By Dylan Spradlin
Coming in for a resounding third publication, Julia Tentzerakis shows us a gouache piece created in her Color Theory and Practice course (ART1205C). “Gouache” is akin to watercolors but needs less water and accentuates actions and flowing movements.
For this piece, Julia decided to use a uniquely southern muse: Beauty Berries, which she found and photographed at Wakulla Springs State Park.
“Students were required to paint a subject in gouache using only one or two colors, which could be combined with black or white, but the two colors could not be blended,” Julia said. “Gouache paint is typically used by illustrators or for small paintings. It is like watercolor in texture, but thicker and with much richer pigmentation. It dries fast and can be layered, which I find can create a luminescent texture, similar to the effect achieved when oil paint is layered.”
“Interestingly, the black paint included with our recommended kit had a green undertone, so this mixed well with the yellow to create a greenish hue. I like the contrast of the rich, ruby berries against the muted yellow foliage,” Julia said. “This is one of my first original gouache paintings and I really enjoy the medium.”
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