Channel: James Gurney

Category: Education

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Description: James Gurney paints a beaver dam covered in snow using gouache and watercolor. At each stage he shares his thoughts and his technique as he translates the complicated details of nature into brushstrokes and paint textures. GOUACHE and WATERCOLOR PAINT Titanium white (gouache): amzn.to/2XSOld4 Terra rosa (watercolor): amzn.to/2qRjCNN Raw umber (gouache): amzn.to/2pgvHMg Cobalt blue gouache (Spectrum): amzn.to/3qxVVFA Cadmium red gouache: amzn.to/32SHjIw Magenta gouache: amzn.to/3sJizh3 Cadmium yellow light: amzn.to/3EL6lqt ART MATERIALS Pentalic watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2 Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L Homemade sketch easel: gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/sketcheasel Filbert ½ inch watercolor synthetic: amzn.to/3CqTZT9 Rigger brush (synthetic #3) amzn.to/3AJoW4i Richeson travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr Richeson “Grey Matters” brush set: amzn.to/2YeNO0P Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L CAMERAS and AUDIO Pocket camera (Canon SX620): amzn.to/3lIbtVW Stereo mics/recorders (Rode Wireless Go II): amzn.to/3mVsMSP Stereo recorder (Zoom H2n): amzn.to/3aFjCUP Tripod: amzn.to/2xrRaFc VIDEO TUTORIALS: “How to Make a Sketch Easel” (DVD and download options): jamesgurney.com/products/how-to-make-a-sketch-easel "Gouache in the Wild" : jamesgurney.com/products/gouache-in-the-wild "GRADIENTS: Color, Form, Illusion." jamesgurney.com/products/gradients-color-form-illusion BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY: Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: jamesgurney.com/products/color-and-light-a-guide-for-the-realist-painter-signed-by-james-gurney Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: jamesgurney.com/products/imaginative-realism-how-to-paint-what-doesnt-exist Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: jamesgurney.com/products/dinotopia-a-land-apart-from-time-signed OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney GurneyJourney Blog: gurneyjourney.blogspot.com JamesGurney Website: jamesgurney.com Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": facebook.com/groups/403006076777641 Facebook group "Color in Practice": facebook.com/groups/160510955315435 Some of the links above are affiliate links, for which I make a small commission at no cost to you.