I Paint an American Flag with a Glowing Effect [Iutn2c9hzCq]
James Gurney paints an American flag from a supermarket parking lot. Using gouache in plein air, he gradates the colors of the background sky colors and of the flag itself toward the light yellow of an imagined hotspot behind the flag, which gives it a a glowing light effect to this urban sketch. Automotive illustrator and cart guy: James "Big Jim" Mushett is at: MATERIALS Pentalic watercolor sketchbook: Travel brush set: Water-soluble colored pencil: Water cup: Homemade easel: Tripod: PAINTS Holbein (gouache): M. Graham (gouache): Winsor & Newton (gouache): Shinhan Pass (watercolor/gouache hybrid): Richeson (casein): CAMERAS: Canon M6 (time lapse, video, and stills): Canon PowerShot Elph (point-and-shoot): VIDEO TUTORIALS: "Gouache in the Wild" (Download on Gumroad): "Gouache in the Wild" on (DVD): “Casein Painting in the Wild” (Download on Gumroad): “How to Make a Sketch Easel” (DVD): “Watercolor in the Wild” (Download) BLOG POSTS WITH MORE GEAR INFO: Gouache Materials List: Watercolor Materials: BOOKS: Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: Pinterest: Blog: