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Why I still start every job in gouache
Screens are fast, paint is honest. A few notes on why the first sketch is always on paper.
Paint first, pixels later
Every job I take starts with a tube of gouache and a cheap brush. Not because I am precious about it, but because paint does not let me undo. The first ten minutes are ugly and honest, and that honesty is usually where the idea is hiding.
Once a sketch feels right on paper I scan it, keep the grain, and only then open the tablet. The screen is for cleaning up, never for deciding.
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