Gouache Painting Demo: Drawing With a Brush

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3 жыл бұрын

James Gurney paints a man in a diner, but he has to get the sketch done fast before the man leaves. His plein-air / urban sketching technique starts right out with a brush, followed by big washes of watercolor and finally opaque gouache accents.
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@daniellaszlo1930 3 жыл бұрын

I don't know if they'll let me carry a pencil that big into the diner

@chedoodles 3 жыл бұрын

would be considered as a weapon lol

@skmw3214 3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@SiningniSing 3 жыл бұрын

Wait til they see the massive sketchbook for that pencil.

@JamesGurney 3 жыл бұрын

'Speak softly and carry a big pencil."

@fix0the0spade 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine if John Wick got a pencil that big.

@idkwhypickinganameishard 3 жыл бұрын

with every stroke, the painting comes to life. It's so mesmerizing

@edthe2nd 3 жыл бұрын

It's like magic

@huburgalula4031 3 жыл бұрын

I always go, "wait what? HOW?"

@vv1kas 3 жыл бұрын

I agree! It's so amazing to watch him work

@DouggieDinosaur 3 жыл бұрын

"We've just put in our order so we've got 15-20 minutes to do a quick painting." ~ James Gurney

@isvaldomarcosferreira7693 2 жыл бұрын

amazing!

@charlesderastouil329 3 жыл бұрын

I have a real problem, that is, the more I watch you paint the less I feel able to do it. In your gestures there is both simplicity and complexity. It's always beautiful to watch, even from thousands of miles away (France-Périgord)and in front of a screen, but it erases the immense talent that you have. I have a deep respect for what you do, but also for you. Thank you Mr Gurney

@7kurisu 3 жыл бұрын

dont look at the finger pointing at the moon

@kamelryke31 3 жыл бұрын

Il est génial ! Je me suis mis à la peinture très récemment et je suis intimidé par tant de savoir faire. En même temps j'ai conscience qu'il fau t des années de travail pour en arriver là.

@zazaiwon87 2 жыл бұрын

Same here.

@MrTrenttness 2 жыл бұрын

Let your beard guide you my friend. Just keep failing, and be ok with failing, until it starts to click.♥️

@laurentyarp514 2 жыл бұрын

@@kamelryke31 Oui en effet, et c'est une passion chez lui. Il peint comme d'autres prennent des photos. Je suis intimidé également. Et pas assez passionné pour me lancer. Mais j'adore regarder ses vidéos.

@olivierb.2149 3 жыл бұрын

On top of the stunning art you keep offering us, thanks so much for the quality and the gentleness of your explanations, James. You have done a lot, for a lot of people. Cheers from France

@danrazART 3 жыл бұрын

Don't let his mild manners fool you, James Gurney is an authentic American rugged wild beast who paints!

@awanderingtraveler1972 3 жыл бұрын

I don't know why but this piece is probably my favorite yet, it seems so cozy yet strangely eerie as well, its kinda difficult to describe, but it looks incredible!

@thefrostedblueberryart 3 жыл бұрын

Insane that you can accomplish such a painting in the time it takes to make your meal! You’re such a master of light, James :)

@hilarybush2748 3 жыл бұрын

At first I thought this was going to be a choose-your-own-adventure video.

@margaretf.b.9688 3 жыл бұрын

Woah I’ve never seen or heard of a diner serving Vietnamese food before!! Thats so cool 😯

@dougg1075 3 жыл бұрын

That’s some next level Yoda stuff right there.

@swagathon6967 3 жыл бұрын

I love how steady and calculated each stroke looks . It’s so different to time lapse as it shows the true pace of an artist

@billjoe2080 3 жыл бұрын

I can imagine Gurney just eating pho with one hand and painting with the other.

@metman3 3 жыл бұрын

Great, James! I think many of us may think the pencil is "safer" to start with to help in defining shapes and areas, including me. But I see what your saying. Going to have to bolden up and try using the brush first for a faster approach. Thanks!

@MrChinchilla_hn 3 жыл бұрын

Experience?

@nathanhansen6384 3 жыл бұрын

The level of mastery you've achieved is amazing! I love your content. C:

@Stadtpark90 3 жыл бұрын

this.

@edenisok894 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, his art is so amazing! Glad it’s not another “talent” comment as well. I wonder how long he’s been painting to get this good

@riktrik7013 2 жыл бұрын

@@edenisok894 probably every day from the age of 19

@ramenghost1870 3 жыл бұрын

I am a teenager and I look up to you so much! The way the you bring so much life to a scene is incredible. I aspire to be a good painter like you some day, thank you a lot.

@kevinamack6 3 жыл бұрын

Love how you talk about the menu as you so effortlessly capture that guy. Nice 👍

@JaredCullum 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful demo. I’ve come to love drawing directly with a brush because I feel like I think more sculpturally (of that makes sense) than when I pencil it first. If I use a pencil I tend to “color it in” more than think about the planes more simply.

@BryanCoombes 3 жыл бұрын

I've been watching and learning from James for years and what is most amazing to me is his economy of stroke. Most people busy their paintings up with line-work and corrections. Not James! Pure execution of the essentials, nothing more.

@minhvu-uz7hp 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, i'm from Vietnam and love bánh mì and phở too. I studyed from a lot of your artworks 🇻🇳

@R_H21 3 жыл бұрын

I can’t wait to be good enough to do something like this. Not just with speed & efficiency, but esp. w/the ability to choose just the right colors. Beautiful work. Thank you so much for including that you can paint amazing pictures with inexpensive supplies. I got tired of channels where they review and recommend products that are super ridiculously expensive. It’s not the ‘stuff’ that makes you a better painter/artist.

@LuluxuStudio 3 ай бұрын

Love how you played with colours and portraited the light & shadow in this quick sketch. Very impressed with all the cool details painted in such a short period of time! And without a pencil outline. Truly impressive 💕

@Schwanenmaedchen 3 жыл бұрын

The thing with the oversized pencil was sooo rad and unexpected 😍 and your sketch is great of course!!

@TheCombatartist 4 ай бұрын

Knowing how to be judicious with each stroke, understanding values and how to use the brush tip as a drawing tool…a Master. Thank you James.

@jamiewashere 2 жыл бұрын

It is an amazing thing to see a master at work. I love how the brushstrokes and edges start to blend together the further away you get from the focal point, you can really see it in the line of barstools. Such a great video Jim, thanks.

@Natalia-uv7lm 3 жыл бұрын

This channel is severely underrated. I found it yesterday and you, my sir, are truly an artist.

@karencalloway9717 3 жыл бұрын

He's got amazing skills. The painting is unexpectedly beautiful. That diner has some interesting offerings though. That meal looked great.

@johncollado1151 3 жыл бұрын

Hi James... just wondering, do you ever tell your "victims" that you are, or have painted them? If I were a "victim" I'd really be interested in acquiring that original. Stay safe.

@JamesGurney 3 жыл бұрын

Usually I don't tell them...unless they notice. The problem with letting them know I'm sketching them is that they become self conscious and the whole pose changes.

@SandraNLN 3 жыл бұрын

@@JamesGurney But would you ever tell them after you're finished? Because I've been wondering that too. Of course it makes sense not to say anything during the process, but if I was incidentally one of the subjects of a sketch/painting by you, I'd be thrilled! Haha

@greenrabbit05 2 жыл бұрын

Love that you actually did this at a diner

@ducdashot1239 10 ай бұрын

i am only 10 seconds in and that big pencil has immediately captured my interest. bravo sir, bravo

@claritzairosario68 2 ай бұрын

I love it so much! Very interesting to use a brushe instead a pencil. And what I love the most, is the fast sketch, and painting you can do!

@eve3p0 3 жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness I thought he was in front of a picture on a green screen....I love it

@skiedev 3 жыл бұрын

my gosh these kind of paintings are what ive adored since being a kid

@sirperduwyn 3 жыл бұрын

A few minutes .. I wouldn’t even think such a thing would be possible. Mind blown at the speed of laying down so much in such a way

@JamesZ32100 2 жыл бұрын

Those big pencil and brush just made me remember a childhood favorite show called Art Attack !

@knightsintodreams 3 жыл бұрын

I’m so thankful you’re uploading these videos online. I love watching and they inspire me to paint

@gillinacook1477 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve always been interested how to do this, thank you James for describing your process while painting. I’m going to give this ago. 😀

@murilokleine 3 жыл бұрын

Funny introduction, I wasn't expecting the giant pencil, lol.

@durratulaishah3703 3 жыл бұрын

I thought so too, I thought it just a wallpaper until he just grab the pencil with his channel name on it. Lol

@yozha92 3 жыл бұрын

Same 😂

@INAVACL 3 жыл бұрын

this gave me a really good idea as to how to tackle something i've been struggling with in digital, and that is getting the colors to mesh together and feel like it's all in one piece rather than having each color separated by area

@idontcare9390 3 жыл бұрын

Watching you paint is impressive. Thank you for sharing your techniques!

@kevinoconnor2921 3 жыл бұрын

Man, you're GREAT illustrator, and a master with gouache paint, and a paintbrush.

@janetchen959 3 жыл бұрын

It's always inspiring to see how James paint, it's so lively. Thank you for sharing with us.

@cluek9780 3 жыл бұрын

Jim, your strokes are so informed by experience, it’s a pleasure to watch.

@rosbly 2 жыл бұрын

That's it James, you won! I'm gonna try to paint like you. The way you show how you do it and the calm you have to explain it really make it contagious, thank you

@ncstonecrew 2 жыл бұрын

I love how less is more. Great detail.

@AM_artworks 3 жыл бұрын

The giant pencil actually being a real prop and not a part of the photo was a very clever touch

@harrisarts 3 жыл бұрын

Love your paintings. Glad to see you out continuing to create and share.

@nicholasfolk5582 2 жыл бұрын

Was eating a banh mi and pho as I watched the video :) felt like I was sharing a meal with you, thank you for the lovely video, James

@belle42 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely radiant!

@kanchangupta2038 3 жыл бұрын

YOUR WORK CAN NOT BE BINDED IN LIMITED WORDS OF APPRECIATION..

@melissaamyx2196 3 жыл бұрын

You amaze me with how simply you convey so much!

@derekfernandez7701 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! I really love this! I'd love to see more of how you approach these quick portraits! You've brilliantly captured something essential here. Thank you! 💙

@sagarverma3815 2 жыл бұрын

@james dear mr.gurney i just love you and ur talent . i started painting because of you and i came to know i am actually good at it . thanks a ton

@jkell42 3 жыл бұрын

James! I love seeing your quick sketch sessions

@catbraunwell6450 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome. You make everything look so simple. Love it! Thank you.

@filnn 3 жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful painting.

@AL-bh4pm 3 жыл бұрын

Literally this week I've been on the lookout for videos of how to sketch with paint and then you posted this. Thanks, your vids always cheer my day.

@qow2427 3 жыл бұрын

MIND BLOWN

@anjapinkau3737 3 жыл бұрын

Incredibly awesome!

@JeffEickhoff 3 жыл бұрын

So great to catch up on your latest videos. I’m also happy to have arrived back in the Netherlands with three volumes from your bookstore that I brought back from my recent U.S. trip. Thanks for all the inspiration.

@jendesign5537 2 жыл бұрын

Every piece of work you do is a master piece! I’m still in awe.Wowww

@aestheticmop2342 2 жыл бұрын

Love your works!! The explanation is so simple, it makes me want to draw again.

@taskendeer 3 жыл бұрын

Looks so simple when you ''just do it'' but looking at the finished product it's actually so good, and looks quite complex. Very cool!

@SarahAndBoston 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! I’ll am definitely going to try this out. Love the painting. Thanks James!

@zenmanyo35 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Love how you add the thick gouache later on.

@theartswamp2512 3 жыл бұрын

I am inspired, beyond words. Thank you.

@redinabloogs8477 2 ай бұрын

OMG that turned out really well ....WELL DONE !

@cubistone 2 жыл бұрын

A real master at work. So impressed.

@neda9288 3 жыл бұрын

This is amazing! I love the purple undertones! Amazing how you achieve the detail (or illusion of detail)

@ThomStanton 2 жыл бұрын

Inspired by your work/channel, actively purchasing materials, sketching again in anticipation of painting. Glad to see this video in time to convert initial retooling time in pen/pencil sketching to early exploration with brushes for tones. Thanks! 🙏

@mschingacor Жыл бұрын

i love this style

@Larems879 3 жыл бұрын

You make it look so easy!

@casterx2312 Жыл бұрын

you are a very amazing person your tutorials on gouache are one of the most helpful tutorials ever you explain the process of gouache and how you paint and your tips and tricks so well thorough!!

@evelynprice2225 3 жыл бұрын

I'm obsessed with this art style

@cazkiwinz4300 3 жыл бұрын

The folds in his shirt and pants ***French chef kiss***

@grm65 3 жыл бұрын

This is simply amazing!

@dobsterthelobster8257 3 жыл бұрын

wow. this is absolutely breathtaking

@a.boston160 3 жыл бұрын

Nailed it- amazing job master Gurney!

@graciousmom4127 3 жыл бұрын

I always enjoy your videos and never get tired watchin them all the time.... I just hope it's longer than usual. Love them all! 😊

@mitchcornacchia968 3 жыл бұрын

Ahhhhhh jim you make it look so easy!!!! It helps when you're a MASTER!!!!!!at your craft. Well done sir

@patrickboudreau3846 2 жыл бұрын

Well… that’s simply beautiful.

@grace0626 3 жыл бұрын

Your art is so amazing and wonderful, just like you as a person! Just wanna let you know... Hoping the best for you always!

@Joy.Studio Жыл бұрын

Excellent demonstration.

@HalfWarrior 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome James, thank you sir!

@PeterMaldwyn-tr8rd 18 күн бұрын

Fantastic. Very inspiring. I'll give it a go, for sure. Thanks, James.

@chatita9527 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, this is stunning!!! Thank you from Berlin Germany 🤗🇩🇪

@rhondaporro877 Жыл бұрын

THANK YOU!! THIS IS SUCH A FUNDIMENTAL SKILL!!

@siirinoad5639 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderfully clever!

@gcjproductions9380 3 жыл бұрын

so cool, sure gonna try this out!

@B61Mod12 3 жыл бұрын

James that was fantastic!

@angelicasolinas4055 3 жыл бұрын

Your videos always reinvigorate my passion. Thank you so much, keep going and keep creating art from every piece of life :)

@goofygoober6355 3 жыл бұрын

i improved so much in gouache because of you, mr. Gurney. thank youuuu!

@ktyty1244 3 жыл бұрын

Nice as always ! I'm going to try this tip, thanks a lot !

@rubengenesis100 3 жыл бұрын

Great painting and technique.

@SC4RArt 3 жыл бұрын

This makes me so happy! Amazing vid. Stay safe! 💥💥💥

@DH-gq7bm 3 жыл бұрын

You're a wizard with watercolor

@greensmart7 2 жыл бұрын

lovely painting!

@reignandbongao9497 3 жыл бұрын

gosh I thought I given up on traditional painting a long time ago, but you mesmerized me and inspired me to try watercolors again

@hypehoops 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome Thanks James

@KathyBrooksArt 3 жыл бұрын

Loved this video lesson!