Painting with Gouache 3D Campus (All levels)

About this course

The course introduces gouache as a medium for painting varied still-life subjects, including organic materials, manufactured objects and fabrics. Participants explore how to combine translucent and opaque surfaces, create contrasting textures and use colour within a composition. Teaching combines demonstrations and guided painting activities with opportunities to study techniques associated with established gouache artists. Participants develop a series of their own finished paintings during the course, with tutor assistance available throughout.

What you'll learn

• Apply a range of gouache painting techniques
• Combine translucent and opaque surfaces to create contrasting effects
• Use gouache to represent different textures and still-life subjects
• Explore the role of colour in painting composition
• Produce a series of finished gouache paintings

Is this course right for you?

The course is marked as suitable for all levels and is described as welcoming beginners, learners developing existing painting skills and more experienced painters exploring gouache as a new medium. Participants work on their own paintings from still-life subject matter, with tutor assistance and encouragement available.

• Suitable for beginners as well as learners with existing painting experience
• Relevant to those moving into gouache from watercolour, acrylics or oils
• Also accommodates painters with more advanced experience who want to explore a different medium

Before you go

• Participants should bring designer gouache in specified colours, a 300gsm watercolour-paper sketchbook smaller than A3, 2B and 4B pencils, erasers, kitchen towel, a pencil sharpener, watercolour brushes in assorted sizes and shapes, masking tape, a water pot and a plastic palette.
• The source notes that classes in 3D Studio 1 and 3D Sculpture Studio are not currently wheelchair accessible because of a staircase to the first floor. The administration team can advise on an alternative course location.