Painting a Weird Forest in Gouache
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- James Gurney searches out the weird as he demos a small gouache landscape study in the wilderness of the Hudson Valley, New York. He carries his sketchbook and homemade easel far into the woods to paint an overgrown forest trail. He uses a limited palette of gouache over a casein underpainting. Along the way he faces several challenges: mud, ticks, centipedes, and rain, as well as the visual complexity of the three-dimensional depth of the vines and branches. His companion is the husky dog "Smooth."
MATERIALS
Pentalic watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2
Travel brush: Connoisseur 9467: amzn.to/2DRdBVh
Richeson Travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr
Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L
Homemade easel: sellfy.com/p/L...
Tripod: amzn.to/2xrRaFc
PAINTS
M. Graham (watercolor): amzn.to/2JpBAyy
M. Graham Anthraquinone blue: amzn.to/2M1HzMI
M. Graham (gouache): amzn.to/2ZWzLyR
Holbein (gouache): amzn.to/2JhMCWK
Winsor & Newton (gouache): amzn.to/2JiDMbo
Richeson casein: amzn.to/2MLPAG7
DRAWING TOOLS
Water brush: amzn.to/2J6ICb4
Water-soluble colored pencil: amzn.to/2J4QTJJ
Fountain pen: amzn.to/2J7eWum
CAMERAS and AUDIO:
Canon M6 (time lapse, video, and stills): amzn.to/2J4RTgX
Canon PowerShot Elph (point-and-shoot): amzn.to/2Ji1Vid
Zoom H2N digital audio recorder: amzn.to/2XXAOfP
Rode Video Mic GO (microphone): amzn.to/2UQGTc9
VIDEO TUTORIALS:
"Flower Painting in the Wild" (Gumroad) gumroad.com/l/...
"Gouache in the Wild" (Download on Gumroad): gumroad.com/l/...
"Gouache in the Wild" on (DVD): amzn.to/2kF4YD0
“Casein Painting in the Wild” (Download on Gumroad): gumroad.com/l/...
“How to Make a Sketch Easel” (DVD): amzn.to/2smDVAG
“Watercolor in the Wild” (Download) gumroad.com/l/...
BLOG POSTS WITH MORE GEAR INFO:
Gouache Materials List: gurneyjourney.b...
Watercolor Materials: gurneyjourney.b...
BOOKS:
Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: amzn.to/2JhWtfc
Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: amzn.to/2LbVHhc
Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: amzn.to/2xyamRM
OTHER OFFICIAL SITES
Instagram: / jamesgurneyart
Pinterest: / gurneyjourney
Blog: gurneyjourney.b...
Website: jamesgurney.com...
Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": www.facebook.c...
Can we all appreciate how good his filming and editing are , so creative! & I cannot skip one video of yours, i learned a lot
Thanks! RUclips is such a fun environment for trying out editing ideas.
Just discovered this guy, and I just love the little interruptions to give updates on what his dog is doing. Gives off Bob Ross vibes.
Smooth's patience and cooperativeness is exemplary.
Your narration is just as beautiful as the painting. Thank you for the amazing video ♥
That smile he gave the dog 😍😍😍😍😌😌😌😌
Thank you James. You're an inspiration. I feel empowered every time I watch one of your vids.
That's the nicest thing you could say, thanks Greg.
As primarily a watercolor artist used to transparent layers, I've arrived at your channel while trying to get a better understanding of approaching layering in gouache. I think I came to the right place! Your dog is so patient and looks to be having a nice time outdoors while you're painting, it's lovely to watch :)
Thanks, Kimberly. Glad you found your way here.
Love how you tackled that complexity with the roots and vines
You're a poet!!! I love to see your love for Smooth ❤
You were brave going through the forest with mud, insects, ticks, and rain! Well done. Thanks for sharing tips and painting techniques, really appreciate your help. JB England
Watching his videos always makes me want to go out and paint something, thank you for motivating me :)
So cool James, the complexity of forest scenes can be so daunting. I love how you broke it up into 3 to 4 layers, coolest and lightest value farthest back.
I just read a 1837 poem by Victor Hugo, written as a tribute to Albrecht Dürer. While I love Durer, the poem didn't really make me think of him. However, I think that there are many aspects that work really well with you in mind, James. So, here is my attempt at translating the first two stanzas:
In old forests, where the flowing sap
Runs from the alder’s black shaft to the birches’ white trunks,
Many times, have you not? Across the clearing,
Pale, frightened, daring not to look back,
You’ve hurried, trembling, and with a nervous stride
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O my master Albrecht Dürer, o old pensive painter!
One senses before your revered paintings,
That in the black thickets your visionary eye
Distinctly saw, all covered in shade,
The webbed-fingered faun, the green-eyed sylvan,
Pan, who adorns with flowers the cave where you meditate,
And the ancient dryad with hands full of leaves
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Amazing!
I seriously thought you were going to grab a twig, some of Smooths fur and make a brush. It seems like something you would do.
How do u know dat prick. Is he living in sm stone age. U r smoking t9 much pot
Negative thoughts is all I have I---I sincerely thank you for writing this because it is hilarious
I am a big fan of videos that are short and sweet, and to the point. You are an exception, from the process to the narration, and of course the sketches, this is wonderful. I could watch for hours.
Thanks for that feedback. I also like videos that get to the point and are as short as they need to be. RUclips's algorithm favors longer video, but I don't like to pad or stall.
That is what’s called Art!
cool painting and i love the editing for this video :)
Как важно найти место, которое вдохновит. Спасибо за урок👍👍👍👏👏
Smooth knows you can make brushes from chipmunks
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@@JoeLoBro not that yuck. Brushes are made from all sorts of furs and hairs. Ox, hog, squirrel, camel.
How you don't have more subscribers absolutely baffles me. You're like the gouache/watercolour Bob Ross.
But way cooler than Bob Ross because your dinosaur series is epic.
You always pack hours of majesty into 3 or 4 minutes. I could watch, learn, and draw inspiration from your videos for hours. Outstanding, as always!
You’re killing me James, I watched as you walked through the high grass and thought, he’s going to have tics all over. And then you show us.
Another great painting and video 👊🏻💯
I went and painted out in the woods a few days ago and forgot to shower when I got back to the hotel. Later on right when I was about to go to bed I felt a little flap of something on my skin and I immediately knew what it was. 😨 I had a freaking tick in my arm. I ran around my room panicking like an idiot thinking "OMG! I'm gonna get Lyme disease and who knows what!" I had to drive to 711 to pick up alcohol and some tweezers with a hideous tick in my arm, because of course, I didn't think to pack that stuff. Several lessons were learned that day.
@@PumpkinPails Yikes, yeah those little buggers are nasty. I spray myself down before going out to paint but often wonder if a flea and tick collar on my gear bag would help.
Thanks. Lyme is a real issue in NY State. I tucked in my socks and put on a little tick spray on my ankles and cuffs. Then showered and put my clothes in the dryer. One got on me anyway, but I got removed it before it got too involved.
@@PumpkinPails 😱
@@JamesGurney it's always best to be safe than sorry. Thanks for this amazing video. I just love the way you resolved that tangle of vines and stuff... Well done. You inspired me to go do a nice landscape painting. Thanks so much.
Your videos are so warming to watch I really enjoy your subject matter and Smooth isa super cool dog thanks for sharing!!!!
Wonderful simplification of those fallen trees.
I always love James' philosophical ruminations at the end of his videos
Every video an entertaining masterpiece. Thank you so much 🙏💚
Hello from the UK, I'm learning so much from your videos with gouache but I'm finding my self watching one video after another then it's bed time 😂and I have no time then to paint, keep them videos coming 👍
Great setting for painting! Love how the painting slowly builds up. Inspiring as always!
this could be lovely to watch while you paint for a longer period of time - sounds of nature, birds in the forest :)
I love his dog ! It’s funny
Nice video. And very poetic ... "In this fallen tree ... is the wreckage of a journey that failed, and is returning back to the earth."
It’s a shame Smooth didn’t find some truffles while he was at it 😁👍🏻 Thanks for the video.
Excellent story telling, with a 'picture of a thousand words' to show for it at the end! Great tutorial and illustrative work. Enjoyed it.
I'd love to see a gallery full of your sketchbooks!
Mr. Gurney do have several mobile apps that showcase his sketchbooks with explanations and stuff. Search for Living Sketchbook in the app store.
Just, wow.
I am very glad to have ran across your channel. You sure are gifted. Watercolor is the one medium i am reluctant to try as i am intimidated but your videos have given me some confidence.
Great Artist James Gurney. Congratulations on your paintings and your drawings.
Videos like this are a treasure ! Thank you James !
i love the dog 🐕
can hear this man all day. soothing voice
Wow you brought that scene to life, wonderful, thank you.
It's so perfect 💯 👍👏
I love how u add a story with these paintings
" If you want to paint an animal that doesn't move try a dead animal " --god he is a genius!! " Don't forget to bring a single brush in case you forget all the other brushes " --how does he even know all of that????
Love your talent and way you tell your story.
Great job James! Beautiful painting.
Thank you
I am so grateful I discovered your beautiful channel...thank you for sharing with us
Key word that appealed to me in your title is "Weird"...You had me at "Weird"
Smooth move Smooth 🥰
You sir, are the coolest human being in the whole world. Your videos are AMAZING. you have cool ideas for intros and outros and your creativity just oozes out of your videos! Amazing work!
Wonderful painting. I love the creative editing. I live next to woods on a horse farm in TN and I felt right at home. (including the ticks.)
Great videos James!
Excellent!
Getting very motivated to work with this medium. Wonderful. Thank you.
Inspiring!
I love the forest but I hate the ticks...
Wow...you made jungle of chaos....such beautiful art...this is creativity
You should seriously drive out to Western or Central Massachusetts it’s absolutely beautiful
This was wonderful. More like this please.
Beautiful 😍😍🤩🥰
I had a very sweet friend who passed a year ago. You and he could have been twins. I almost cried.
It looks magical! Thank you
Hey James, I’m fairly new to your channel but I gotta say I enjoy every video you post. I don’t paint but I do a lot of photography and your videos teach me a lot about composition!
Beautiful painting and story
Wonderful stuff James. To think there are people in big cities who have never been to the woods.
Very super.! Pozdro from Poland.
Absolutely impressive and very inspiring. Thanks so much for the video.
Love your work, Mr. Gurney. You inspired me to take up painting!
wow! what a lovely painting
Is that a Dinotopia footprint I spy on your pencil case? 😁
Yes, the box was customized with hammered bronze by Tony Swatton: ruclips.net/video/JJxwba9LWug/видео.html
Beautiful scene!
Your videos are amazing! Im a young painter trying to become more familiar with gouache/watercolor so these videos are so helpful :)
Thank you 🧡 Amazing as always 👍
Wonderful as usual, and most inspiring.
God everything about this is so cool
HE NEEDS MORE VIEWSSSS AND SUBSCRIBERS 🥺🥺🥺
Looks brilliant James
Always the finest editing, it feels like I'm there!
Like your episode, your tools look simpler. Several shots let us know about the environment. The process of drawing is full of interaction. The puppy adds fun. The happiest thing is to watch the end of your video. I think I will try some more in my video.喜欢你的这一期，看起来行装比较简单，大致上让我们了解了一下环境，画画的过程充满互动，小狗添加了乐趣，每次最开心的是看你的片尾。我也会在我的视频里做些尝试。
i like the way you paint
You have a blessed life.
Painting with your right hand and filming with your left? Or were you wearing a GoPro? Great video/painting!
Camera in the left hand. Often I have a second tripod for the camera but I had to pack light for a long hike.
Direct a documentary or write a mini series :)
Please be careful of ticks. Btw you’re a painting god and your filming/editing is really sophisticated and enjoyable.
Amazing how you handle painting what I would consider a complex scene. Wonderful painting... as always. I should trying toning my paper with casien and see if that will help me.
Exactly dat why u still r a medicocre artst. Tone ur paper with ur squirts and poop.
Wonderful as always! Will you make a serie of tutorials about painting forest? It would be awesome!
Hi James, I have been binge watching your tutorials, and wonder how would you usually approach a scene that is in overcast weather, when there aren't any subject that stands out from others, and also how would you establish the warm/cool tone with such an overall greyish scene?
In overcast light you'll be seeing more contrasts of local color rather than lighting.
I’m feeling really universal
-Yahya Alshahrani
I alwasy keep ur book sir about Light and Color. It had helped me accomplish many sucesful projects. I am a digital artist.
This is a bit off topic but: have you ever made some sort of diagrammatic drawings for the evolution of dinotopia? Like a „scientific“ approach?
I like your way of studying light and the maquette building, but I do wander if you took a fantasy scientist approach to it? ^^
As always, enjoyed his video! Take care of the tics
Will you be doing a Halloween special demonstration James? Just wondereing.
Why does gouache stay translucent until you add white, only then becoming opaque?
I need to get busy and prime some pages with casein. I hope smooth has some tick protection on... whew
He's has a tick collar, and a Lyme immunization. He still gets them, and we check him each night.
@@JamesGurney :-)
I'm sorry James, I know you are a responsible Smooth owner. We have ticks here as well, we don't usually see them so readily tho. Makes me appreciate your toughness in painting in the wild.
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Can you help me make a unicycle, I'd like to give it a go? By the way, how'd that painting turn out?
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people are always telling me to paint what I feel but i dont have feelings lol I have techniques, i have ideas, i have supplies, i have favorite colors, but feelings? dont know what those are. i just keep painting year after year hoping to find out what they are
Top two reasons I'm not a plein air painter: 1. Ticks 2. Millipedes