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Artists' Gouache Release Blog Hop + Giveaway ($300 in Total Prizes!)

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Are you enjoying the December 2022 Artists' Gouache Set - Strolling Through New York Release Blog Hop? So many inspirational projects to jump start your inner artist! After all, isn't that what card making / papercrafting is all about? The need to create/craft something every day is so very satisfing to me! Even if it is only a 10 minute practice watercolor. I was thrilled to be asked to give the new Artists' Gouache Set from ALTENEW a first look. This post gives you my journey through the set.


I am such a newbie to gouache I thought it was pronounced ganache as in the chocolate, that's the newbie that I am, lol.
Below are the swatches of each color in the set:

I masked off a strip of watercolor paper for several practice windows, grabbed some clean water and brushes.
The set already had the color swatching done on the side of the packaging, so I jumped right in by painting an elementary bloom to get accustomed with the pigment and learn how much water it took to make a very simple flower and leaves. Of course, I began with Primary Yellow straight from the tube. 


Next I simply added a wash of the same color for the background. added a tiny bit of detail to the petals and let the window dry completely.

After fuller dry, I played with the Pistachio Green for leaves and splatter.

And finally, Primary Cyan mixed in with the two previous colors to see how the colors mixed.  Making MUD by mixing too many colors is a struggle for me, so constantly reminding myself to keep it simple was definitely a minute by minute reminder...the colors are so tempting to play with ALL of them at once!
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Next day I moved on to a few free hand florals, which was a learning experience as well.

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Here is a second freehand floral using more of the colors in the set. For this one, I allowed for more dry time between layers to get more depth/definition. However it doesn't take long for them to dry, which is good, because I was excited to keep going! The colors are more opaque with less water. For most of the detail elements in my arrangement I dabbed the brush straight into the tube for pure intense color.

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Finally, I colored a more detailed gouache on a stamped image of Wonderland, to enjoy mixing and layering the gouache for gauzy petals :)  I was thrilled with the completed result!
Petal Colors: Coral Red, Ruby Red, and Baby Pink

Stem colors: Lagoon, Primary Cyan, Misty Teal, and Prussian Blue


A kiss of Primary Yellow to make everything HAPPY! And a hint of black Fine liner pen for more drama.

Splattering and wash of all the colors for the background after masking off the flowers. Then a quick sentiment stamped with Grey Denim

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After working with the Artistry Gouache Set Strolling Through New York for a few days, I'm wondering what I've done without it in my life! The kids told me, 'Mom this looks like you've used your crayons,' which is and will always be my favorite coloring medium! 

Was thrilled at how easy the pigment moves and found it more enjoyable to work with than regular watercolors. The hues are vibrant, a little bit goes a long way, and on watercolor paper, excess color can be daubed up with a paper towel. It works famously for splatter too. 

Thanks for reading through my First Impressions of the Strolling Through New York Gouache set. Leave me a comment before you leave telling me if you have ever worked with gouache before. 

HOP along to your NEXT stop along the way....the talented Therese Calvird!

Giveaway Prizes:

$300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a *$100 gift certificate to 1 lucky winner and a $20 gift certificate to 10 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 12/12/2022 for a chance to win. 

Altenew will draw 10 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 12/14/2022.

*The winner of the $100 gift certificate will be chosen from comments left on the Altenew blog. 

 

Blog Hop Order:

Altenew Blog

Jessica Frost-Ballas

Virginia Lu

Kelly Griglione

LauraJane You are here

Therese Calvird

Erum Tasneem

Joylita Dsouza

Agnieszka Małyszek

Jenny Colacicco




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HAPPY Crafting!
LauraJane:)

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46 comments:

Debbie Br said...

Love that you “just went for it” and did some freehand flowers! Your card is lovely!

Angela V said...

WOW! These pieces are fabulous! Thank you for sharing so much technique along with your beautiful pieces. I'm sure I'll have a huge learning curve, but you've inspired me to get the gouache set and dive right in! thank you for sharing your talent with us - you never disappoint.
Angela

Malaika said...

Your flowers are beautiful

TerriLynn said...

Wow. Your free-hand painting is beautiful. I love all your cards, free-hand & stamped. The colors in the set are a great mix and I can't wait to try my hand at this.

Carolyn said...

Thank you for your details and many photos of your lovely flowers. Stunning!

Linda BL said...

Absolutely gorgeous. Thanks for all the detail you showed! The first card is amazing.

Sandy said...

Your free hand flowers are beautiful! Good intro to the medium.

sentsue said...

Wow. Gorgeous florals!

Jeanne Beam said...

Gorgeous cards! I have never used Gouache. Love the vibrant colors.
Thanks for sharing.

Sarebear said...

I love all of these!

Anonymous said...

Marisela Delgado said: Gorgeous cards! mariandmonsterd@yahoo.com

Jen said...

The coloring of the Wonderland image is amazing.

Geri S said...

Beautiful and vibrant cards! Thanks for showing and teaching the steps as it helped me understand more about working with gouache. I'll have to give it a try.

GreeneGoddess said...

Oh, my...for a newbie you sure rocked it!
I am looking for my chance to rock them, too!

Ann said...

What beautiful cards! Thanks for the inspiration to try out this new art material.

My Paper Epiphany said...

I can't believe you're new to this! Absolutely amazing cards!

Nandini said...

Amazing cards! I love the freehand florals. And the last card is my favorite!!

Lauryne Cunningham said...

For being a newbie, you did a great job using the gouache! The flowers are beautiful!

MadeByMeghanK said...

Your painting is amazing! I LOVE the flowers!

L said...

Love how vibrant these new Gouache paints are!
Thanks for providing so many beautiful card samples!

RobiW said...

Wow! Your flowers are stunning! Who knew gouache could be such a star!

Denise Bryant said...

Love your pretty flowers! Can't wait to try the gouache!

Leah W. said...

These images are just gorgeous! :)

sharon g said...

So pretty--I like the details you were able to make with the paints. NICE

sharon g said...

Connie said...

Laura Jane you've been one busy lady and you've showcased these qouache well! Delightful cards :)

Sarah Haumschild said...

Your freehand flowers are so pretty. I really think I could work with this medium. Maybe!

V. K. said...

Wow! So far my favorite! Love the free-hand style. Just beautiful!!!

Jeanne Rice said...

Wow! Gorgeous cards.

Donna Walls said...

Wow, your cards look so Artsy! TFS!

Lynn Chan said...

Wow super duper artsy! Have not tried such a medium before! You make them so beautiful!

rcwidow (Linda) said...

Wow! Your painting is beautiful!

DeeZinesByD said...

Wow those are amazing!!

P Beatty said...

Beautiful cards! The colors are amazing.

Deborah Hellman said...

Absolutely gorgeous 😍... I love how you shared your progression with the new medium.

Audja said...

Absolutely gorgeous watercolor with intense, rich colors

Unknown said...

Amazing how you just painted your flowers. Gorgeous cards

jessica said...

Wow, these are gorgeous. I especially love the freehand florals. Just lovely.

Cynthia Powell Cobb said...

Your flowers are stunning! The colors and composition are so eye-catching!

megan decker said...

for a newbie you sure are good at this! i would love to do florals like this

joni said...

Gorgeous card!

Eileen said...

What a beautiful card. I can't wait to try gouache.

Veronica said...

Stunning how you designed these cards. Love them

debbie parke said...

I love the freehand florals you painted. I watercolor a lot and I can see using the gouache like you did for the florals. Thank you.

kathy c said...

The card you crested is so lovely. The free hand flowers blew me away. You are so talented.

DorothyA said...

I am SO looking forward to a video of you painting those cards! They look like amazing art to me! Wow! Please make a video! I know you can, as I've watched many of your videos. Did I mention how beautiful your free hand and stamped and painted cards are? Absolutely amazing!