon): tinyurl.com/msfkashz Spring clamps: tinyurl.com/26ss6w5d RECOMMENDED VIDEOS FOR GOUACHE AND WATERCOLOR Teoh Yi Chie (Urban Sketching): youtube.com/c/TeohYiChie Joseph Zbukvic (City Scenes in Watercolor): youtu.be/81w9PBZOmZ8 Jared Cullum (Plein-Air Watercolor): youtube.com/c/JaredCullum Syd Mead (Concept Artist): youtu.be/CAbkR-n6PkA J. Hunsung (Watercolor Portraits): youtube.com/c/JhunsungWatercolorPainting Kanta Harusaki (Wet-into-Wet): youtu.be/kcQkk1H8FQU Kazuo Oga (Studio Ghibli): youtu.be/FTZhMGMe3SU CAMERAS and AUDIO Pocket camera (Canon SX620): amzn.to/3lIbtVW Stereo mics/recorders (Rode Wireless Go II): amzn.to/3mVsMSP Stereo recorder (Zoom H2n): amzn.to/3aFjCUP Tripod: amzn.to/2xrRaFc VIDEO TUTORIALS: “How to Make a Sketch Easel” jamesgurney.com/products/how-to-make-a-sketch-easel "Gouache in the Wild" : gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/gouache "Watercolor in the Wild": gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/Watercolor BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY: Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: jamesgurney.com/products/color-and-light-a-guide-for-the-realist-painter-signed-by-james-gurney Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: jamesgurney.com/products/imaginative-realism-how-to-paint-what-doesnt-exist Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: jamesgurney.com/products/dinotopia-a-land-apart-from-time-signed OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com JamesGurney Website: http://jamesgurney.com Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": facebook.com/groups/403006076777641 Facebook group "Color in Practice": facebook.com/groups/160510955315435 More about Edward Hopper's "Early Sunday Morning": gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2022/10/hoppers-early-sunday-morning.html Some of the links above are affiliate links, for which I make a small commission at no cost to you.
Combining Drawing and Painting
James Gurney 2022-09-27 | By combining watercolor, gouache, pencil, and fountain pen, you can get effects that you can't get with any of those materials alone. Sample from the 8 minute YouTube video.
Sketching a Street in Ireland
James Gurney 2022-09-26 | I paint the view looking down Wellington Street, Dun Laogharie, Ireland, using a combination of pencil, fountain pen, watercolor, and gouache. DRAWING AND PAINTING TOOLS: Graphite pencil (Staedtler Mars Lumograph): tinyurl.com/3vwbzhsm Staedler White Eraser: tinyurl.com/4n464bpv Watercolor pencil (Caran d'Ache Supracolor II Russet / Sanguine): tinyurl.com/5n8fj5j8 Fountain pen (Pilot Custom 912 $$$): tinyurl.com/yywdd5zd Fountain pen: (Waterman Phileas $): tinyurl.com/4xvfn7zx Yama Guri Chestnut Brown Ink: tinyurl.com/37bak9rd Richeson travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr PAINTS Titanium white gouache: amzn.to/2XSOld4 Schmincke watercolor pan set (with changes): amzn.to/2IN7zJe --Permanent Carmine: tinyurl.com/yc6ud7f6 --Payne's Gray: tinyurl.com/4akuzfw7 --Ultramarine Blue: : amzn.to/2Sm4FyB --Cerulean Blue: amzn.to/2IBRtAc --Permanent Green Olive: tinyurl.com/y7rw2wpc --Cadmium Red: amzn.to/2NrXEZA --Venetian Red: tinyurl.com/yf9xwks9 --Sepia: amzn.to/2X7Ulgs --Raw Sienna: amzn.to/2PycXm8 --Gamboge: tinyurl.com/bhpah6nu Camera (Canon SX 620 HD): tinyurl.com/yee9yd95 TRIPOD, ETC. Sketchbook, Koval Pro 25x17cm: tinyurl.com/2p8btscn Tripod (Amazon Basics): tinyurl.com/2eepvcne Tripod (Velbon --not "Velux"): tinyurl.com/msfkashz How to Make a Sketch Easel (Gumroad video): gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/sketcheasel Adjustable Torque Hinges: tinyurl.com/46z3e8fv Neodymium magnets: tinyurl.com/47vaz6c2 Spring clamps: tinyurl.com/26ss6w5d Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY: Color and Light: tinyurl.com/3a8bv5m8 Imaginative Realism: tinyurl.com/atrf642u Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: jamesgurney.com/products/dinotopia-a-land-apart-from-time-signed INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS: Gouache in the Wild: gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/gouache Watercolor in the Wild: gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/Watercolor How to Make a Sketch Easel (Gumroad video): gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/sketcheasel BLOG POSTS WITH MORE GEAR INFO: Gouache Materials List: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2016/07/gouache-materials-list.html Watercolor Materials: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2014/08/watercolor-in-wild-materials.html OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com JamesGurney Website: http://jamesgurney.com Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": facebook.com/groups/403006076777641 Facebook group "Color in Practice": facebook.com/groups/160510955315435 MUSIC The brief piece under the titles is by Kevin MacLeod, incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html The hornpipe at the end is by Dan Gurney, accordion: tinyurl.com/2jcv7efa Some of the links above are affiliate links, which means I receive a small royalty at no cost to you.
James Gurney 2022-09-11 | James Gurney paints his 5-month old granddaughter in gouache. "Portraits in the Wild" (Streaming / Download version): gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/portraitsinthewild DVD version of 'Portraits in the Wild.' jamesgurney.com/products/portraits-in-the-wild-dvd GOUACHE and WATERCOLOR PAINT Titanium white (gouache): amzn.to/2XSOld4 Alizarin crimson (watercolor): amzn.to/31YSOZa Terra rosa (watercolor): amzn.to/2qRjCNN Cadmium red gouache: amzn.to/32SHjIw Raw umber (gouache): amzn.to/2pgvHMg Cobalt blue (gouache): amzn.to/3qxVVFA Prussian blue (gouache): amzn.to/2JVbVwb Yellow ochre: amzn.to/2SfXc2O Cadmium yellow light: amzn.to/3EL6lqt ART MATERIALS Nupastel set: amzn.to/31SvVt4 Pentalic watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2 Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L Homemade sketch easel: gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/sketcheasel Filbert ½ inch watercolor synthetic: amzn.to/3CqTZT9 Rigger brush (synthetic #3) amzn.to/3AJoW4i Richeson travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr Richeson “Grey Matters” brush set: amzn.to/2YeNO0P CAMERAS and AUDIO Pocket camera (Canon SX620): amzn.to/3lIbtVW Stereo mics/recorders (Rode Wireless Go II): amzn.to/3mVsMSP Stereo recorder (Zoom H2n): amzn.to/3aFjCUP Tripod: amzn.to/2xrRaFc VIDEO TUTORIALS: “How to Make a Sketch Easel” (DVD and download options): jamesgurney.com/products/how-to-make-a-sketch-easel "Gouache in the Wild" : jamesgurney.com/products/gouache-in-the-wild BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY: Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: jamesgurney.com/products/color-and-light-a-guide-for-the-realist-painter-signed-by-james-gurney Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: jamesgurney.com/products/imaginative-realism-how-to-paint-what-doesnt-exist Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: jamesgurney.com/products/dinotopia-a-land-apart-from-time-signed OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com JamesGurney Website: http://jamesgurney.com Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": facebook.com/groups/403006076777641 Facebook group "Color in Practice": facebook.com/groups/160510955315435 Some of the links above are affiliate links, for which I make a small commission at no cost to you.
James Gurney 2022-08-26 | James Gurney takes his sketchbook to the county fair in search of the elusive chicken people. The Dutchess County Fair will be on through this weekend: dutchessfair.com/the-fairgrounds/all-events/dutchess-fair WATER MEDIA PAINT SETS • M. Graham gouache primary set: amzn.to/2Zwd6rt • Winsor & Newton gouache primary set: amzn.to/2JiDMbo • Holbein gouache set: amzn.to/2KW4s1j • Royal Talens gouache set (8 colors): amzn.to/2MGftGf • Shinhan Pass watercolor/gouache hybrid set: amzn.to/2xw7EvV • Caran d'Ache pan gouache set: amzn.to/2PfQTxX • Holbein Acryla Gouache (matte acrylic): amzn.to/2L0g3MT • M. Graham watercolor landscape set: amzn.to/2JpBAyy WATERCOLOR PIGMENTS 1. Raw sienna: amzn.to/2PycXm8 2. Lemon yellow: amzn.to/34gV6UN 3. Cadmium red : amzn.to/2NrXEZA 4. Transparent red oxide: amzn.to/2Y6NhxD 5. Alizarin crimson: amzn.to/31YSOZa 6. Anthraquinone blue: amzn.to/2WrK1h8 7. Titanium white (gouache): amzn.to/2XSOld4 OTHER MATERIALS Pentalic watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2 Richeson travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr Richeson “Grey Matters” brush set: amzn.to/2YeNO0P Connoisseur "cat's tongue" brush: amzn.to/2UaBJJj Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L Homemade easel: sellfy.com/p/LnZ8 Tripod: amzn.to/2xrRaFc Water-soluble colored pencils set: amzn.to/2DKmT5o Water-soluble colored pencil: amzn.to/2J4QTJJ VIDEO TUTORIALS: “Watercolor in the Wild” gumroad.com/l/watercolor "Gouache in the Wild" gumroad.com/l/gouache “Casein Painting in the Wild” gumroad.com/l/casein "Gouache in the Wild" (DVD): http://kunaki.com/Sales.asp?PID=PX004NVKHN Animal Painting vid: gumroad.com/l/paintinganimals Casein in the Wild: gumroad.com/l/casein BLOG POSTS WITH MORE GEAR INFO: Gouache Materials List: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2016/07/gouache-materials-list.html Watercolor Materials: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2014/08/watercolor-in-wild-materials.html BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY: Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: amzn.to/2JhWtfc Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: amzn.to/2LbVHhc Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: amzn.to/2xyamRM OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com JamesGurney Website: http://jamesgurney.com/site/shop Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": facebook.com/groups/403006076777641/?source_id=121255121263267 CAMERAS and AUDIO: Canon M6 (time lapse, video, and stills): amzn.to/2J4RTgX Canon PowerShot Elph (point-and-shoot): amzn.to/2Ji1Vid Zoom H2N digital audio recorder: amzn.to/2XXAOfP Rode Video Mic GO (microphone): amzn.to/2UQGTc9 Music: "Let it Happen" by South London HiFi YouTube link: youtu.be/S_VJ2Mvr5fo Thanks for ordering through my links. Any Amazon order you place through any of my links will give me a small royalty, at no extra cost to you, and that helps support my work.
Should I Burn This Painting? | BIGGEST YouTube Art Collab (S2E5)
James Gurney 2022-08-11 | PLUS: James Gurney tries DALL•E 2 This painting is a collab challenge between a crazy gang of YouTube artists: Ten Hundred: youtu.be/IBpALvShOQI Kiptoe: youtu.be/hWox7zPdoD4 Jess Karp: youtu.be/opZy1qvZSqo Greg Simpkins: youtu.be/DVoye814S0g ....and next up is: Aaron Blaise: youtube.com/user/AaronBlaiseArt The adventure begins in the swamp, when a Pterosaur Air delivery pilot drops a box with a painting for me to add to. I take it to the Father Pop Surrealism Mel Birnkrant. Check out his website at: http://melbirnkrant.com or follow him on Facebook: facebook.com/mel.birnkrant I'm painting with acrylic-gouache (matte acrylic): amzn.to/2L0g3MT More about Reddy Kilowatt: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reddy_Kilowatt Music by Kevin MacLeod: incompetech.com VIDEO TUTORIALS: "Gouache in the Wild" (Download on Gumroad): gumroad.com/l/gouache "Gouache in the Wild" on (DVD): http://kunaki.com/Sales.asp?PID=PX004NVKHN “Casein Painting in the Wild” (Download on Gumroad): gumroad.com/l/casein “How to Make a Sketch Easel” (DVD): http://kunaki.com/Sales.asp?PID=PX00Z4M3XY “Watercolor in the Wild” (Download) gumroad.com/l/watercolor Animal Painting vid: gumroad.com/l/paintinganimals Casein in the Wild: gumroad.com/l/casein Flower Painting in the Wild: gumroad.com/l/flowerpainting GURNEY BOOK LINKS: Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: amzn.to/3qPzMRt Dinotopia: The World Beneath: amzn.to/3oiuIUo Dinotopia: First Flight: amzn.to/3sR6KmE Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara: amzn.to/2KFGeLy Color and Light: amzn.to/3od6R8v Imaginative Realism: amzn.to/3sTeap8 Gurney's official website: http://jamesgurney.com/site OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com JamesGurney Website: http://jamesgurney.com/site/shop Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": facebook.com/groups/403006076777641/?source_id=121255121263267
Painting This Botanical Study Nearly Broke My Brain
James Gurney 2022-07-20 | I show how I paint a hosta plant at the New York Botanical Garden. Topic covered: 1. Setting up the sketch easel, 2. Preliminary drawing in pencil. 3. Watercolor and gouache rendering, 3. Big brushes and bold moves at the end. WATERCOLOR and GOUACHE Quinacridone Red : tinyurl.com/2p8acp2x Burnt Sienna amzn.to/2TEoC4D Raw umber (gouache): amzn.to/2pgvHMg Yellow Ochre amzn.to/3eSC5AE Titanium white: amzn.to/2XSOld4 Cadmium yellow light: amzn.to/2CuUtig Permanent Green Pale amzn.to/2UN9nr0 Viridian amzn.to/2SD3Xfw Cerulean blue: amzn.to/2IBRtAc Ultramarine blue: amzn.to/2Sm4FyB Dioxazine Violet amzn.to/2z9WdLQ OTHER TOOLS Blackwing pencil: tinyurl.com/2p8u9s5e Fountain pen: amzn.to/2J7eWum Koval PRO Sketchbook 25x17cm: tinyurl.com/2p8btscn VIDEO TUTORIALS "Watercolor in the Wild": gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/Watercolor "Gouache in the Wild": gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/gouache “How to Make a Sketch Easel”: jamesgurney.com/products/how-to-make-a-sketch-easel "Flower Painting”: jamesgurney.com/products/flower-painting-in-the-wild ART MATERIALS Pentalic watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2 Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L Rigger brush (synthetic #3) amzn.to/3AJoW4i Richeson travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY: Color and Light: jamesgurney.com/products/color-and-light-a-guide-for-the-realist-painter-signed-by-james-gurney Imaginative Realism: jamesgurney.com/products/imaginative-realism-how-to-paint-what-doesnt-exist Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: jamesgurney.com/products/dinotopia-a-land-apart-from-time-signed OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com JamesGurney Website: http://jamesgurney.com Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": facebook.com/groups/403006076777641 Facebook group "Color in Practice": facebook.com/groups/160510955315435 MUSIC The brief piece at the beginning with the time lapse is Baila Mi Cumbia by Jimmy Fontanez -- youtube.com/watch?v=gbR5_d8uLa0 The longer piece at the end is "Magic Forest" by Kevin MacLeod -- youtube.com/watch?v=gHPXoAxXuwQ Some of the links above are affiliate links, for which I make a small commission at no cost to you.
Paint Opaquely Over a Red Priming
James Gurney 2022-06-18 | Red is the opposite of green, painting a scene with a lot of green, you can paint over a reddish or pinkish priming. The little bits of remaining red will perk up the greens and blues. This strategy works with any opaque medium (gouache, casein, acrylic or oil). I'll demo how a red casein priming adds spice and energy to the greenery and sky colors of this gouache study. The plein-air painting shows a Kenworth cement mixer parked near the Hannaford supermarket in Kingston, New York. Big Jim Mushett, the cart guy, makes an appearance, and Smooth stays cool in the shade. PRIMING COLORS Titanium white casein: tinyurl.com/56fh9tjj Venetian red casein: Venetian red casein: tinyurl.com/yc8m57vr ...or you can use: Titanium white Acryla Gouache: tinyurl.com/mpnsc3he Burnt sienna Acryla Gouache: tinyurl.com/ya5hw8f2 ...or tinted gesso or even gouache mixed with acrylic medium. TOP COLORS (Gouache and Watercolor) Titanium white: amzn.to/2XSOld4 Cerulean blue: amzn.to/2NtFH0E Ultramarine blue: amzn.to/2X9GZ1k Yellow Ochre: amzn.to/3HWJ1IQ Cadmium yellow light: amzn.to/2qIw7LQ Indian Red: amzn.to/3LCsegt Pyrrol red: amzn.to/2XdPcS7 Viridian: amzn.to/2SD3Xfw Permanent Green Pale: Permanent green pale: tinyurl.com/5esj7rvz BRUSHES and OTHER SUPPLIES Flat brush set: tinyurl.com/kbrdjeue Filbert ½ inch watercolor synthetic: amzn.to/3CqTZT9 1” flat soft synthetic brush: amzn.to/3LAsJr8 Rigger brush #3: amzn.to/3AJoW4i Richeson travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr Tripod: amzn.to/2xrRaFc Pilot Custom912 Fountain Pen: tinyurl.com/2abfvjbh Pilot 12 also available at Goldspot: tinyurl.com/463haece Yama Guri Ink: tinyurl.com/4cn2uxc7 Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L Pentalic Aqua Journal: amzn.to/2L989y2 CAMERAS and AUDIO Pocket camera (Canon SX620): amzn.to/3lIbtVW Stereo mics/recorders (Rode Wireless Go II): amzn.to/3mVsMSP Stereo recorder (Zoom H2n): amzn.to/3aFjCUP RODE Wireless Go Mics: tinyurl.com/2p8zdcmj VIDEO TUTORIALS "Gouache in the Wild" (Download on Gumroad): gumroad.com/l/gouache "Gouache in the Wild" on (DVD): jamesgurney.com/collections/videos “Casein Painting in the Wild” (Download on Gumroad): gumroad.com/l/casein How to Make a Sketch Easel: jamesgurney.com/products/how-to-make-a-sketch-easel "Gouache in the Wild" : jamesgurney.com/products/gouache-in-the-wild "GRADIENTS: Color, Form, Illusion." jamesgurney.com/products/gradients-color-form-illusion BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY: Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: jamesgurney.com/products/color-and-light-a-guide-for-the-realist-painter-signed-by-james-gurney Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: jamesgurney.com/products/imaginative-realism-how-to-paint-what-doesnt-exist Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: jamesgurney.com/products/dinotopia-a-land-apart-from-time-signed OTHER OFFICIAL SITES JamesGurney Website: http://jamesgurney.com Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": facebook.com/groups/403006076777641 Facebook group "Color in Practice": facebook.com/groups/160510955315435 Jim Mushett is at bigjimsart.com Some of the links above are affiliate links, for which I make a small commission at no cost to you. 🎵 Track Info (Copyright Free Music ) Title : Firefly Artist : Chris Haugen
Realistic Urban Sketching in Gouache
James Gurney 2022-06-06 | Here's a quick video where I paint some ordinary commercial shopfronts on an overcast day using gouache. To achieve realism and speed things up I use flat brushes and paint patches of color that I subdivide with dark strokes. GOUACHE COLORS Titanium white: amzn.to/2XSOld4 Cerulean blue: amzn.to/2NtFH0E Ultramarine blue: amzn.to/2X9GZ1k Yellow Ochre: amzn.to/3HWJ1IQ Cadmium yellow light: amzn.to/2qIw7LQ Indian Red (Holbein Watercolor): amzn.to/3LCsegt Pyrrol red (gouache): amzn.to/2XdPcS7 Viridian: amzn.to/2SD3Xfw BRUSHES and OTHER SUPPLIES Flat brush set: tinyurl.com/kbrdjeue Filbert ½ inch watercolor synthetic: amzn.to/3CqTZT9 1” flat soft synthetic brush: amzn.to/3LAsJr8 Rigger brush #3: amzn.to/3AJoW4i Richeson travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr Tripod: amzn.to/2xrRaFc Pilot Custom912 Fountain Pen: tinyurl.com/2abfvjbh Pilot 12 also available at Goldspot: tinyurl.com/463haece Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L Pentalic Aqua Journal: amzn.to/2L989y2 CAMERAS and AUDIO Pocket camera (Canon SX620): amzn.to/3lIbtVW Stereo mics/recorders (Rode Wireless Go II): amzn.to/3mVsMSP Stereo recorder (Zoom H2n): amzn.to/3aFjCUP RODE Wireless Go Mics: tinyurl.com/2p8zdcmj VIDEO TUTORIALS "Gouache in the Wild" (Download on Gumroad): gumroad.com/l/gouache "Gouache in the Wild" on (DVD): jamesgurney.com/collections/videos “Casein Painting in the Wild” (Download on Gumroad): gumroad.com/l/casein How to Make a Sketch Easel: jamesgurney.com/products/how-to-make-a-sketch-easel "Gouache in the Wild" : jamesgurney.com/products/gouache-in-the-wild "GRADIENTS: Color, Form, Illusion." jamesgurney.com/products/gradients-color-form-illusion BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY: Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: jamesgurney.com/products/color-and-light-a-guide-for-the-realist-painter-signed-by-james-gurney Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: jamesgurney.com/products/imaginative-realism-how-to-paint-what-doesnt-exist Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: jamesgurney.com/products/dinotopia-a-land-apart-from-time-signed OTHER OFFICIAL SITES JamesGurney Website: http://jamesgurney.com Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": facebook.com/groups/403006076777641 Facebook group "Color in Practice": facebook.com/groups/160510955315435 Some of the links above are affiliate links, for which I make a small commission at no cost to you.
Painting Peonies with Watercolor at NYBG
James Gurney 2022-05-19 | James Gurney paints tree peonies at the New York Botanical Garden. WATERCOLOR Titanium white: amzn.to/2XSOld4 Scarlet Pyrrol: amzn.to/2WBHi68 Quinacridone Red : tinyurl.com/2p8acp2x Opera Rose tinyurl.com/whjyh6mt Dioxazine Violet amzn.to/2z9WdLQ Permanent Green Pale amzn.to/2UN9nr0 Cobalt Teal amzn.to/2OJbqI Raw Umber amzn.to/2pgvHMg Burnt Sienna amzn.to/2TEoC4D Viridian amzn.to/2SD3Xfw Cadmium Yellow Light amzn.to/2CuUtig Yellow Ochre amzn.to/3eSC5AE BLOG POSTS: Transmitted Light: gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2007/10/transmitted-light.html Ambient Occlusion: gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2007/12/albino-frogs-occlusion-shadows.html VIDEO TUTORIALS "Watercolor in the Wild": gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/Watercolor "Gouache in the Wild": gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/gouache “How to Make a Sketch Easel”: jamesgurney.com/products/how-to-make-a-sketch-easel "Flower Painting”: jamesgurney.com/products/flower-painting-in-the-wild ART MATERIALS Pentalic watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2 Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L Rigger brush (synthetic #3) amzn.to/3AJoW4i Richeson travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY: Color and Light: jamesgurney.com/products/color-and-light-a-guide-for-the-realist-painter-signed-by-james-gurney Imaginative Realism: jamesgurney.com/products/imaginative-realism-how-to-paint-what-doesnt-exist Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: jamesgurney.com/products/dinotopia-a-land-apart-from-time-signed OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com JamesGurney Website: http://jamesgurney.com Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": facebook.com/groups/403006076777641 Facebook group "Color in Practice": facebook.com/groups/160510955315435 Some of the links above are affiliate links, for which I make a small commission at no cost to you.
Painting Skunk Cabbage in Gouache
James Gurney 2022-05-12 | James Gurney visits a mosquito-infested swamp to paint skunk cabbage. He first primes the watercolor paper with an abstract priming color in casein. Using a large flat brush he cuts in the dark background shapes to define the leaves. Finally he switches to small round and rigger brushes to paint the veins on the leaves. Gurney washes the mud off his painting companion Smooth and cleans up his brushes. MATERIALS Pentalic watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2 Travel brush: Connoisseur 9467: amzn.to/2DRdBVh Richeson Travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L Homemade easel: sellfy.com/p/LnZ8 Tripod: amzn.to/2xrRaFc GOUACHE AND WATERCOLOR PAINTS Cadmium yellow light: amzn.to/2CuUtig Yellow ochre: amzn.to/2SfXc2O Viridian: amzn.to/2SD3Xfw Titanium white (gouache): amzn.to/2XSOld4 Anthraquinone blue: amzn.to/2WrK1h8 Cerulean (cyan) blue: amzn.to/2IBRtAc Raw umber (gouache): amzn.to/2pgvHMg M. Graham (watercolor): amzn.to/2JpBAyy M. Graham (gouache): amzn.to/2ZWzLyR DRAWING TOOLS Blackwing pencil: amazon.com/Palomino-Blackwing-Pencils-12-Count/dp/B006CQWILK/ref=sr_1_4?crid=1XKECOEU91TCX&keywords=blackwing%2Bpencils&qid=1652403142&sprefix=blackwing%2Bpencils%2Caps%2C202&sr=8-4&th=1 Fountain pen: amzn.to/2J7eWum CAMERAS and AUDIO: Canon M6 (time lapse, video, and stills): amzn.to/2J4RTgX Canon PowerShot Elph (point-and-shoot): amzn.to/2Ji1Vid Zoom H2N digital audio recorder: amzn.to/2XXAOfP Rode Video Mic GO (microphone): amzn.to/2UQGTc9 VIDEO TUTORIALS: "Flower Painting in the Wild" (Gumroad) gumroad.com/l/flowerpainting "Gouache in the Wild" (Download on Gumroad): gumroad.com/l/gouache "Gouache in the Wild" on (DVD): jamesgurney.com/products/gouache-in-the-wild “Casein Painting in the Wild” (Download on Gumroad): gumroad.com/l/casein “How to Make a Sketch Easel” (DVD): amzn.to/2smDVAG “Watercolor in the Wild” (Download) gumroad.com/l/watercolor BLOG POSTS WITH MORE GEAR INFO: Gouache Materials List: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2016/07/gouache-materials-list.html Watercolor Materials: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2014/08/watercolor-in-wild-materials.html BOOKS: Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: amzn.to/2JhWtfc Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: amzn.to/2LbVHhc Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: amzn.to/2xyamRM OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com Website: http://jamesgurney.com/site/shop Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": facebook.com/groups/403006076777641/?source_id=121255121263267
Painting a Dramatic Townscape in Watercolor
James Gurney 2022-04-20 | James Gurney paints a row of townhouses in Hudson, New York, emphasizing contrasts between light vs. dark, warm vs. cool, wet vs. dry, large vs. small, Georgian vs. Gothic. VIDEO TUTORIALS "Watercolor in the Wild": gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/Watercolor "Gouache in the Wild": gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/gouache "Casein Painting in the Wild": gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/casein ART MATERIALS Pentalic watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2 Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L Rigger brush (synthetic #3) amzn.to/3AJoW4i Richeson travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr WATERCOLOR Anthraquinone blue: amzn.to/2WrK1h8 Yellow ochre: amzn.to/2SfXc2O Indian red (watercolor): amazon.com/Holbein-Artists-Watercolor-Indian-Red/dp/B001DMRJLM Titanium white: amzn.to/2XSOld4 BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY: Color and Light: jamesgurney.com/products/color-and-light-a-guide-for-the-realist-painter-signed-by-james-gurney Imaginative Realism: jamesgurney.com/products/imaginative-realism-how-to-paint-what-doesnt-exist Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: jamesgurney.com/products/dinotopia-a-land-apart-from-time-signed OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com JamesGurney Website: http://jamesgurney.com Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": facebook.com/groups/403006076777641 Facebook group "Color in Practice": facebook.com/groups/160510955315435 Some of the links above are affiliate links, for which I make a small commission at no cost to you.
I Paint the View from My Breakfast Window
James Gurney 2022-03-27 | Put on your headphones for an immersive audio experience with an #ASMR vibe. I paint a winter scene outside my window as my family prepares and eats breakfast nearby. ART MATERIALS Anthraquinone blue (watercolor): amzn.to/2WrK1h8 Cobalt teal (watercolor): amzn.to/2OJbqI Yellow ochre (watercolor): amzn.to/2XYzvSB Indian red (watercolor): amazon.com/Holbein-Artists-Watercolor-Indian-Red/dp/B001DMRJLM Titanium white (gouache): amzn.to/2XSOld4 Pentalic watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2 Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L Homemade sketch easel: gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/sketcheasel Filbert ½ inch watercolor synthetic: amzn.to/3CqTZT9 Rigger brush (synthetic #3) amzn.to/3AJoW4i Richeson travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr Richeson “Grey Matters” brush set: amzn.to/2YeNO0P Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L CAMERAS and AUDIO Canon M6 (time lapse, video, and stills): amzn.to/2J4RTgX Pocket camera (Canon SX620): amzn.to/3lIbtVW Stereo mics/recorders (Rode Wireless Go II): amzn.to/3mVsMSP Stereo recorder (Zoom H2n): amzn.to/3aFjCUP Tripod: amzn.to/2xrRaFc VIDEO TUTORIALS: “How to Make a Sketch Easel” (DVD and download options): jamesgurney.com/products/how-to-make-a-sketch-easel "Gouache in the Wild": jamesgurney.com/products/gouache-in-the-wild "Watercolor in the Wild": jamesgurney.com/products/watercolor-in-the-wild "GRADIENTS: Color, Form, Illusion." jamesgurney.com/products/gradients-color-form-illusion BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY: Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: jamesgurney.com/products/color-and-light-a-guide-for-the-realist-painter-signed-by-james-gurney Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: jamesgurney.com/products/imaginative-realism-how-to-paint-what-doesnt-exist Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: jamesgurney.com/products/dinotopia-a-land-apart-from-time-signed OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com JamesGurney Website: http://jamesgurney.com Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": facebook.com/groups/403006076777641 Facebook group "Color in Practice": facebook.com/groups/160510955315435 Some of the links above are affiliate links, for which I make a small commission at no cost to you.
What Did the Future Look Like When This Biplane Was New?
James Gurney 2022-03-21 | James Gurney sketches a 1929 New Standard biplane at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome using casein paint, with the help of a sight-size grid, and a home-made easel. He considers how people imagined the future when that airplane was new and how close their predictions actually turned out to be. THANKS TO: Syn Studio Art School, Montreal: synstudio.ca ImagineFX Magazine / Creative Bloq / Vertex Week: creativebloq.com/imaginefx Mark and Ken at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome: oldrhinebeck.org/biplane-rides MATERIALS Richeson casein paint set: products.richesonart.com/collections/richeson-casein/products/richeson-casein Pentalic watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2 Richeson travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr Winsor Newton series 995 flat: amzn.to/2DGYH3P Winsor Newton long flat bristle brush #8: amzn.to/2DGyItg Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L Homemade easel: gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/sketcheasel Tripod: amzn.to/2xrRaFc VIDEO TUTORIALS: “Casein Painting in the Wild” (Download on Gumroad): gumroad.com/l/casein “How to Make a Sketch Easel” (DVD): http://kunaki.com/Sales.asp?PID=PX00Z4M3XY BLOG POSTS WITH MORE GEAR INFO: Gouache Materials List: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2016/07/gouache-materials-list.html BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY: Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: amzn.to/2JhWtfc Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: amzn.to/2LbVHhc Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: amzn.to/2xyamRM OTHER OFFICIAL SITES James Gurney's Gumroad channel: gumroad.com/gurneyjourney Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com JamesGurney Website: http://jamesgurney.com/site/shop Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": facebook.com/groups/403006076777641/?source_id=121255121263267 Music by Kevin Macleod incompetech.com
5 PROBLEMS WITH GOUACHE | And How to Solve Them
James Gurney 2022-02-18 | The full 93 minute tutorial video is available from Gumroad: gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/gouacheprobs Gouache presents at least five difficulties: it freezes, it dries fast, it reactivates, it looks chalky, and it shifts values when it dries. James Gurney faces each of these challenges, answering viewer questions as he paints Hudson River iceboats, and charts the properties of gouache, casein, and acrylic. SUPPLIES: PAINT COLORS ("Mary Ellen" Iceboat Painting) Cerulean blue: amzn.to/2NtFH0E Ultramarine blue: amzn.to/2X9GZ1k Raw sienna: amzn.to/2PycXm8 Transparent orange oxide: amzn.to/3lHghLn Titanium white: amzn.to/2XSOld4 PAINT COLORS (Second "Vixen" Iceboat painting) Titanium White (M. Graham Gouache): amzn.to/2XSOld4 Yellow Ochre (Winsor Newton Designers Gouache): amzn.to/3HWJ1IQ Cerulean Blue (M. Graham Gouache): amzn.to/2NtFH0E Indian Red (Holbein Watercolor): amzn.to/3LCsegt Ultramarine Blue (Royal Talens Gouache): amzn.to/3v55dfY MEDIUMS and VARNISHES: Gum arabic: amzn.to/3t6W18D Glycerin: amzn.to/353MN4D Isopropyl alcohol: amzn.to/3LGEgW8 Watercolor blending / retarding medium: amzn.to/3v0xmVC Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L Workable fixative (matte): amzn.to/2VDSKPc Krylon Kamar gloss finish: amzn.to/2zstSNA Blair Spray Clear: amzn.to/34Mu79C Liquitex gloss varnish: amzn.to/3uVkXlI SURFACES: Pentalic Aqua Journal: amzn.to/2L989y2 Cold Press Illustration Board: amzn.to/3oURPra Bristol board: amzn.to/3GR1chC Arches cold press watercolor Paper, 140 lb: amzn.to/3sIlW6a BRUSHES: Brush: Filbert ½ inch watercolor synthetic: amzn.to/3CqTZT9 1” flat soft synthetic brush: amzn.to/3LAsJr8 Rigger brush (synthetic #3) amzn.to/3AJoW4i Richeson travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr Grey Matters brush set: amzn.to/2YeNO0P GOUACHE SETS: Shinhan Pass watercolor set: amzn.to/3gUDDKc Royal Talens Mixing Colors: amzn.to/3v55dfY Arteza setL amzn.to/3HZUyaj Himi Jelly Gouache: amzn.to/3BtSK6W Richeson casein set: amzn.to/2Huk4u3 M. Graham gouache primary set: amzn.to/2Zwd6rt Winsor & Newton gouache primary set: amzn.to/2JiDMbo MORE PRODUCTS: Hand Warmers: amzn.to/3oWvnh7 Stabilo Carb-O-Thello pencils: amzn.to/357nwqd Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L Tripod: amzn.to/2xrRaFc Nupastel set: amzn.to/31SvVt4 RELATED YOUTUBE VIDEOS: Painting A Winter Pond in Gouache: youtu.be/ikrFa1-BTHw Painting from a Parked Car: youtu.be/M34IeXS2kuM Painting a Photo-Real Streetscape on Location: youtu.be/6_UmdDnddpg Sacrificing Detail for a Moody Light Effect: youtu.be/HoGHQpSoRjk VIDEO TUTORIALS "Gouache in the Wild" (Download on Gumroad): gumroad.com/l/gouache "Gouache in the Wild" on (DVD): jamesgurney.com/collections/videos “Casein Painting in the Wild” (Download on Gumroad): gumroad.com/l/casein How to Make a Sketch Easel: jamesgurney.com/products/how-to-make-a-sketch-easel "Gouache in the Wild" : jamesgurney.com/products/gouache-in-the-wild "GRADIENTS: Color, Form, Illusion." jamesgurney.com/products/gradients-color-form-illusion CAMERAS and AUDIO Pocket camera (Canon SX620): amzn.to/3lIbtVW Stereo mics/recorders (Rode Wireless Go II): amzn.to/3mVsMSP Stereo recorder (Zoom H2n): amzn.to/3aFjCUP Tripod: amzn.to/2xrRaFc BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY: Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: jamesgurney.com/products/color-and-light-a-guide-for-the-realist-painter-signed-by-james-gurney Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: jamesgurney.com/products/imaginative-realism-how-to-paint-what-doesnt-exist Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: jamesgurney.com/products/dinotopia-a-land-apart-from-time-signed OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com JamesGurney Website: http://jamesgurney.com Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": facebook.com/groups/403006076777641 Facebook group "Color in Practice": facebook.com/groups/160510955315435 Thanks to the Hudson River Ice Yacht Club: http://www.hriyc.org Reed Bielenberg, John Sperr, Chris Kendall, and Bob Wills Music by Kevin MacLeod: incompetech.com/music Some of the links above are affiliate links, for which I make a small commission at no cost to you.
How to Make a Bobble Head Dog
James Gurney 2022-01-15 | MATERIALS 1. Paper and charcoal pencils: amzn.to/33lnwCj 2. Aluminum armature wire: amzn.to/3fs9PE0 3. Lead wheel weights: amzn.to/3GwlPQS 4. Two-part epoxy sculpting compound: amzn.to/3nnsmWz 5. Liquid acrylic paint: amzn.to/3I88HBK 6. Paint brush set: amzn.to/2YeNO0P 7. Googly eyes: amzn.to/3fsbE3O 8. EVA craft foam: amzn.to/3Fsxi2v 9 Hot glue gun: amzn.to/3nptitq James Gurney shows how he sculpted a bobble head dog. There are basically two types of bobble head designs: 1) Head on a loose, bouncy spring, which works for upright human characters. 2) Head on a counterweight, which works best for animals. With type 2, the trick is to make the head light enough to balance against the lead weight, so I used craft foam for the head. You also have to sculpt the hollow body with enough space for the counterweight to swing freely up and down and side to side. CAMERAS and AUDIO Pocket camera (Canon SX620): amzn.to/3lIbtVW Stereo mics/recorders (Rode Wireless Go II): amzn.to/3mVsMSP Stereo recorder (Zoom H2n): amzn.to/3aFjCUP Tripod: amzn.to/2xrRaFc VIDEO TUTORIALS: “How to Make a Sketch Easel” (DVD and download options): jamesgurney.com/products/how-to-make-a-sketch-easel "Gouache in the Wild" : jamesgurney.com/products/gouache-in-the-wild "GRADIENTS: Color, Form, Illusion." jamesgurney.com/products/gradients-color-form-illusion BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY: Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: jamesgurney.com/products/color-and-light-a-guide-for-the-realist-painter-signed-by-james-gurney Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: jamesgurney.com/products/imaginative-realism-how-to-paint-what-doesnt-exist Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: jamesgurney.com/products/dinotopia-a-land-apart-from-time-signed OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com JamesGurney Website: http://jamesgurney.com Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": facebook.com/groups/403006076777641 Facebook group "Color in Practice": facebook.com/groups/160510955315435 Some of the links above are affiliate links, for which I make a small commission at no cost to you.
BEAVER DAM | Gouache Painting in the Snow
James Gurney 2022-01-01 | James Gurney paints a beaver dam covered in snow using gouache and watercolor. At each stage he shares his thoughts and his technique as he translates the complicated details of nature into brushstrokes and paint textures. GOUACHE and WATERCOLOR PAINT Titanium white (gouache): amzn.to/2XSOld4 Terra rosa (watercolor): amzn.to/2qRjCNN Raw umber (gouache): amzn.to/2pgvHMg Cobalt blue gouache (Spectrum): amzn.to/3qxVVFA Cadmium red gouache: amzn.to/32SHjIw Magenta gouache: amzn.to/3sJizh3 Cadmium yellow light: amzn.to/3EL6lqt ART MATERIALS Pentalic watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2 Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L Homemade sketch easel: gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/sketcheasel Filbert ½ inch watercolor synthetic: amzn.to/3CqTZT9 Rigger brush (synthetic #3) amzn.to/3AJoW4i Richeson travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr Richeson “Grey Matters” brush set: amzn.to/2YeNO0P Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L CAMERAS and AUDIO Pocket camera (Canon SX620): amzn.to/3lIbtVW Stereo mics/recorders (Rode Wireless Go II): amzn.to/3mVsMSP Stereo recorder (Zoom H2n): amzn.to/3aFjCUP Tripod: amzn.to/2xrRaFc VIDEO TUTORIALS: “How to Make a Sketch Easel” (DVD and download options): jamesgurney.com/products/how-to-make-a-sketch-easel "Gouache in the Wild" : jamesgurney.com/products/gouache-in-the-wild "GRADIENTS: Color, Form, Illusion." jamesgurney.com/products/gradients-color-form-illusion BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY: Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: jamesgurney.com/products/color-and-light-a-guide-for-the-realist-painter-signed-by-james-gurney Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: jamesgurney.com/products/imaginative-realism-how-to-paint-what-doesnt-exist Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: jamesgurney.com/products/dinotopia-a-land-apart-from-time-signed OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com JamesGurney Website: http://jamesgurney.com Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": facebook.com/groups/403006076777641 Facebook group "Color in Practice": facebook.com/groups/160510955315435 Some of the links above are affiliate links, for which I make a small commission at no cost to you.
Painting a Boatyard Scene With a Keyhole View
James Gurney 2021-12-18 | James Gurney paints a gouache scene at a boatyard using a compositional device called a “keyhole view.” Framing off a little glimpse of the harbor and the far shore adds depth and mystery to the scene. ARTISTS MENTIONED: Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (Austrian, 1793-1865) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Georg_Waldm%C3%BCller Lawrence Alma Tadema (Dutch/British, ART MATERIALS “Viewcatcher” device: amzn.to/3yGzaCQ Pentalic watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2 Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L Homemade sketch easel: gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/sketcheasel Rigger brush (synthetic #3) amzn.to/3AJoW4i Richeson travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr Richeson “Grey Matters” brush set: amzn.to/2YeNO0P Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L GOUACHE, WATERCOLOR, and CASEIN PAINT Zinc White: amzn.to/3DJHmDF Permanent Green light: amzn.to/37kTaf5 Azo yellow: amzn.to/3AomPDn Pyrrol Red: amzn.to/2XdPcS7 Cobalt Teal: amzn.to/2OJbqI Transparent Orange Iron Oxide: amzn.to/3lHghLn Ultramarine blue: amzn.to/2Sm4FyB Prussian blue: amzn.to/2JVbVwb Sepia: amzn.to/2X7Ulgs CAMERAS and AUDIO Pocket camera (Canon SX620): amzn.to/3lIbtVW Mirrorless camera (Canon M6): amzn.to/3BJIjeU Stereo mics/recorders (Rode Wireless Go II): amzn.to/3mVsMSP Stereo recorder (Zoom H2n): amzn.to/3aFjCUP Tripod: amzn.to/2xrRaFc VIDEO TUTORIALS: “How to Make a Sketch Easel” (DVD and download options): jamesgurney.com/products/how-to-make-a-sketch-easel "Gouache in the Wild" : jamesgurney.com/products/gouache-in-the-wild "Casein Painting in the Wild": jamesgurney.com/products/casein-painting-in-the-wild "GRADIENTS: Color, Form, Illusion." jamesgurney.com/products/gradients-color-form-illusion BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY: Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: jamesgurney.com/products/color-and-light-a-guide-for-the-realist-painter-signed-by-james-gurney Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: jamesgurney.com/products/imaginative-realism-how-to-paint-what-doesnt-exist Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: jamesgurney.com/products/dinotopia-a-land-apart-from-time-signed OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com JamesGurney Website: http://jamesgurney.com Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": facebook.com/groups/403006076777641 Facebook group "Color in Practice": facebook.com/groups/160510955315435 Some of the links above are affiliate links, for which I make a small commission at no cost to you.
Unusual Gouache Painting Technique
James Gurney 2021-12-03 | Artist James Gurney paints an old woman in black and white gouache using an unusual sighting tool which is revealed at the end. During the painting he imagines what would happen if we could experience our lives backward, with old age first and youth last. More about the comparator mirror from Tomas Georgeson's Painting Lab: youtu.be/jIaRRfJBHpI ART SUPPLIES Titanium white (gouache): amzn.to/2XSOld4 Ivory black (gouache): amzn.to/2Ta46s7 Pentalic Aqua Journal sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2 Winsor & Newton Series 995 synthetic flat brush: amzn.to/31wvWjO Travel brush: Connoisseur 9467: amzn.to/2DRdBVh Richeson Travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L VIDEO TUTORIALS: "Gouache in the Wild" (Download/ Stream): gumroad.com/l/gouache “Watercolor in the Wild” (Download) gumroad.com/l/watercolor BLOG POSTS WITH MORE GEAR INFO: Gouache Materials List: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2016/07/gouache-materials-list.html Watercolor Materials: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2014/08/watercolor-in-wild-materials.html BOOKS: Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: amzn.to/2JhWtfc Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: amzn.to/2LbVHhc Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: amzn.to/2xyamRM OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com Website: http://jamesgurney.com/site/shop Music by Kevin MacLeod, Incompetech.com Some links are affiliate links, for which I receive a small percentage without cost to you.
Watercolor Painting on Main Street
James Gurney 2021-11-17 | James Gurney sets up his easel on E. Main in Port Jefferson, New York to paint some shopfronts in watercolor and gouache. GOUACHE and WATERCOLOR Titanium white: amzn.to/2XSOld4 Ultramarine blue: amzn.to/2Sm4FyB Sepia: amzn.to/2X7Ulgs Pyrrol Red: amzn.to/2XdPcS7 Transparent orange iron oxide: amzn.to/3lHghLn Yellow ochre: amzn.to/2SfXc2O OTHER MATERIALS Viewfinder is homemade cut out of cardboard. Filbert synthetic brush: amzn.to/3CqTZT9 Synthetic 1/4 inch flat brush: amzn.to/3FsJPDk Pentalic watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2 Rigger brush (synthetic #3) amzn.to/3AJoW4i Richeson travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L Homemade sketch easel: gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/sketcheasel CAMERAS and AUDIO Pocket camera (Canon SX620): amzn.to/3lIbtVW Stereo mics/recorders (Rode Wireless Go II): amzn.to/3mVsMSP Stereo recorder (Zoom H2n): amzn.to/3aFjCUP Tripod: amzn.to/2xrRaFc VIDEO TUTORIALS: “How to Make a Sketch Easel” (DVD and download options): jamesgurney.com/products/how-to-make-a-sketch-easel "Gouache in the Wild" : jamesgurney.com/products/gouache-in-the-wild "Casein Painting in the Wild": jamesgurney.com/products/casein-painting-in-the-wild "GRADIENTS: Color, Form, Illusion." jamesgurney.com/products/gradients-color-form-illusion BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY: Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: jamesgurney.com/products/color-and-light-a-guide-for-the-realist-painter-signed-by-james-gurney Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: jamesgurney.com/products/imaginative-realism-how-to-paint-what-doesnt-exist Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: jamesgurney.com/products/dinotopia-a-land-apart-from-time-signed OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com JamesGurney Website: http://jamesgurney.com Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": facebook.com/groups/403006076777641 Facebook group "Color in Practice": facebook.com/groups/160510955315435 Some of the links above are affiliate links, for which I make a small commission at no cost to you.
How to Paint Dappled Light
James Gurney 2021-11-04 | James Gurney shares insights about how to paint dappled light as he demonstrates a gouache sketch of the Jean Hasbrouck House in New Paltz, plus observations, diagrams, and examples from dappled light from art history. VIDEO TUTORIALS: "GRADIENTS: Color, Form, Illusion." jamesgurney.com/products/gradients-color-form-illusion “How to Make a Sketch Easel” (DVD and download options): jamesgurney.com/products/how-to-make-a-sketch-easel "Gouache in the Wild" : jamesgurney.com/products/gouache-in-the-wild GOUACHE and WATERCOLOR Titanium white (gouache): amzn.to/2XSOld4 Azo yellow (gouache): amzn.to/3AomPDn Terra rosa (watercolor): amzn.to/2qRjCNN Cerulean blue deep (watercolor): amzn.to/2IBRtAc OTHER MATERIALS Pentalic watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2 Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L Homemade sketch easel: gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/sketcheasel Rigger brush (synthetic #3) amzn.to/3AJoW4i Richeson travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr Richeson “Grey Matters” brush set: amzn.to/2YeNO0P Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L CAMERAS and AUDIO Pocket camera (Canon SX620): amzn.to/3lIbtVW Mirrorless camera (Canon M6): amzn.to/3BJIjeU Stereo mics/recorders (Rode Wireless Go II): amzn.to/3mVsMSP Stereo recorder (Zoom H2n): amzn.to/3aFjCUP Tripod: amzn.to/2xrRaFc BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY: Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: jamesgurney.com/products/color-and-light-a-guide-for-the-realist-painter-signed-by-james-gurney Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: jamesgurney.com/products/imaginative-realism-how-to-paint-what-doesnt-exist Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: jamesgurney.com/products/dinotopia-a-land-apart-from-time-signed OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com JamesGurney Website: http://jamesgurney.com Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": facebook.com/groups/403006076777641 Facebook group "Color in Practice": facebook.com/groups/160510955315435 Some of the links above are affiliate links, for which I make a small commission at no cost to you.
Painting Autumn Leaves | Shakespeare Sonnet #73
James Gurney 2021-10-25 | James Gurney paints autumn leaves using gouache or opaque watercolors. He also shares Shakespeare's famous sonnet #73: "That time of year thou mayst in me behold When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang Upon those boughs which shake against the cold, Bare ruin'd choirs, where late the sweet birds sang. In me thou see'st the twilight of such day As after sunset fadeth in the west, Which by and by black night doth take away, Death's second self, that seals up all in rest. In me thou see'st the glowing of such fire That on the ashes of his youth doth lie, As the death-bed whereon it must expire, Consum'd with that which it was nourish'd by. This thou perceiv'st, which makes thy love more strong, To love that well which thou must leave ere long." GOUACHE and WATERCOLOR Titanium white: amzn.to/2XSOld4 Cadmium yellow light: amzn.to/2CuUtig Pyrrol Red: amzn.to/2XdPcS7 Ultramarine blue: amzn.to/2Sm4FyB Sepia: amzn.to/2X7Ulgs Viridian: amzn.to/2SD3Xfw OTHER MATERIALS Pentalic watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2 Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L Homemade sketch easel: gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/sketcheasel Rigger brush (synthetic #3) amzn.to/3AJoW4i Richeson travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L CAMERAS and AUDIO Pocket camera (Canon SX620): amzn.to/3lIbtVW Mirrorless camera (Canon M6): amzn.to/3BJIjeU Stereo mics/recorders (Rode Wireless Go II): amzn.to/3mVsMSP Stereo recorder (Zoom H2n): amzn.to/3aFjCUP Tripod: amzn.to/2xrRaFc VIDEO TUTORIALS: “How to Make a Sketch Easel” (DVD and download options): jamesgurney.com/products/how-to-make-a-sketch-easel "Gouache in the Wild" : jamesgurney.com/products/gouache-in-the-wild "Casein Painting in the Wild": jamesgurney.com/products/casein-painting-in-the-wild "GRADIENTS: Color, Form, Illusion." jamesgurney.com/products/gradients-color-form-illusion BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY: Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: jamesgurney.com/products/color-and-light-a-guide-for-the-realist-painter-signed-by-james-gurney Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: jamesgurney.com/products/imaginative-realism-how-to-paint-what-doesnt-exist Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: jamesgurney.com/products/dinotopia-a-land-apart-from-time-signed OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com JamesGurney Website: http://jamesgurney.com Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": facebook.com/groups/403006076777641 Facebook group "Color in Practice": facebook.com/groups/160510955315435 Some of the links above are affiliate links, for which I make a small commission at no cost to you.
Super Mario Meets the Hudson River
James Gurney 2021-10-06 | James Gurney paints a Hudson River landscape and adds a giant Super Mario in the distance. Painted in gouache over a gradient priming. Tutorial about gradients available from Gumroad: gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/ElCti Mario painted in gouache tinted with titanium white. GOUACHE AND WATERCOLOR Titanium white: amzn.to/2XSOld4 Ultramarine blue: amzn.to/2Sm4FyB Prussian blue: amzn.to/2JVbVwb Viridian: amzn.to/2SD3Xfw Quinacridone rust: amzn.to/3tTbg4J Ultramarine violet deep: amzn.to/3kokItT Naphthol red: amzn.to/3AsnOCA Yellow ochre: amzn.to/2SfXc2O Azo yellow: amzn.to/3AomPDn OTHER MATERIALS (some with Amazon affiliate links) Pentalic watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2 Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L Homemade sketch easel: gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/sketcheasel Tripod: amzn.to/2xrRaFc Richeson travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr Richeson “Grey Matters” brush set: amzn.to/2YeNO0P Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L OTHER VIDEO TUTORIALS: “How to Make a Sketch Easel”: gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/sketcheasel "Fantasy in the Wild": gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/fantasywild BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY: Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: amzn.to/2JhWtfc Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: amzn.to/2LbVHhc Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: amzn.to/2xyamRM OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com JamesGurney Website: http://jamesgurney.com Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": facebook.com/groups/403006076777641/?source_id=121255121263267 Facebook group "Color in Practice": facebook.com/groups/160510955315435
Watercolor Plus White Gouache | Painting a Blue Cup in a Diner
James Gurney 2021-09-28 | James Gurney uses watercolor and some white gouache to paint a cup of ice water in a diner. As he paints, he chats with his wife Jeanette about how they learned to paint, their experience with ice water, the ketchup debate, and a close look at some bold watercolor and gouache techniques. ART SUPPLIES Talens watercolor set: amzn.to/2X2z0HX Titanium white (gouache): amzn.to/2XSOld4 Watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2 Travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L Water-soluble colored pencils set: amzn.to/2DKmT5o OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney/_created GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com JamesGurney Website: jamesgurney.com Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": facebook.com/groups/403006076777641 VIDEO TUTORIALS: “Watercolor in the Wild” (Download) gumroad.com/l/watercolor “How to Make a Sketch Easel” (Download): gumroad.com/l/sketcheasel “Watercolor in the Wild” (Download) gumroad.com/l/watercolor International DVD sales: http://Kunaki.com/MSales.asp?PublisherId=136361 COMBINING WATERCOLOR AND GOUACHE (BLOG POST):http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2018/12/combining-watercolor-and-gouache.html WATERCOLOR MATERIALS (BLOG POST):http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2014/08/watercolor-in-wild-materials.html BOOKS: Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: amzn.to/2JhWtfc Imaginative Realism How to Paint What Doesn't Exist: jamesgurney.com JEANETTE GURNEY: "Sketching with Line and Wash": youtu.be/Lc6EIUe-B8I Music from YouTube.
Artists Painting Airplanes
James Gurney 2021-09-19 | James and Jeanette Gurney visit the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome for a plein-air painting (plane-air?) session around a World War 1 biplane with the American Society of Aviation Artists. Gurney sketches Don Meadows standing at his easel, with a Fokker D VII in the background. American Society of Aviation Artists: http://asaa-avart.com Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome: oldrhinebeck.org/events Russell Smith: russellsmithart.com Marc Poole: facebook.com/marcpoolestudios GOUACHE AND WATERCOLOR Titanium white: amzn.to/2XSOld4 Ultramarine blue: amzn.to/2Sm4FyB Prussian blue: amzn.to/2JVbVwb Viridian: amzn.to/2SD3Xfw Quinacridone rust: amzn.to/3tTbg4J Ultramarine violet deep: amzn.to/3kokItT Naphthol red: amzn.to/3AsnOCA Yellow ochre: amzn.to/2SfXc2O Azo yellow: amzn.to/3AomPDn OTHER MATERIALS (some with Amazon affiliate links) Pentalic watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2 Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L Homemade sketch easel: gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/sketcheasel Tripod: amzn.to/2xrRaFc Richeson travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr Richeson “Grey Matters” brush set: amzn.to/2YeNO0P Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L OTHER VIDEO TUTORIALS: “How to Make a Sketch Easel” (DVD): http://kunaki.com/Sales.asp?PID=PX00Z4M3X BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY: Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: amzn.to/2JhWtfc Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: amzn.to/2LbVHhc Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: amzn.to/2xyamRM OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com JamesGurney Website: http://jamesgurney.com Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": facebook.com/groups/403006076777641/?source_id=121255121263267 Facebook group "Color in Practice": facebook.com/groups/160510955315435 Some of the links above are affiliate links, for which I make a small commission at no cost to the user.
Ill Show You How to Paint This Optical Illusion
James Gurney 2021-09-12 | James Gurney shows how to paint an optical illusion in acrylic. The cylinder is covered with a checkerboard of light and dark squares arranged so that the dark square in light is the same paint mixture as the light square in shadow. The diagram demonstrates how our visual system uses context cues to override the raw information coming from our eyes. Sample from the new video tutorial "Gradients: Color, Form, Illusion." Download or stream at Gumroad: gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/ElCti Also available as a DVD: jamesgurney.com/products/gradients-color-form-illusion International DVD sales: http://Kunaki.com/MSales.asp?PublisherId=136361 STEP-BY-STEP METHOD ● Draw it first with pencil on watercolor paper or illustration board. ● Paint the gradients for the light tones first. ● While painting the cylinder, paint the background tones and cast shadow, too. ● When those passages are dry, paint the darker squares. ● The cylinder appears to be lit from the left with warm light and cool shadows. ● The light yellow squares become darker and cooler as they transition to the shadow side, becoming that neutral gray. ● Mix plenty of that gray because you'll need it for the other squares.. ● The dark squares in that shadow side get warmer and lighter as they transition to the light side. ● I used Tri-Arts liquid acrylic: Cobalt blue, Ultramarine blue, Cadmium yellow medium, Raw sienna, Red oxide, Quinacridone red, Ivory black, Titanium white, Neutral gray (about equal to Pantone 424C Pantone color swatch book: amzn.to/3hqz2QH ) MATERIALS You can use other brands of acrylic, gouache, casein, or oil, as long as it's opaque. Liquitex acrylic basics neutral gray: amzn.to/3twZ6hW Golden fluid acrylic set: amzn.to/3yZQYHR Acrylic gesso: amzn.to/3jZIkVt Richeson casein paint set: amzn.to/2L02U6R Pentalic watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2 Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L Rigger brush (for fine lines): amzn.to/2YPm9JA Richeson travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr Richeson “Grey Matters” brush set: amzn.to/2YeNO0P • M. Graham gouache primary set: amzn.to/2Zwd6rt • Winsor & Newton gouache primary set: amzn.to/2JiDMbo • Holbein gouache set: amzn.to/2KW4s1j • Royal Talens gouache set (8 colors): amzn.to/2MGftGf • Shinhan Pass watercolor/gouache hybrid set: amzn.to/2xw7EvV OTHER VIDEO TUTORIALS: “How to Make a Sketch Easel” (DVD): http://kunaki.com/Sales.asp?PID=PX00Z4M3X BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY: Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: amzn.to/2JhWtfc Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: amzn.to/2LbVHhc Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: amzn.to/2xyamRM OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com JamesGurney Website: http://jamesgurney.com Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": facebook.com/groups/403006076777641/?source_id=121255121263267 Facebook group "Color in Practice": facebook.com/groups/160510955315435 Some links are Amazon affiliate links. I receive a small royalty at no cost to you.
Something Weird Happens As I Finish This Painting
James Gurney 2021-09-11 | James Gurney paints a realistic view of an alleyway in gouache, but as he puts on the final touches, the painting takes on a bizarre dimension. Sample from the new video tutorial "Gradients: Color, Form, Illusion." Download or stream at Gumroad: gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/ElCti Also available as a DVD: jamesgurney.com/products/gradients-color-form-illusion International DVD sales: http://Kunaki.com/MSales.asp?PublisherId=136361 The watercolor paper is prepared with a gradient priming applied with a brayer. MATERIALS (some with Amazon affiliate links) Pentalic watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2 Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L Homemade sketch easel: gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/sketcheasel Tripod: amzn.to/2xrRaFc Richeson travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr Richeson “Grey Matters” brush set: amzn.to/2YeNO0P Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L 4-inch soft brayer: amzn.to/3hkNvNW 6-inch soft brayer: amzn.to/3k1Pngy Piece of tempered glass for mixing surface: amzn.to/3nkdgBS Speedball water-soluble block printing ink, Black: amzn.to/3yZW3Qt Speedball water-soluble block printing ink, White: amzn.to/3le32jH Speedball water-soluble block printing ink, Starter set with 6 colors: amzn.to/3E8sHD0 Acrylic medium (to seal the mixtures): amzn.to/3A2Mkdx WATER MEDIA PAINTS White acrylic paint (to seal the mixtures): amzn.to/3tCZGL1 Titanium white (gouache): amzn.to/2XSOld4 Lemon yellow: amzn.to/38lNy5R Cadmium yellow light (gouache): amzn.to/2qIw7LQ Yellow ochre: amzn.to/2SfXc2O Raw umber (gouache): amzn.to/2pgvHMg Venetian red: amzn.to/2OmRwTL Pyrrole red (gouache): amzn.to/2KX4TZn Quinacridone violet: amzn.to/3k02sXJ Burnt sienna (gouache): amzn.to/2TEoC4D Ultramarine blue (gouache): amzn.to/2X9GZ1k Cerulean blue (gouache): amzn.to/2NtFH0E Prussian blue (gouache): amzn.to/2JVbVwb Hooker’s green: amzn.to/2ufLtcy OTHER VIDEO TUTORIALS: “How to Make a Sketch Easel” (DVD): http://kunaki.com/Sales.asp?PID=PX00Z4M3X BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY: Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: amzn.to/2JhWtfc Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: amzn.to/2LbVHhc Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: amzn.to/2xyamRM OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com JamesGurney Website: http://jamesgurney.com Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": facebook.com/groups/403006076777641/?source_id=121255121263267 Facebook group "Color in Practice": facebook.com/groups/160510955315435 Music by Chris Zabriskie
James Gurney 2021-09-10 | Sample from the new video tutorial "Gradients" Download or stream at Gumroad: gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/ElCti Also available as a DVD: jamesgurney.com/products/gradients-color-form-illusion International DVD sales: http://Kunaki.com/MSales.asp?PublisherId=136361 James Gurney demonstrates an essential principle of landscape painting: how to selectively illuminate a landscape. Instead of lighting a scene evenly, you can put the spotlight on the foreground, middle ground or background. As he paints a plein-air landscape he answers questions from followers. Subscribers and watchers can ask questions during the presentation via the live chat. BOOK I MENTIONED Elementary Principles of Landscape Painting was revised and rereleased as Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting: amzn.to/3k1zAOw MATERIALS Casein paint set: amzn.to/2L02U6R Travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr Richeson “Grey Matters” brush set: amzn.to/2YeNO0P Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L VIDEO TUTORIALS: “Casein Painting in the Wild” (Download on Gumroad): gumroad.com/l/casein “How to Make a Sketch Easel” (DVD): http://kunaki.com/Sales.asp?PID=PX00Z4M3XY BLOG POSTS WITH MORE GEAR INFO: Gouache Materials List: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2016/07/gouache-materials-list.html BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY: Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: amzn.to/2JhWtfc Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: amzn.to/2LbVHhc Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: amzn.to/2xyamRM OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com JamesGurney Website: http://jamesgurney.com Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": facebook.com/groups/403006076777641/?source_id=121255121263267 Facebook group "Color in Practice": facebook.com/groups/160510955315435 Music by Kevin MacLeod, incompetech.com
Sketching a Speed Boat in Gouache—Despite Wind, Rain, and Quicksand
James Gurney 2021-08-30 | James Gurney embarks on an artistic voyage with Jeanette, Smooth, and captain Frank on a 1966 Glastron Futura speed boat, destination Middle Ground Flats on the Hudson River. The goal is to paint the moored boat en plein air, but first he has to overcome rain, wind, quicksand, and an engine that won’t start. Gradients video premieres on YouTube September 10: youtu.be/a_2D93x9pVU ART SUPPLIES Brayer, 4 inch: amzn.to/3mKq1pd Speedball Printing Ink (water soluble) amzn.to/3kFgf4K Acrylic White: amzn.to/3BglaQy Acrylic Matte Medium amzn.to/3sYPLyX Pentalic Aqua Journal sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2 Winsor & Newton Series 995 synthetic flat brush: amzn.to/31wvWjO Travel brush: Connoisseur 9467: amzn.to/2DRdBVh Richeson Travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L Water-soluble colored pencil: amzn.to/2J4QTJJ GOUACHE AND WATERCOLOR Pyrrol red: amzn.to/3BpRHDW Raw sienna: amzn.to/2uXM82i Raw umber (gouache): amzn.to/2pgvHMg Titanium white (gouache): amzn.to/2XSOld4 Naples yellow: amzn.to/3gMy29b Sap green: amzn.to/3Bnzzdz Cerulean blue (gouache): amzn.to/2NtFH0E Cerulean blue deep: amzn.to/3t63dRN VIDEO TUTORIALS: "Gouache in the Wild" (Download or stream on Gumroad): gumroad.com/l/gouache “Watercolor in the Wild” (Download) gumroad.com/l/watercolor BLOG POSTS WITH MORE GEAR INFO: Gouache Materials List: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2016/07/gouache-materials-list.html Watercolor Materials: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2014/08/watercolor-in-wild-materials.html BOOKS: Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: amzn.to/2JhWtfc Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: amzn.to/2LbVHhc Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: amzn.to/2xyamRM OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com Website: http://jamesgurney.com/site/shop
Three Artists Sketch Thomas Coles Studio
James Gurney 2021-08-22 | James Gurney, Christopher L. Evans, and Jeanette Gurney paint Thomas Cole's Old Studio using watercolor, gouache, and line-and-wash. As they paint, they compare notes about perspective, eye level, and keeping brushes clean. Christopher Leith Evans website: christopherleithevans.com Jeanette Gurney video "Sketching with Line and Wash": youtu.be/Lc6EIUe-B8I Thomas Cole Historic Site: thomascole.org ART SUPPLIES Sap green (watercolor): amzn.to/3y7fx5k Pyrrol red (watercolor): amzn.to/3moYGbF Naples Yellow (watercolor): amzn.to/3zaqlRh Raw Umber (watercolor): amzn.to/3sDwDqe Cerulean blue (watercolor): amzn.to/3xzRwUn Yellow ochre (watercolor): amzn.to/3eSC5AE Permanent green pale (watercolor): amzn.to/3xA8amR Burnt Sienna (watercolor): amzn.to/3u0L6MV Watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2 Travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L Water-soluble colored pencils set: amzn.to/2DKmT5o OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney/_created GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com JamesGurney Website: jamesgurney.com Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": facebook.com/groups/403006076777641 VIDEO TUTORIALS: “Watercolor in the Wild” (Download) gumroad.com/l/watercolor “How to Make a Sketch Easel” (Download): gumroad.com/l/sketcheasel “Watercolor in the Wild” (Download) gumroad.com/l/watercolor Blog Post about Watercolor Materials:http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2014/08/watercolor-in-wild-materials.html BOOKS: Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: amzn.to/2JhWtfc Imaginative Realism How to Paint What Doesn't Exist: jamesgurney.com #gouachepainting #pleinairpainting #watercolorsketching
Gouache Painting Demo: Drawing With a Brush
James Gurney 2021-07-23 | James Gurney paints a man in a diner, but he has to get the sketch done fast before the man leaves. His plein-air / urban sketching technique starts right out with a brush, followed by big washes of watercolor and finally opaque gouache accents. ART SUPPLIES #6 round brush (Richeson / Quiller): amzn.to/3kQwRZ7 Watercolor sketchbook (Pentalic): amzn.to/370pGFA Travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L Water-soluble colored pencils set: amzn.to/2DKmT5o GOUACHE AND WATERCOLOR Pyrrol Red: amzn.to/3s04NDt Yellow ochre: amzn.to/3eSC5AE Cadmium yellow light: amzn.to/2qIw7LQ Ultramarine blue: amzn.to/3u0L6MV Cerulean blue (watercolor): amzn.to/3xzRwUn Burnt Sienna (watercolor): amzn.to/3u0L6MV Titanium white: amzn.to/2XSOld4 OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com JamesGurney Website: jamesgurney.com Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": VIDEO TUTORIALS (Download or Stream): “Watercolor in the Wild” gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/Watercolor “Gouache in the Wild” gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/gouache BOOKS: “Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters” (Signed): jamesgurney.com/products/color-and-light-a-guide-for-the-realist-painter-signed-by-james-gurney “Imaginative Realism How to Paint What Doesn't Exist”: jamesgurney.com/products/imaginative-realism-how-to-paint-what-doesnt-exist MUSIC by Kevin MacLeod, Incompetech.com incompetech.filmmusic.io/genres/rock/page-2
James Gurney 2021-07-22 | Just goofing off to try out vertical video and YouTube Shorts format. ♫Music By♫ ●Seum Dero & Mike Watson – Flying [Bass Rebels] ●Song - youtu.be/0-au-HMgOIg ●Download / Stream - bassrebels.co.uk/Flying Art and puppeteering by James and Jeanette Gurney Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com James Gurney Website: jamesgurney.com BOOKS by James Gurney: "Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters": jamesgurney.com/products/color-and-light-a-guide-for-the-realist-painter-signed-by-james-gurney "Imaginative Realism How to Paint What Doesn't Exist": jamesgurney.com/products/imaginative-realism-how-to-paint-what-doesnt-exist "Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time" jamesgurney.com/products/dinotopia-a-land-apart-from-time-signed
Bourges, France in watercolor #shorts
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Painting Tip: Background First, Foreground Last
James Gurney 2021-07-09 | James Gurney has only 45 minutes to paint the view from an airport parking lot. The blue sky gradation was painted in advance in casein, and he starts by painting the clouds over it. Then he paints the control tower, the trees, and the fences, proceeding from background to foreground. When you’re using opaque paints such as oil, casein, or gouache (the paint in this case), this classic technique allows natural overlapping and a sense of depth. ART SUPPLIES Casein paint set: amzn.to/3AGLnbD Watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2 Travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr Brush set: amzn.to/2YeNO0P Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L Water-soluble colored pencils set: amzn.to/2DKmT5o GOUACHE AND WATERCOLOR Pyrrol Red: amzn.to/3s04NDt Yellow ochre: amzn.to/3eSC5AE Cadmium yellow light: amzn.to/2qIw7LQ Ultramarine blue: amzn.to/3u0L6MV Titanium white: amzn.to/2XSOld4 OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com JamesGurney Website: jamesgurney.com Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": VIDEO TUTORIALS (Download or Stream): “Watercolor in the Wild” gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/Watercolor “Gouache in the Wild” gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/gouache “Casein in the Wild” gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/casein BOOKS: “Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters” (Signed): jamesgurney.com/products/color-and-light-a-guide-for-the-realist-painter-signed-by-james-gurney “Imaginative Realism How to Paint What Doesn't Exist”: jamesgurney.com/products/imaginative-realism-how-to-paint-what-doesnt-exist MUSIC The Unicorn Heads: unicornheads.com From YouTube’s free music collection
Wet Glaze Over Gouache? Potential Disaster!
James Gurney 2021-06-30 | Things don’t go as planned as artist James Gurney paints a cake display at the diner using gouache and watercolor. First the primer (acrylic latex house paint) makes the paint bead up. Then he tries covering the background with a blue wash, and everything melts. It’s a race to rescue the painting before the omelette arrives. Along the way he shares a few tips about perspective, lighting, and composition. GOUACHE AND WATERCOLOR TUBES Pyrrol Red: amzn.to/3s04NDt Ultramarine red: amzn.to/2NtFH0E Yellow ochre: amzn.to/3eSC5AE Cadmium yellow light: amzn.to/2qIw7LQ Permanent Green light: amzn.to/37kTaf5 Ultramarine blue: amzn.to/3u0L6MV Titanium white: amzn.to/2XSOld4 OTHER SUPPLIES Watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2 Travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr Brush set: amzn.to/2YeNO0P Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L Water-soluble colored pencils set: amzn.to/2DKmT5o OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com JamesGurney Website: jamesgurney.com Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": VIDEO TUTORIALS: “Watercolor in the Wild” (Download/Stream) gumroad.com/l/watercolor “Gouache in the Wild” gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/gouache BOOKS: Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: amzn.to/2JhWtfc Imaginative Realism How to Paint What Doesn't Exist: jamesgurney.com OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com JamesGurney Website: http://jamesgurney.com/site/shop Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": facebook.com/groups/403006076777641/?source_id=121255121263267 SOUND CLIPS are less than 10 seconds long and used as satire: “I’m melting…” from The Wizard of Oz, 1939, ©Warner Bros. “Failure is not an option,” from Apollo 13, 1995, ©Universal Pictures PHOTOREALIST copyright ©Ralph Goings (1928-2016) MUSIC "In Your Arms" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com ) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Watercolor Textures for Sparkling Light
James Gurney 2021-06-20 | James Gurney uses transparent watercolor for this informal sketch of a gravel road crossing a stone bridge. He demonstrates a simple “salt and pepper” exercise to practice leaving random light spots in a dark background and dark spots in a light background. ART SUPPLIES Scarlet Pyrrol (watercolor): amzn.to/3s04NDt Cerulean blue (watercolor): amzn.to/3xzRwUn Yellow ochre (watercolor): amzn.to/3eSC5AE Cad yellow light (watercolor): amzn.to/2ShMmxw Permanent green pale (watercolor): amzn.to/3xA8amR Burnt Sienna (watercolor): amzn.to/3u0L6MV Watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2 Travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L Water-soluble colored pencils set: amzn.to/2DKmT5o OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney/_created GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com JamesGurney Website: jamesgurney.com Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": facebook.com/groups/403006076777641 VIDEO TUTORIALS: “Watercolor in the Wild” (Download) gumroad.com/l/watercolor “How to Make a Sketch Easel” (Download): gumroad.com/l/sketcheasel “Watercolor in the Wild” (Download) gumroad.com/l/watercolor Blog Post about Watercolor Materials:http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2014/08/watercolor-in-wild-materials.html BOOKS: Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: amzn.to/2JhWtfc Imaginative Realism How to Paint What Doesn't Exist: jamesgurney.com MUSIC Kevin MacLeod: "Life of Riley" incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=usuan1400054
Sketches in Line & Wash by Jeanette Gurney
James Gurney 2021-06-09 | Jeanette L. Gurney (wife of James Gurney) shares some of her sketches in pen and watercolor, or "line and wash." ART SUPPLIES --PENS, PENCILS, AND BRUSHES Kuretake Water Brush Pen: amzn.to/3fWcGox Richeson travel brush set with case: amzn.to/3vbhMDa Travel brush (Small #4): amzn.to/3yOly8B Travel brush (Set): amzn.to/3vFgdyc Pilot pens ultra fine black: amzn.to/3ySgcZH Micron pen set, assorted sizes: amzn.to/3vI64kj Pilot Easy Touch ballpoint pen: amzn.to/3ct6N1t Pentel pocket brush pen (refillable): amzn.to/34zAhX6 Faber-Castell PITT artist pen Fine: amzn.to/3fGr1qv Caran d'Ache Supracolor II Watercolor pencils: amzn.to/3fPcOHy PAINTS, PRIMERS, AND MEDIUMS Small watercolor box / Schmincke Horadam: amzn.to/3vFxTd1 Winsor & Newton 24-color watercolor set: amzn.to/3pmrJvZ Watercolor absorbent ground: amzn.to/3p8N63K White gouache: amzn.to/3p8Nrn2 WATERCOLOR SKETCHBOOKS Stillman and Birn / Beta 5.5 x 8.5 in.: amzn.to/2RQpEwl Pentalic Aqua Journal: amzn.to/2SZ6Tqm Strathmore Watercolor Sketchbook: amzn.to/3wW1DCB Moleskine Watercolor Albums: amzn.to/3w54b1a ASSORTED OTHER ITEMS View Catcher adjustable viewfinder: amzn.to/3i5ISZj Wooden ruler: amzn.to/34Ddhqa 2 ounce Nalgene water cup: amzn.to/3yKWLlL Plastic spring clamp (set, assorted): amzn.to/3vGY8Qk Banker’s clasp: amzn.to/3ifZMEV Drawing board clip: amzn.to/3wK53s0 White eraser: amzn.to/2RU8CNT Sketch easel video: gumroad.com/l/sketcheasel Tripod for easel or camera: amzn.to/3vNhF1D Camp-Time 3-legged folding stool: camptime.com/collections/chair Polypro glove liners: amzn.to/3wXQe5r ---- MUSIC: Dan Gurney "Fly By Night / The Eclipse" amzn.to/3wVZtmt Thanks, Ms. Harte-Gilsenan and the students and faculty of Millburn High School. Some of the links are affiliate links.
Do Artists See Differently?
James Gurney 2021-05-24 | James Gurney paints a pile of firewood in watercolor and gouache. As he progresses, he describes the strategies of seeing that help him concentrate on what's important at each stage. -- This leads to the question about whether artists really see the world differently from non-artists and how they're trained to focus their attention in selective ways. -- Gurney introduces the current scientific idea that visual perception being driven at least as much by top-down processing as by bottom-up processing, and he refers to the work of two cognitive scientists in this area: Donald Hoffman: (TED Talk "Do We Really See Reality as it Is?") youtu.be/oYp5XuGYqqY Robin Carhart-Harris (Mindscape Podcast --start at 33:00) youtu.be/SOEHWbl3KFc?t=1980 Website: "What is Top-Down Processing?"verywellmind.com/what-is-top-down-processing-2795975 Richard Feynman on fire as stored sunlight:bigthink.com/surprising-science/richard-feynman?rebelltitem=2#rebelltitem2 Related blog post: "Do artists see differently? gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2009/11/do-artists-see-differently.html ART SUPPLIES Titanium white (gouache): amzn.to/2XSOld4 Scarlet Pyrrol (watercolor): amzn.to/3s04NDt Cerulean blue (gouache): amzn.to/2NtFH0E Yellow ochre (watercolor): amzn.to/3eSC5AE Terre Rosa (watercolor): amzn.to/2qRjCNN Ultramarine Blue: amzn.to/2Sm4FyB Azo Yellow: amzn.to/34iDpWW Watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2 Travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr Brush set: amzn.to/2YeNO0P Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L Water-soluble colored pencils set: amzn.to/2DKmT5o OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com JamesGurney Website: jamesgurney.com Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": facebook.com/groups/403006076777641/?source_id=121255121263267 VIDEO TUTORIALS: “Watercolor in the Wild” (Download) gumroad.com/l/watercolor "Flower Painting in the Wild" (Download on Gumroad): gumroad.com/l/flowerpainting "Gouache in the Wild" (Download on Gumroad): gumroad.com/l/gouache "Gouache in the Wild" on (DVD): http://kunaki.com/Sales.asp?PID=PX004NVKHN “How to Make a Sketch Easel” (DVD): http://kunaki.com/Sales.asp?PID=PX00Z4M3XY “Watercolor in the Wild” (Download) gumroad.com/l/watercolor BLOG POSTS ABOUT GOUACHE MATERIALS http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2014/08/watercolor-in-wild-materials.html BOOKS: Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: amzn.to/2JhWtfc Imaginative Realism How to Paint What Doesn't Exist: jamesgurney.com Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com )
How Can I Paint a Landscape That Hints at a Story?
James Gurney 2021-04-29 | What can I add to a landscape painting to hint at a human story? How about a pair of bicycles and a family walking on the road? The picture is still about space and light and the season, but now there's something to identify with, something to animate the space. I start with pencil and then semi-transparent washes of watercolor and a few touches of opaque gouache. Using a fine brush I add a gravel road is lined with bare trees, vines, and grassy fields. ART SUPPLIES Titanium white (gouache): amzn.to/2XSOld4 Scarlet Pyrrol (watercolor): amzn.to/3s04NDt Cerulean blue (gouache): amzn.to/2NtFH0E Yellow ochre (watercolor): amzn.to/3eSC5AE Burnt Sienna: amzn.to/3u0L6MV Watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2 Travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr Brush set: amzn.to/2YeNO0P Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L Water-soluble colored pencils set: amzn.to/2DKmT5o OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com JamesGurney Website: jamesgurney.com Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": facebook.com/groups/403006076777641/?source_id=121255121263267 VIDEO TUTORIALS: “Watercolor in the Wild” (Download) gumroad.com/l/watercolor "Flower Painting in the Wild" (Download on Gumroad): gumroad.com/l/flowerpainting "Gouache in the Wild" (Download on Gumroad): gumroad.com/l/gouache "Gouache in the Wild" on (DVD): http://kunaki.com/Sales.asp?PID=PX004NVKHN “How to Make a Sketch Easel” (DVD): http://kunaki.com/Sales.asp?PID=PX00Z4M3XY “Watercolor in the Wild” (Download) gumroad.com/l/watercolor BLOG POSTS ABOUT GOUACHE MATERIALS http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2014/08/watercolor-in-wild-materials.html BOOKS: Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: amzn.to/2JhWtfc Imaginative Realism How to Paint What Doesn't Exist: jamesgurney.com Music by Gregor Quendel (freesound.org ) and Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com )
Painting Forsythia Flowers
James Gurney 2021-04-13 | James Gurney paints the flowers of a forsythia shrub using a limited palette of watercolor and gouache. He starts by capturing the overall gesture and silhouette of the whole plant and then subdivides the mass into smaller flower shapes. ART SUPPLIES: White gouache: amzn.to/2O2fCUk (gouache) Cadmium yellow (watercolor): amzn.to/3bHbwdQ Cerulean blue (gouache): amzn.to/2NtFH0E Scarlet pyrrol (watercolor): amzn.to/2WBHi68 Burnt sienna (watercolor): amzn.to/3sgXJlk Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L Watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/2Ru1Cq5 Short-handled travel brush set: amzn.to/2Ym56cB OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com JamesGurney Website: jamesgurney.com Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": facebook.com/groups/403006076777641/?source_id=121255121263267 VIDEO TUTORIALS: “Watercolor in the Wild” (Download) gumroad.com/l/watercolor "Flower Painting in the Wild" (Download on Gumroad): gumroad.com/l/flowerpainting "Gouache in the Wild" (Download on Gumroad): gumroad.com/l/gouache "Gouache in the Wild" on (DVD): http://kunaki.com/Sales.asp?PID=PX004NVKHN “How to Make a Sketch Easel” (DVD): http://kunaki.com/Sales.asp?PID=PX00Z4M3XY “Watercolor in the Wild” (Download) gumroad.com/l/watercolor BLOG POSTS ABOUT GOUACHE MATERIALS http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2014/08/watercolor-in-wild-materials.html BOOKS: Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: amzn.to/2JhWtfc Imaginative Realism How to Paint What Doesn't Exist: jamesgurney.com Music by Kevin Macleod, Incompetech.com
Painting Realistic Dinosaurs: 10 Top Tips
James Gurney 2021-03-26 | James Gurney shares ten strategies that he used to create dinosaur illustrations for Ranger Rick Magazine. Tips include planning with sketches, choosing a viewpoint, and making and photographing maquettes. DINOSAURS include: Thanatotheristes, Borealopelta, Hatchling Titanosaur, Patagotitan, and Spinosaurus. GUMROAD VIDEOS about dinosaur art: Tyrannosaurs: Behind the Art: gumroad.com/l/zltj How I Paint Dinosaurs: gumroad.com/l/tyrannosaur The Mammal That Ate Dinosaurs: gumroad.com/l/mammal Australia's Age of Dinosaurs: gumroad.com/l/ausdinos MATERIALS: Sculpey (Polymer clay: Sculpey): amzn.to/3rnS3FG Magic Sculpt (Two-part epoxy clay): amzn.to/39g10KO Model Magic (air dry sculpting material): amzn.to/39hP4Z6 Liquid Acrylic (transparent red oxide): amzn.to/39eAhOD Hot glue gun: amzn.to/3clSvjo Illustration board: amzn.to/3dbTEsP CAMERAS and AUDIO: Canon M6 (time lapse, video, and stills): amzn.to/2J4RTgX Zoom H2N digital audio recorder: amzn.to/2XXAOfP Rode Video Mic GO (microphone): amzn.to/2UQGTc9 BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY: Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: amzn.to/2JhWtfc Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: amzn.to/2LbVHhc Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: amzn.to/2xyamRM OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com JamesGurney Website: jamesgurney.com THANKS TO: Ranger Rick: John Gallagher, Kathy Kranking, Susan McElhinney Paleo consultant: Stephen L. Brusatte Music by Kevin MacLeod, Incompetech.com Additional Sculpts by David Krentz facebook.com/davidkrentzart and Mike Trcic trcicstudio.com More info about Ranger Rick magazine at their website: bit.ly/2QsRIEG
James Gurney 2021-03-18 | James Gurney shares some tips for painting snow, focusing on color, light, and shape. He uses watercolor and gouache, painting a campfire in the snow, melting snow on a smooth rock, and the last snow clinging to a cloverleaf bypass. ART SUPPLIES Titanium white (gouache): amzn.to/2XSOld4 Scarlet Pyrrol (watercolor): amzn.to/3s04NDt Cerulean blue (gouache): amzn.to/2NtFH0E Yellow ochre (watercolor): amzn.to/3eSC5AE Watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2 Travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr Brush set: amzn.to/2YeNO0P Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L Water-soluble colored pencils set: amzn.to/2DKmT5o "COLOR IN PRACTICE" tutorial. GUMROAD (HD download or lifetime streaming): gum.co/color1 SELLFY (HD download): sellfy.com/p/pxj10r CUBEBRUSH (HD download): http://cbr.sh/mk6vg3 DVDs: jamesgurney.com OTHER VIDEO TUTORIALS: “Watercolor in the Wild” gumroad.com/l/watercolor "Gouache in the Wild" gumroad.com/l/gouache “How to Make a Sketch Easel” (DVD): http://kunaki.com/Sales.asp?PID=PX00Z... Animal Painting vid: gumroad.com/l/paintinganimals Casein in the Wild: gumroad.com/l/casein March of the Spoons Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com ) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100208
Painting a Realistic Street Scene in Gouache
James Gurney 2021-03-06 | James Gurney paints a picture of an old house backlit by the afternoon sun using gouache and watercolor. ART SUPPLIES: Ultramarine blue (gouache): amzn.to/3uU8RHj Cerulean blue (gouache): amzn.to/3rovKAu Titanium white (gouache): amzn.to/2XSOld4 Cadmium yellow light (watercolor): amzn.to/3t0Mpup Scarlet pyrrol (watercolor): amzn.to/3uV1e3r Burnt sienna (watercolor): amzn.to/38g6nt1 Supracolor II water-soluble pencil: (brown): amzn.to/3boaVzD Supracolor II pencil set of 30: amzn.to/38ipnHc Watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/38fsYG8 Travel brush set (includes large flat): amzn.to/2xwq1Rr Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L CAMERAS and AUDIO: Canon M6 (time lapse, video, and stills): amzn.to/2J4RTgX Zoom H2N digital audio recorder: amzn.to/2XXAOfP Rode Video Mic GO (microphone): amzn.to/2UQGTc9 VIDEO TUTORIALS: "Watercolor in the Wild" (Gumroad download): gum.co/Watercolor "How to Make a Sketch Easel (Gumroad): gum.co/sketcheasel "Gouache in the Wild" (Gumroad): gum.co/gouache "Gouache in the Wild" (DVD): http://kunaki.com/Sales.asp?PID=PX004NVKHN “How to Make a Sketch Easel” (DVD): http://kunaki.com/Sales.asp?PID=PX00Z4M3XY BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY: Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: amzn.to/2JhWtfc Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: amzn.to/2LbVHhc Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: amzn.to/2xyamRM OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com JamesGurney Website: jamesgurney.com/collections/books Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": facebook.com/groups/403006076777641/?source_id=121255121263267 MUSIC by Kevin MacLeod, Incompetech.com
Gouache Painting Using Delicate Textures
James Gurney 2021-02-03 | James Gurney demonstrates a watercolor/gouache technique that was popular in the 19th century. The method involves building up textures in at least two layers of paint with delicate strokes of the brush, using a limited palette both transparently and opaquely. ART SUPPLIES Titanium white: amzn.to/2XSOld4 Ultramarine blue: amzn.to/2X9GZ1k Burnt sienna: amzn.to/3il7wmL Watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2 Travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr Brush set: amzn.to/2YeNO0P Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L Water-soluble colored pencils set: amzn.to/2DKmT5o More info about those artists I mentioned: John Henry Hill (1839-1922) nga.gov/collection/artist-info.2566.html Henry Roderick Newman (1843-1917) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Roderick_Newman William Trost Richards (1833-1905) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Trost_Richards William Henry Hunt (1790-1864) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_Hunt_(painter ) "Color in Practice" tutorial. GUMROAD (HD download or lifetime streaming): gum.co/color1 SELLFY (HD download): sellfy.com/p/pxj10r CUBEBRUSH (HD download): http://cbr.sh/mk6vg3 OTHER VIDEO TUTORIALS: “Watercolor in the Wild” gumroad.com/l/watercolor "Gouache in the Wild" gumroad.com/l/gouache “How to Make a Sketch Easel” (DVD): http://kunaki.com/Sales.asp?PID=PX00Z... Animal Painting vid: gumroad.com/l/paintinganimals Casein in the Wild: gumroad.com/l/casein BLOG POSTS WITH MORE INFO: Gurney Journey blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com Gouache Materials List: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/201... Watercolor Materials: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/201... BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY: Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: amzn.to/2JhWtfc Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: amzn.to/2LbVHhc Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: amzn.to/2xyamRM OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com JamesGurney Website: jamesgurney.com/collections/books Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": facebook.com/groups/403006076777641 CAMERAS and AUDIO: Canon PowerShot Elph (point-and-shoot): amzn.to/2Ji1Vid Zoom H2N digital audio recorder: amzn.to/2XXAOfP
Painting with Two Colors (Plus White)
James Gurney 2021-01-17 | James Gurney paints a snow pile using just ultramarine blue and burnt sienna, plus some white gouache. This limited-palette method is a popular painting method. Arthur Guptill said, "A rich effect can be obtained with only a limited palette. A warm and cool combination affords the student the best approach to his color problems, especially as they relate to outdoor sketching." E. Barnard Lintott said, "For a young student there cannot be a better way of entering upon the study of water colour than by rigorously banishing all but two colours from his palette. It is the best and surest way to the study of full colour. The colours should be a cold and warm one; cobalt blue and warm sienna—or Prussian blue and burnt sienna—are two combinations which lend themselves to a great variety of treatment." This is an extended sample from the video tutorial "Color in Practice: Black, White, and Complements" GET THE FULL VIDEO TUTORIAL GUMROAD (HD download or lifetime streaming): gum.co/color1 SELLFY (HD download): sellfy.com/p/pxj10r CUBEBRUSH (HD download): http://cbr.sh/mk6vg3 DVD: jamesgurney.com/products/color-in-practice ART SUPPLIES Titanium white: amzn.to/2XSOld4 Ultramarine blue: amzn.to/2X9GZ1k Burnt sienna: amzn.to/3il7wmL Alizarin crimson: amzn.to/35NFFa0. Watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2 Travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr Brush set: amzn.to/2YeNO0P Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L Water-soluble colored pencils set: amzn.to/2DKmT5o OTHER VIDEO TUTORIALS: TRIADS: Color in Practice 2: jamesgurney.com/products/color-in-practice “Watercolor in the Wild” gumroad.com/l/watercolor "Gouache in the Wild" gumroad.com/l/gouache “How to Make a Sketch Easel” (DVD): http://kunaki.com/Sales.asp?PID=PX00Z... Animal Painting vid: gumroad.com/l/paintinganimals Casein in the Wild: gumroad.com/l/casein BLOG POSTS WITH MORE INFO: Gurney Journey blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com Gouache Materials List: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/201... Watercolor Materials: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/201... BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY: Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: amzn.to/2JhWtfc Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: amzn.to/2LbVHhc Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: amzn.to/2xyamRM OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com JamesGurney Website: jamesgurney.com Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": CAMERAS and AUDIO: Canon PowerShot Elph (point-and-shoot): amzn.to/2Ji1Vid Zoom H2N digital audio recorder: amzn.to/2XXAOfP Music by Kevin MacLeod, Incompetech.com
Painting Challenge: Raindrops on the Windshield
James Gurney 2020-12-03 | Can you paint in gouache on a rainy day? Why not? My wife Jeanette challenges me to paint the raindrops on the car's windshield. COLORS USED: Titanium white: amzn.to/2XSOld4 Ivory black: amzn.to/2Ta46s7 Yellow ochre: amzn.to/2XYzvSB Ultramarine blue: amzn.to/2Sm4FyB Light red: amzn.to/36JIcTM Richeson casein: amzn.to/2L02U6R MATERIALS: Watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2 Travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L Water-soluble colored pencils set: amzn.to/2DKmT5o WATER MEDIA PAINT SETS • M. Graham gouache primary set: amzn.to/2Zwd6rt • Winsor & Newton gouache primary set: amzn.to/2JiDMbo • Holbein gouache set: amzn.to/2KW4s1j • Royal Talens gouache set (8 colors): amzn.to/2MGftGf • Shinhan Pass watercolor/gouache hybrid set: amzn.to/2xw7EvV • Caran d'Ache pan gouache set: amzn.to/2PfQTxX • Holbein Acryla Gouache (matte acrylic): amzn.to/2L0g3MT OTHER MATERIALS Pentalic watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2 Richeson travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr Richeson “Grey Matters” brush set: amzn.to/2YeNO0P Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L Homemade easel: sellfy.com/p/LnZ8 Tripod: amzn.to/2xrRaFc BLOG POSTS WITH MORE GEAR INFO: Gouache Materials List: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2016/07/gouache-materials-list.html Watercolor Materials: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2014/08/watercolor-in-wild-materials.html BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY: Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: amzn.to/2JhWtfc Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: amzn.to/2LbVHhc Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: amzn.to/2xyamRM VIDEO TUTORIALS: “Watercolor in the Wild” gumroad.com/l/watercolor "Gouache in the Wild" gumroad.com/l/gouache “Casein Painting in the Wild” gumroad.com/l/casein "Gouache in the Wild" (DVD): http://kunaki.com/Sales.asp?PID=PX004NVKHN “How to Make a Sketch Easel” (DVD): http://kunaki.com/Sales.asp?PID=PX00Z4M3XY Casein in the Wild: gumroad.com/l/casein OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com JamesGurney Website: jamesgurney.com Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": facebook.com/groups/403006076777641 Facebook group "Color in Practice": facebook.com/groups/160510955315435 CAMERAS and AUDIO: Canon M6 (time lapse, video, and stills): amzn.to/2J4RTgX Canon PowerShot Elph (point-and-shoot): amzn.to/2Ji1Vid Zoom H2N digital audio recorder: amzn.to/2XXAOfP Rode Video Mic GO (microphone): amzn.to/2UQGTc9 Music by Kevin MacLeod: incompetech.com