Gouache in the Wild

This is the DVD version. You can also get the digital download  at Gumroad  New-York-Times bestselling author James Gurney takes the viewer on six outdoor painting adventures using opaque watercolor or gouache. Each episode demonstrates a different approach to the versatile medium. The artist documents each plein-air study from start to finish, sharing closeup “driver’s seat” views of the painting, palette, and motif. Through both location commentary and recorded voiceover, Gurney carefully explains the thinking behind the technique. Gurney walks the viewer through his complete sketching kit and demonstrates the unique properties of gouache, plus ways to combine it with other media. Gouache was Gurney’s first painting medium, and has remained a favorite throughout his career. James Gurney is the author and illustrator of Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time and The Artist’s Guide to Sketching. He wrote Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist and Color and Light: A Gu