Gouache Pattern Play
Taught by Diana Kuan
Diana Kuan is a food writer and photographer based in Brooklyn. She is the author of Red Hot Kitchen, on cooking with Asian hot sauces, and The Chinese Takeout Cookbook, on Chinese food and culture in America. Her work has also appeared in Food & Wine, Time Out New York, and The Boston Globe, among other publications. In addition to writing and photography, Diana has taught cooking classes for the past 10 years in both Beijing and New York. Her favorite foods are dumplings, ramen, and tacos, usually with hot sauce on the side.
Explore gouache in a meditative way in this class focused on painting fun patterns!
A close cousin of watercolors, gouache is a vibrant medium that is more opaque than watercolors and boasts bold, rich colors. You can use gouache to paint large swaths of color, or hone in on finer details. You can also layer and even paint on dark backgrounds!
Great for both beginners and more experienced artists, this workshop allows the thinking mind to relax as we explore a more freeing approach to art-making. We’ll explore: color mixing, levels of opacity, overlaying, getting crisp edges, and adding details. We’ll demo simple patterns such as abstracts, fruits, and florals that you can easily recreate, or you can test out your own ideas!
