How to Paint a Watercolor Summer Landscape

How to Paint a Watercolor Summer Landscape

Painting landscapes can be so relaxing and fun, especially when you know how to abstract from all those overwhelming details and how to choose the color palette to create a harmonious piece.

You say you are not sure?

Well, this class will help you with that!

We are going to paint 3 different watercolor landscapes together, using limited color palette and fun and useful techniques to depict a summer cloudy sky or a reflection of the trees in the calm lake.

The class is beginners friendly, we will go step by step painting each one of these landscapes, and before that, we will talk about the colors, specific color tones and how to mix them.

After taking this class, you will be able to paint appealing watercolor landscapes using limited color palette.

The reference pictures used in the class can be found attached in the Resources section.

List of colors used in the paintings (White Nights series watercolor set):

Raw Sienna, Ultramarine, Burnt Umber, Olive Green (Olive green mixed by myself: Ultramarine+Cadmium Yellow Medium)

Other art supplies:

watercolor paper Arches 100% cotton, 185gsm

brushes: liner brushes Royal White Tacklon size 2, Daler Rowney Liner 10/0, mop brush Dainayw size 2, regular round brush size 8.

pencil, masking tape, hardboard, jar of water, paper towels

Paint 3 different warm and sunny watercolor landscapes with me!

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What you will learn

• Learn how to paint 3 different watercolor landscapes
• Explore color mixing possibilities and use limited color palette for harmonious scene
• Try fun techniques to paint summer sky full of fluffy clouds

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Level: Beginner Level

Duration: 1 hour

Instructor: Jana Raninis