Get outside and paint with watercolour!
Welcome to Paint & Draw WATERCOLOUR LANDSCAPES
Paint & Draw: Watercolour Landscapes
Basics
Mastering the basics of watercolours • Robert Brindley RSMA explains how to simplify a watercolour by using a limited palette and interpreting tonal value
Composing landscapes: Line, tone and colour • Lancelot Richardson gives ten essential tips for composing landscapes using line, tone and colour
Apply the rule of thirds • This example shows how the rule of thirds can be applied to a more static composition, and how we can experiment with uneven divisions
Composing for different contrasts • Here value, saturation and hue are used to create contrasts in the same subject
Composing with colour contrasts • These steps show how colour contrasts can be incorporated into the construction of a composition.
Colour theory • Whether you have half an hour or an afternoon to spare, follow these quick, simple and fun tips to start experimenting with your art today!
Tips & techniques • Keep watercolours fresh and loose
Paint vibrant petals in watercolour
Paint spring foliage using a dry brush watercolour technique
How to convey bright sunlight
Create more interesting compositions
Negative painting in watercolour
Create a sparkling night sky with watercolour
Mix greens from basic pigments for a more natural effect
Combine hard and soft edges for effective watercolour clouds
How to paint shadows in watercolour while maintaining transparency
Create texture in watercolour with a plastic credit card
Preparing paper for wet-in-wet watercolour
Get to grips with the wet-in-wet technique
Tutorials
Working freely in watercolour • Jem Bowden used photos, plus a large helping of artistic licence and traditional techniques, to create a harmonious, impressionistic landscape
Winter farm • Using his unique '5 Cs of Painting', Robert Newcombe demonstrates how to paint a snow scene in watercolour from a sketch
Capture spring light in watercolour • A visit to Derbyshire’s Peak District provides Robert Brindley with the chance to paint a rural springtime scene filled with crisp light and colour
Paint a dazzling landscape • Ibolya Taligas shows you her way of painting a vibrant autumn landscape full of engaging textures and zesty colours
Tips to paint vibrant water • Jennifer Branch shows you the secrets behind painting energised water and realistic reflections in any situation
Depict a luminous harbour scene at dusk • Abigail McDougall shares her passion for using the fluidity of watercolour to describe an atmospheric waterscape at sunset
Simple tips for an English church in line and wash • Using his unique ‘5 C’s of painting’, Robert Newcombe demonstrates how to paint a quintessential English country scene in his favourite media
Taking it further
Capture light for a harmonious result • Margaret Merry demonstrates how to produce a simple architectural landscape using the clean, vibrant colours that give watercolour its charm
Bring the outdoors in with ink & watercolour • With a focus on simplicity, Tony Underhill reveals how to get the fresh and lively results of plein air painting indoors
Get outdoors and paint with gouache • Peter Chan goes through his compact set-up that allows him to paint both indoors and out
Paint the landscape in gouache • Lancelot Richardson utilises the unique layering and textural properties of gouache for painting a rural landscape
Create great quality digital copies of your art • If you want to share your art, whether via email, posting online, or making prints, you’ll...
