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Creative-BlogHORADAM® GOUACHE

Expressive portraits with graphic elements using HORADAM® GOUACHEWho wants to create expressive gouache paintings based on photos or pictures from journals, finds various creative options using the Schmincke HORADAM® GOUACHE. These high-pigmented, velvet-mat colours with a natural opacity of the pure artists’ pigments (without being altered by adding white) allow convincing results to beginners as well as to experienced gouache painters.

Step 1: For expressive portraits, painted with only a few colours, you will need a picture/photo rich in contrast as a pattern. Put the transparent paper onto the picture and trace the main outlines and important shadows with a pencil.

You will need:• A photo or a picture, rich in contrast, from journals or

newspapers• HORADAM® GOUACHE colours: Ivory black (12 787),

Zinc white (12 103), Indian yellow (12 230), Cadmium orange (12 236), Carmine (12 352)

• Paper, suitable for gouache painting, e.g. Hahnemühle Nostalgie paper 190g/m2

• Transparent paper, e.g. Hahnemühle Tracing paper pad, 80/85 g/m2

• Pencil and eraser• Small brushes, e.g. DaVinci Nova Synthetics No. 1 and

No. 4• Pallet• Glass with water• Black Fineliner 0,4 mm or AERO COLOR® Professio-

nal LINER No. 1 (0,8 mm) or No. 2/4 (1 mm), filled with AERO COLOR® Professional colours, e.g. Black (28 702)


Hint:You also can determine the shadows and outlines with your PC, using a picture processing program like Photoshop, which enhances all contrasts of a picture. In Photoshop you will find the adjustment “threshold”, which helps to enhance all sha-dows.


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Step 2:Now you have to transfer the traced picture onto your paper. To avoid a mirror-inverted result, you first have to retrace all lines and shadows at the rear side of the tracing paper with a pencil. Now you turn this pattern, put it onto the paper and transfer all lines and shadows by retracing them again.



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Step 3:For a much easier painting with the brush, you first have to outline the motif with a fineliner or our AERO COLOR® Professional LINER.

Step 4:While painting, from time to time have a look at the original picture. It helps to decide which details are important and which are not. Mix a dark Anthracite with 2 parts of Ivory black and 1 part of Zinc white for all main parts and shadows. The HORADAM® GOUACHE can be used purely, but for a better application add a little amount of water. Now you can trace all outlines and fill all shadows with the brush. Pay attention to small details, e.g. light spots in the eyes, which should be left unpainted for a vivid and more intense look. Now the colours have to dry. Due to a low amount of binder, the drying time of HORADAM® GOUACHE is comparatively short.



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Step 5:Now you can paint the coloured highlights of the picture. Therefore you mix different shades from your chosen colours. In our example we use Indian yellow, Cadmium orange and Carmine for creating the effect of a picture made by an infrared camera. Highlights like the forehead or the tip of the nose will be emphasized with Indian yellow, light and dark shadows are painted in Cadmium orange and Carmine. Leave some parts of the picture unpainted. Once applied colour cannot be removed afterwards.

Step 6:Nevertheless you can make smaller corrections with the fine brush as well as add some details with the fineliner or an AERO COLOR® Professional LINER. Finally you should add some light reflections in the eyes and on the lips. Remaining pencil traces can be removed carefully with an eraser.



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Here you can see the final gouache painting and another monochrome example.

All recommended AERO COLOR® Professional LINERs in two different sizes, to be filled with AERO COLOR® Profes-sional colours. Liner No. 1 line width: 0,8 mm

filling capacity ca. 3,0 ml

Liner No. 2 line width: 1 mmfilling capacity ca. 4,5 ml

Liner No. 4 line width: 1 mmfilling capacity ca. 2,0 ml

The described product attributes and application examples have been tes-ted in the Schmincke laboratory. The information is based on our current state of technical findings and experience. Due to the diversity of applica-tions in terms of painting techniques, materials and working conditions, as well as numerous possible influences, this information is based on a general application range. A legally binding guarantee of specific attributes or the suitability for a specific usage purpose cannot be derived from our in-formation; therefore the use of the products must be adapted to the users' individual conditions and tested in trials. For this reason, we cannot provide a warranty for product attributes and/or assume liability for damages that occur in connection with the use of our products.

By the way: Specifics for handling and product safety you will find on our website www.schmincke.de (e.g. download/safety data sheets).

For special questions please don´t hesitate to ask our team in the lab! The best way to get in contact with them is via mail at:[email protected].

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