Line And Wash Essentials: Coastal Landscape Sketching

Learn to paint over 12 different coastal landscapes, with multiple bonus exercises.

What you'll learn
How to use various watercolour techniques such as wet-in-dry, wet-in-wet, pulling out paint, lifting, splatter, and dry-brush in different contexts.
Understanding water control and mixing in watercolour painting
How to use different brushes in different circumstances
How to use perspective to create depth and plan your scene according to a vantage point of your choosing
How to draw and compose your painting
How to use complementary colours to create vibrancy and interest in your watercolour paintings
How to paint skies, mountains, water, trees, shadows, buildings and figures in a soft and loose manner, using a combination of wet-in-wet and wet-in-dry
How and when to wet your watercolor paper to obtain particular results such as the appearance of soft clouds
The importance of timing in watercolors
Requirements
No experience required - this course is designed for beginners with no drawing or painting experience
Description
Hi, I'm Darren Yeo, Watercolour Artist from Melbourne VIC, and welcome to Line and Wash Essentials: Coastal Landscape Sketching.In this course, you'll learn about essential pen drawing and watercolour techniques in order to create a beautiful line and wash painting. In addition to theory and practical exercises, there are also 17 included projects that we will complete together. I'll walk you through in real-time, the techniques I'm using such as wet-in-wet and wet-in-dry. I'll also show you how to simplify and sketch any scene in pen.This course is aimed at beginners and intermediate painters. There are scans, drawing, and tracing templates included for each project to help you transfer your drawing over quickly and easily.In this course, I narrate my demonstrations in real-time. I explain every technique I use in the context of the painting, such as layering into wet areas to paint shadows of a tree or building. I'll be going over the essentials of layering wet-in-wet and wet in dry watercolour. I'll talk about what materials you'll need, and which ones I use and recommend. If you have some brushes, a pen, watercolor paints, and paper, then you're set to go.So join me in this course - let's create some beautiful line and wash paintings that you can be proud of!In this course, I will cover basics such as:How to use various watercolour techniques such as wet-in-dry, wet-in-wet, pulling out paint, lifting, splatter, and dry-brush in different contexts.Understanding water control and mixing in watercolour paintingHow to use different brushes in different circumstancesHow to use perspective to create depth and plan your scene according to a vantage point of your choosingHow to Draw and compose your painting - as well as separate theoretical and technical lessons, each project includes a planning component where you will learn how to sketch in a basic blueprint for your painting. I will show you how to place the horizon line, and how to quickly and accurately sketch in the reference photo. I will also talk about how I use my sketch to plan out the steps of my watercolor painting afterwardsHow to use complementary colours to create vibrancy and interest in your watercolour paintingsHow to paint skies, mountains, water, trees, shadows, buildings and figures in a soft and loose manner, using a combination of wet-in-wet and wet-in-dry techniques. I'll talk about how and when to wet your watercolor paper to obtain particular results such as the appearance of soft clouds, and when to paint in more rigid and accurate shapes once the paper has driedThe importance of timing in watercolorsScans, reference photos and tracing templates included under the 'Materials Required' section.Course Assignment:Your course project is to sketch and paint a coastal landscape! This can be a scene featured in one of the course demonstration videos or based on one of your own photographs or scenes you've observed outside.You can also refer to the scanned drawing/painting templates attached below which will allow you to trace the drawings if you choose to do so. I recommend drawing each scene free hand. Drawing is an important step in improving your painting skills. This provides you with an opportunity to compose and plan your painting. Once you've finished the drawing, use the watercolor steps and processes included in the course demonstrations to complete your painting. Finally, upload your project.Materials:Use any normal or mechanical pencil or permanent ink pen/liner, watercolour paper, and brushes you have available. I recommend:Mechanical pencil (0.5mm)Set of pigment liners or ink pens (permanent)100% cotton watercolour paper or sketchbookWatercolour Brushes - mop brush and a variety of round and flat brushes.Getting Started:Review the course demonstrations on watercolour theory, techniques, and drawing first. There are 17 different demonstrations that you can draw and paint from. You can also download the tracing templates to transfer over your drawing. Remember to watch the video on 'Materials Required' to help you obtain similar results and effects. Always use the best materials you can afford.As an additional challenge, research some free reference photo websites and find a reference photo you would like to paint. Using the steps and processes included in this course, create your own unique watercolour line and wash sketch.Sharing Your Work:Once you've finished, share your final painting and progress shots with the course by uploading them to the "Q&A/Discussions" section on Udemy. I'll provide you with constructive feedback on your painting if you ask. If you have any questions or need more tips, please let me know. I'm happy to help.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction & Materials

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Materials Required

Section 2: Exercises & Theory

Lecture 3 Understanding Colours Exercises

Lecture 4 Understanding Values Exercise

Lecture 5 Sketching Techniques Exercise

Lecture 6 Simplifying Shapes and Perspective

Lecture 7 Drawing Figures

Section 3: Paint Along Demonstrations

Lecture 8 Stormy Beach - Drawing & Painting

Lecture 9 Barmouth - Drawing

Lecture 10 Barmouth - Painting

Lecture 11 Beach Boats - Drawing

Lecture 12 Beach Boats - Painting

Lecture 13 Beach Figures - Drawing

Lecture 14 Beach Figures - Light and Shadows

Lecture 15 Beach Scene - Drawing and Painting

Lecture 16 Beach Waves - Drawing & Painting

Lecture 17 Boats - Drawing

Lecture 18 Boats - Painting the Light

Lecture 19 Boats - Shadows

Lecture 20 Coastal Houses - Drawing

Lecture 21 Coastal Houses - Painting

Lecture 22 Copenhagen - Drawing

Lecture 23 Copenhagen - Painting

Lecture 24 Greece Coast - Drawing and Lights

Lecture 25 Greece Coast - Darks

Lecture 26 Lighthouse Scene - Drawing

Lecture 27 Lighthouse Scene - Painting

Lecture 28 Overhead Beach - Drawing

Lecture 29 Overhead Beach - Painting

Lecture 30 Rocks & Lighthouse - Drawing

Lecture 31 Rocks & Lighthouse - Painting

Lecture 32 Class Project

Beginner painters who are interested in painting landscapes,Beginner painters learning loose line and wash painting,Beginners learning pen drawing,Beginners learning how to sketch,Beginners who want to learn essential watercolour techniques and processes