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Paint A Stormy Seascape
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
About This Lesson
The main subject of this painting is the foamy white water from the rough sea.
Capturing the look of foam and spray means lots of wet-in-wet and dry-in-wet technique. The dry-in-wet strokes will be done carefully and directionally to infuse areas of water with volume and movement. It requires quick and careful action – the biggest challenge in this lesson!
The color scheme is neutral! The color palette for this lesson is very limited – three earth colors and one blue.
- What You'll Need
- Paint & Brushes
- Step 1 - Initial Layers : Sky, Water, Rocks
- Step 2 - Mid and Foreground Rocks : Dark Values and Texture
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
- Watercolor paper – preferablyArches 140lb Rough Paper. If you don’t have any rough paper, cold press is almost as good for getting good texture. Arches 140lb Cold Press cut to about 7″ x 11″ or so
DOWNLOAD : DRAWING LAYOUT, FINISHED PAINTING
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
- Brushes – 1 1/2″, 1″, 1/2″ and 1/4″ Flats, Rigger
- Colors – Burnt Sienna, Raw Sienna, Burnt Umber, Indanthrene Blue