Tiffany Mang came to us LIVE from the USA on Friday, February 3rd to share her gouache techniques and favorite color palette.
Here’s a quick Q&A with Tiffanie:
¿Por qué haces arte?
I make art because without it, I feel like I would shrivel up. It is very much a part of me. It’s the main way I can express myself, my passions, and my emotions.
¿Cuánto tiempo llevas pintando?
I have been painting since I was 6 years old. I started taking art lessons around that time and continued to do so up until college. My first ever plein air painting class was during my freshman year of college. After that, I fell in love with going outdoors to paint!
¿Recibiste formación artística formal?
I did go to a local art school from ages 6-17, but I never had super strict atelier training. I only learned to copy master paintings, never to invent. I largely taught myself how to work with gouache and digital painting just by practicing a lot myself, plus some guidance from mentors.
¿Eres artista profesional o aficionado?
I am a working artist, both in fine arts and the animation industry. I work at Marvel Studios during the day, and paint for shows and personal events outside of that. I also teach and run my own digital and gouache painting mentorships.
¿Quién te inspira?
I largely look at fine artists from the past for inspiration. I have too many favorites to name, but I love Edward Seago, Nicolai Fechin, William Ritschell, Winslow Homer, Andrew Wyeth, and so many more!
¿Qué tipo de música escuchas mientras pintas?
It always varies – sometimes I listen to podcasts or classical music, and sometimes indie electronic. It depends on my mood and what stage my painting is in.
¿Has tenido algún mentor?
Mike Hernandez helped me get into gouache and I look up to him as one of the best gouache painters out there. Quang Ho is an inspiration as well. My other friend and mentor Corey Peters, is the person I go to for honest advice and criticism on pieces when I need it.
¿Pintas todos los días?
Yes I do, in some way or another. I currently paint for work every day as a concept artist, so I don’t always get to whip out the gouache paints at night because sometimes I am just too tired.
¿Pintas una pieza a la vez o trabajas en varias simultáneamente?
I usually paint one piece at a time, at the most two. For larger oil pieces, I will start off with a digital concept first by bringing my reference photos into Photoshop and painting on top to figure out the composition and colors I want.
¿Prefieres pintar en estudio o al aire libre?
I love both. I would never stop plein air painting because I think it’s essential to study from nature.
¿Cuántos colores básicos utilizas?
I use 3 core colors aside from white: Hansa Yellow Light, Alizarin Crimson, and Ultramarine.
¿Tubos, sartenes o palitos?
I use tubes.
¿Cómo sabes que tu obra está terminada?
Cuando todas mis formas, colores y valores coexisten en armonía. Pero creo que nunca terminaré del todo ninguna obra. Es simplemente lo mejor que puedo hacer en ese momento.
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