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LifestyleArts & CraftsWatercolor Painting

Planning Your Painting: Plan, Sketch and Paint 6 Paintings

Learn how to turn any reference photo into a watercolor painting through planning, sketching and composing a scene.
Rating: 5.0 out of 55.0 (1 rating)
19 students
Created by Watercolour Mentor
Last updated 4/2021
English
English [Auto]

What you'll learn

  • How to turn any landscape photograph or scene into a painting.
  • How to create a quick pencil and watercolour sketch of your photograph or scene to ease into the painting process, and use your sketch as the basis of your final painting.
  • How to use different watercolour techniques such as wet-in-wet, wet-on-dry, dry brush and how to get different brush marks to imply areas of texture and foliage.
  • Using negative painting techniques to create maximum contrast. Essential materials.
  • How to paint simple figures to bring a sense of scale to your painting.
  • How to compose a painting successfully to create different focal points and to make it more interesting than the reference photograph.
  • How to adopt a loose painting style by using minimal brush-strokes.
  • How to keep your paintings looking vibrant by contrasting light and dark washes, and allowing different layers to show through.
  • How to combine man made objects with nature, such as houses, fences, power-poles, with grasslands, trees, water and rocks.

Requirements

  • No prerequisites.

Description

Hi, I'm Darren from Watercolour Mentor. Ever wondered how to turn a photo or landscape scene into a painting? In this class, I will show you how! You'll build your confidence and create some beautiful artwork by understanding the simple process I take in planning out each painting.

You'll learn how to quickly analyze and break down a reference photo into basic shapes, elements, areas such as sky, land, water, as well as simplifying buildings and other objects. You will learn how to recombine all these elements to make your own unique scene and create areas of focus, as well as alter the composition of the painting to your liking. It's easier than it sounds, and you'll be at it in no time!

I will also cover:

  • How to create a quick pencil and watercolour sketch of your photograph or scene to ease into the painting process, and use your sketch as the basis of your final painting.

  • How to use different watercolour techniques such as wet-in-wet, wet-on-dry, dry brush and how to get different brush marks to imply areas of texture and foliage.

  • Using negative painting techniques to create maximum contrast.

  • Essential materials.

  • How to paint simple figures to bring a sense of scale to your painting.

  • How to compose a painting successfully to create different focal points and to make it more interesting than the reference photograph.

  • How to adopt a loose painting style by using minimal brush-strokes.

  • How to keep your paintings looking vibrant by contrasting light and dark washes, and allowing different layers to show through.

  • How to combine man made objects with nature, such as houses, fences, power-poles, with grasslands, trees, water and rocks.

I am looking forward to having you in my class, and for us to go through the entire planning and painting process together! Reach out to me if you have any questions and I will get back to you.

Who this course is for:

  • Beginner to intermediate watercolor students
  • Students interested in learning how to loosen up their painting style
  • Students interested in learning how to plan a painting.
  • Students interested in learning how to sketch in pencil and watercolor.

Instructor

Watercolour Mentor
Art Classes, Mentoring & Inspiration!
Watercolour Mentor
  • 4.5 Instructor Rating
  • 63 Reviews
  • 380 Students
  • 46 Courses

Hi, I'm Darren from Watercolour Mentor, and I'm here to Mentor, Encourage and Inspire you in your watercolour journey! On my Udemy page, you will find a variety of tutorials that will help you fast-track your progress in watercolour painting.

I am an experienced teacher on various other platforms. My courses contain a large amount of content and information compared to other similar watercolour courses on Udemy. I like to provide as much value as possible in my courses, and different subjects to paint, so students can pick and choose which lectures interest them the most.

Need more support during your course? feel free to send me a message or ask a question in the Q&A and I will get back to you. I want to make sure you get all the help and feedback you need.

I would love to share my knowledge with you and build a friendly community, free of judgement to help you discover this amazing skill and hobby.

My goal is to provide simple videos to make learning watercolours easy & less intimidating! I use a limited palette, and when painting landscapes, have a loose, vibrant and expressive style.

Something unique about me, and Watercolour Mentor is that I have a psychology and educational background. I am passionate in making a difference on a personal level by providing real feedback and mentoring. I would love to hear from you. I am a part-time artist and have won awards for my work. Teaching watercolours is my passion and I look forward to sharing my premium classes with you on this platform.

I have many more classes planned - be sure to follow me and my classes here to keep updated.

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