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Creating landscapes : painting skies with watercolor

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Overview

Hello everyone!

I'm so happy to welcome you in this class about painting skies in watercolor. This class will be focusing on day skies and on how to paint skies than can be part of a landscape.

My name is Sarah and I'm a watercolor artist from France. I really love painting landscapes and creating atmospheres inspired by what I see around me.

In this fun class, you will learn:

  • how to find inspiration
  • what supplies to use
  • 8 different techniques that you can use to paint skies :
  • how to choose your colors and create color palettes inspired by a season
  • 4 step by step paintings :

  • how to add trees to create a whole landscape :

This class is great for beginners, or anyone who want to explore and discover new techniques, or just want to have fun painting skies!

You will find here my others classes about watercolor :

  • Creating landscapes : painting night skies with watercolor
  • Painting trees with watercolor
  • Watercolor landscapes using a reference photo
  • Watercolor landscapes inspired by the four seasons
  • Painting the forest with watercolor : part 1 birch trees
  • Painting the forest with watercolor : part 2 trees from below
  • Painting the forest with watercolor : part 3 pine trees
  • Watercolor loose florals : painting an abstract lilac
  • Watercolor loose florals : painting a snapdragon
  • Painting loose berries with watercolor
  • Watercolor loose landscapes : experiment with water and pine trees
  • Use Real Leaves to Create an Elegant Pattern with Black Ink or Watercolor
  • Painting Landscapes : A Watercolor Misty Forest
  • Creating landscapes : painting hills with watercolor
  • Painting mini landscapes with watercolor
  • Creating landscapes : painting pine trees with watercolor

Syllabus

  • Intro
  • Supplies
  • Inspiration
  • 8 ways to paint a sky
  • Tips and recommendations
  • Blue and grey sky (version1)
  • Blue and grey sky (version2)
  • Pink sky
  • Colored sky
  • Finishing a landscape
  • Project time

Taught by

Sarah Van Der Linden

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