Chris Osborne Art 
Gouache Black Label
You’re invited to paint with Chris Osborne in this 4 hour introduction to gouache workshop. Where you will be guided through the use of flat, round, angled and rigger brushes. Each brush has many uses and you will be shown when to use each one.
Each student will receive a welcome pack with Canson Mi-Teintes touch paper, tracing paper, detailed instructional handouts, fridge magnet and a few more items.
This is an excellent introduction workshop for people that have not used gouache paint before.
You will be shown both wet and dry brush techniques and follow along with a few painting exercises to get used to working with black paper.
Learning about tone is an excellent skill to have and these exercises will be invaluable for all kinds of artwork whether it be watercolour, acrylic or pencil sketches.
Skills you have learned
After you have learned how to use your brushes with gouache, you will then create a painting using these new skills. The aim is to bring a black piece of paper to life and create an image out of the darkness and into the light with only a limited gouache palette.
The course will be follow by example, Osborne will explain each technique while sketching and painting. This will be viewed live on a tv or projected onto a wall if available.
Students will be shown a good workspace setup and how to avoid mishaps while working on their project.
Materials Supplied
This is a list of materials that each student will be supplied with to use on the day. (Please only take home your watercolour artworks and paper exercises in folder provided.)
Materials to take home
- Canson Mi-Teintes touch paper (exercises)
- Canson Mi-Teintes touch paper (gouache painting)
- Instructional handouts
- Chris Osborne Fridge Magnet
Materials to use then leave for next students at workshop
- Reference Image
- A3 Clipboard, Card, Mat (Tape paper to)
- Frog Masking Tape
- Winsor & Newton Gouache
- Artist Watercolour palette (Please don’t wash at end of lesson)
- Pencil
- Brushes – Small Round, Rigger, angled
- Water Container
- Kitchen Towel or Tissue
Optional Materials
If you have a favourite watercolour brushes or ones you haven’t used yet bring them along to class and I’ll show you how to use them.
If you have an iPad bring this along because this will be excellent to view your reference image as you can make this brighter and zoom into detail. (Don’t forget your iPad charger)
Upcoming Workshops
Please check the upcoming workshop page for more details on times, location and cost.
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