5. Painting a Watercolour Landscape - Demonstration

Painting a Watercolour Landscape - An Introduction for Beginners My apologies, there was a slight audio problem with the first and last stages of this demo (I forgot to plug the external mic into the camera!) but it’s not too bad if you adjust the .......... In this video, I demonstrate how to paint a simple landscape in watercolour from start to finish. I have broken this down into 5 stages for you to follow and practice, giving you an insight into how to construct a successful painting and demonstrating my thought process as I work through the painting. I have painted the scene from memory, from my knowledge of Studland Bay - needless to say it is a place and subject that I have returned to time and again over the years. Points to help you when you practice this: 1) This video focuses on the painting process, not the initial ’artistic’ decisions that I make and consider before I start a painting. That’s because I want you to focus specifically on the stages, techniques and processes that I use; I deliberately haven’t included a reference photo, to remove any distractions relating to interpretation of the scene. 2) Don’t worry about copying every single brushstroke I make. The nature of watercolour is such that your washes and brushstrokes will make different shapes than mine, and you will need to respond to those. Allowing yourself some freedom will not only be a more satisfying experience but will inevitably lead to a better painting – you are expressing yourself! The original painting is available for sale through my online shop - I like to make demo paintings and studio sketches available for less than my larger gallery paintings. Here’s the link The equipment that I use to paint this scene is listed below: Daler Rowney Aquafine Range - Jacksons Art Supplies Daler Rowney Aquafine Brushes - No. 6 & 12 round - Jacksons Art Supplies Daler Rowney Langton - Jacksons Art Supplies Daler Rowney Table Easel - Amazon Jacksons Goat Hair Hake Brush - Jacksons Art Supplies THIS VIDEO CONTAINS AFFILIATE LINKS TO PRODUCTS, WHICH MEANS THAT I RECEIVE A SMALL COMMISSION ON A PURCHASE OF THOSE PRODUCTS WITHOUT ADDITIONAL COST TO YOU. The purpose of this video is to share my knowledge and experience of landscape painting and watercolor with you and from time to time that may involve me recommending products that I use. I receive some of those products from manufacturers for free, but the products that I recommend are only products that I believe in, have used for many years and am comfortable to recommend to you. The products that I receive are not contingent on me making any video tutorial content, nor are they part of a legal sponsorship arrangement.