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Workshop | Gouache painting with Jessica Smith Illustration

Gouache painting art workshop with illustrator Jessica Smith, the Forge Bristol

Find gouache sitting pretty somewhere in between watercolours and acrylics - this bright and fun medium is playful yet traditional and a fab starting point for budding and expert painters alike.

Join us for a morning of creativity! You’ll learn theory and techniques and come away with the confidence to grab a paintbrush and create something beautiful.

The Workshop will consist of a brief introduction to colour theory and colour mixing allowing you to mix up your perfect palette. You will learn about colours that work well together and the different techniques to use within your painting. There will be worksheets to follow and examples of the kinds of things you could paint to inspire.

What you will learn

A brief introduction to gouache and its properties

The basics of Colour Theory

Shape and Composition

Colour Mixing and colour palettes

Gouache Techniques

About Jessica Smith

Jess is a freelance illustrator based in Bath and is represented by The Bright Agency. She works both digitally and in gouache and often combines the two. Jess’ clients include Simon & Schuster, Scholastic and Oxford University Press.

Find Jess here and here