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Simple Still Life Painting in Gouache

Gouche (pronounced gwash) is simply opaque watercolor. It is a fun, economical medium that can be combined with transparent watercolor, colored pencils, ink, and pastels to create a variety of simple still life to learn about form, light, rhythm, color, and value structure. In this class you will learn how to use simple monochromatic underpainting to create a design to enhance a sense of light, form, and space, then follow up with the color glazing, working from general shapes to specific details. All materials included.

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