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electric_blue68

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8. Very nice! Well done with the contrast.

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Thu Oct 30, 2025, 01:26 PM

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Not a big fan of gouache. I found it difficult.
Only did one small ? 4" x 4" inch piece on very thick ?paper board. Oh...wait. Maybe very thick illustration board.

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Still trying to figure out gouache - it's a weird medium. [View all] Ocelot II Yesterday OP

Lovely! mwmisses4289 Yesterday #1

Feel like I'm there. cachukis Yesterday #2

You've captured the light beautifully! SheltieLover Yesterday #3

Beautiful Hey Joe Yesterday #4

Very pretty Beringia Yesterday #5

Gouache gives me grief, too. I mostly use it to accept my GPV Yesterday #6

Yes, I found it and checked it out before buying paint Ocelot II Yesterday #10

I'm just doing white with transparents, but perhaps on bigger GPV Yesterday #25

I like it. The light is varied, dancing like it would naturally. The layers of light work. Solly Mack Yesterday #7

Very nice! Well done with the contrast. electric_blue68 Yesterday #8

It's still very pretty though!! sagetea Yesterday #9

Thank you for your kind words! Ocelot II Yesterday #13

I think you did a fabulous job! Diamond_Dog Yesterday #11

I got it at a Blick's store. Ocelot II Yesterday #12

That was a new one for me as well. electric_blue68 Yesterday #14

Beautiful. I love it. Joinfortmill Yesterday #15

Absolutely beautiful Grim Chieftain Yesterday #16

Wow! That's beautiful. FoggyLake Yesterday #17

This is so beautiful and intriguing Billsdaughter Yesterday #18

That is beautiful PatSeg Yesterday #19

"" AllaN01Bear Yesterday #20

Gorgeous. It brings me peace and calm, thank you for your art. chia Yesterday #21

That's gorgeous Ocelot II JMCKUSICK Yesterday #22

I prefer to work with gouache BigmanPigman Yesterday #23

It looks to me like you're nailing it! bif Yesterday #24

Nice. applegrove 17 hrs ago #26