I use gouache to paint a hayfield sprinkled with March snow. To capture the feeling of light, I start by defining the shadows.

LEARN MORE:
Houding: https://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2012/12/houding.html
Scholarly paper: "The Concept of Houding in Dutch Art Theory" https://www.jstor.org/stable/751425
Lighting Ratio: https://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2021/04/lighting-ratio.html
Manichaeism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manichaeism
Gouache materials: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2016/07/gouache-materials-list.html
Casein priming: https://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2017/08/priming-sketchbook-pages.html

BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY:
Color and Light: https://tinyurl.com/3a8bv5m8
Imaginative Realism: https://tinyurl.com/atrf642u
Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: https://jamesgurney.com/products/dinotopia-a-land-apart-from-time-signed

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Tripod (Amazon Basics): https://tinyurl.com/2eepvcne
Tripod (Velbon): https://tinyurl.com/msfkashz
Spring clamps: https://tinyurl.com/26ss6w5d
Fountain pen (Pilot Custom 912): https://tinyurl.com/yywdd5zd
Fountain pen: (alt. Waterman Phileas): https://tinyurl.com/4xvfn7zx
Yama Guri Chestnut Brown Ink: https://tinyurl.com/37bak9rd

CAMERAS and AUDIO
Canon M6: (time lapse, video, and stills): https://amzn.to/2J4RTgX
Pocket camera (Canon SX620): https://amzn.to/3lIbtVW
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VIDEO TUTORIALS:
Gouache in the Wild: https://gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/gouache
Watercolor in the Wild: https://gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/Watercolor
How to Make a Sketch Easel (Gumroad video): https://gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/sketcheasel

OTHER OFFICIAL SITES
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GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/
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Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": https://www.facebook.com/groups/403006076777641
Facebook group "Color in Practice": https://www.facebook.com/groups/160510955315435/

Music by Kevin Macleod: https://incompetech.com/

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