tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post5062292297513783699..comments2024-03-28T16:36:12.581-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Jon Whitcomb and illustration stylesJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-87813518563651791352012-08-18T09:39:58.132-04:002012-08-18T09:39:58.132-04:00Anyone interested in gouache might try Acryla goua...Anyone interested in gouache might try Acryla gouache by Holbein. It incorporates the qualities and opacity of regular gouache with acrylic paint by adding the pigment to an acrylic binder. It lays down nice and flat but does not lift as easily as traditional gouache, which was always the biggest frustration for me. You can wash over it pretty transparently without lifting previous layers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05975643397065262440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-62712325855529363462012-08-16T20:58:44.541-04:002012-08-16T20:58:44.541-04:00Not a gouache artist, but Mary Whyte works in wate...Not a gouache artist, but Mary Whyte works in watercolor, much in the same way as Paul Bonner it seems:<br /><br />http://marywhyte.com/<br /><br />Oddly enough, I found her work through an instruction book that was wedged between two "How to draw Manga" books at B&N. The instruction book was pretty 'meh', but the work itself was gorgeous, especially for watercolors.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262476114387821096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-84557385074747957462012-08-16T18:30:45.429-04:002012-08-16T18:30:45.429-04:00I'll have to pick up this issue, I did a color...I'll have to pick up this issue, I did a color study of that pink illustration in one of my classes. Rodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10976139843020550189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-17708172779283301252012-08-16T16:11:03.778-04:002012-08-16T16:11:03.778-04:00I like gouache but I always feel rushed when worki...I like gouache but I always feel rushed when working with it. It dries so fast!<br /><br />This is one of my favorite "gouachers" (I like that term):<br />http://www.xiaogangzhuart.com/img/limited-003.jpg -- He's able to achieve soft edges in gouache which I find really difficult. Nathan Fowkes blog Land sketch is also great and Eric Tiemens Virtual gouache land blog has some demos.Daroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02269629297022511462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-27086218697076212142012-08-16T13:46:59.698-04:002012-08-16T13:46:59.698-04:00Jeff, I'd start with the Famous Artist's C...Jeff, I'd start with the Famous Artist's Course itself, since Whitcomb and other gouachers taught there. I did a post showing a Whitcomb demo here:<br />http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2012/02/whitcomb-demo.html<br /><br />You can find the rest of the FAC books downloadable online if you look around. <br /><br />Rudy de Reyna's book isn't bad: http://www.amazon.com/Painting-Opaque-Watercolor-Rudy-Reyna/dp/0823037754<br /><br />...but there aren't too many devoted to the gouache that I can think of offhand. Most are about oil or transparent watercolor. James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-78320838515156317102012-08-16T13:40:23.509-04:002012-08-16T13:40:23.509-04:00I recently started painting in gouache, (really lo...I recently started painting in gouache, (really loving it) and I was wondering if anybody knows of how-to books from the mid-20th century on gouache. <br /><br />Do you know of any from that era, Jim?jeff jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05996337570175075303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-33257132856573384942012-08-16T10:17:26.706-04:002012-08-16T10:17:26.706-04:00From the Wikipedia entry on Fatima cigarettes: &qu...From the Wikipedia entry on Fatima cigarettes: "The brand's old-fashioned image caused it to lose market share from the mid-1950s onward, and L&M eventually phased it out by around 1980."Tristan Elwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16169919662214037416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-32283623727359993102012-08-16T10:00:15.722-04:002012-08-16T10:00:15.722-04:00Celeste beat me to the punch. Your point about tim...Celeste beat me to the punch. Your point about timelessness vs. "datedness" is astute and very well put. I'd only add the counterpoint that, as wonderful as timelessness is, it's also great (and valuable) to have these snapshots of styles and trends as a record of the times. I know you weren't making a value judgment, but I just wanted to add that.Tom Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04770238579550226268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-46994247337020317932012-08-16T09:41:24.950-04:002012-08-16T09:41:24.950-04:00Those paintings are sublime..thanks for the column...Those paintings are sublime..thanks for the column. I am always struck by how well you express your thoughts. Not to overstate it, but you're a great communicator!Celeste Berginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06791708298070342301noreply@blogger.com