Painting Aaron Blaise as Santa Claus using Gouache

I hear those sleigh bells ringing.. It’s the first day of the 12 Days of Proko! Today I’m painting Santa Claus using gouache paint. I’ll give you advice on using the medium and take you through the whole process, from photoshoot, to thumbnail sketches, color comps and final painting. Disney animator, Aaron Blaise, was kind enough to be my Santa model! Aaron’s YouTube - More great things to come at WIN THIS PAINTING For a chance to win this painting, go to donate to the gofundme page. All proceeds will go to the National YoungArts Foundation. GoFundMe - ABOUT YOUNGARTS It’s a really good program for high school students. Basically what they do is find about 100 or so really talented artists in high school and they fly them out to Miami for a week for an amazing artistic experience. It goes beyond just this one week. Once you’re an alumni, you’re