It is Gouache, my dear, sir

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You’ve seen digital art mimicking traditional painting, and at first sight it may be challenging to know exactly the type of medium. However, it isn’t that common to see paintings being misinterpreted for 3D computer generated graphics. Look closely at each image in post, do they look like gouache?

Paintings by Japanese artist Kazuki Takamatsu.

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Published on Sep 12, 2009 in: Best of 2009 Black & White Painting

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16 Responses to “It is Gouache, my dear, sir”

Sep 12, 2009 1
mario
This is awesome!

Sep 12, 2009 2
Tom
This is brilliant!

Sep 12, 2009 3
Ada
That looks real cool, i wish i could do something like that

Sep 13, 2009 4
ebru
unique and so beautiful.

Sep 14, 2009 5
kai4e
Wow, quite a bit of pre-planning went into this. Great job!

Sep 14, 2009 6
Rus Yusupov
While these paintings might have been painted by hand with gouache, it’s pretty clear that the images were first modeled in 3D software, rendered with some sort of diffused lighting effect, and used as reference for these paintings. It’s just not humanly possible to create something like this without reference!

Sep 14, 2009 7
Adriana
Most paintings require some time of reference (e.g. live model, computer print out, drawn sketch…), so this isn’t any different. What makes it unique is that it is painted and not just generated by computer which would be a lot less work. The artist took the time to make it appear digital, although using traditional technique such as paint.
Thanks for the comments!

Sep 17, 2009 8
premium finance
It’s really amazing!! I really love this work.

Sep 17, 2009 9
Seb
Gouache or digital … this is just excellent!!
It’s unique! Great job, great inspiration.

Sep 19, 2009 10
sir jorge
Now that’s something unique and interesting

Sep 20, 2009 11
Emily B
Amazing, never seen anything like it. Why paint in black when you can paint in white?

Oct 28, 2009 12
canvas paintings
These are really clever, I couldn’t believe they were painted at first. I’d love to own one of these.

Nov 30, 2009 13
Realistic Pencil Drawings
This is really cool work!!

Dec 02, 2009 14
Zoyous
They appear to be based on Z-depth maps of 3D CG models. These are greyscale images in which lighter colors represent parts of objects closer to the camera and darker colors are further away; generally useful for compositing multiple 3D elements. But they do have a beauty all their own too!