Process of creating book

Making backgrounds of book.

I have used:

three different gouaches:

- Holbein gouache (Japan Brand)

- Arteza gouache ( U.S - American Brand)

- Himi - Miya gouache (Chinese Brand)

Various watercolour brushes / different sizes such as: 0/3, 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10

- round

- flat

- wash

Posca markers

watercolour paper - 300 gsm / 140 lbs , completely Acid- Free, Cold press texture , Natural White, A4 size

Gouache is a water media commonly known as an opaque watercolour. I used water to thin the paint down so it can be used thin and transparently or I used thick opaquely if less water added typically I worked from thin to thick. I started with a very diluted wash of paint and gradually build up the opacity by adding less and less water.

 Gouache is more forgiving of mistakes than watercolour. 

Gouache as Watercolour is resoluble what mean I could reactivate dried paint using a wet brush to re-wet paint. 

Gouache dries to a matte finish which helps photograph beautifully as there is no glare on the surface.

After I had figured out all illustrations for this book all sketches and dummy.

I mixed paints on a white plastic container pallet 

I mixed my own colour paints

Thicker consistence of gouache can cover mistakes of previous paintings

The fact that gouache it is forgiving medium if paint is to dark I could make lighter. 

scaned backgrounds:

equipment: