The Only 5 Shades of Gouache You'll Ever Need

Overwhelmed by all the paint colors the art store has to offer? Buy the best shades the first time around with this minimalist approach to color. This video is perfect for beginner and expert artists alike. Great for anyone who wants to learn more about gouache.
In this video, I'm using Winsor & Newton gouache (my favorite), but these colors can be found in all brands and types of paint.
Shades of Winsor & Newton Gouache shown in video:
Permanent White - amzn.to/2Z3o9Oi
Cadmium Scarlet - amzn.to/39mwGhb
Ultramarine - amzn.to/3nOJO7u
Yellow Ochre - amzn.to/2VXHv6u
Lamp Black - amzn.to/3hNkmLs
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  • @djw8888
    @djw88882 жыл бұрын

    I enjoyed your video but would need a second set of primaries for my use (warm blue, cool yellow, cool red) to complement what's there. Keeping to the 5 you specified does give your body of work a unified feel. Thank you.

  • @nicolecicak

    @nicolecicak

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much for watching! Glad you found my video on gouache shades helpful :)

  • @watashisagashi8194
    @watashisagashi81942 жыл бұрын

    Reminded me of Zorn palette 🎨!!

  • @dalpontillas
    @dalpontillas3 жыл бұрын

    I love your artstyle!! Yesss to white! This was so informative too! Thank you for sharing! ♥️

  • @nicolecicak

    @nicolecicak

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for watching my video, and for your kind words about my art :) I'm really glad you found it helpful ♥️ I'm hoping to post more videos here soon!

  • @HeliNaik
    @HeliNaik Жыл бұрын

    I really love this video. very helpful. Please keep making these videos.

  • @bluenattie
    @bluenattie3 жыл бұрын

    beautiful colors and love your illustration style. I hope you keep posting more videos in the future :)

  • @nicolecicak

    @nicolecicak

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much for your kind words, and for following along!! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video. It's a big goal of mine to post more content this year, so stay tuned :)

  • @shivanipatelart
    @shivanipatelart2 жыл бұрын

    Love this, Nicole! I LOVE the surprising shades that you can mix up using gouache.

  • @nicolecicak

    @nicolecicak

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much, Shivani! I'm so glad you enjoyed my video about mixing gouache :)

  • @pennypop408
    @pennypop408 Жыл бұрын

    I would need a lemon yellow and perhaps a quin magenta as extras to this pallet. It is a great starting palette that you can tweek.

  • @nicolecicak

    @nicolecicak

    Жыл бұрын

    That makes sense! I too have some additional shades I use, even though I could survive off just these five. Happy painting!!

  • @kit_kata
    @kit_kata2 жыл бұрын

    WOW! Not only your illustrations are beautiful but this video was so chill and useful! I wish to start using gouache and just bought my first kit and this was very eye-opening to what you can do with just a handful of colors! ^^

  • @nicolecicak

    @nicolecicak

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much for your comment! That means the world! I'm thrilled you found my video useful. Best of luck in your gouache journey!! It's the best medium, and you can do so much with it! Especially if you have the right colors :)

  • @SMazu-cl4uu
    @SMazu-cl4uu2 жыл бұрын

    beautifull vintage colors palette thank you

  • @cardbrothers8395

    @cardbrothers8395

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much!!

  • @marcynewman7783
    @marcynewman77832 жыл бұрын

    Super helpful as a beginner to have a starting place mixing colors. Hopefully you will do another video to follow up your comment_"I haven't even begun to show you all the colors"... I'd love to see more but I will start with this. Thanks so much!

  • @marcynewman7783

    @marcynewman7783

    2 жыл бұрын

    I mean mixing these 5 colors.

  • @nicolecicak

    @nicolecicak

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@marcynewman7783 Thanks so much for watching, Marcy!! I will definitely think about doing a follow up video on these five shades. So glad you found my demonstration helpful!

  • @jpmedia_yt
    @jpmedia_yt2 жыл бұрын

    Love this video. Informative and relaxing. Beautiful artwork. Wondering do you have an alternative to cadmium red? Great work, please make more videos.

  • @nicolecicak

    @nicolecicak

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much for your kind words :) If you are looking for more of a traditional red, primary red mixes really well with other colors. I even enjoy mixing it with cadmium red to create a less orangey tone. Hope that helps!

  • @hannahthufvesson

    @hannahthufvesson

    Жыл бұрын

    Vermilion Tone (PR255) and Scarlet Red (PR254) by Schminke Horadam (their gouache) are two alternatives to cadmium reds, the former being more orange leaning and the latter more of a middle red. Hope that helps! ☺️

  • @crookshankspaw2829
    @crookshankspaw28292 жыл бұрын

    Looks soooo good but the only problem is that Cadmium Red can be extremely toxic. Do you think any other option can be suggested to fill its place?

  • @nicolecicak

    @nicolecicak

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much! I actually use Cadmium-free scarlet! If you zoom in on the paint tube I show, it says it on the green band. I don't notice much of a difference from the regular cadmium scarlet, and I feel better about using a non-toxic paint color.

  • @sophiam.145
    @sophiam.1452 жыл бұрын

    which is the equivalent of cadmium scarlet in acrylic?

  • @nicolecicak

    @nicolecicak

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching, Sophia!! I would look for a Cadmium Red Light when shopping for acrylics. Hope that helps!

  • @gantzleny6074
    @gantzleny6074 Жыл бұрын

    hi! how do you get that fluorescent pink on the pink bubblegum in the 4:06?

  • @nicolecicak

    @nicolecicak

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi! I use Opera Pink mixed with white to get that tone. Thanks for watching!!

  • @awatercolourist
    @awatercolourist2 жыл бұрын

    Hi! What’s Hunter Green? I’ve only ever heard of it once before. Are there any paint manufacturers who make Hunter’s Green? Also, what is that beautiful dish that you’re using as a palette? It almost looks translucent.

  • @nicolecicak

    @nicolecicak

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hi! Thanks for watching! Hunter Green is really just the deepest, darkest shade of green. Unfortunately no one makes Hunter Green paint, which is why I like to mix yellow ochre and ultramarine. Another way to get a deeper shade of hunter green is to mix lamp black and viridian. The palette I'm using is a vintage milk glass egg dish. I have five of them! If you search for it under vintage items on Etsy or eBay, you should be able to find some. I also pick them up at antique malls and thrift stores. They are really reasonably priced. Hope that helps!!

  • @awatercolourist

    @awatercolourist

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@nicolecicak Thanks so much 😀. Thanks for advising me about Hunter’s Green; I’ve been wondering about it ever since i read it. As for your palette, I did read before about milk glass but I’ve never seen it in person, only on the internet. I think it looks so beautiful, almost translucent.

  • @ArtBrain
    @ArtBrain Жыл бұрын

    I'm wondering if you'd be happy with a huge tube of white and some artist grade watercolors! It's super easy to create muted shades with white and hardly any highly-pigmented paint.

  • @nicolecicak

    @nicolecicak

    Жыл бұрын

    Funny you should mention this! I actually take a huge tube of white gouache and a set of watercolors with me when I travel. It's a lot more portable than taking all my tubes with me. At home, I really like the saturation and paint thickness the gouache tubes provide though. Is that what you typically use to make your art?

  • @lalalalalala9333

    @lalalalalala9333

    Жыл бұрын

    @@nicolecicak How do you paint with the huge tube of white and a set of watercolors? Do you just pick a watercolor and just mix it with white?

  • @nicolecicak

    @nicolecicak

    Жыл бұрын

    @@lalalalalala9333 I just put a big glob of white on a plate or paint palette. Then, I mix in colors from the watercolor set onto the plate. For really dark shades, you don't need to add white. You can just take them directly from the watercolor set. However, for light/medium shades, this technique provides a nice opaque paint texture. Sounds like maybe I should do a video on this :)

  • @lalalalalala9333

    @lalalalalala9333

    Жыл бұрын

    @@nicolecicak Thank you for answering my question! Yes, please make a video on this. What you described sounds so much more simple to travel with than taking all these little tubes of gouache lol.

  • @vincentmonet6172
    @vincentmonet6172 Жыл бұрын

    Any more fav limited palettes?

  • @nicolecicak

    @nicolecicak

    Жыл бұрын

    This is pretty much the only palette I use, but I could see swapping out different versions of the primary colors to make new palettes - similar to what you said about perylene maroon.

  • @vincentmonet6172
    @vincentmonet6172 Жыл бұрын

    Nice. I favour the same selection but perylene maroon instead of the red of your choosing. 🤓

  • @nicolecicak

    @nicolecicak

    Жыл бұрын

    Great minds think alike! That makes sense. I could definitely see swaps for a few of these colors, based on artist preference. Thanks for watching!!

  • @iqrahaqil3858
    @iqrahaqil38582 жыл бұрын

    Produce more vids!

  • @nicolecicak

    @nicolecicak

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much for the encouraging words!

  • @oliviad5474
    @oliviad5474 Жыл бұрын

    I like these colors but this is not a good recommendation for beginners as it doesn't create the basic popular colors. But i do love the colors. It also does depend on what you are painting. I am a landscape painter.

  • @nicolecicak

    @nicolecicak

    Жыл бұрын

    I get what you're saying! I do think artists color palettes become more obscure as they become more experienced, so maybe this isn't the best range for beginners. I certainly wasn't using these colors at the beginning of my journey. Thanks for watching!

  • @berolinastrassmann

    @berolinastrassmann

    11 ай бұрын

    Thanks for this. I am one of those persons who gets overwhelmed by the hundreds of colours in the art store. This colour set is a good start for warm mixes. I paint lots of landscapes, and I think might need a couple of additions to mix wider shades of greens. I love your illustration style and I am now off to explore your back catalogue.