James Gurney paints a blacksmith at his forge and answers questions about strategies for dealing with complexity and detail. Using watercolor and gouache, he demonstrates how he eliminates background details and uses shadows to focus attention on the important parts of the silhouette.
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"Gouache in the Wild" https://gumroad.com/l/gouache
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“Watercolor in the Wild” https://gumroad.com/l/watercolor
Animal Painting vid: https://gumroad.com/l/paintinganimals
Casein in the Wild: https://gumroad.com/l/casein'>https://gumroad.com/l/casein
Flower Painting in the Wild: https://gumroad.com/l/flowerpainting
"Portraits in the Wild" https://gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/p...

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Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: https://tinyurl.com/5n6t7yxj
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