Gouache Blending Techniques

[@JessChungArt]

Hope the techniques I shared here are helpful!! Just remember to keep practicing and experimenting and you'll slowly but surely improve over time. Feel free to let me know what else you might be struggling with when it comes to blending in gouache and I'll try cover it in another video :)

[@untitled-8538]

god bless u jess

[@blackblue0613]

right on time, Im practicing blending this week

[@feedingmysoul7195]

This was great! You are appreciated:)

[@peacepeace7607]

Which colours did you use.

[@JessChungArt]

@@peacepeace7607 primary red and permanent yellow deep for the exercises :)

[@francespaciente9447]

I feel attacked when you said it's better to practice everyday than just watch videos 🥺😆😭 I love your video! It explains a lot and not perfect or too scripted, whichi is what we need. It's okay to make mistakes and we can always do something with it which makes this video actually perfect haha

[@anima6035]

I go through phases, like everything in my creative endeavours... and life. Sometimes I will be collating as much info and inspiration as possible, other times I will be absorbed in my work and have no time for anything else! And there's even the in-between space where I'm honing my craft (learning skills) and watching videos (tutorials) at the same time 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@forest487]

Working every day isn’t realistic a lot of people don’t have that energy and that oaky!

[@pippaloves]

😂😂😂😂💖💖

[@eliotb.1219]

okay but weirdly for me, i guess it’s my learning style since everyone’s is different, i didn’t draw for like almost a year but would still watch art videos all the time. now i’m better than i used to be and i didn’t even practice what i watched??? it’s all about really paying attention to their movements and stuff when it comes to certain mediums to where it ALMOST becomes muscle memory for YOU. of course it still requires practice and you’ll never go pro without lots of it, but watching videos really does help a lot of people!

[@pippaloves]

@@eliotb.1219 this makes sense, it's why I try not to watch videos that have been sped up. Those make me worse, I get frustrated with myself. Lol brains.

[@lumeboulevarde6403]

I love how different each one of these gradient squares look! This is so helpful for learning to blend! Thanks Jess! 💕

[@Temajuki]

Thank you for the tips! I just ordered my first set of gouache and I'm so excited for them to arrive in the mail. Acrylics are a struggle so I hope gouache will be nice since I lean most for my watercolours

[@JessChungArt]

Don't worry gouache will be fun to learn 😍

[@Jayo___]

I've never saw someone's technique, imitated it, and it felt so natural until now 😳 thank you 🤙

[@eliotb.1219]

the tip is, find youtubers like this who can really articulate and demonstrate it in a proper way, watch them a lot, and it sort of becomes ingrained in your memory. especially if you have certain learning styles like visual/audio learning as your mains like i do
edit: drawingwiffwaffles is another great one! her explanations can be all over the place but somehow still make lots of sense lol. i guess it depends on how chaotic your own brain runs haha

[@manujain4614]

As a beginner I was really struggling with the blending but you explained it very well.. Thank you 😊

[@dumpling543]

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[@chuubaccatheworld9075]

FOR YOUR PRIDEEEE

[@khaos413]

17:18 I see it, you see it, we all see it 👁👁

[@melaniemacalister]

I’ve been really into your channel AND learning to blend gouache like this...what a coincidence!!

[@JessChungArt]

omg hahah it's meant to be 😂

[@Chai4mom]

Such a beautiful, instructive video. Your voice is so soothing. The blending techniques are explained so well, especially the advantage for painting more opaquely. Having your palette in the frame helps me see the consistency of your paint which helps a lot. And that final painting is just gorgeous. Great job!

[@glennareyes4682]

Her voice: so relaxing
Painting: so relaxing
Background music: so relaxing
Meanwhile the ads...

[@patricialyn5948]

Lol i agree that

[@joanasantillana6199]

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[@marijadika6444]

It is much easier working with tubes - the mixing is so smooth! I have only pans and it’s different. Great video!

[@JessChungArt]

oooh interesting!!

[@marijadika6444]

@@JessChungArt there is a typo:) - I meant tubes! Autocorrect sometimes is driving me nuts....
It’s much more difficult to rewet the pans and get solid and smooth colour on paper...

[@artbyradhikamagaji8308]

The best gouache blending tutorial I've seen🤗

[@yienji8292]

aaa thank you so much for this!! i recently bought himi gouache, and i've been trying to paint here and there. they look.. okay, but they definitely could be better LOL i'm hoping to practice again soon with this video to help ❤️❤️❤️

[@JessChungArt]

yes just keep practicing and i'm sure you'll get the hang of it 🥰

[@sasaoliverah6674]

The vibe is soooo goooddddddd

[@eya5667]

I came across your channel just a few weeks ago and so far you're the only channel I am getting some real lessons, and I loveeee your voice 🤍 THANK YOUUUU

[@myrnalandersartist]

Excellent instruction! Thank you for sharing your skills!

[@oliaosman4395]

I want to like this video a million times, how do I do that
I’m really grateful for this video, it’s very helpful❤

[@Giulia_C2222]

Yay, I was struggling a little with blending , thank you for the video ❤

[@naya3253]

Have been watching your videos to help me understand gouache and i must say i’m improving really quickly! Thank you so much ❤️

[@1sachan345]

Yay new video!!! 💕

[@user-cn4il4ov9u]

Such a helpful video, thank you! I'm new to gouache and this has inspired me to keep on practising. 😊

[@Chryz630]

Hii! I love your videos! They give me lots of inspiration and calm. The only thing I need help is with water, these days I’ve been struggling to draw and loosing motivation. I was hoping you can show us a water tutorial? Thank you if you could but if not it’s still ok! ❤️

[@JessChungArt]

Yay glad to hear this!! I have a 'gouache water studies' video which goes through my approach to painting water. I hope that helps!! :)

[@sharmilatudu6907]

The painting is so beautiful.
Thank you for sharing the tips ☺️❤️

[@kimmistryart341]

Thank you soooo much Jess! This tutorial really helped me a lot. I love your work!

[@JessChungArt]

I'm so glad!! Thank you 😊

[@lykagonzales4152]

You're a teacher! 🤗

[@Cartoonkal]

This was super helpful. Thank you!

[@khadeejaahmed1836]

Thank you for the lovely video Jess! You are such an exceptionally talented artist! :)

[@JessChungArt]

aww thank you!! ❤️

[@maryanaganai2291]

Amazing as always ❤️❤️😊

[@maryamagahi]

Thank you so much for the detailed explanation and presentation!

[@tanyalalonde733]

Thank you so much for this tutorial I am new to gouache so this was a great first step for me. 😊🎨

[@isaniart]

Thanks for the tips, Jess! I tried these out and learned a lot about how mixing should feel, if that makes sense. I think I’m getting a handle on what different consistencies feel like and how they act. How would you go about blending in a smaller area, where there isn’t much room to make large transitions? For example, going from light to shadow without losing the general shadow shape?

[@JessChungArt]

You're welcome! 😄 I would maybe place down the light and the shadow, then go in with a clean brush and softly blend out the line so the shadow isn't a harsh line. Hope that makes sense!

[@marials9245]

I love Gouache because it has the best of both worlds imo. The only think I don’t enjoy so much is the mate finish of the painting. Is there any medium or finishing product that can be used to make the gouache look less mate, like more glossy finish? Thanks!

[@chunxiaolu5240]

This helped a lot ❤

[@born2bVeryLazy]

Thanks for sharing your techniques!

[@nhakhoavietgiap8392]

This really help! Thanks!

[@AlliumCepa24]

Thank you Jess 💟

[@jyotiogennavar9134]

this video is so amazing and very informative!!!!!!

[@cecilia3233]

amazing video as always! i just finished your skillshare class and found it extremely helpful! :)

[@JessChungArt]

Yay I'm really happy to hear this! Thank you 😄

[@lauralettau]

let's go lesbians!!!!

[@gracie5989]

Thank you for this video!! 💕

[@birdyyyyy6]

yay, new video

[@draftingboard3372]

this is super useful!! Thank you so much :)

[@ethnamurphy531]

Wonderful

[@lilsun]

this vid was really helpful!

[@michelles_illustrations]

💖🧡💛Thanks for sharing!!💛🧡💖

[@nightshiftbyommandizon5436]

I love you! Thank you 😘

[@sohaartyk9018]

Nice!!! Thanks for sharing 🙏 😊 ❤️

[@miklosnemeth8566]

Yeah, even with rewettable gouache transitions require a lot of practice, but with acrylic or PVA gouache it's even more challenging.

[@kristasee]

When you finish a gouache painting and watercolour painting how do you fix them to protect the work? What do you use?

[@goro_majima98]

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Absolutely noone:
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[@ShaheenKhan-xv5vj]

This was helpful but I have heard that when you are working in layers you should keep the bottom layer thin and get thicker as you layer on top. How should one paint a gradient sky in the background and a forest or other greenery in the foreground with gouache? Wont the background reactivate if it's thick? Could you show your process of making a similar scenery where layering is required please?

[@alessandratacla4551]

Hi Jess, thank you for the video, this is really helpful. I'm trying to follow your instructions for the first kind of gradient (pink on top and white at the bottom) but when I start to go up with the light pink, in the beginning it blends in well with the darker pinks but when I arrive at the top (right under the darkest pink) I am ending up with a very marked, very light pink, which doesn't blend in nicely with the darkest pink on the top. I have tried many times and have been having the same issue over and over... What do you think might I be doing wrong? Thank you very much!

[@AA-rr9ly]

Is it better to mix the paint and shades you want as you’re painting or premix the paint before you start to know the exact shades you want?

[@charlesfavano7424]

i was wondering can i take a small tube of gouache and mix it with in a 2 oz jar of water so i can use it for either painting or for airbrushing mainly create it in bulk?

[@tRaceur89]

Hey Jess!
This is such a good video! Very informative and so many useful thoughts and comments!
I do have one question though.
How do you recommend blending very small spaces? For example if I want to paint out a figure drawing with gouache, between some muscles blending has to be done, but the space for this is so small. The transition from light to dark happen fast but smooth. Any tips for that?

[@JessChungArt]

You can try softening out the blend with a clean damp brush! That way you're just reactivating the colours on the paper and lightly blending them together

[@tRaceur89]

@@JessChungArt Oh alright I am gonna try that! Thank you for taking your time and answering :)

[@GorrilaaGRRR]

this is really helpful since my gouache wont blend in together

[@sjennifer6240]

Which masking tape???

[@d.adonis4547]

What kind of palette is that, I wan to buy one. . .

[@vaartstudio]

Can you tell me the name of the mixing tray you use?

[@ren2045]

What type of tape are your using.

[@lidiawithani6883]

Hey! What kind of tape are you using?

[@dhanashreeevpatil401]

I love ur instagram page 🥺🤩❤

[@chunxiaolu5240]

What’s the tape you use?

[@JessChungArt]

Washi tape!

[@chemadas-art]

😊💕

[@gabrielyago9304]

I see a lesbian flag there? 😳✨🌈

[@ellie_ack6]

probably wasn't intentional, but you have a subtle lesbian flag thing going on in these lol ((: thanks for this video, always so helpful

[@justyourlocalrat_]

this vid said lesbian rights!

[@mdkhushnawazahmed8837]

⭐️"I rolling with the LGBT"⭐️

[@maggie-tp6bc]

first thing i thought 😭😭

[@naomifilos7859]

This vid says how to blend the colors why do you have to bring that trash around here.

[@laspilly]

What is that mat you use to absorb brush water?

[@forest487]

Lesbian flaggggg

[@randomer2448]

18:09 be who you are) it looks like the lesbian flag lol

[@lilyraimey3499]

Far too finicky for me. I hate having to jump through hoops to get a smooth blend, but I do love gouache for thumbnails and blueprint work. Just not finished pieces.

[@PROWL.Q]

James gurney had a good tip for gouache gradients! Basically just get one of those small mini paint rolls and fill the paints on a separate tray in a gradient line and then just roll your paint roller on that, transfer to paper and voila :)! Its usually perfect for gradient underpaintings/primes so you can work on top of that

[@lilyraimey3499]

@@PROWL.Q ah yes, I follow James! He works wonders I never could.😂

[@charonwave]

ok but lesbian rights

[@kyungraeist]

lesbian flag???

[@leinykatherineyu9522]

im looking for this comment😭

[@talluna8619]

lesbian flag (: 🧡🤍💖

[@cassandra816_]

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[@chaoscreeture]

Is this random or is it cause the thumbnail looked like gay flags I’m very confused

[@onnaaddis7983]

Nice tutorial. The only thing I am turned off to is TOO MANY COMMERCIALS! It breaks up my interest and I turn to another channel. You can control how many ads you allow. Try it. More interest is what you need hon. Let your voice inflect! You got what it takes.

[@loula3130]

Thank you! This was super helpful!