Watercolor Landscape Painting Lessons
Our Newest Lesson
Paint The Long Light Of Late Summer
Color And Contrast To Capture Light & Moment In Time
Paint The Summer Landscape
Summer Swamp Scene With Aerial Perspective
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
- Using the unusual Secondary Triad Color Scheme
- Creating atmosphere and Aerial Perspective
- Using a simple Value Composition to enhance space, distance and Aerial Perspective
Summer Landscape With Sparkling River
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
- How to paint the deep greens of summer
- Use a Value Composition to develop a sense of light
- Develop the painting fast by laying in value areas quickly
THIS IS A MORE CHALLENGING LESSON
Summer Landscape With Bright Sunlight And Shadows
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
- Shadows are valuable ‘made up’ elements
- How to use a limited primary palette for summer greens
- Using light-dark contrast to represent form
AN EASY LESSON FOR ANYONE
Paint The Autumn Landscape
Covered Bridge In Morning Light
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
- Learn to create a simple but dynamic value composition
- Create a Color Studies to choose colors and guide the painting
- Learn how to maintain value when working in color
THIS IS AN INTEGRATED LESSON WITH PRACTICE IN VALUE COMPOSITION AND COLOR STUDIES
Fall Landscape With Golden Foliage
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
- How to use color harmony to create light, form and ‘glow’ on bright foliage
- Use color contrast to boost apparent brightness and color intensity
- The power of simple value compositions
Barn In Late Fall
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
- How to effectively use a Primary Triad Color Scheme for a full color range
- Let the Value Composition form the structure of the painting
- Create light even in darker value areas
Paint The Winter Landscape
Paint An Expressive Winter Landscape
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
- How a simple value composition allows freedom and expression
- Using sedimentary colors for textural effect
- Adding visual interest with edge and textural variety
Paint A Dramatic Winter Night Landscape
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
- Balancing stark light-dark contrasts
- Using a simple value sketch for compositional strength
- Learn how to mix and use very dark colors
Winter Trees In A Stark Winter Landscape
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
- How to create a simple, strong two value composition
- Practice mixing useful neutral color mixtures to keep the scene lively even though it is a gray winter day
- Use a value composition along with lively neutrals to create a dynamic scene
Quiet Winter Stream Landscape
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
- How to use the simplest value composition for quiet drama
- How to build harmony with a limited color palette
- Combining easy, basic watercolor techniques for a professional look
Paint A Fresh Winter Landscape Scene
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
- Learn how to make the best of a limited color palette
- Learn to use the surface of Rough paper for sparkle and texture
- Learn to make light the main subject
THIS LESSON MAKES GREAT USE OF BASIC WATERCOLOR TECHNIQUES ON ROUGH PAPER
Quiet Winter Scene On Rough Paper
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
- Learn to create a value composition that interlocks planes of space and creates a strong center of attention
- Learn how to make the best of the texture of rough paper
- Learn to let the value composition guide the placement of hue and value
WORK WITH A DIRECT APPROACH ON ROUGH PAPER
Paint The Spring Landscape
Paint The Early Spring Landscape
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
- Learn how to make the best of a limited color palette
- Learn to use the surface of Rough paper for sparkle and texture
- Learn to make light the main subject
A DIFFERENT APPROACH AND ROUGH PAPER MAKES THIS ONE A BIT MORE CHALLENGING
Forsythia In Spring Light
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
- How to use a simple Value Composition to bring focus to the main subject.
- Using a consciously chosen color scheme that works with the value composition to bring focus and to create the sense of warm spring light.
- Use a combination of basic techniques and methods for variety and visual richness
Sycamore Tree And Spring Landscape
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
- How to paint the unique look of the Sycamore tree
- To create the look of early spring with the right color combinations
- Using a precise drawing when needed
THIS IS AN EASY LESSON FOR EVERYONE
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