Painting Made Simple - Rushing Streams & Rapids

Name: Painting Made Simple - Rushing Streams & Rapids
Rating: 4.6 (6 reviews)

Oil Painting or Acrylic Painting

Created byViktoria Majestic

Last updated 3/2023

English

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What you'll learn

How to select the right materials
How to paint light and shadows in the water
How to create thumbnail sketches before painting
How to mix the colors of rapids and rocks
How to paint rushing water
How to paint cascading water
How to paint rocks
How to paint a simple sketch instead of a complex drawing
How to add detail to the painting without overworking it

Course content

2 sections • 14 lectures • 2h 13m total length

Introduction0:38
Tools & Materials12:22
Recommended Colors & Supplies
COLORS on my Palette
Titanium White
Cadmium Yellow Light
Cadmium Orange
Cadmium Red Light
Permanent Alizarin
Ultramarine Blue
Ivory Black
SUPPLY LIST

11X14 and/or 16”x20” stretched canvas or canvas panel – student (economy) grade is fine.

Wood palette any shape (no paper or white plastic please) plexiglass is ok with neutral color backing. If your wooden palette is not varnished when purchased, make sure to
varnish it at least a few days before class, so it has time to dry.

Small jar of linseed or safflower oil

Artist Bristle brushes made for oil painting (Flat #2, #4, #8, #10)

for example: Robert Simmons Signet, Blick Masterstroke, Rosemary long handle flats and most interlocking flat bristle brushes will work

I strongly recommend to use professional grade paints as opposed to student grade paints and to avoid “hues” for best results.
If you prefer acrylics, you can use that (Golden or Old Holland are good brands)

There are many good professional brands, here are a few examples:
Gamblin, Rembrandt, Old Holland, Vassari, M. Graham, Holbein, Michael Harding, Charvin.
37ml size paint tubes are big enough, larger ones are more economical for those who paint regularly.
I'd either way recommend to buy the white in 150ml size.
Recommended Colors:
titanium white,
ivory black,
ultramarine blue,
cadmium yellow light,
cadmium orange,
cadmium red light,
permanent alizarine
Colors that I use less frequently
Maganese blue
pthalo green
permanent rose

Paper towel + cotton rags (old cottonT-shirts cut up) – small pieces
1 small jar or small cup for the medium+ “brush washer” container for the solvent and a larger holder for the brushes
1 small bottle of artists' – GAMSOL (it's odorless, least irritating) or Odorless Turpenoid – BLUE label
Palette knife - offset style, medium size, medium size (1.5” - 2” ) made from metal
Vinyl gloves
Gamblin and Rembrandt paints are usually somewhat cheaper than most other professional brands.
Online stores for professional supplies:
www.cheapjoes.com , www.dickblick.com, www.utrechtart.com, www.jerrysartarama.com
Paints5:03
Choose professional-grade oil or acrylic paints for vibrant color and a consistent palette, featuring titanium white, cadmium yellow light, cadmium red light, alizarin crimson, ultramarine blue, and ivory black.
How and Why to Tone your Canvas9:54
Tone the canvas to establish neutral values and reduce visible white dots on rough cotton; mix black, white, and orange into a warm gray and apply with a rag.
Drawing Thumbnail Sketches6:04
Create quick thumbnail sketches with a marker to explore composition, dark and light shapes, and sunlight direction for a river scene, then refine by iterating ideas.
Design & Final Sketch5:57
Design and final sketch guides loose brushwork to plan a creek scene with dark shapes, right-side sunlight, and varied rock textures, emphasizing observed rocks and small studies over copying.
Thumbnail Sketches
Design & Sketch - Assignment #2

My Colors on the Palette2:07
Pre-mixing Some of the Colors11:10
Pre-mix color mixtures to build deep rock tones and water highlights, starting with white, then ultramarine blue, greens, turquoise, crimson, cadmium yellow, and careful blending.
Blocking-in the Dark Shapes11:25
Block in the darkest values to establish shadows, then build lighter lights while preserving rock textures and the focal point, noting sun from the right and avoiding excessive contrast.
Painting the Green Water9:45
Block in the green water with average value color and thin mixtures to capture movement and light on rushing streams, as you build, knowing colors and values are not final.
Painting, blocking-in the Rapids & the Foaming Water17:56
Block in the rapids and foaming water using ultramarine, warm yellows, and subtle reds to build light, shadow, and texture, capturing churning water around rocks.
Refining the White Water12:25
Refining the white water teaches using texture and subtle color transitions to depict rushing streams, with bristle brushes, soft edges, and a focus on simplicity.
Painting the Cascading Water13:31
Practice refining value transitions to capture the cascading water, adjusting ultramarine, crimson, and light hues while building edges, in-between values, and subtle reflections on sunlit rocks.
Refining the Rocks15:19
Refine the rocks by redefining their values and integrating them into the creek water, while balancing light, shadow, and planes to guide the viewer toward the focal point.
Course Assignment #3

Requirements

Some painting experience either in oil or acrylic painting
Understanding of basic painting principles

Description

Have you ever wanted to know how to paint exciting, rushing white water? Rapids add interest and become focal points in any painting. In this course Viktoria will walk you through the entire process of how to paint a beautiful, realistic white water step by step using her easy to understand, simple method. Viktoria is a classically trained artist, she studied art both in Europe and in the United States, in schools like the prestigious Art Students League of New York and the Ridgewood Art Institute. All you need is an intermediate painting skill, some knowledge of the fundamentals in painting, Viktoria will teach you the rest.

She will start with demonstrating how to create a thumbnail and simple sketch instead of a complex drawing, show you how to mix the colors that she uses for this rushing water painting, and then will break the rest of the painting process down to simple actionable steps. This will help you to easily and quickly learn the secrets of painting rushing and cascading streams, even if you never painted one before. Viktoria demonstrates this painting in oils but, you can use acrylics instead to achieve the same results. Ideal for oil painting or acrylic painting.

This course is part of a three-part series of how to paint different types of waters, from waterfalls to reflective lakes. You can successfully learn how to paint each one by using Viktoria's simply to understand method. Students will gain a thorough understanding of how to paint this essential landscape subject over the three individual courses. Each course is offered separately, so you can pick and choose between whichever type of water interests you the most.

What else will you get?

- Personal support
- Lifetime access to course materials

Who this course is for:

Intermediate level painters

Painting Made Simple - Rushing Streams & Rapids

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Course content

Introduction, Materials & Sketching6 lectures • 40min

The Painting Process8 lectures • 1hr 34min

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