Gouache Painting for Beginners

Next date: Monday, 02 February 2026 | 06:30 PM to 08:00 PM

Four colourful gematric gouache paintings in hand

Create celebratory cards using acrylic gouache! In this fun, hands on class Emilie will teach you easy techniques to create colourful, geometric paintings with acrylic gouache.

This workshop is great chance to explore the unique applications of acrylic gouache paint – perfect for anyone who wants to add a splash of personality and colour to their home with beautiful art prints.

At the end of the class you will take home a series of original cards created by you.

This is a beginner-friendly class. All skill levels encouraged.

All materials provided, just come and have a wonderful time!

This workshop will cover:

creating a color palette
learning about design and composition
developing scraping and masking tape techniques to create beautiful clean paintings on your cards.

Who will be teaching?

Emilie (she/her) is an artist and educator based between Melbourne and Marseille (Fr), working across media with a focus on community-based practice and education. She graduated from her PhD in Fine Arts at the Victorian College of the Arts in 2020 and has been an art resident at Testing Grounds (2020), Making Space (2021) and the Comic Art Workshop (2021).

Emilie has exhibited her works at FortyFive Downstairs gallery, the Abbotsford convent, No Vacancy Gallery, Arcade and George Patton Gallery.

In 2021, Emilie opened Couleur in Collingwood, a printmaking studio focusing on DIY, hand-prints, and experimental printmaking. Since 2023, Couleur Studio has relocated in South of France. Emilie is also a comic book artist and her illustration has been published by the Lifted Brow and she self-published her first graphic novel in 2018 with Tree Paper Comics in Melbourne.

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This workshop is a part of our Laneway Learning program.

About Laneway Learning
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