Painting Mood and Atmosphere in Gouache

Illustrative scenarios and visual problem-solving with Gouache.
Insight from 40+ years of commercial illustration and fine art experience.
Importance of value and immediate visual read for various artists.

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Join Robert Watts, Jeff’s father, as he walks you through a variety of illustrative scenarios and visual problem-solving solutions, using one of his favorite mediums, Gouache. Robert will lend insight from his 40 plus years as a commercial illustrator and fine artist, and use his eclectic and masterful skill sets to demonstrate how to put all the fundamental lessons learned thus far to use, in order to create a dynamic, original image. As this class will cover the importance of value and and the immediate, visual read of an image, it is equally helpful to the illustrator, conceptual artist and fine artist. This class is easily adapted to digital media as well, making it a perfect course for the visual development student. You’ll be sure to enjoy not just the information in this course, but also Robert’s down to earth demeanor and whimsical sense of humor, as they help his lessons become more relatable and add a bit of lightheartedness to a very intense, information-packed subject.

Meet your instructor

Robert Watts

Robert Watts has been a professional for more than 40 years. His credits include lead illustrator for Ryan Aeronautical, Navy Combat Artist during Vietnam and founding President of the Society of Illustrators of San Diego. His awards include, but are not limited to, ‘Best of Show’ and Franklin Mint Awards at the American Society of Aviation Artist exhibitions in 1992-93. Mr. Watts attended both Pratt Institute and Art Center. Robert Watts has worked for varied clients including NASA, American Airlines, General Dynamics, and the U.S. Navy.

Course Materials

This Course will use gouache painting materials. For more information – please visit the materials page.

Course Lessons

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1. General Techniques

2. Cumulous Cloudscape – Part I

3. Cumulous Cloudscape – Part II

4. Weathered Barn

5. Indication

6. Foggy Churchyard

7. Gunslinger

8. Tomb Raider – Part I

9. Tomb Raider – Part II

10. Ship on the High Seas – Part I

11. Ship on the High Seas – Part II

12. Meteor Strike

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