Gouache Painting

Explore and appreciate the characteristics, versatility and techniques of water-soluble and opaque paints! In this course, make your first strokes by carrying out experiments on how to reactivate paints when dry. Learn basic brushstroke styles and how to apply colors in various technical ways to create textures. No previous knowledge is necessary! This step-by-step class teaches you how to identify geometric figures in plants, animals and objects all the way to creating a composition. Discover how knowing this painting style can produce so many versatile, sometimes unexpected appearances on paper!

This theme-based, structured art course is divided into 10 modules. One module has 10 sessions running for 1 hour and 20 minutes each (some modules run for 1 hour and 30 minutes). We have classes for teens, adults and kids not younger than 8 years old.

Module 1: Buds and Florets

Find the perfect balance of water and paint while maintaining the right opacity of gouache. Unearth the qualities of blocking, layering, scumbling, and dry blending in a non-intimidating approach. This module is perfect for kids and beginners!

Module 3: Flora and Fauna

Level up and experiment on your flora and fauna composition using the staining technique. Also known as painting on toned grounds, cover an area of your substrate with a layer of paint to serve as your painting's foundation. Similar to watercolor, this process can efficiently and effectively be used to swathe parts such as ground and sky!

Module 5: Still Life (Slice of Cake)

Drawing inspiration from still life, discover the theory of color in and how it transforms a painting. Starting with drawing that relies on keen observation, details will then be reinforced as glazes of colors are applied on contour lines and shapes. Tonal values, color and brushwork will be key components of the painting.

Module 7: Visual Storytelling with Gouache

Tell a story without saying anything! Using layers of rhythm, character, imagery, and other poetic aspects, construct a visual narrative using a range of gouache painting techniques. Enhance your visual symbolism by drawing fun scenarios that expresses the inner world!

Module 2: Potted Plants

Study the principles of design as you arrange different floral elements in a single composition. Start by applying concepts of symmetry and proportion at the very start of the sketch. Apply contrast as you learn ways to create hues of green and brown using the colors in your tubes and pans!

Module 4: Landscape

Develop a deeper understanding of the versatility of gouache in painting a landscape scenery. Create a variety of textures and patterns using different mark making techniques. The landscape scene is broken down in stages to learn painting in depth through layering with gouache.

Module 6: Gestural Brush Strokes (Portrait)

This module is an introduction to expressionism using gestural brush strokes in painting a portrait. Aside from learning to draw the anatomy of the human head and capturing the subject’s emotion, students will also explore and apply Fauvism - an art movement characterized by bold brush work and wild colors. The project for this module zooms in on the importance of form and value to create a dynamic portrait in gouache.

Schedule

Special schedule this Cycle 8: From May 6 to July 8, 2022
Registration Period: April 26 to May 4, 2022
Class Starts: May 7, 2022

Module 2 Friday 3:30 to 4:50 PM Class starts May 6, 2022

+ First-time Gouache module enrollees ages 8 and 9 must register in Module 1, 2 or 3
+ First-time Gouache module enrollees ages 10 and up must register in Module 1, 2, 3 and 4
+ First-time Gouache module enrollees ages 12 and up may register in any Module
+ Students younger than 10 years old who have completed Modules 1, 2 or 3 may join Module 4 and up at the teacher's discretion.
+ We open slots as needed. You may request to open a special group class with a minimum number of 3 students.
Schedule will be on a Thursday to Saturday depends on availability of the teacher.

Program Fee

+ 1 Module P8,500.00
+ 1 Module has 10 sessions
+ 1 session runs for 1 hour and 20 minutes
+ Minimum of 3 and maximum of 6 students per class
+ Taken 1x a week
+ Pay via direct bank deposit or online bank transfer
+ Materials list with specifications will be emailed upon registration

Must Know

+ Small-group art classes conducted over Zoom
+ Live, interactive, with strong teacher-student engagement
+ A maximum of 2 free makeup classes are allowed per module, running for 30-40 minutes/makeup class
Starting with the 3rd makeup class, an additional fee of P850.00/student is charged
Each makeup class must be taken at least 2 days BEFORE the day of the next class lesson
In case student foregoes attending the makeup class, a simplified recording will be created and sent in place of a live makeup class. Student is expected to
learn this on his own time before the next class starts in order to keep pace. Younger kids may need the parent's help. A maximum of 2 recordings shall
be given.