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Get Started with Gouache

Join Andrew Peña for a 4-part course and learn how to paint landscapes with gouache.

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What is the course about

Introduction to Gouache

A Step-by-step, Beginner-friendly course


Fit for absolute beginners, this 4-class course will take you through the basics of gouache painting, including colour mixing, layering, blending techniques, and composition.

Session 1: Materials & How to Handle Gouache

Session 1: Materials & How to Handle Gouache
Session 2: First Read (Composition)

Session 2: First Read (Composition)
Session 3: Second Read (Building Shapes)

Session 3: Second Read (Building Shapes)
Session 4: Third Read  (Focusing your Painting)

Session 4: Third Read  (Focusing your Painting)

Enrich your Artistic skill-set

Learn new ways to express creativity and explore different artistic techniques with Gouahce.

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Why do this course

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Jam to your beat

Own, watch, re-wind and learn per your convenience.

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Beginner-approved

Just bring your curiosity. No prior experience required.

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What are others saying


First time using gouache. Andrew's class was so fun, I learned so much.

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Donna S

Student

I'm such a fan! I I found it invaluable to learn the techniques and then later apply them to painting a scene together. He's such a clear and talented teacher that I feel fortunate to have had his instruction.

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Susan B

Student

Andrew really pushed me to see where I can take my photographs into a painting. 

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Angie B. H

Andrew Peña

Andrew Peña (Netflix, Warner Bros) is an artist and background designer in animation from Los Angeles, California. He is a professor of landscape painting at Laguna College of Art and Design.


Andrew paints urban landscapes with gouache and wants art to be a method for everyone to find peace and beauty in everything around them.

From the Basics to a Finished Painting

Understand composition, break down shapes, and use contrast to bring your work to life. From understanding the tools up to colour mixing, layering and blending techniques, by the end of the course, you'll have the skills and confidence to create your own gouache paintings.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I get my money back if I don't like the course?

Yes, we offer a no-questions-asked 14-day money-back guarantee, counting from the purchase date.

What will I learn in each class?

Great question! Here is a short description for every single class:



Session 1: Materials & How to Handle Gouache

Learn all about the necessary materials when painting with gouache, how to make the most out of your brushes, what makes gouache unique and how to "use" it. Andrew will also cover basic concepts such as colour theory and mixing, creating with a limited palette, understanding the 'ugly phase' in a painting, shapes and texture. All while painting rocks to solidify the concepts.


Session 2: First Read - Composition

First Read is all about making a statement with your paintings. When someone looks at your work, what do they see?

Learn about basic contrasting elements as the stepping stone to start a piece. Understand how to observe your reference photo/subject; and how that understanding will impact your approach to painting, freeing you from the fear of the blank page.


Session 3: Second Read - Colour, Shapes & Texture

On a Second Read, we dig a little deeper as we realise what is inside the shapes.

Learn about the most challenging process in painting: 'sculpting' the shapes. In this class, you'll learn how to control colour, texture and saturation and convey the mood of the painting without adding any details.


Session 4: Third Read - Focusing Your Painting

You will focus on details and defining the subject for this final class. Leverage your small brushes and learn how to use darks and saturated, vibrant colours; apply highlights, pops of colours, polish your edges, texture effects, and all those little things that bring the wow factor to any finished painting.


By the end of the course, you'll have the skills and confidence to create your own gouache paintings.


What art supplies will I need?

Here's the complete list of supplies:

  • 1 Inch Flat synthetic brush 

  • ½ inch flat synthetic brush

  • Light coloured Color Pencil

  • Gouache (Not Acryla Gouache) 

    • Prussian Blue

    • Alizarin crimson

    • Permanent Yellow 

    • Lemon Yellow

    • Permanent White

    • Burnt Sienna

    • Cerulean Blue 

    • Brilliant Pink

  • Palette

  • Pochade Box (Optional)

  • Water Cup

  • Spray Bottle 

  • Cold Press Watercolor Block or Hot Press Illustration Board 

  • Artist Tape

I still have questions!

We're here to help. Please shoot us an email at hello@etchrstudio.com and we will get back to you as quickly as possible.

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