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to dry completely first. This gives you

nearly endless possibilities for creating

detailed compositions.

6 Gouache is a fantastic medium for

making studies that will be the visual

guides for future oil paintings.

7 Practise mixing different colours;

see how many different greens

you can make from your blues

and yellows. LP

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So, now let’s paint! I took inspiration from a typical image that you might see on

holiday, or you might be lucky enough to have at home (right). You could go straight

in with paint but I find it comforting to have some guidelines and a sketch gives

me time to look at my subject, which in turns helps me think and concentrate!

Step 1

Once you have completed

a quick sketch (above right),

make a more careful one

using lighter pencil lines.

Include a few guidelines

with a waterproof fine liner

pen, as the light pencil

lines will soon be lost

amid the paint.

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Step 2

Paint a loose wash of sepia

watercolour. Wet the paper

with clean water then let the

paint run into the damp

area. Touch more paint into

areas that you want to be

darker. You can see how

the pots stay clean, because

that area of paper is dry.

I don’t mind the blooms

of paint here.

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DemonstrationBalcony with Flowers

tOlive Grove, watercolour and gouache, 5 (^12) ⁄x 1612 ⁄in. (14x42cm)
You will need
nSurface
l140lb Hot-pressed
watercolour paper
8 x 61 ⁄ 4 in. (10x16cm)
n Van Gogh Watercolour
lAzo yellow, vermilion,
madder lake deep,
quinacridone rose,
yellow ochre and sepia
n Talens Extra Fine
Quality Gouache
lOpaque white,
yellow ochre,
light blue (cyan),
ultramarine, deep
yellow, lemon
yellow and burnt
sienna
n Brushes
lVan Gogh Round
watercolour
brush No. 8
n Miscellaneous
lPencil and
waterproof
fine liner