Paint a FRENCH landscape, mixing only THREE primary colors

Name: Paint a FRENCH landscape, mixing only THREE primary colors
Rating: 4.2 (6 reviews)

Using the three colours used in the printing industry to paint this. A very limited palette, & a bit of black, amazing

Created byNicola A Blakemore

Last updated 2/2025

English

What you'll learn

Master an even better understanding of painting with a limited palette in watercolours.
Use printers colours, magenta, cyan, yellow and some black and get all the colours you need.
Get a better understanding of colour values when painting with watercolours
The ultimate colour mixing process for watercolour painters.

Course content

2 sections • 13 lectures • 1h 7m total length

How to find your way around the Udemy platform4:06
A few words from Nicola1:08

The subject3:45
Here are the original photo and the drawing for you to download and use as an aid.
Also two photos to show you how the three colour printing inks look
Getting started with some painting8:02
Here we look at the starting point and look at some of the colour combinations.
Putting in some hedgerows2:55
As the pencil marks are very light I thought I would put in some hedgerows at this stage, so you can better see what I am doing.
Adding more colour starting at the top.9:24
Starting with the mountains, let's put more paint on.
Completing the first washes7:20
Checking colours and values12:59
I always say start with your colours light and add layers and deeper tones as you go along, calibrating as you go. It's in this lecture that we do just that.
RESOURCE
Picture to help you with understanding colour values
Nearly at the end7:40
Taking a look over all.
Finishing off5:57
In conclusion1:16
NEW BONUS LECTURE - special offers just for you.1:01
Some special resources and offers for you.

Happy painting, Nicola
Using an adjustable mount to study your painting1:40
If you have a mount or matt beyond salvation, cut it in two and use it to look at you work in progress. It helps you take a more objective view.

It will help you not only decide how you might want to frame it, but also to check for any changes you might want to make to the composition or colour values.

Requirements

Students will need a basic grasp of watercolour painting
Students will need to have an understanding of watercolour colour mixing
Students will need the specific watercolour paints mentioned
Students will also need, watercolour paper, a large and fine watercolour brush, pencil, eraser and two water pots.

Description

NEW BONUS LECTURE added August 2023

A good course to help you understand using a limited palette.

Students often say to me, 'I wish I understood more about colour mixing.' Well this is your opportunity to get to grips with it in a particular way. It will help you look at it from a hole different way.

Not the most exciting of pictures but you will learn a lot

Here you will use Magenta, Cyan, Yellow and some black.

With the aid of screen printing techniques, years ago, printers were able to produce all the colours for printed matter. Some of you may already be familiar with these colours depending on the type of printer you use at home. But have you ever thought about painting with them in watercolour?

It is the ultimate colour mixing process and will set you up for any other colour mixing you will want to do.

This watercolour painting will also help you to look analytically at a view and see how to enhance it to make it more interesting to the viewer, and by using such a limited palette you will become more aware of the importance of colour values.

So have a go, share your results and comments and enjoy your painting.

Why choose one of my courses?
Because, as a self taught artist I understand how a lot of people feel about their creative work, sometimes anxious, sometimes overwhelmed and often that it's not 'good enough'. I will hold your hand as you overcome these fears as I offer a friendly, relaxed and sensitive teaching style.
I also have years of experience of teaching people of all levels both in person and via the internet.
Do one of my courses and you will feel as if I am in the room with you every step of the way.

Enjoy your painting, love Nicola

Who this course is for:

This is for anyone who really wants to explore colour mixing at it's most basic level in watercolour paints
This would benefit beginners as well as the more experienced painter.
This is great for those wanting to see how to take the best out of a subject to enhance their painting design process.

Paint a FRENCH landscape, mixing only THREE primary colors

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Course content

Introductions2 lectures • 5min

Lets look at the subject, the drawing and the colours11 lectures • 1hr 2min

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