Making a Gouache Pocket Box
I have a pochade box that I can use for the gouache as tube paint.
But gouache can also be dried and re-wet like a pan watercolor. The paint will not be as thick or as opaque.
I wanted a small box that I can try using for “pan gouache”.
I wanted a small box that I can try using for “pan gouache”.
I had an extra Koi Pocket Box of 24 watercolors. I took the insert out.
Using bake-able polymer clay, I rolled out and flatten some clay. I pressed Altoid mints into the clay for the paint wells. (I read this somewhere on the web. It keeps the cavities in the clay open and dissolves easily to come out. Plus the kitchen smells minty fresh!)
After baking, I coated the clay with Golden’s GAC100 (basically fluid acrylic paint without pigment) to seal.
I cut down a small plastic cup for a water tray.
I bought a set of mini brushes for $9 and kept the Koi water brush & sponge.
Here are the paint colors I put into this box.
Back row:
Cadmium Yellow
Ultramarine
Light Purple
Permanent Green Deep
Cadmium Orange
Front row:
Lemon Yellow
Cobalt blue
Permanent Rose
Lamp Black
Permanent White
I can’t wait to try this pocket box this weekend.
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