Welcome to Month 1 of our 6-Month Gouache Journey with Emily Hughes! 🎨✨

We’re so excited to have you join us for a 6 fulfilling months with creativity, color, and exploration. Over the next 6 months, Emily will guide you through a series of thoughtfully designed projects that will help you build confidence, learn new gouache techniques, and grow as an artist.

For our very first project, we’ll be painting a cat. Emily will guide you step by step as you learn how to capture its personality, shapes, and textures using gouache, creating a piece that feels playful and full of character.

By the end, you’ll have your first completed artwork of the series, a delightful cat painting to mark the beginning of this creative journey together. 🐱✨

Supplies

Materials in Box #1:

• 4 Sheets of Watercolor Paper
• 2 brushes
  • Size ½" Flat
  • Size 2 Round
• 5 ShinHan Gouache Paint
  • Permanent white
  • Cadmium Red Deep
  • Cadmium Yellow
  • Ultramarine Deep
  • Lilac
• 1 Tracing Paper
• 1 Cat Outline
• Bonus Item
  • Airtight Palette

Painting Reference

This downloadable reference image is here to help you as you paint. Use it in whatever way feels most comfortable, on your screen or printed out beside you.

Click here to download.

Share Your Work With Us ✨

We’d love to see your beautiful paintings! 🌿 Share your artwork with us and join the Craftamo creative community.

Post your painting on Social Media and tag @Craftamo and @emhuesart with the hashtag #EMILYXCRAFTAMO so we can celebrate your progress together.