Dynamic Shapes 4-Day Gouache Workshop

with Kate Rado

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Zoom Workshop

You can join from anywhere in the world!

Four Saturdays

Condensed schedule with week gaps for you to practice and do homework!

Gouache Painting

Gouache paints required. Material list will be shared upon registration

INSTRUCTOR INTRO

Kate Rado

Kate is a game development artist and plein air painter based in the Bay Area. She has over 12 years of game dev experience working for companies like Electronic Arts, Glu Mobile, and PlayFirst. Currently, Kate is Art Director at Timberline Studio, developing a new game title for PC/console. In both her digital and traditional work, Kate enjoys pushing the bounds of light and color with traditional painting mediums like gouache, acrylic, and oil. Kate is passionate about cultivating creative community and building up and encouraging future generations of artists to find their unique voice.

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Workshop Schedule

Dates: Four Saturdays – May 3, 10, 17 & 31, 2025 (No class on May 24)

Time Per Day: 1pm – 5pm Pacific Time

Tuition: US$375 (This does not cover material costs)

Size: 15 participants max.

Format:

• Class meets once a week on Zoom; Zoom class is recorded
• Homework to be uploaded to Google Drive folder
• Participants have access to class recordings and other class materials for 12 months after workshop ends
• Bonus: Gain access to our exclusive Warrior Art Camp Discord to ask questions throughout the week, and interact/hang out with our other students even after workshop ends

Workshop Summary

In this 4 day workshop, Kate teaches participants to use shape design, simplification, and abstraction when painting from life or from reference to create compelling paintings with gouache paints.

• Day 1. Understanding your subject matter: gouache basics and an overview of value, composition, and color

• Day 2. Learn to design and exaggerate through observation; Take a deep dive into the world of landscape painting

• Day 3. Designing within chaos: painting complicated subject matter and making magic of a mess

• Day 4. Alternative approaches, finding your voice, and final review

There is homework after Day 1, 2 & 3. Kate will critique your homework during the following class.

Upon completing this course, participants will come away with new techniques for shape design, composition, color and a better understanding of gouache as a medium. Participants will have completed a set of in class exercises and at least 10 gouache paintings.

Requirements

This beginner-to-intermediate-level workshop is geared towards any artist who has interest in strengthening their shape language, improving their approach to gouache painting, and needing a stylistic push.

Participants should fulfill these requirements:

• Should have some basic traditional painting experience. Basic familiarity with color theories is recommended
• Must prepare the required materials before our first class (Kate’s Material List will be shared upon registration)
• Must be dedicated and do homework as required. Please know that this is a critique-heavy course. Every participant’s homework will be critiqued

Participants must have a Zoom account to participate in the live class (microphone is required, camera optional), must be able to access Google Drive to upload homework, and should be comfortable with using Discord to view/upload files and participate in text discussions.

Please read our updated Cancellation and Refund Policy carefully on the FAQ page before you register.

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