Channel Title: Ruth Wilshaw Channel Description: Tips and encouragement for the beginner gouache-ist! <video> Become a Better Artist in 2025: 5 Lessons to Start Applying Today Description: 🎨 Ready to become a better artist in 2025? Whether you’re just starting out or looking to level up your skills, these 5 lessons will inspire and guide you on your creative journey. Plus, there’s a bonus lesson at the end that I think is the ultimate cheat code for improving quickly! In this video, I’ll share the insights I’ve learned from years of creating art, teaching, and embracing the ups and downs of the creative process. While I chat, I’ll also be working on some leafy experiments- because who doesn’t love a little inspiration in action? ⭐️Here’s what you’ll learn: 🌱How to balance learning and playing to keep your creativity alive. 🌱Why giving yourself permission to explore is a game changer. 🌱The importance of embracing your unique artistic style. 🌱How to discover the best way you learn and grow. 🌱Why mastering the basics leads to incredible progress. If painting with gouache is on your list for 2025, check out Get Gouachey! It’s packed with tutorials and inspiration to help you create amazing art this year ✨ 🔗 Useful Links: ⭐️ Get Gouachey: https://www.ruthwilshaw.com/getgouachey ⭐️ Brand new to gouache? Sign up for Gouache Boot Camp & The Forest Floor tutorial for free: https://moderngouache.com/ </video> <video> Snow Globe Live Class Description: This holiday season I want to invite you to a special live class where we’ll create this frosty winter landscape inside a snow globe with gouache! You'll find a supplies list and a template for the globe here: https://moderngouache.com/blog/winter-live Can't wait to see you there! Ruth x </video> <video> The Hollow - Magical Gouache Landscape Painting Tutorial Description: Inspired by the gloomy forests in Alice in Wonderland, this tutorial follows an illuminated trail through a dark hollow... This is a Get Gouachey tutorial from The Tulgey Wood Collection. If you want to master working with gouache and love to paint magical scenes like this, check out Get Gouachey for over 200 more enchanting projects to explore. Happy painting! Ruth ✨ COLORS I used titanium white, Prussian blue, phthalo green, primary yellow, gamboge (mix primary red and yellow to create a warm orange if you don't have this color), burnt sienna (or alternatively mix a warm brown from primary red and yellow to make orange, and then darkened with a little primary blue). BRUSHES For brushes I use a 1/2" angled shader, a 1/2" flat, size 8 filbert, size 4 round, size 6 round petal and size 2 liner. These are Kingart Original Gold Series brushes- I've been using these brushes exclusively for over 2 years now and I love them! Shop Kingart brushes here: https://www.kingartco.com/collections/premium-open-stock-brushes Use code RUTHWILSHAW10 to save 10% ✨ PAPER I'm painting in my Hahnemühle 100% cotton watercolor sketchbook ______________________________________ LEARN MORE! MONTHLY GOUACHE TUTORIALS IN GET GOUACHEY: https://www.ruthwilshaw.com/getgouachey 🎉MY GOUACHE BOOK🎉 - Creative Gouache: https://moderngouache.com/creative-gouache-book MY GOUACHE COURSE ON DOMESTIKA: https://www.domestika.org/en/courses/2413-painting-atmospheric-landscapes-with-gouache/ruthwilshaw Paint a rainy landscape: https://youtu.be/FYAxc-fmA14 Moonlit Sea tutorial: https://youtu.be/V_gJiNFEDhk ______________________________________ WANT TO KNOW WHERE TO START WITH GOUACHE? Sign up for Gouache Boot Camp & The Forest Floor tutorial for free: https://moderngouache.com/ _______________________________________ COME SAY HI! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ruthwilshaw Website: https://www.moderngouache.com Newsletter: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/60a15cba2c1a41caa440cc94 *AFFILIATE DISCLAIMER* Some links provided above may be affiliate links. This means that if you buy items using my links, I receive a small commission. </video> <video> Painting glowing light! #gouache #art Description: </video> <video> Paint a Sparkling Winter Scene with Gouache | Step-by-Step Tutorial Description: Join me as we create a dreamy winter landscape filled with sherbet skies, frosty snow, and magical sparkles! This step-by-step gouache painting tutorial is perfect for artists of all levels. We’ll explore layering techniques, blending, and adding delicate details to bring this scene to life. In this tutorial, you’ll learn: 🎨 How to blend a soft pastel background 🎨 Tips for painting distant and foreground trees 🎨 Techniques for adding snow shadows and frosty textures 🎨 How to create a glowing sparkle trail to add magic to your scene Materials I’m using: ✨Sketchbook: Etchr A6 cotton sketchbook ✨Gouache colors: Winsor & Newton Designers Gouache in titanium white, primary yellow, opera rose, brilliant purple & Prussian blue ✨Brushes: Kingart Original Gold Series in ½” angled shader, size 4 round and size 2 liner. If you paint this scene, I'd love to see it! Tag me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/ruthwilshaw ----------------- ⭐️ Want to learn more? Check out Get Gouachey: https://www.ruthwilshaw.com/getgouachey ⭐️ Brand new to gouache? Sign up for Gouache Boot Camp & The Forest Floor tutorial for free: https://moderngouache.com/ </video> <video> The Cavern of Dreams - Magical Gouache Landscape Tutorial Description: Combine a range of fundamental gouache techniques such as blending, painting silhouettes, and dry-brushing to create this magical underground cavern full of stars. This is a Get Gouachey tutorial from the Dark Magic Collection. If you want to master working with gouache and love to paint magical scenes like this, check out Get Gouachey for over 200 more enchanting projects to explore. Happy painting! Ruth ✨ COLORS I used Prussian blue, phthalo green, cobalt turquoise light, primary yellow and titanium white. BRUSHES For brushes I use a 1/2" angled shader, a 1/2" flat, size 8 filbert, size 4 round, size 6 round petal and size 2 liner. These are Kingart Original Gold Series brushes- I've been using these brushes exclusively for over 2 years now and I love them! Shop Kingart brushes here: https://www.kingartco.com/collections/premium-open-stock-brushes Use code RUTHWILSHAW10 to save 10% ✨ PAPER I'm painting in my Hahnemühle 100% cotton watercolor sketchbook ______________________________________ LEARN MORE! MONTHLY GOUACHE TUTORIALS IN GET GOUACHEY: https://www.ruthwilshaw.com/getgouachey 🎉MY GOUACHE BOOK🎉 - Creative Gouache: https://moderngouache.com/creative-gouache-book MY GOUACHE COURSE ON DOMESTIKA: https://www.domestika.org/en/courses/2413-painting-atmospheric-landscapes-with-gouache/ruthwilshaw Paint a rainy landscape: https://youtu.be/FYAxc-fmA14 Moonlit Sea tutorial: https://youtu.be/V_gJiNFEDhk ______________________________________ WANT TO KNOW WHERE TO START WITH GOUACHE? Sign up for Gouache Boot Camp & The Forest Floor tutorial for free: https://moderngouache.com/ _______________________________________ COME SAY HI! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ruthwilshaw Website: https://www.moderngouache.com Newsletter: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/60a15cba2c1a41caa440cc94 *AFFILIATE DISCLAIMER* Some links provided above may be affiliate links. This means that if you buy items using my links, I receive a small commission. </video> <video> How to Start a New Sketchbook | Magical Gouache Landscape Tutorial Description: The first page of a sketchbook can be really daunting. There’s all this pressure to make that first spread something awesome- after all, this is the page you’ll see most; you’ll get a glimpse every time you open the sketchbook to paint a new page! So how can we create something great? Something that inspires us and sets the tone of the whole book? In this video I’ll share my approach as we paint the first spread in a brand new sketchbook! Happy painting! Ruth ✨ COLORS I used Prussian blue, primary blue, permanent middle green, cobalt turquoise light, primary yellow and titanium white. BRUSHES For brushes I use a 1/2" angled shader, a 1/2" flat, size 8 filbert, size 6 round petal and size 2 liner. These are Kingart Original Gold Series brushes- I've been using these brushes exclusively for nearly 2 years now and I love them! Shop Kingart brushes here: https://www.kingartco.com/collections/premium-open-stock-brushes Use code RUTHWILSHAW10 to save 10% ✨ PAPER I'm painting in my A4 Etchr 100% cotton watercolor sketchbook Shop art supplies at Jackson's Art and save 10% on your first order: https://www.jacksonsart.com/?acc=7dd0240cd412efde8bc165e864d3644f___store=jacksonsart_en ______________________________________ LEARN MORE! MONTHLY GOUACHE TUTORIALS: https://www.ruthwilshaw.com/getgouachey 🎉MY GOUACHE BOOK🎉 - Creative Gouache: https://moderngouache.com/creative-gouache-book MY GOUACHE COURSE ON DOMESTIKA: https://www.domestika.org/en/courses/2413-painting-atmospheric-landscapes-with-gouache/ruthwilshaw Paint a rainy landscape: https://youtu.be/FYAxc-fmA14 Moonlit Sea tutorial: https://youtu.be/V_gJiNFEDhk ______________________________________ WANT TO KNOW WHERE TO START WITH GOUACHE? Everything you need to paint with gouache!: https://moderngouache.com/blog/all-the-things What brand of gouache should you buy?!: https://moderngouache.com/blog/what-gouache-brand-should-i-buy-rxn57 10 Tips for painting with gouache!: https://moderngouache.com/blog/10-tips-for-gouache _______________________________________ COME SAY HI! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ruthwilshaw Website: https://www.moderngouache.com Newsletter: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/60a15cba2c1a41caa440cc94 *AFFILIATE DISCLAIMER* Some links provided above may be affiliate links. This means that if you buy items using my links, I receive a small commission. </video> <video> The differences I’ve found between poster color and gouache! ✨ #gouache #postercolour Description: </video> <video> The perfect plant to tuck into your greenery! #gouache #painting Description: </video> <video> Gouache Landscape Sketchbook Tour & Chat Description: I love to paint in sketchbooks, but this is the first time I've filled one up completely. This juicy little book is packed full of gouache landscapes I've painted over the last year, so lets take a look at how it turned out! Happy painting! Ruth ✨ _______________________________________ 👉🏼LEARN THE BASICS FOR FREE WITH GOUACHE BOOT CAMP! https://moderngouache.com/get-started 🎨JOIN GET GOUACHEY FOR MONTHLY TUTORIALS & LIVE CLASSES: https://moderngouache.com/get-gouachey ---------------------------------------------------------------- FREE TUTORIALS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO: ✨EMMA'S VIEW TUTORIAL: https://youtu.be/JiekxpuA-Po ✨THE LAZY RIVER TUTORIAL: https://youtu.be/QWgzNPr5AlE ✨ILLUMINATED FOREST TUTORIAL: https://youtu.be/Ur94zaPPl0I ✨WOODLAND WALK TUTORIAL: https://youtu.be/jnHbh82GwYY ------------------------------------------------------ 💕MATERIALS I LOVE 💕 PAINTS- The Winsor & Newton 6 piece mixing set is a great place to start with gouache! BRUSHES- For brushes I use a 1/2" angled shader, a 1/2" flat, size 8 filbert, size 6 round petal and size 2 liner. These are Kingart Original Gold Series brushes- I've been using these brushes exclusively for nearly 2 years now and I love them! Shop Kingart brushes here: https://www.kingartco.com/collections/premium-open-stock-brushes Use code RUTHWILSHAW10 to save 10% ✨ PAPER- I'm painting in my A6 Etchr 100% cotton watercolor sketchbook which I adore for my little landscapes! Shop art supplies at Jackson's Art and save 10% on your first order: https://www.jacksonsart.com/?acc=7dd0240cd412efde8bc165e864d3644f___store=jacksonsart_en ______________________________________ LEARN MORE! MONTHLY GOUACHE TUTORIALS: https://www.ruthwilshaw.com/getgouachey 🎉MY GOUACHE BOOK🎉 - Creative Gouache: https://moderngouache.com/creative-gouache-book MY GOUACHE COURSE ON DOMESTIKA: https://www.domestika.org/en/courses/2413-painting-atmospheric-landscapes-with-gouache/ruthwilshaw MY NEW GOUACHE & WATERCOLOR COURSE ON DOMESTIKA: https://www.domestika.org/en/courses/3893-fantasy-landscapes-with-watercolor-gouache/ruthwilshaw Paint a rainy landscape: https://youtu.be/FYAxc-fmA14 Moonlit Sea tutorial: https://youtu.be/V_gJiNFEDhk _______________________________________ COME SAY HI! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ruthwilshaw Website: https://www.moderngouache.com Newsletter: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/60a15cba2c1a41caa440cc94 *AFFILIATE DISCLAIMER* Some links provided above may be affiliate links. This means that if you buy items using my links, I receive a small commission. </video> <video> Tips for painting plants 🌱 #gouache #painting Description: </video> <video> Love the process ❤️✨ #gouache #painting #creativity Description: </video> <video> The Quest - Magical Gouache Landscape Painting Tutorial Description: I don't know about you, but in my most epic dreams there's always a sense of urgency; a task that must be done or a quest that must be completed. It's normally combined with the ability to move at the speed of a lazy snail... why is that?! So that's what we'll be painting in this project (the quest part, not the snail 😉). We've reached the end of our quest to retrieve this glowing ball of mysterious light; we just have to step up there and take it... This is a Get Gouachey tutorial from the Dreamworld Collection. If you want to master working with gouache and love to paint magical scenes like this, check out Get Gouachey for over 200 more enchanting projects to explore. Happy painting! Ruth ✨ COLORS I used Prussian blue, phthalo green, cobalt turquoise light, primary yellow, primary red and titanium white. BRUSHES For brushes I use a 1/2" angled shader, a 1/2" flat, size 8 filbert, size 4 round, size 6 round petal and size 2 liner. These are Kingart Original Gold Series brushes- I've been using these brushes exclusively for over 2 years now and I love them! Shop Kingart brushes here: https://www.kingartco.com/collections/premium-open-stock-brushes Use code RUTHWILSHAW10 to save 10% ✨ PAPER I'm painting in my Hahnemühle 100% cotton watercolor sketchbook ______________________________________ LEARN MORE! MONTHLY GOUACHE TUTORIALS IN GET GOUACHEY: https://www.ruthwilshaw.com/getgouachey 🎉MY GOUACHE BOOK🎉 - Creative Gouache: https://moderngouache.com/creative-gouache-book MY GOUACHE COURSE ON DOMESTIKA: https://www.domestika.org/en/courses/2413-painting-atmospheric-landscapes-with-gouache/ruthwilshaw Paint a rainy landscape: https://youtu.be/FYAxc-fmA14 Moonlit Sea tutorial: https://youtu.be/V_gJiNFEDhk ______________________________________ WANT TO KNOW WHERE TO START WITH GOUACHE? Sign up for Gouache Boot Camp & The Forest Floor tutorial for free: https://moderngouache.com/ _______________________________________ COME SAY HI! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ruthwilshaw Website: https://www.moderngouache.com Newsletter: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/60a15cba2c1a41caa440cc94 *AFFILIATE DISCLAIMER* Some links provided above may be affiliate links. This means that if you buy items using my links, I receive a small commission. </video> <video> How to paint illuminated moss ✨ #gouache #painting Description: </video> <video> My favorite way of painting water with a little white gouache! #gouache #painting Description: </video>

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