Kate Jarvik Birch is a full-time artist and writer living in Salt Lake City, Utah. She’s the author of three YA novels, and she offers online painting classes and sells her original art and calendars on her website. Her art has been sold in American big-box stores, as well as featured in television series. Find her online at katebirchart.com and as @kebirch on her social media channels.

Select Guide Rating

• IntroductionMy StoryWhat Is Gouache? ONE Tools & MaterialsPaint Palettes Brushes Paper Miscellaneous Supplies Setting Up Your Workspace TWO Getting to Know GouacheOpacity & Viscosity Applying Paint THREE Color BasicsThe Color Wheel Helpful Terms Value FOUR Drawing TipsShapes Proportions Contour FIVE The ProjectsPainting Subtle Colors Match FlamePainting Lettering Ace of HeartsPainting Texture with Highlights StrawberryPainting Transparency Candy with Cellophane WrapperPainting Convex & Concave Shapes Fried EggPainting Color Gradation Fall LeafPainting Metallic Surfaces SpoonPainting Atmospheric Perspective LandscapePainting Translucent Items Painting Shiny Objects BalloonPainting Different Textures OrangePainting Botanicals Flower FlowerAbout the AuthorIndex

Kate Jarvik Birch is a full-time artist and writer living in Salt Lake City, Utah. She’s the author of three YA novels, and she offers online painting classes and sells her original art and calendars on her website. Her art has been sold in American big-box stores, as well as featured in television series. Find her online at katebirchart.com and as @kebirch on her social media channels.

Select Guide Rating

• IntroductionMy StoryWhat Is Gouache? ONE Tools & MaterialsPaint Palettes Brushes Paper Miscellaneous Supplies Setting Up Your Workspace TWO Getting to Know GouacheOpacity & Viscosity Applying Paint THREE Color BasicsThe Color Wheel Helpful Terms Value FOUR Drawing TipsShapes Proportions Contour FIVE The ProjectsPainting Subtle Colors Match FlamePainting Lettering Ace of HeartsPainting Texture with Highlights StrawberryPainting Transparency Candy with Cellophane WrapperPainting Convex & Concave Shapes Fried EggPainting Color Gradation Fall LeafPainting Metallic Surfaces SpoonPainting Atmospheric Perspective LandscapePainting Translucent Items Painting Shiny Objects BalloonPainting Different Textures OrangePainting Botanicals Flower FlowerAbout the AuthorIndex