DESCRIPTION: In this 90-minute workshop, Christine leads you through drawing and painting a decorative, ornamental gourd using opaque gouache paints on toned paper. If you don’t have or wish to purchase them, feel free to use watercolor, but Christine focuses on sharing the unique properties of gouache.
1. DOWNLOAD your 2-page Ornamental Gourds Reference Photos. and here’s some more gourd photos.
2 GATHER YOUR SUPPLIES
Graphite pencil, toned paper, gouache or watercolor and general painting supplies. You can purchase supplies at an art store (ideally a locally-owned one!) or purchase from Amazon with my affiliate links below.
(See my full list of general art supplies I use)
2. WATCH workshop reply below >
BONUS PRESENTATION ON GOURD BIOLOGY
In the video below I describe the characteristics of the family that gourds belong to (the Cucurbitaceae), some examples around the world, importance and uses by humans through the centuries.
