Kodi

Kodi, by artist and author Jared Cullum, is a beautifully illustrated full-length graphic novel for young adults. The heartwarming story captures the relationship between a young-misfit girl and a giant Kodiak bear. Jared’s rich and light-filled watercolor paintings deftly illustrate a small town in Alaska and Seattle’s waterfront. Kodi is a book to savor that invites you to lose yourself in the art and the story.

Jared Cullum is an award-winning author-cartoonist and painter of things living in Pittsburgh, PA. His debut young adult book, Kodi, was nominated for multiple awards and won the Rueben Award in 2021.

Jared has written and painted children's and young adult stories for Jim Henson Productions, IDW, Insight Editions, and others. Jared regularly posts lessons and demonstrations on his YouTube channel and is an avid outdoor painter and teacher of plein air and figure painting.

Learn about Jared’s work at jaredcullum.com.

In this workshop, artist and illustrator Jared Cullum shares about the fundamentals of gouache as both an incredible medium for painting landscapes and an alternative to watercolor. Through demonstration and explanation, you will learn brush techniques, tips for achieving proper paint consistency, and ways to simplify subjects for effective communication.

Gouache is a versatile medium great for those who love bold colors and layering paint! When combined with a touch of vegetable glycerine, this opaque paint can be squeezed into our stainless steel pans and re-hydrated with just a little water—perfect for on-location sketching. But how can we use it in our daily sketching practice? How is it different from watercolor?