Watercolor for Beginners - Part 3 - Approaches to Landscape Painting

Welcome to Part 3 of "Watercolor for Beginners!" In this class we will build upon the basic applications we learned in Parts 1 and 2 and begin to explore the approach to landscape painting! We'll begin by surveying watercolor landscape painting by the masters and examine the simple techniques they used to create amazing, captivating works. I will also discuss and demonstrate how you don't need to be able to create "perfect" drawings to create beautiful watercolors. I will show you several projects -- beginning with simple and moving to more advanced landscapes. For the capstone project, I will show you how to create a landscape painting with mood and narrative by adding simple human forms.

Just as in Parts 1 and 2, we will use a minimalist set of materials to explore these concepts. The projects in this course will progress from simple to gradually more complex.

This class is Part 3 in my series on "Watercolor for Beginners," so be sure to check out Parts 1 and 2! And remember to follow me on Skillshare so you are notified when I publish more courses.

Alright, let's get painting!

Original Sources of Photo References

Hazy Trees - https://pixabay.com/photos/fog-trees-sunrise-nature-landscape-5324432/

Autumn Trees - https://pixabay.com/photos/trees-forest-woods-trai-path-5555938/

Grand Canyon - https://pixabay.com/photos/grand-canyon-landscape-canyon-rock-3856019/

Sunset Over the Lake - https://pixabay.com/photos/sunset-thailand-national-park-5329026/