Watercolor Landscape Workshop

Create a simple gradated sky in watercolor using a wet-on-wet wash on pre-washed paper, with controlled pigment and subtle color variation.

Learn to build a gradated sky with cumulous clouds using layered washes, color lifting, and subtle dry brush to create depth, shadows, and distant trees.

Create a watercolor, multi-layered, stormy sky with wispy clouds using damp brush lifts for movement and dimension, then layer land with greens and shadows.

Learn to paint a wintry landscape with a cool palette, pale sky, and soft snow using wet-on-wet techniques. Explore warm and cool primaries, variegated washes, and mindful drying for atmosphere.

Learn negative space painting to reveal the sky by painting around shapes, using turquoise and cerulean with greys and ochre, then add trees and shadows for depth.

Master nocturnal sky landscapes by painting a moonlit sky with layered, wet-on-wet washes, balancing dark values and a subtle moon while suggesting hills and trees in watercolor.

Explore watercolor sky techniques through variegated washes, dry and wet applications, and edge control to create depth, texture, and atmospheric cumulus clouds.

Robert explores sky painting in quick watercolor studies on 13 by 10 half sheets, using variegated washes of cerulean, cobalt, crimson, and yellows. He emphasizes light washes and negative-space clouds.

Learn to paint trees in watercolor by adjusting water, loading the brush, and using stumbling strokes and pressure for an organic impression of trees.

Explore bristle brushes, including hog's hair and synthetic bristles, suited for acrylics and possibly oils, to craft loose trees, grasses, and foliage in a watercolor landscape.

Apply a layer of thick paint and dry briefly to preserve edges. Mix neutral tones (brown, sienna, violet, blue) and use positive and negative space to craft layered grass blades.

Paint field rocks with sharp edges and jagged shapes, build the scene with light-to-dark washes, and blend warm browns, tans, cool blues, and grass into a landscape.

Apply slightly thicker cool washes to build sunlit field rock forms without flattening. Use negative space, varied blues and violets, and dry brush to suggest crevices and grass.

Master an alternative rock technique in watercolor, using shadows to shape rock edges and create texture. Explore color exploration, value contrasts, and dry-on-paper backfill to keep rocks lively and expressive.

Explore the masters' artworks by examining ideas and techniques from three artists, then expand your watercolor landscape skills with what you've learned so far, starting with trees.

Discover value structure in watercolor landscapes by layering rocks, using negative and positive space, and varying color bands for depth, contrast, and dynamic edges.

Practice translating master techniques to painting trees, grass, and rocks from timed photo references, focusing on one subject per reel; compare approaches and prepare for the next painting stage.

Explore watercolor landscape tree painting with positive and negative space, and light-to-dark value washes. Robert's take emphasizes pale greens, dry paint, and negative-space painting for grasses and palm trees.

Robert demonstrates a watercolor rock shoreline study, blending blues, ochre, and browns to render rocks, water, and boats, while avoiding overpainting and using negative space painting to emphasize form.