Paint First, Then Draw — Quirky Gouache Technique

James Gurney reverses the normal procedure in this plein-air painting of a dairy barn. Instead of painting over a careful preliminary drawing, he starts loose with a brush, and later changes his mind about the color of the barn. He draws on top of dry gouache with fountain pen, pencil, gel pen, and chalk. LOCATION: Billings Farm and Museum in Woodstock VT: https://billingsfarm.org/ MATERIALS • M. Graham gouache primary set: https://amzn.to/2Zwd6rt • Winsor & Newton gouache primary set: https://amzn.to/2JiDMbo • Holbein gouache set: https://amzn.to/2KW4s1j • Royal Talens gouache set (8 colors): https://amzn.to/2MGftGf • Shinhan Pass watercolor/gouache hybrid set: https://amzn.to/2xw7EvV • Caran d'Ache pan gouache set: https://amzn.to/2PfQTxX • Holbein Acryla Gouache (matte acrylic): https://amzn.to/2L0g3MT • Richeson casein set: https://amzn.to/2Huk4u3 OTHER MATERIALS Pentalic watercolor sketchbook: https://amzn.to/2L989y2 Richeson travel brush set: https://amzn.to/2xwq1Rr Richeson “Grey Matters” brush set: https://amzn.to/2YeNO0P Connoisseur "cat's tongue" brush: https://amzn.to/2UaBJJj Filbert 1⁄2 inch watercolor synthetic: https://amzn.to/3CqTZT9 Water cup: https://amzn.to/2soTw2L Homemade easel: https://sellfy.com/p/LnZ8/ Tripod: https://amzn.to/2xrRaFc Water-soluble colored pencils set: https://amzn.to/2DKmT5o Speedball 1548 Escoda Watercolor Travel Brush Set https://amzn.to/34rnDH9 Escoda Reserva #6 https://amzn.to/34ssAzo Nupastel set: https://amzn.to/31SvVt4 VIDEO TUTORIALS: "Gouache in the Wild" (Download on Gumroad): https://gumroad.com/l/gouache “Watercolor in the Wild” (Download) https://gumroad.com/l/watercolor "Casein in the Wild": https://gumroad.com/l/casein BLOG POSTS WITH MORE GEAR INFO: Gouache Materials List: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2016/07/gouache-materials-list.html Watercolor Materials: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2014/08/watercolor-in-wild-materials.html BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY: COLOR AND LIGHT: https://jamesgurney.com/products/color-and-light-a-guide-for-the-realist-painter-signed-by-james-gurney IMAGINATIVE REALISM: https://jamesgurney.com/products/imaginative-realism-how-to-paint-what-doesnt-exist DINOTOPIA: https://jamesgurney.com/products/dinotopia-a-land-apart-from-time-signed OFFICIAL WEBSITES Gurney's official website: http://jamesgurney.com/site/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesgurneyart/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/GurneyJourney/ GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/ JamesGurney Website: http://jamesgurney.com/site/shop Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": BRUSHES Winsor Newton series 995 flat: https://amzn.to/2DGYH3P Winsor Newton long flat bristle brush #8: https://amzn.to/2DGyItg Richeson short-handled travel set: https://amzn.to/2Ym56cB Richeson “Grey Matters” brush set: https://amzn.to/2YeNO0P Palette knife: https://amzn.to/2J8gmVI Palette cups: https://amzn.to/2J7e3SD DRAWING TOOLS Water brush: https://amzn.to/2J6ICb4 Water-soluble colored pencil: https://amzn.to/2J4QTJJ Fountain pen: https://amzn.to/2J7eWum Kneaded eraser: https://amzn.to/2wulaAg Derwent Graphitint sketch pencils: https://amzn.to/2PRrwRb Staedtler Mars Lumograph 4B sketching pencils: https://amzn.to/39rRv9y CAMERAS and AUDIO: Canon M6 (time lapse, video, and stills): https://amzn.to/2J4RTgX Canon PowerShot Elph (point-and-shoot): https://amzn.to/2Ji1Vid Zoom H2N digital audio recorder: https://amzn.to/2XXAOfP Rode Video Mic GO (microphone): https://amzn.to/2UQGTc9 Thanks for ordering through my links. Any Amazon order you place through any of my links will give me a small royalty, at no extra cost to you, and that helps support my work.