Gouache flowers in stages for children from 5 years old. Master class with step by step photo

Master class in gouache painting from 5 years old "Decorative composition Flowers". Introduction to gouache

Author: Natalya Aleksandrovna Ermakova, Lecturer, Municipal Budgetary educational institution additional education children "Children's art school named after A. A. Bolshakov, city of Velikie Luki, Pskov region.
Description: the master class is intended for children from 5 years old and their parents, educators, teachers of additional education.
Purpose: interior decoration, gift, drawing for exhibitions and competitions.
Target: creation of a decorative composition "Flowers" in gouache technique.
Tasks:
- to introduce children to the features of gouache, technique and methods of working with paints, their distinctive features from watercolor.
-teach different ways gouache works: applying a stroke, using a palette, working with several colors at the same time;
- to promote the development of observation, logical thinking, the ability to analyze, draw conclusions;
-to cultivate interest in working in the gouache technique, the ability to apply the acquired knowledge in practical work.

Hello dear guests! Today we will talk about gouache, gouache is the most affordable and easy to use material. Gouache is widely used in visual activity, because with the help of this material, the student easily absorbs the basics of artistic craft.
The term "gouache" originally originated in 18th century France, although the technique for creating this paint is much older - it was used in Europe in the Middle Ages. Book miniatures were already made in gouache in the Middle Ages, usually in combination with watercolor. During the Renaissance, artists used the gouache technique for sketches, cardboard, and other preparatory work, as well as for portrait miniatures. For the first time, a combination of two techniques, working in watercolor with the addition of white, was used by the 16th-century mannerist artist Paolo Pino.
Artist Carlos Prunel, "Carnival" series.

The heyday of the gouache technique falls on the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries. In Russia, the artists of the association "World of Art" painted large easel works with gouache, sketches of theatrical scenery, costumes, posters, using its decorative qualities. Works of art made with gouache are also called gouache.
Artists who have mastered this "frivolous" material to perfection create wonderful, elegant, uniquely velvety works. Especially wonderful, with the help of gouache, it is possible to convey the unique atmosphere of evening twilight and foggy pre-dawn landscapes.

Basically, gouache is an opaque watercolor. Gouache is versatile artistic material, which allows, having paints, water and paper, to master the artistic techniques inherent in other materials. You can paint with heavily diluted gouache in watercolor, or you can master the painting techniques inherent in noble oil. Drawing with gouache is comfortable, it does not have an unpleasant odor, does not require working with solvents, makes it easy to make changes to the drawing and does not require any special surface for drawing (canvases, primers). That is why it is very popular in children's art and is widely used by novice artists. Each of us painted gouache, it is suitable for both beginners and professionals.
Many consider gouache not convenient for drawing. If you have previously painted mainly in watercolor, then you need to remember just a few rules in order to get the same wonderful result when working with gouache.
Gouache paint is not transparent and contains white. This means that you need to write from dark to light, and not vice versa. That is, having decided on the composition and color scheme, you need to start with darker tones of paint, and highlights and dark color accents are placed at the end of the work.

In order not to get confused about the possibility of mixing colors and shades, and also not to mess up with the color for the shadows, it is better to have an idea of ​​​​the color wheel that artists use. Colors lying in neighboring sectors of the circle mix with each other without the formation of dirt, and for shadows it is better to take a color from the opposite sector. This color is added in the required amount to the main tone. More often, for the image of the shadow, they take: blue, green or purple. Under no circumstances should black be added to the shadow image. Also, you cannot use black to get a darker tone of the same color, you will not darken the tone, but you will get dirt.

Among other things, you should know that gouache dries quickly enough. If you make a mistake, then you can not correct it until the gouache has dried out. In case of violation of this rule, you will get a smeared dirty spot. You need to make changes and corrections to the drawing after waiting for the gouache layer to dry completely. Usually the drying time depends on the thickness of the gouache layer, it varies from 30 minutes to 3 hours. When the gouache has dried, it is very easy to make changes. You just need to moisten the brush in warm and pigment-free water, lightly wring it out with a dry cloth and wipe off the paint in the place of the mistake with a light movement. In the same way, you can shade an overly clear outline of a drawn object.
When mixing colors, you need to take into account that wet gouache is brighter. When it dries, it becomes white due to the presence of chalk in it. Therefore, colors should always be chosen more saturated than those that you want to see in the final work.

The right choice of brush will also help facilitate familiarity with this artistic material. Since gouache is heavier and more viscous, too soft brushes are not suitable for it, so it is better to put aside a light squirrel. For wet gouache, well suited: columns, goat and synthetics. These brushes are great for shading, backgrounds and fills, that is, for working with a wet brush.

There are techniques in painting that are suitable for working with a dry brush. How to draw in gouache images of tree crowns, grassy backgrounds, objects with an uneven or textured surface? In this case, it is better to use bristle brushes. The shape of the brushes will depend on the shape of the strokes. It is better to depict the grass with flat brushes, and the crown of trees with round ones. In this case, gouache diluted to the density of sour cream is collected on a dry brush made of hog bristles and point strokes are made with the brush on the working surface of the picture. It can be compared to stuffing paint on a work surface.

There are two ways to create a background for gouache:
Uniform shading of the contours of a pencil sketch. First, the artist makes a pencil sketch on the art surface, and then spreads the primary colors as fills for the outlines of the drawing. It is important to remember here that for the initial underpainting, the darkest tones of the drawing elements are taken. In order for the gouache to lay flat and without streaks, you need to pay attention to the size of the brush. The larger the outline to be painted, the larger the brush should be. Gouache, in this case, should be diluted to the consistency of thin sour cream. It’s also not worth picking up too much pigment on the brush; it’s better to wipe off the excess on the edge of the palette. You need to fill the contour without pressure, from one of its edges to the center, and then from the center to the other edge of the contour. This type of underpainting is not suitable for large surfaces.

For surfaces big size another type of staining is selected - filling. In this case, the background of the drawing is first made, and then, on a dried background, the work itself is written. The background may consist of two or three primary colors in the range of the pattern. For example, when painting a landscape, they take: the color of the sky, the color of the earth, the color for the light strip above the horizon. A sheet of paper is well attached to the tablet, it is better to glue all the edges with masking tape. Then they spread the colors: the color of the sky at the top, the color of the earth below, the lightest in the horizon. And then, until the paint is dry, smooth the paint with a wide wet brush. The brush must be carried without interruption, from one left edge of the sheet to the right, moving from the bottom of the work to the top. Then we wet the brush in water, shake off the excess, and smooth the paint from the top of the sheet to the bottom, moving the brush horizontally. In order for the background to turn out to be even and beautiful, training is needed. However, the result is worth the effort. When the background is smoothed out and the paint is still wet, the details of the hills are blown in with the darker paint chosen for the ground. After drying the main background and the formed details of the landscape, they write vegetation, clouds and other details of the intended composition.

Gouache painting is original and requires special skills to obtain masterpieces. The main property in working with gouache is lightening: until the paint has dried, the color is saturated and it is easy to play with shades, but as soon as it has dried, many colors cannot be distinguished from each other. A clear intuitive understanding of the final result comes only with experience. And here it can be good advice not to use white at all until the very final layer. Another problem is the easy mixing of the layers with each other, which makes you act quickly and correctly, if you start waving the brush, you mix two layers and you get mud. But in any case, painting has its own charm, this is manifested in the competent use of whitishness and stroke.

In artistic and design work, gouache is one of the favorites. There are large jars of different colors, designed for large-scale design work. The quick creation of scenery, banners and wall newspapers is all about gouache. A small problem can be the low strength of the ink film, and as a result, the finished image will crumble and get dirty. But this is easily solved by mixing a small amount of glue into the paint and fixing the paint with an additional layer of varnish.

Gouache is very often used in painting on wood, birch bark and clay. Here it is important to pay attention to the quality of the paints, since the painting is a rather small work in one stroke and does not allow corrections. Gouache dries quickly, which is a key aspect of fast decoration and ease of layering.

Materials and tools:
- A3 sheet
- simple pencil, eraser
- gouache, brushes
-palette
- jar for water
-cloth for brushes

Master class progress:

Starting work on any drawing, you need to remember the main rules for constructing a composition. You need to try to draw in the middle so that everything that is planned fits on the whole piece of paper, so that there is very little empty space left on top, bottom and sides. So that the drawing does not turn out to be too large or too small compared to the sheet. To do this, we will use the auxiliary lines of the "auxiliary", draw diagonal lines on the sheet and thereby find its middle. drawing with a simple pencil you need to remember that the lines should be light, barely noticeable.

Then draw the lines of the frame inside the work, it will become the border of the picture. Draw a circle in the center, this will be the central flower of our composition.

On the diagonal lines to the frame, draw the leaves, then erase the "auxiliaries".

Next, around the central circle, draw more circles, create a future bouquet.

Let's start working with gouache. We choose the lightest shade of green gouache, draw circles of flowers with a thin brush.

First, a contour is outlined, then we make strokes towards the edges of the work, as if the blades of grass look into different sides.

Change paint to dark green color and continue to apply strokes in the same direction around the flowers.

Next, we work with the palette, we will mix green with yellow paint to get a light green color.

With the resulting color, also with small strokes (like blades of grass), we paint over the rest of the surface of the work.

Gouache is a fairly popular material among beginner artists. Now gouache is the recommended material for children already in the first grade, and kids are happy to draw colorful pictures. These materials draw and professional artists , creating incredible landscapes, still lifes, and other extraordinary compositions.

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With gouache, you can create beautiful compositions that will have color, texture and contrast. To bring the drawing to life, can be used Additional materials for creativity. On the Internet you can find many master classes, videos and useful lessons on creating a picture from scratch. A master class can help a novice artist who has just bought material, because step by step master classes contain steps and steps to follow to achieve the desired result.

How to choose gouache for painting

Gouache is a material, which includes gum arabic, powdered pigments and white (in some cases - kaolin). In order for the material to easily lay on the surface, you need to know some of the features and secrets of working with paint.

Master class: draw with gouache in stages

How to draw a tree

Gouache drawing lessons are fascinating and interesting. The winter landscape is a fairly popular subject of the painting, which does not take much time to draw and does not require much effort. Usually novice artists are invited to draw a tree standing against the backdrop of a winter landscape. Gouache step by step you can perform interesting picture using the lesson. For the lesson, you need to stock up on the following materials:

• water;
• hard brushes of different sizes;
• thick paper;
• gouache.

The master class will allow you to easily draw your first picture.

Instruction

Gouache is an opaque and thick paint. She doesn't like water. Keep this in mind when choosing brushes. A squirrel brush is ideal for watercolor, but it is undesirable to use it when drawing. It is best to choose a brush that does not absorb water very much. Brushes made of kolinsky and bristles (natural or synthetic) are best suited for gouache. The cheapest option would be from natural bristles. In the set you need to have brushes of different shapes and sizes: thin and thick, flat and round. Remember that gouache is a fairly heavy paint, it lays down in thick layers, so the paper should be dense and not get wet very much.

First you need to learn how to mix colors. Unlike watercolor, which can be blended directly on, gouache is heavier and thicker. To mix it, you need a palette. Can be used as a palette dense sheet, cardboard, plastic or wooden board. Mix the colors thoroughly until a homogeneous mass is obtained. To get started, experiment with color, check what shades are obtained with several primary colors. You can divide the sheet into several small squares, and paint over each of them with a new resulting shade.

Starting to paint with gouache, remember its main property: it is an opaque paint. If you made a pencil sketch before writing in color, then it will not show through the paint layer. The colors easily overlap each other, so the order in which the details are drawn becomes unprincipled. You can start with the darkest objects, or you can start with the lightest ones. If some part of the painting is not entirely successful, wait for the layer to dry completely and refine it again. You don’t need to get carried away with overlapping layers, as a result you may end up with a “dirty color”.

Experiment with textures. On a blank sheet, make a series of strokes, each time wetting the brush more and more. Start with a completely dry brush and finish with a very wet one. You will see that each time the paint lays down differently. With a dry brush, it is ideal to draw small details in the final stage. You can also use a toothbrush to splatter paint, a sponge, a tissue, or even your fingers.

Watch the condition of the brush! If there are particles left old paint, this may spoil the blended shade. Always have enough clean water and a rag to wipe the brush on hand. If the brush is old and lint is coming out of it, don't paint with it anymore, otherwise fine hairs will remain on the paper.

Children love to draw, especially with paints. One of the most unpretentious paints for drawing is gouache. The basis of the artistic education of the child is the drawing of still lifes, including flowers. How to draw flowers with gouache paints?

Instruction

AT this moment offers a wide variety of products for children's creativity including gouache. All of it is approximately the same in. Gouache is not toxic for drawing, however, its contact with the mucous membrane or in digestive system fraught with complications, so do not leave the little ones painting with gouache unattended. Gouache is enough and does not require strong dilution with water, it goes well without it, unlike. However, with a wet brush, you can easily correct the blot, which you cannot do, for example, with oil paint. Therefore, gouache is so well suited for children's creativity. It also mixes easily with each other, forming new colors and shades.

In order to flowers gouache, you must first make a pencil sketch. Flowers are easy to draw, you just need to observe them in nature. The flower consists, as a rule, of petals gathered around the core. Petals are drawn in the form of simple geometric shapes. Most flowers have rounded petals, but more oblong than the core. Do not try to draw all the petals of the same shape, in nature there is nothing absolutely identical. Some petals may be smaller, some larger. Some are twisted, others are straightened. Some are bright and saturated colors, while others are already losing their colors, preparing to fall.

Once you've drawn your pencil sketch, prepare your paints. If necessary, mix on the palette desired colors to get new shades. Where light falls on the flower, the petals will be lighter. In the shade, their color will be more saturated. The basis for compiling a new color palette when painting with gouache is the addition of white - that is, white paint. With this, you can convey both the fading of colors and the transparency of colors. If you add black to the paint, but vice versa, you will get brighter and darker colors. Do not try to highlight the outline of the petals and the flower with a different color, especially black, unless, of course, you want to achieve a cartoonish image - this is one of the most common mistakes when drawing with paints. Draw the stem of the flower. It will be darker near the flower head, as the shadow from the bud will fall on it.

Sources:

• how to draw a flower with paints

Gouache is best used for painting autumn and summer landscapes, as well as still lifes with bright colors. This paint allows you to give strokes juiciness and density, makes the depicted objects voluminous.

You will need

• - poster or artistic gouache;
• - cardboard with a rough surface;
• - brushes are flat and round in section with a soft bristle, ideally suited for pony hair;
• - palette;
• - a simple pencil and an eraser for sketching.

Instruction

Prepare the material on which you will draw. Give preference to thick thick paper, and preferably cardboard, as it is more hygroscopic. With a wide brush dipped in clean water, treat the entire surface, leave to dry completely. After such a primer, gouache will lie more evenly on cardboard.

Sketch the drawing with a simple pencil. Do not press on the stylus, so that later on the cardboard there are no grooves. Despite the fact that a dense layer of gouache will completely cover the pencil mark, try to make thin, barely noticeable lines.

Prepare gouache. If you are using fresh paints, mix them thoroughly until a uniform consistency is obtained. If the gouache is dry, dilute it with a little water. You can also completely reanimate the paint, while it will not lose its properties.

Start painting with gouache. First, fill in large areas with one color, such as the sky or the surface of the water if you are painting a landscape, or the drapery if you are painting a still life. Use flat or round brushes for this (number 3, 4, 5).

Mix paints to get the desired shades. To do this, you can use a plastic palette purchased from a craft store or a flat china plate.

Pay attention to the details of your painting. To create lively three-dimensional strokes, take undiluted gouache with a brush, but remember that too thick a layer of paint may crack and crumble over time.

Edit bugs. Gouache allows you to apply a second layer and completely cover the previous one, even if it is somewhat darker. But do not try to completely "redraw" the picture on top of the first layer of paint, the paper will get dirt.

Use a variety of techniques for applying paint to paper, such as hard brushes for streaked bristles, or more water for transparency. You can also use watercolor to draw individual elements, but remember that when mixed with gouache, mysterious streaks form on paper.

Dry the finished painting and insert it into a frame that matches the style and shade of the drawing.

Gouache is the name of paints and painting techniques at the same time. This is a relatively inexpensive and interesting material that is perfect for learning the basics of painting. Drawings made with gouache dry quickly, and mistakes made are easily corrected.

We offer detailed instructions by writing autumn landscape gouache. The finished picture will be a wonderful interior decoration, especially framed in a baguette.

This creative master class will help you improve your gouache skills, learn how to draw the reflection of trees in water, develop a sense of composition and the ability to reflect the beauty of nature in a drawing.

You will need: gouache, watercolor paper, brushes.

Execution steps:

1. Draw the horizon line in light blue.

2. Cover the upper part of the sky with dark blue.

3. Add white gouache and paint over the rest of the sky to the horizon line.

4. Draw water, painting the background with light blue, turning into dark blue.

5. We draw clouds with white gouache.

6. We draw the earth with small strokes of brown, light brown and yellow.

7. In the background, draw a tree

8. Against the background of water, draw a mirror image of this tree

9. In the same way, draw a few more trees

10. We paint the crown of the tree with bright autumn colors with a semi-dry brush using the poke method, and in the water reflection we use less saturated shades.

11. By the same principle, draw the rest of the trees.

12. We can finish the Christmas tree and bushes.

13. In the foreground, draw a pine trunk and branches.

14. Draw a pine crown with green paint in horizontal strokes.

15. Let's draw horizontal stripes against the background of water with a semi-dry thin brush with white gouache. We draw a couple more trees next to the pine.

16. With a semi-dry brush using the poke method, draw the crowns of trees, fallen leaves in small strokes of the same colors and grass.

Your work is ready! Now it can be decorated with a baguette and decorate the interior, or you can give it as a gift.

Of course, it is not necessary to draw exactly as shown in the master class, because this is a creative process.We wish you inspiration and success!

Drawing with paints is not only very interesting, but also informative. The landscape, executed in different techniques, calms, gives positive emotions and instills in the artist a sense of beauty.

From our lesson you will learn how to draw a landscape in stages and what is required for this.

Landscape

Painting in watercolor or gouache wide selection landscape.

For example, one of the most impressive subjects for drawing is mountains. They can be both smooth, similar to a mountain range, and sharp. By depicting mountains, you have the opportunity to show the contrast between sky and earth, high plains and slopes.

Another significant point is the weather. It is very exciting to draw winter mountains: you can “play” with shadow and light, with various shades and reflexes on white snow. Ultramarine, yellowish, turquoise, ocher or burgundy - all this is quite appropriate on the snow cover. The main thing is to choose the right color scheme.

No less interesting for beginner artists will be summer landscape depicting mountains. Picturesque and beautiful: warm shades of grass or cold colors on pine branches, a riot of greenery and colors. At the same time, you do not need to carefully draw them - the bolder and freer the brush lies in your hand, the easier and more relaxed the picture will be.

Important: a landscape is not only nature, but also a certain atmosphere, in the creation of which we put our mood and emotions.

Where does the landscape begin?

Any drawing must begin with a layout on a paper sheet. Make the sky less land or vice versa. Please note that these parts do not have to be the same.

If you are drawing mountains, then be sure to think about which peak will become higher and which one will become low. You should not depict the same mountains, although this happens in reality. It is best to make them different compositionally, which will add some dynamics to your drawing.

Pay special attention to objects located in the foreground - what is closest to the artist, that is, to you. The foreground is always drawn more diligently and in more detail than the background.

And now let's try to draw a mountain landscape with gouache.

Landscape in gouache in stages: draw mountains

Stage 1
Take special paper for drawing in A3 format and make a preliminary sketch by mixing white and blue gouache, paint over the sky. While it is “not dry”, paint clouds with white gouache, making circular movements with a brush to get a mixture of colors. The use of such a technique will make the sky cloudy and a little fantastic.

Stage 2
We turn to the image of the mountains. Mix white gouache with blue, add a little purple and completely paint over the mountains. Mix the same color with whitewash and immediately paint over the parts of the mountains that are located in the light. In order not to disturb the aerial perspective at the base of the mountains, make the color light.


Now the fun part! Do you want to learn how to draw a landscape in stages for beginners in a variety of ways? Then let's draw snow-capped mountains.

Stage 3
Scoop up white with a palette knife and lightly pressing until the paint is dry, make cuts on the mountain with the tip of this palette knife. Paint over shadow areas in the same way, only with a bluish tint of gouache.

Important: do not use a large amount of gouache and do not mix it with water - the paint should be thick. Practice first on a separate sheet of paper and only then start drawing.

Stage 4
Mix white with blue gouache, and then walk at the foot of the mountains with smooth strokes.

Stage 5
Now stir blue paint with green and draw the forest. Add ocher or other shades of yellow and green for a forest look. Use the same colors to paint the ground.

stage 6
Draw a lake by mixing white and blue gouache and add some green.

Stage 7
Final step. Again, mix the blue and green paint, and then, making large strokes, paint over the future bushes.

Stage 8
Using light shades of ocher and greens, complete the image of the bushes.

Landscape watercolor in stages: draw a sunset

Next, we will look at how to paint a sunset using watercolor. Everything you need in this case- watercolor and watercolor paper. Shall we start?

Stage 1
Without making a preliminary sketch and slightly wetting the sheet with water, proceed to writing the sky. To do this, take the blue, purple, pink and orange watercolor color. Clouds can be drawn the way you like, mixing colors and creating unusual transitions.

Stage 2
Before the paint is dry, mark the background with a darker color - it should be different from the sky. And a little closer to yourself, using a dark purple shade, make the plan even darker. Draw also a small fluffy tree and leave the work to dry completely.

Stage 3
Using a dark purple hue, draw a tree trunk, adding burgundy blotches in some places. Paint over the ground with the same color to make it as similar as possible to the roots of a tree.

Then, with a thin brush, slowly draw tree branches, different in width and length: thick and thin, long and short. In the background, make the branches a little lighter, and darker in the foreground.

Ready! You yourself painted a colorful and very beautiful sunset.

There are many techniques for painting a landscape with paints. But if you are a beginner artist, then step by step drawing it will be easier with gouache. It is easy to use: it does not have a specific smell, it is easily mixed with water and washed off. Any brush is suitable for working with gouache, but it is best to give preference to ponies or synthetics.

This technique is also suitable for beginners because, having made a mistake, it will be easy to correct it by painting over with another layer of paint. In addition, the next layer applied to the dried pigment will not mix with the previous one. The main difference between gouache and acrylic oil paints- she can draw more freely, without fear of making a mistake.

It does not matter how you draw parts of the picture - all at once or separately. For example, you can first paint over the earth and sky with gouache, and then write foreground, trees and clouds.

Note: to speed up the work, apply paint to objects immediately, without leaving "for later". Agree, it is much easier to do everything in one step, and not wait for the picture to “dry”.

This version of landscape painting is no less interesting and is also quite suitable for novice artists. You will easily master watercolor technique if you know some tricks and important rules.

- Drawing with watercolors is, first of all, working with layers. The paint is translucent, which means that mixing of each new layer with the past cannot be avoided.
- Mistakes are excluded - that's what anyone who picks up a watercolor needs to know.
— The key to success is thick paper. The rough special surface perfectly absorbs watercolor paint and guarantee good results.
- Close objects should be painted over with bright colors, everything else should be mixed with water and pale. Unlike oils, acrylics or gouache, watercolors are written “liquid”.
- For watercolors, it is best to use brushes with natural squirrel or pony hair.

And, of course, do not forget that painting a landscape with paints in several stages is a rather difficult task for a novice artist. Here many questions arise: how to arrange everything on a sheet, how to get specific color how to highlight a particular subject, etc. Answers come only with experience.

The best advice that can be given to all beginners in painting is more practice - draw the most ordinary subjects. Remember that the sooner you realize that realism is directly dependent on highlighting some details and creating contrast, the sooner everything will work out.

So what is a landscape? This is a good training for any artist, which does not allow you to get away from main theme images and at the same time gives freedom of imagination.