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Marchesa Abstract Fashion Illustration Gouache

I love Marchesa! These type of fashion illustration painting is very abstract and it lets the viewer project his or her own preferences on to the feature. Rather than imposing features, the view can see eyes, nose and a mouth without having to render it. This quality of abstract fashion illustration works because the mind is very open to suggestion. Playing with bold colors, opaque paints such as gouache and colored paper can create a powerful abstract fashion illustration. Limiting the  ...

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Hand Mixing Gouache with Kremer Pigments and Schmincke Binder

Did you ever wonder where Van Gohg, Monet or Renoir picked out their paint tubes? Well, they didn’t. They bought pigments and elements such as grounded stones, plants and charred bones, mixed them up with binders and solvents and created paint. There something awesome about mixing your own paint. Though it may be overwhelming to some, for me it’s a right of passage. After researching the matter for about 4 years, I decided to give it a go. Kremer is a great pigment company and  ...

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