Uploaded May 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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I paint rapids in a Catskill Creek using gouache colors—while practicing social distancing. Topics include:
• Casein underpainting
• Palette of colors
• Lay-in with a brush
• Anatomy of stream rapids
• Tips for realistic foam
• Dealing with changing light

GOUACHE AND WATERCOLORS
Yellow ochre: amzn.to/2SfXc2O
Pyrrole red (gouache): amzn.to/2KX4TZn
Hooker’s green: amzn.to/2ufLtcy
Anthraquinone blue: amzn.to/2WrK1h8
Dioxazine purple: amzn.to/2z9WdLQ
Titanium white (gouache): amzn.to/2XSOld4
Richeson casein set (underpainting): amzn.to/2L02U6R

BRUSHES AND OTHER ART SUPPLIES
Richeson travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr
Richeson “Grey Matters” brush set: amzn.to/2YeNO0P
Goat hair mop: amzn.to/2RQrPwk
Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L
Pentalic watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2
Cotton rag (a clean, discarded t-shirt, towel, or cloth diaper will do)

Newest tutorial video: GUMROAD (HD download or lifetime streaming): gum.co/color1
SELLFY (HD download): sellfy.com/p/pxj10r
CUBEBRUSH (HD download): http://cbr.sh/mk6vg3
DVD: kunaki.com/msales.asp?PublisherId=136361

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: gurneyjourney.blogspot.com
JamesGurney Website: jamesgurney.com/site/shop
Facebook group "Color in Practice" facebook.com/groups/160510955315435
Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders" facebook.com/groups/403006076777641

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