Still Lifes are Cool! Contemporary & Traditional Art in Acryla Gouache

In this beginner-friendly painting class, students will follow artist and Illustrator Dylan Mierzwinski through two still life demonstrations with Acryla gouache (it's a matte and flat acrylic paint adored by illustrators!) - one in a traditional style, relying on value, color mixing, and building layers - the other in a contemporary, graphic, and self-expressive style. Students will get to see how art and painting fundamentals never go out of style, and yes, still lifes can TOTALLY be cool. Don't forget about the bonus paint-by-number still life included in the class resources!

• Acryla Gouache Still Life Intro
• Class Project and Resources
• Materials
• Still Life Inspiration
• Working from Reference Photos
• Acryla Gouache Overview
• Color!
• Traditional Study Overview
• T1: Tonal Ground
• T2: Contour Sketch
• T3: Adding in Dark Values
• T4: Adding in Highlights
• T5: Color Blocks Pt 1
• T5: Color Blocks Pt 2
• T6: Refining
• T7: Final Details
• Contemporary Study Overview
• C1: Contour Sketch
• C2: First Layer of Paint
• C3: Color Correcting
• C4: Adding in Expressive Dark Values
• C5: Adding in Highlights
• C6: Details and Decoration
• Publishing your Project!
• BONUS: Paint-by-number Still Life Project
• Thank you!