Comments on: Painting Water with Gouache

By: matt

matt — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 13:35:49 +0000

In reply to Buddy. Thanks Buddy!

By: Buddy

Buddy — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 00:44:17 +0000

Dear Matt,

I am new to gouache and just watched the very first lesson of this painting. Usually, when diving into new medium, I would look for a respective course, not starting with a life class.

This lesson is fantastic and really picks up absolute beginners how to paint with gouache. I liked the voting for the reference photo and your explanations about compositions.

Your explanations are wonderful, and keeping in mind you did the shows on your own back then, is even more impressive.

Can’t wait to finish the pastel landscape course I am working on this year and dive into this painting.

Thank you, Matt, for everything you are doing,
Buddy

By: Patricia Hafner

Patricia Hafner — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 20:14:35 +0000

I am using HIMI paints. My painted areas seem to look a bit chalky when I try to smooth them out with water. Any suggestions?

By: matt

matt — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 14:41:02 +0000

In reply to Robin Hurburgh. Hi Robin, Ebooks are included with course videos. Unfortunately, Live Lesson series do not include ebooks.

By: Robin Hurburgh

Robin Hurburgh — Sun, 08 Oct 2017 00:07:35 +0000

Can I download an ebook for this?

By: Julie Babb

Julie Babb — Sun, 27 Aug 2017 00:55:15 +0000

Matt, thanks for another great gouache tutorial. It is my favorite medium & I enjoy your appreciation of it.

By: Margaret J

Margaret J — Thu, 10 Aug 2017 21:06:41 +0000

Watched lesson #6 over again today as a storm was interrupting the video last Thurs. Very informative to watch the stones emerge and also to see toward the end how the gouache covered the stones to “submerge” them under water. I have not been panting along as I am still doing graphite work but plan to follow the videos when I am ready to work with the gouache. I am looking forward to it as I am unfamiliar with gouache but love watercolor!! And I like the apparent flexibility of the gouache. Looking forward to tonight and looking forward to hearing about mother & baby !!!

By: joyce lagedrost

joyce lagedrost — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 16:47:54 +0000

Went a little toward a impressionist technique

By: Julie Babb

Julie Babb — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 12:11:53 +0000

Great lesson, thanks. Finished both lessons last night & am eager for tomorrow’s. Hope to catch it live. Glad that you appreciate the qualities of gouache. I do believe it has great possibilities for larger works, having done several 12 x 16 landscapes with it. Some contemporary artists are using it in an impressionistic style. Let’s go large & loose next time!
Ready to do another pan pastel?
thanks again!

By: Julie Babb

Julie Babb — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 18:33:03 +0000

So excited! Gouache is my favorite & there are so few good tutorials. I can hardly wait. Thank you!