Watercolor Landscape Painting Lessons
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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
Farm Scene With Morning Light
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
- The idea of painting as a process that includes studies and explorations before starting the painting
- Using basic composition along with linear perspective to create a dynamic picture plane
- Planning a simple, abstract Value Composition Sketch
- Creating Color Studies to explore color schemes and light effects
- Creating the finished painting based on decisions made with studies and explorations
THIS IS AN INTEGRATED LESSON THAT CONSCIOUSLY USES LINEAR PERSPECTIVE IN THE LAYOUT
Old Mill In Evening Light
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
- How to create a Value Composition for solid structure and to represent light and form
- Discover how a ‘limited’ Primary Color Scheme is not limited at all
- How to make light your subject
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
Winter Trees In A 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
Paint The Early Spring Landscape
- 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
AN EASIER LESSON APPROACHABLE BY EVERYONE
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
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 A Fresh Winter Landscape Scene
- 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
Aerial Perspective In A Rainy Day Scene
- How to create a simple Value Composition that works especially well for Aerial Perspective effects
- Using the fluid character of watercolor to capture the effect of Aerial Perspective
- How to easily capture reflections on puddles
Country Scene In Evening Light
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
- The benefit of Composition studies
- Using basic techniques to create soft and rough textures
- How to get a surprising range of color from a Limited Primary Palette
- How to capture Light with Color and Value contrasts
THIS IS AN INTEGRATED LESSON THAT WITH A FOCUS ON VALUE COMPOSTION AND COLOR STUDIES
Winter Landscape With Fir Trees
- Use a Value Composition to guide placement of light, mid and dark values
- Creating soft texture with the basic wet-in-wet technique.
- How to establish the overall value composition with large washes early in the painting.
THIS LESSON IS AN EASY INTRODUCTION TO VALUE AND COLOR VALUE
Garden Path With Light
- How to push and combine basic watercolor techniques for a sophisticated look
- To use texture to create the illusion of detail
- Using Value and Temperature contrasts to create light
THIS IS A MORE CHALLENGING LESSON
Covered Bridge In Morning Light
- Learn to create a simple, strong two-dimensional structure for the painting while supporting the idea of morning light slanting in from the right.
- Learn to create Color Studies that help explore different color and value possibilities for the scene.
- Learn to maintain the composed values in the painting. Don’t underestimate the difficulty in this!
THIS IS AN INTEGRATED LESSON WITH PRACTICE IN VALUE COMPOSITION AND COLOR STUDIES
Quiet Drama In A Winter Landscape Scene
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
- The Power of simplicity
- The easiest Value Composition
- Converting Value to Color
AN EASIER LESSON APPROACHABLE BY EVERYONE
Sycamore Tree And Spring Landscape
- 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
Winter Trees In A Winter Landscape
- Using a simple Value Composition for structure and light
- Use a simple limited color palette that works well for any winter scene
- How to create light and drama with value and temperature contrasts
Rainy Day Landscape With Puddle
- Soft texture – to depict the soft look of a misty day
- Rough brush – using the side of the brush with a light touch; this is especially effective for creating rough texture for weeds, grasses and rough patches of earth
- Gradation – simple gradual changes in color or value work well in skies and water; use them to createthe reflective surface of a rain puddle
- Quick brush strokes – marks that are easy and simple but create effective reflections
THIS IS AN EASY LESSON FOR LEARNING TO PAINT PUDDLES
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