Sunset Watercolor Painting For A Beginner

In this lecture Students will view the materials needed for this class and begin this lecture with a practice demo for mixing and creating a beautiful sky.

How much water do I use? In this lecture we will cover 3 different amounts of water to see the difference it can make with your paintings.

While students wait for the first demo to drive we will learn how to create fluffy little clouds while adding a little more depth of color.

Students will learn to mix colors to make a more traditional sunset using colors of yellow, red, and orange.

In this lecture we will cover how to create a more dramatic looking sky with brush strokes as well as adding in a sun and reflection.

Tree practice: Learn to paint a tree off in the distance, creating more depth in your paintings. Learn to mix the color black and see how to give the illusion of reflections in the water.

In this lecture we will learn how to remove paint from watercolor. We will test and demo a few values of the color black and see the do's and don't of removing your color.

Students will practice how to create very fine branches. Learning how to hold your brush and get a very fine stroke. We will learn to create more layers to create a more natural looking tree.

We will also see how to create layers successfully while creating depth and values in your painting. In this lecture we will create a foreground for our painting. We will continue to add more details in the next lecture.

Now that students have practiced a few backgrounds and sky options it's time to begin our final project starting with their own color choices. By the end of the lectures students will have a better grasp on reflections and be able to create a more interesting background with their sky.

Now that the background sky is completely dry we will mix up some black watercolor paint and divide their painting and begin painting the distant islands. Students will have a be able to create some depth and layers in their painting.

We will layer a wash for the foreground, working on building that distance in the front of our paintings creating some texture in the front. Getting ready for the final details.

Let's see the difference between black gouache and Ivory Black watercolor paints. Learn to lighten and mix the pigments.

Our final steps using our small brush and tall trees up front. We will also add some birds.

Let's See Your Project - get ready to post your DEMO's and Finished Painting Below!

Now let's get started making your gorgeous sunset painting using the tools and tips in class.

Best photos are taken in natural light or in a well lit area.

You can then add it here to the "Question and Answer " section and on instagram by tagging me @kelliechasse_fineart.

Thanks so much for joining me!

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask in the discussion section and feel free to ask for feedback, that's what I'm here for!

Can't wait to see your sunset projects and hear what you thought about the class!

Happy Creating ~ Kell

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