Painting Atmospheric Landscapes with Gouache
A course by Ruth Wilshaw , Painter
Learn how to paint layered landscapes with a magical atmosphere using gouache paint
Learn how to paint layered landscapes with a magical atmosphere using gouache paint
The ability to pull the viewer into your magical scene takes both imagination and technique. Ruth Wilshaw is a self-taught painter with a passion for exploring nature and depicting the wonders of it through her art. She enjoys sharing her love for gouache and has recently published a book Creative Gouache, encouraging her readers to have fun with this medium.
In this course, Ruth shows you a new way to explore the beauty of the natural world and how to translate it into a layered gouache painting. Combine bold colors with dark silhouettes, learn gouache techniques, study texture, and discover ways to stay inspired.
What will you learn in this online course?
22 lessons & 30 downloads
- 99% positive reviews (408)
- 11,304 students
- 22 lessons (4h 20m)
- 30 additional resources (19 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English
- English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Paint an atmospheric waterfall landscape using gouache paint and a range of techniques.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is for anyone interested in exploring landscape painting.
Requirements and materials
No previous experience or knowledge is required.
In terms of materials, you will need gouache paints, synthetic paintbrushes, watercolor paper, and other materials specified by the teacher in the course.
Reviews
A course by Ruth Wilshaw
Ruth Wilshaw is a full-time artist specializing in painting landscapes with gouache. As a child, she never missed an opportunity to draw or paint. Although she was always motivated by her inner creativity, Ruth was disappointed in the subjective attitude to art during college and decided to leave. Years later, she found inspiration from the show The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross, and once her artistic fire had been rekindled Ruth was determined to explore painting once more; first with other mediums such as charcoal and watercolor before finally falling in love with gouache.
Since then, after amassing a large Instagram following of over 100K, she has established a full-time career and written a book Creative Gouache and continues to share her work and processes on social media.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
Getting to Know Gouache
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About Gouache
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Materials
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Consistency
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Layering
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Blending 1
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Blending 2
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Landscape Basics 1
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Landscape Basics 2
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Landscape Basics 3
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Landscape Basics 4
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U3
Finding Magic
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Being Inspired
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The Shape of the Painting
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Turning an Idea into a Plan
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U4
Painting a Magical Waterfall
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Starting with Colour
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Layers and Sketching
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The First Layer or Background
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The Middle Ground
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The Foreground
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U5
Moving Forward
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Texture Studies
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Staying Inspired and Sharing Your Work
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FP
Final project
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Painting Atmospheric Landscapes with Gouache
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claraclementine
Cours très motivant!
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amandahsu
great course. I can't wait to take the next course! thank you!
paulawalker.art
Curso muito bom e mais aprofundado do que eu esperava. Comprei-o simplesmente como um curso para relaxar, e porque gosto muito deste estilo de pintura, mas fui surpreendida com uma grande quantidade de indicações e técnicas apresentadas, simples, na sua maioria, mas com efeitos lindos, e que permitem realmente iniciar-se uma exploração maior do guache. Fiquei fã!
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deeemme
One of my favourite course here on Domestika. I highly recommend it!
annferragamo
Learn so much from Ruth illustrations , I know nothing about gouache, she made it easy to understand why, and how , step by step like she knows what I gonna ask her next step. So I decided to learn another class from her hopefully she has more classes to come, by the way with her 4 hours tutorial it is full of details of her tips and tricks, don’t miss out!
Thank you so much , Ruth.❤️