Use a 12 bright brush and hooker’s green hue permanent to paint texture in the land. Paint Texture On Land (optional advanced step) In other words, extend the land area up a bit so it is slightly hilly way in the distance. Paint the green land area so that it overlaps part of the base of the mountain.
To get it to go to a lighter gray, add more titanium white to your brush and blend it on the bottom of the mountain.
Then fill the mountain range in so the top of the mountain is darker gray and the bottom blends to a lighter gray. The edge of this line is not smooth and is a little wavy. Use the 12 bright brush to paint the mountain range line. Mix equal parts mars black and titanium white on your palette. Paint the land on both sides of the river making sure the green is lighter further away and darker towards the bottom. Fill in the land as close as possible to the river.Īs you work your way down, gradually add the darker green (hooker’s green hue) so the land becomes darker towards the bottom. Paint left and right strokes to fill the top of the land with this light green color.ĭo this on both sides of the river. Use the 3/4″ flat wash brush and start below the horizon line. Mix a very light “spring green” color on your palette by mixing about equal parts titanium white and brilliant yellow green together. Load your palette with brilliant yellow green, hooker’s green hue permanent and mars black. Leave white streaks still showing throughout the river. Gently blend more white into the blue but not all the way. This river extends to the bottom of the canvas and the bottom left corner becomes all water.įill the river with left and right strokes using equal parts cerulean blue and titanium white. This river shape should be very narrow further away and then get wider is it approaches the bottom of the canvas. Wiggle your hand left and right to form the shape of the river. Use the very tip of your brush to paint left and right strokes. Start at the horizon line, off-centered towards the left. Mix equal parts cerulean blue and titanium white on your palette. Use the 12 bright brush to paint the river. Try not to over blend or you will get a green area in the sky. Paint left and right strokes blending the yellow up into the white and blue area. Then start at the bottom just above the horizon line. Mix white and primary yellow together on your palette (about equal amounts). Then load your palette with primary yellow. Paint titanium white the rest of the way down the canvas. When you get to about the halfway point, wipe off the brush. Then gently blend in titanium white so the blue gets lighter. Paint left and right strokes going all the way across the canvas. Load the 3/4″ flat wash brush into cerulean blue and start at the top of the canvas. Selecting a region changes the language and/or content on your palette with cerulean blue & titanium white. Just remember that, once the paint on the paper is wet again, it may blend with the new paint and become muddy. To create layers of paint, just start with lighter paint, wait for it to dry, and then add the darker layer.
This technique allows for sharper lines, more distinct edges, and greater control of your brushstrokes. Wet-on-dry describes the painting of the pigment mixed with water on dry paper. Pressing a little harder with the brush, you can use this technique of picking up paint to create interesting patterns and textures. If you find you’ve added too much water, dry the paintbrush and use it to soak up some of the excess water. This creates watercolor washes, soft blends that can capture the changing colors of the sky at sunset or the gentle gradient of an overcast day. The wet-on-wet technique involves applying wet paint to paper that has already been moistened with clean water. The two main techniques are wet-on-wet and wet-on-dry. The more water you use, the more translucent the color and the less precise the brushstrokes. In their most basic form, watercolors are pigment and water.
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