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A House in Gouache by James Gurney
Source: Gurney Journey: A House in Gouache
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"The Leviathan" by James Gurney
Source: Gurney Journey: The Leviathan
> Sea Monster study, gouache, 9x12 inches > > An experiment in biomechanics spirals out of control, and the leviathan slips out to sea.
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Untitled by Kit Mizeres
Source: Kit Mizeres Art — Thanks New Orleans for your hospitality and...
> Thanks New Orleans for your hospitality and wonderful colors! You will be missed. Time to continue westward 🌵#gouache
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Super Duper Mario by James Gurney
Source: Gurney Journey: Super Duper Mario
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Street scene in Greenport, Long Island by James Gurney
Source: Gurney Journey: How Sacrificing Detail Can Add Mood
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> #### How Sacrificing Detail Can Add Mood > > In a new YouTube video I show how I painted this moody morning scene in gouache by sacrificing detail and emphasizing light effects. > > My goal is to capture a fleeing light effect by using a warm priming color to achieve a "photographic" lens flare. Halfway through, I paint over the whole thing with a glaze to reduce detail. The glaze is risky because gouache reactivates when it's rewet, and to be honest, it's kind of a disaster for a while. > > Here are some takeaway quotes about the theory of sacrifices: > > “Nature instills sentiments in the spectator through the selective sacrifice of details in order to improve the overall effect.” > --The Theory and Practice of Water Colour Painting: Elucidated in a Series of Letters > > “Painters without experience often weaken the effect they wish to produce by a prodigality which multiplies uselessly the figures and accessories of a picture. It will not be long before they learn that, the greater the conciseness and simplicity with which a thought is interpreted, the more it gains in expressive force.” > —Jules Breton, The Life of an Artist: An Autobiography, 1890