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The rough sketch, this step is really about blocking in all the basic colors. I used my finer tip round brush to go around the edges of the rocky cliff. Starting with the lighter blues, then adding darker ones in large areas with an oval wash brush. If you rub too much the paper will start to chip apart.įirst, I started with painting the sky. You can also try cleaning your brush off, and just dipping it in water, then rubbing it slightly on the spot you want paint removed. *Don’t forget you can always use a paper towel to soak up water and paint if it goes into a spot you don’t want. They never will give the same white glow that the paper itself will.

Gouache or other opaque paints should only be used in small locations if Paint around it so the paper will show through.

Painting need to be white, you need to be mindful of them and try your best to They are definitely nice! More expensive, yes, but I know I’ll have them for a long time as a little bit goes a long way.

Landscape painting easy professional#

I got these because I wanted to try professional quality paints, to see what all the fuss was about. Only 6 colors?! Yup…you can mix just about any color with a basic set of colors. They come in a set of 6 and have a nice carrying container too. The Extra Fine Essentials Set to be exact. You’ll also want to start painting in broad backgrounds of color, that other, darker, colors will sit on top of.įor this particular painting I used a starter set of Daniel Smith watercolors. In most cases when using watercolors, you’ll want to start painting from Light to Dark.

Should I crop it? Think about composition–would it look better to have something dead center, or off center?.

Do I want to use the whole photo as is, or is it just being used as inspiration-meaning I can move the different elements around more artistically?.

Is there something in the photo that’s distracting from the main subject, that I should leave out for the painting?.

What’s the subject of the photo I’m aiming for, or what parts of the photo are important?.

Things to ask yourself when choosing a photo for a painting: In this case, I decided to just crop off that side to make for a better composition. You can choose to paint just a part of it, or even take out, add, or rearrange elements in it if it doesn’t matter if it’s painted exactly as is. You don’t have to use the entire photo as is. Side of the photo is pretty blurry and uninteresting. Road pointed straight at the formation in this picture, and the orangey colorsĪlong with the darkening sky stood out nicely. For this piece I wanted a shot of the road, along with a part of the neat rock formations found in Capitol Reef National Park. So I generally have quite a big handful to choose from. This is mist painting and it itself is creating an alive appearance and magnetic attraction once you start seeing it deeply.I take hundreds, sometimes even thousands, photos when I travel to different places.

Woah! Have you ever been to the jungle and lost? Freejupiter can assure you that feel and amazement if you can paint such creation yourself. The thing is- if you want to admire something inspiring there’d be nothing like that except nature itself, especially in the spring season. Yes, you might call it spring season and that’s when plants, trees, flowers and even a small inches grass grow and blossom and reach its enlightenment and celebration. Want to feel that soothing and calm breeze? Just get a brush and paint it and you can surely live the moment again. Dessert sunset:Īs mentioned above, landscape painting is all about earth and its various natural aspects! And mountains are one of them! It would be seriously impossible to find a person on this earth who would not admire seeing a mountain or who have never felt that cool breeze blowing over it. Tough, nature’s furies have been shaking this earth from the beginning and it can happen anytime, yes, even at this very moment while you reading this line! Just imagine and craft a vibrant face of nature including grass, tree and make sure to pour shades along it.