Welcome to Month 6: the final month of our 6-Month Gouache Journey with Emily Hughes! 🎨✨

Over the past six months, you’ve explored new techniques, built confidence with gouache, and created beautiful artwork along the way. For this final project, we’ll be bringing everything together in a portrait painting, a meaningful piece that celebrates all the skills you’ve developed throughout this creative journey.

Emily will guide you step by step as you learn how to capture expression, depth, and soft details using gouache. This project is designed to help you slow down, trust your artistic instincts, and enjoy the process of creating something truly special.

By the end of the tutorial, you’ll have a completed portrait to be proud of, a wonderful final piece to mark the end of this journey together. 💛

Supplies

Materials in Box #6:

• 4 Sheets of Watercolor Paper
• 2 brushes
  • Size Flat ¾"
  • Size Round 6
• 2 ShinHan Gouache Paint
  • Yellow Ochre,
    
  • Violet
• 1 Tracing Paper
• 1 Outline

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.