Uploaded March 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
James Gurney paints a firehouse in Hyde Park, NY using gouache and watercolor over casein.
ART SUPPLIES:
Ultramarine blue (watercolor): amzn.to/2Sm4FyB
Yellow ochre (watercolor): amzn.to/2XYzvSB
Burnt sienna (gouache): amzn.to/2TEoC4D
Alizarin crimson (watercolor): amzn.to/31YSOZa
Cerulean blue deep (watercolor): amzn.to/2IBRtAc
Titanium white (gouache): amzn.to/2XSOld4
Watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2
Travel brush set (includes large flat): amzn.to/2xwq1Rr
Mack/Tidwell Mini pointed brush: amzn.to/3cRwU0f (Thanks, Steve G)
Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L
Casein paint set: amzn.to/2L02U6R
To paint urban architecture in gouache, James Gurney starts with a perspective drawing, then lays in big tones in transparent watercolor and works toward the finer details. In this case he makes big revisions in the perspective and the sky color halfway through.
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): kunaki.com/Sales.asp?PID=PX004NVKHN
“How to Make a Sketch Easel” (DVD): 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
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
OTHER OFFICIAL SITES
Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart
Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney
GurneyJourney Blog: gurneyjourney.blogspot.com
JamesGurney Website: jamesgurney.com/site/shop
Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": facebook.com/groups/403006076777641/?source_id=121255121263267
James Gurney paints a firehouse in Hyde Park, NY using gouache and watercolor over casein.
ART SUPPLIES:
Ultramarine blue (watercolor): amzn.to/2Sm4FyB
Yellow ochre (watercolor): amzn.to/2XYzvSB
Burnt sienna (gouache): amzn.to/2TEoC4D
Alizarin crimson (watercolor): amzn.to/31YSOZa
Cerulean blue deep (watercolor): amzn.to/2IBRtAc
Titanium white (gouache): amzn.to/2XSOld4
Watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2
Travel brush set (includes large flat): amzn.to/2xwq1Rr
Mack/Tidwell Mini pointed brush: amzn.to/3cRwU0f (Thanks, Steve G)
Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L
Casein paint set: amzn.to/2L02U6R
To paint urban architecture in gouache, James Gurney starts with a perspective drawing, then lays in big tones in transparent watercolor and works toward the finer details. In this case he makes big revisions in the perspective and the sky color halfway through.
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): kunaki.com/Sales.asp?PID=PX004NVKHN
“How to Make a Sketch Easel” (DVD): 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
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
OTHER OFFICIAL SITES
Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart
Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney
GurneyJourney Blog: gurneyjourney.blogspot.com
JamesGurney Website: jamesgurney.com/site/shop
Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": facebook.com/groups/403006076777641/?source_id=121255121263267
