Introduction to Gouache Painting Techniques: Book Cover Illustration

00:03 Middle grade audience
00:17 Illustration types for books
00:29 Illustration portfolio content
00:52 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
01:14 Shooting reference photos on site
02:46 How to use reference photos
05:02 Stretching watercolor paper
05:09 Types of watercolor paper
06:18 Drawing thumbnail sketches
06:58 How to draw from imagination

07:28 Book jacket measurements
08:33 Ideas for color schemes
08:47 Palettes for gouache painting
09:58 Gouache colors to buy
12:23 Gouache vs. acrylic vs. watercolor
13:38 Brush types for gouache
13:55 Color thumbnail sketches
19:18 Cleaning up the sketch
19:54 Underpainting Techniques
22:56 Painting the first layer

24:00 Atmospheric perspective
24:17 Gouache in art school
27:45 Building layers from thin to thick
32:56 Painting with a paper towel
34:17 Painting details
34:44 Tiny brush techniques
37:17 Using photo references for details
38:46 Opaque paint for the sky
40:33 The potential of gouache
42:31 Bloopers