Uploaded April 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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James Gurney shows how you can paint a lot of detail with relatively big brushes. The plein-air subject is a snow pile in a parking lot. He then shows an abstract painting exercise with a flat brush that you can try.
MATERIALS
Pentalic watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2
Travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr
Water-soluble colored pencil: amzn.to/2J4QTJJ
Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L
Homemade easel: sellfy.com/p/LnZ8
Tripod: amzn.to/2xrRaFc

PAINTS
Holbein (gouache): amzn.to/2JhMCWK
M. Graham (gouache): amzn.to/2JpBAyy
Winsor & Newton (gouache): amzn.to/2JiDMbo
Shinhan Pass (watercolor/gouache hybrid): amzn.to/2xw7EvV
Richeson (casein): amzn.to/2J2cC9l

CAMERAS:
Canon M6 (time lapse, video, and stills): amzn.to/2J4RTgX
Canon PowerShot Elph (point-and-shoot): amzn.to/2Ji1Vid

VIDEO TUTORIALS:
"Gouache in the Wild" (Download on Gumroad): gumroad.com/l/gouache
"Gouache in the Wild" on (DVD): amzn.to/2kF4YD0
“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: gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2016/07/gouache-materials-list.html
Watercolor Materials: 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: gurneyjourney.blogspot.com