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Quiet Evening Seascape Scene and easy watercolor painting lesson

Quiet Evening Seascape

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

  • How to create a simple Value Composition
  • To convert the simple Composition to color
  • Capture warm evening light with cool-warm contrast

AN EASY LESSON ACCESSIBLE BY EVERYONE

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simple seascape with wave watercolor painting lesson

Seascape With Crashing Wave

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

  • To use simplification to manage more complex subjects
  • Letting the Value Composition guide color choice and placement
  • Practicing with Value Compositions and Color Studies

THIS IS AN INTEGRATED LESSON WITH PRELIMINARY VALUE COMPOSITION SKETCHES AND COLOR STUDIES

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How to paint open ocean waves in watercolor - online video lesson

Paint Ocean Waves and Open Water

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

  • Combine basic techniques to create the look of open ocean waves
  • The underlying construction and shape of ocean waves
  • How different textures combine for visual realism

THIS IS AN EASY INTRODUCTION TO MOVING OCEAN WATER

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rocky shoreline watercolor seascape painting

Paint A Rocky Shore Seascape

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

  • Use a variety of textures for a rich visual appearance
  • Create texture with the surface of Rough paper
  • Work with mostly neutral colors

THE COMBINATION OF TECHNIQUES AND FAST WORK MAKES THIS LESSON A CHALLENGE

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quiet seascape with rocks watercolor painting lesson

Paint A Calm Seascape With Rocks

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

  • Focusing on the essence of a scene
  • How to paint simple rocks
  • Simplification of the subject and scene

AN EASY LESSON AND INTRODUCTION TO SEASCAPES

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stormy day over the ocean, white water, foam watercolor painting lesson

Paint A Stormy Seascape In Watercolor

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

  • Working fast with basic techniques to get soft and rough edges
  • Capturing movement and volume of water with brushstrokes that define direction
  • Effectively using a limited color palette

THIS IS A CHALLENGING LESSON

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