This four-week intensive virtual course is dedicated to cultivating creative fluency and confidence with gouache. Each Wednesday afternoon, you will join Andrew Judd for a step-by-step exploration of the medium’s unique properties, focusing intently on the fundamentals that underpin strong visual communication. The course will begin by analyzing material properties and preparing surfaces before moving into the critical areas of colour mixing, value control, and sophisticated layering techniques. Through a series of thoughtful, weekly projects, you will learn to simplify complex visual information, translating subjects from life into compelling studies. This process is designed to refine your gestural brushwork and encourage an intuitive process, allowing your personal style to emerge. Every session is interactive, concluding with personalized feedback from the instructor, ensuring that you can construct and apply new skills immediately to your developing visual vocabulary.

What You’ll Learn

• Week 1 – Understanding gouache properties and surface preparation
• Week 2 – Color mixing, values, and layering techniques
• Week 3 – Painting from life and simplifying complex subjects
• Week 4 – Creating a finished composition and critique