Watercolor Landscape Painting Lessons
Self-paced, in-depth, comprehensive lessons cover essential ideas and skills for painting landscape scenes in watercolor.
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Lessons cover the “What’s”, ”How’s”, and “Why’s” of watercolor landscape painting
- Complete, comprehensive lessons and tutorials
- Supporting info and videos
- Lessons integrate ideas about color and composition
- Lessons broken into bite-sized sections – stop and start as you need
- Download Info, Image References and Layouts For Each Lesson
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
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 Landscape And Frozen Stream
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
- 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
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
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
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
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
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
Covered Bridge In Morning Light
- 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
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
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
