Paint a Watercolor Landscape: Sunset in the Forest

Learn how to create a beautiful watercolour landscape!

This class will take you through the entire process of creating this watercolour painting. Starting with a real time “techniques” lesson, you will learn all of the skills that go into painting the picture. Then paint along with the step-by-step demonstration of the forest scene, using techniques you already know!

Suitable for beginners and students of all levels, the skills you learn will give you the confidence to create your own watercolour landscapes in the future.

You will learn how to

· Choose your art supplies

· Use a reference photo as inspiration

· Improve the aesthetics of your painting with knowledge of composition

· Use masking fluid and masking tape to “save” white areas for later

· Use 3 blending techniques: “variegated wash,” “graded wash” and “blurred edge”

· Paint foliage using a sponge

· Create texture using the “dry brush” technique

· Lighten a painted area using the “lifting” technique

Materials required

· Watercolour paper

· Watercolour paints

· Mixing palette

· Pencil

· Eraser

· Ruler

· Masking tape

· Masking fluid (optional but recommended)

· Watercolour brushes – mop, detail and a cheap one for the masking fluid

· Kitchen sponge

· 2 water containers

· Eye dropper (optional)

· Spray bottle (optional)

· Tissue or paper towel

· Hair dryer (optional)

· Scissors

· White gel pen (optional