Painting INSANE Detail in Two Hours: James Gurney
James Gurney uses watercolor and gouache to paint a detailed plein-air study of a cotton candy trailer at the Duchess County Fair. It’s a wider palette of colors than usual:
1. Terra rosa (watercolor): https://amzn.to/2ZVJwfa
2. Pyrrol red (watercolor): https://amzn.to/34uD8Py
3. Yellow ochre (watercolor): https://amzn.to/2XYzvSB
4. Cadmium yellow light (watercolor): https://amzn.to/2PS2ZxM
5. Titanium white (gouache): https://amzn.to/2XSOld4
6. Ultramarine blue (gouache): https://amzn.to/2Uy40tA
7. Neutral tint (watercolor): https://amzn.to/2JVbVwb
8. Raw Umber (gouache): https://amzn.to/2TLgAVG
DESCRIPTION
In this tutorial demo, painter James Gurney visits the Dutchess County Fair, and he paints the colorful cotton candy trailer en plein air using a watercolor sketchbook. He shares some instructional tips to help with creating the illusion of detail in a relatively quick painting.
MATERIALS
Pentalic Aqua Journal sketchbook: https://amzn.to/2L989y2
Liner brush (synthetic): https://amzn.to/2zYOvS4
Rigger brush (squirrel/Risslon): https://amzn.to/2PU0vPx
Winsor & Newton Series 995 synthetic flat brush: https://amzn.to/31wvWjO
Cat’s Tongue Brush, 1/2 inch: https://amzn.to/2RwV8D4
Travel brush: Connoisseur 9467: https://amzn.to/2DRdBVh
Richeson Travel brush set: https://amzn.to/2xwq1Rr
Water cup: https://amzn.to/2soTw2L
Water-soluble colored pencil: https://amzn.to/2J4QTJJ
Nupastel Color Sticks set: https://amzn.to/2YUJmnR
CarbOthello pastel pencil set: https://amzn.to/2YXIJdv
VIDEO TUTORIALS:
“Flower Painting in the Wild” (Gumroad) https://gumroad.com/l/flowerpainting
“Gouache in the Wild” (Download on Gumroad): https://gumroad.com/l/gouache
“Watercolor in the Wild” (Download) https://gumroad.com/l/watercolor
BLOG POSTS WITH MORE GEAR INFO:
Gouache Materials List: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2016/07/gouache-materials-list.html
Watercolor Materials: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2014/08/watercolor-in-wild-materials.html
CAMERA
Canon M6 mirrorless camera with Rode mic: https://amzn.to/2YVgbku
Canon PowerShot Elph (point-and-shoot): https://amzn.to/2Ji1Vid
Zoom H2N digital audio recorder: https://amzn.to/2XXAOfP
BOOKS:
Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: https://amzn.to/2JhWtfc
Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: https://amzn.to/2LbVHhc
Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: https://amzn.to/2xyamRM
OTHER OFFICIAL SITES
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesgurneyart/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/GurneyJourney/
Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/
Website: http://jamesgurney.com/site/shop