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1. Welcome to the Class: Rt is something that brings
me a lot of joy and peace. When it comes to teaching and sharing all the artistic
knowledge that I have, it brings me a lot of
internal happiness. It is really
fascinating that using a minimal color palette and some simple and easy
painting techniques, we can create a
beautiful painting. In this class, we
are going to paint a beautiful grease scenery. We are going to use poster
colors as a medium, which is a great
alternative to guh. Hey, everybody,
myself thick Patel. I'm a self taught
independent artist and an interior
designer by profession. As someone who's very much
passionate about teaching, my major focus is always
to create classes for beginners or trying to develop their skills
on a regular basis. I personally love to explore different art mediums and not stick to one
particular thing. If you're joining
me, you'll find a variety of classes
that I create. We are going to start
by learning about all the details of the class project that
we're going to create, in which I'll be giving you the details about the elements
that we're going to paint. We're going to talk about
all the art supplies that you will need for
this particular class. In case you're missing out on
any particular art supply, you can go for any other
good alternative as well. Before starting with
the class project, we are going to learn
about the minimal color palette that
we're going to use. In case you're using
a coaster to paint, I'll be teaching you how you can place it onto your desk surface. You can go for a
watercolor paper as well. These steps of painting is
going to be completely same, so no need to worry about that. We are going to
start by creating a beautiful gradient sky, which is going to
have some amazing abstract clouds in
the background. Using some simple brush strokes. The major element in
the entire painting is going to be the
blue domes of grease, that we are going
to paint in detail, combining some
different elements like pine trees and landscape. Applying some beautiful texture
using easy brush strokes. We are going to complete
the entire painting. There is going to be
some amazing branches having some beautiful
vibrant flowers in it, which complements
the entire scenery. You can use poster colors or guash colors for the
entire class project. It is completely fine. By the end of the
class, you'll be having this beautiful
class project, which is a minimal
grease scenery. The class is absolutely
suited for beginners and also intermediate and advanced
level artists can try it. I'm super excited to share
this class with all of you. Without any delay, grab your art supplies and join
me on this creative journey.
2. Details About the Class Project: Hey everybody. Now
let us talk about all the details about the class project that
we're going to create. In this particular section, we are going to talk
about all the elements, how to paint them in detail, and how we are going to
combine all the elements together to form this
beautiful minimal scenery. Right now in front of
you, you can observe these two paintings that
I have created before. Starting with the
final painting, I always try to create its
prototype on a smaller scale. Right now in front of
you, you can observe the smaller painting which I created on a watercolor paper. Whether you want to take
the entire class project on a watercolor paper, then you can use a simple
watercolor paper of 300 GSM. The one that I have used is a simple six size paper that
I converted into a square. It's basically a
rectangular shaped paper, but you can definitely
convert it into a square paper by cutting
the remaining portion, or in case you want to move on a rectangular sheet of paper, That is also completely fine. If you're willing to take
the entire class project on the watercolor paper, then you can apply the
masking tape on the sides. Once you're done
with the painting, you can remove the
masking tape and get the beautiful white
borders around it. The painting steps are going
to be completely same, whether you take the
entire project on watercolor paper or
a square coaster. Now this is the final
class project that I created for this
particular class. This is a simple MDF
coaster of size 6 " by 6 ". The first element is going to be these beautiful branches. On the top right corner, there is going to be this
beautiful green texture, some amazing white flowers
that we are going to create. There is this nice cobalt blue gradient background
in the sky area. If you observe carefully, there are these beautiful
abstract clouds that we are going to paint using
some easy brush strokes. You can also observe this
tiny sun that I have painted. In contrast with the background, there are going to be these
beautiful pine trees, which is going to
be complementary with the entire scenery. Now the major element in the entire painting is going to be these beautiful blue domes, which is a very highlighting
element in Greece. We are going to paint the
entire element in detail, no need to worry at all. We are going to use some simple, easy painting techniques to
paint the entire element. Then we have this
nice landscape area. In the bottom portion,
you can observe a nice grassy texture in contrast with the background
that we're going to create. Using some easy brush
strokes and techniques. I hope that you got
an exact idea of the entire class project
that we're going to create. You can use a coaster
or a watercolor paper, whichever surface you're
comfortable with. Now let us move
towards the next part.
3. Art Supplies: Hey buddy. Before we start
with the class project, let us talk about
all the art supplies that you will need for
this entire class. No need to worry at
all in case you're missing out on any
particular art supply. You'll find it very easily in any nearby local
art store or you can go for any other good
alternative as well. The first art supply is a simple masking tape
that you will need in case you're painting the
entire class project on a watercolor paper. You're also going to use
the same masking tape to place the coaster onto
the desk surface. Now, in case you want to take up the class project onto
the watercolor paper, let me give you some details
about the watercolor paper. The watercolor paper
that I'm having is of size six and it is 300 GSM. It's basically a rectangular
sheet in case you want to cut it and make
it a perfect square, that is absolutely fine. Or in case you want to paint
on a rectangular sheet, that is also absolutely okay. You can also experiment
with the size of the paper, that is also completely fine. Now let me take you
onto the coaster on which I have created the
entire class project. It's basically a medium
density fiber board, which is also known as MDF. You can observe its backside. It's basically a hard surface compared to a watercolor paper. Let me show you a
plain MDF sheet. The size of this particular
MDF sheet is 6 " by 6. ". In case you want to experiment with the shape
and size of the MDF, it is completely fine. You can also consider this
as a coaster as well. Then the next art supply is a simple tissue paper
that you will need to dab your brushes to remove axis amount of water and color. It's always good to keep a tissue paper nearby
whenever you're painting. The next up I have the poster colors that
we are going to use. You can observe we
have black, white, red, green, bald blue,
and lemon yellow. These are the six basic poster
colors that you will need. In case you do not want
to use poster colors, you can definitely take up the class project
using Gh colors. Here are two of the colors
that I can show you. You can go for any
good alternative. You can use either poster colors or Gh colors For the
entire class project. It is completely fine, you
will get the same output. Now let's talk about
the brushes that we are going to use for
the entire class. These are two flat
brushes basically. The first one is of size seven and the second
one is of size nine. The best part about the classes that you will need,
only four brushes. These are the two flat
brushes that you will need. Now, apart from that, there are two more brushes
that you will need. Let me just take you
a little bit closer. These are two round
brushes, basically, You can also consider them
as detailing brushes. The first one is of size zero, the second one is of size three. Then I have a simple pencil
that we're going to use to draw a basic rough sketch
in the class project. Then next up, I have a
simple color palette. You can already observe
that I have used the color palette and there
are multiple colors in it. Just make sure that your
color palette is having enough space to take out
multiple colors and mix them. Then next up, I have a
simple eraser that you can use in case you want to make
any changes to your sketch. Then I have a simple container
in which you can take some clear water so
that you can clean up your brushes and use
it wherever required. These are all the
art supplies that you will need for this
particular class. No need to worry at
all in case you're missing out on any
particular art supply. You'll find it very easily in
any nearby local art store, or you can go for any other
good alternative as well. I hope that you got an exact
idea of the art supplies. Now let us move
towards the next part.
4. Color Palette: Hey everybody. Now let us talk about the color
palette that we are going to use to complete
the entire class project. You can observe that I'm having a simple practice book
of mine in which I have labeled all the colors and the tints of the cobalt blue
that we're going to create. I have placed all my colors
on the above portion, and you can already
observe that we have the class
project here as well. The best part about
the color palette is that you will require only these six basic colors to complete the
entire class project. There are these
beautiful branches which is having some green, lemon yellow, and
white color in it. Some solid black as base cobalt blue that we have used in the
background and the domes. Some gray and white in the building structure and the landscape area which
is black and green. We're going to combine
all the colors together and form this
beautiful scenery. Right now, all the six
colors that are placed on the above portion are
basically poster colors. In case you want to take up the project with gouache colors, it is completely fine. You will get the same output. Now I'll be showing
you the application of the color onto the paper. I'm taking my flat
brush of size seven, and I'll be starting
with Cobalblue. Take some little amount of cobalt blue in the
color palette. You can loosen the color up by adding a little bit of water. Always try to make
a good composition of color and water together. Now simply apply two strokes
of the color onto the paper. Now you might be wondering why we are doing this
particular step. It is basically understanding the application of the
color onto the paper. Now the color is a little bit different when it
is in liquid form. And it is completely
different when it dries and you observe
it onto the paper. Now I'm creating a
beautiful orange color that we're going to use in
the building structure. I'll be mixing some red, white, and lemon yellow together
in the color palette. No need to hurry at all. Try to mix the colors well
in the color palette. Add a little bit of water
in case you want to make a good composition of
color and water together. Now you can simply apply
the color onto the paper. No need to worry about getting the exact shade that
I have created. Your shade might vary
from mine a little bit because the mixing capacity
will be definitely different. Now, I've taken some green and I have applied
it onto the paper. Now we are left with two colors. One is black and
another one is gray. I'll be applying the black
first and you just have to add a little bit of white color in it to make it completely gray. Again, no need to hurry at all. Just mix the colors well, so that you can
get a nice shade. I'm done with the last
color patch as well. These are all the
different colors that you will need for
this entire painting. Now, apart from
that, we are going to use the tints of cobalt blue, which you can observe
in the background. Starting from the exact color which I have applied right now, taking from the color tub
directly Now slowly we are going to add white color in it to decrease the saturation. Whenever we add white color
to the exact pigment, it is basically known as the tint of the
particular color. You just have to apply white
color in a very less amount. As you increase the amount of
white color in the mixture, you will observe
that the saturation of bal blue decreases slowly. It's a simple and
easy technique. You can do it with
a lot of patience. Slowly, you will observe
that the color will get lighter whenever you're
trying to create the tints. Always make sure that you apply the color in a slow
and steady manner. Take your time and apply
it onto the paper. Mix the colors well, and try to make a good composition
of water and color together to get a
nice opaque matt finish. Make sure that you do not add excess amount of
water in your brush. I'll be applying the
last patch of color. You can observe the variation
in the cobalt blue. This is the entire color palette
that we're going to use. Now, let us move
towards the next part.
5. Lets Place the Coaster: Hey everybody. Now let
us place the coaster. It's basically a very
important step to place the coaster onto
the desk surface. If you observe right now, there is this beautiful
prototype that I created onto a watercolor paper and
this beautiful white border, In case you're painting
on a watercolor paper, you can apply the
masking tape onto the borders and the
paper will not move. Once you're done with
the entire painting, you can remove the masking tape to get this beautiful
white border. Now apart from that, in case you're painting
on a coaster, while we're painting, we
apply a little bit of pressure with the brush
onto the surface. There are chances
that the coaster will move and it will not be
comfortable for you to paint. If you place the coaster onto the desk surface
using a masking tape, it will not move
from its position and you'll be able to
paint comfortably. No need to worry at all.
We are just going to convert the masking tape
into a double sided tape. You can observe that right
now the coaster is moving. We are going to place it
onto the desk surface. You can decide the position of the coaster wherever
you want to place it. Now take a little piece of the masking tape
and simply fold it. Make sure that the
sticky part is on the outer side now basically
acts as a double sided tape. Now similarly, I'll be placing some more pieces
onto the coaster. Right now I'm placing one on
a right hand side corner. Similarly, I'll be placing two pieces on the
bottom corners as well. Apply a little bit of pressure
using your fingers so that the masking tape will be completely stuck
with the coaster. I'm placing the
last one as well. Now, once you're done
applying the masking tape, simply flip the coaster and place it wherever
you want to paint. Now, apply some pressure
using your fingers. Now you will observe that the
coaster will not move from its position and you'll be able to paint in a very
comfortable manner. It's a very simple
and easy technique. You just need your masking tape. Convert it into a
double sided tape. Apply it on the back side of the coaster, and simply flip it. Apply a little bit
of pressure so that the coaster will be stuck
with the desk surface. You can follow these
particular steps in case you're
painting on a coaster. In case you're painting
on a watercolor paper, you can apply the masking
tape onto the borders. Now let us move
towards the next part.
6. Painting the Sky: Everybody. Now let us
start with the first step, which is painting the sky. You can observe that I'm ready
with all my art supplies nearby and the coaster placed
in the center portion. Organize your art supplies
in a position so that you can access them in a very easy and
comfortable manner. I have placed all my colors
on the topmost portion. I'm ready with my color palette, some clear water and the brushes on the left hand
side with a tissue paper. In case you want to use Gh
colors, you can use them. Definitely, I'm going to
use the poster colors. You'll get the same output, so no need to worry about that. Here's the prototype in
which you can observe a beautiful gradient sky
using some nice cobal blue. We're going to start with
this particular step first, I'm going to use my flat
brush of size nine. Now in the color palette, you can observe that
we're going to take some solid white color
and some Cobalblue. We're going to decrease the
saturation of cobalblue. That's why you will
need a good amount of white color in
the color palette. You can take your
flat brush and take some good amount of solid white color in the
color palette. No need to hurry at all. Take your time and do it in
a very comfortable manner. Now slowly, we're going to add Cobalblue in this
solid white color so that we can create
a nice tint of cobalblue which is going to
be lighter in saturation. I'm using my round
brush of size three, basically to take this particular color
in the color palette. Now slowly using the
same flat brush, we're going to add
some cobalblue in the solid white color to get a very light
tint of cobalblue. No need to hurry at all, Mix the colors well,
and take your time. Try to mix the colors
with a lot of patients so that you can get a nice
tint of the color. Whenever we add white color in any particular
pigmented color, we create its stints. Basically, we are starting with this lighter color value and I'm applying it on
the bottom portion. You can simply observe the
movement of my flat brush. It's a simple
horizontal movement. We are not going to
cover the entire surface with this particular color. We are slowly going to increase
the saturation by adding some more cobalblue in the exact color tint
that we created. Now use your same flat brush. Add a little bit of more
cobal blue, and again, reapply the color just above the first area that we applied. Again, it's a simple
horizontal movement, you can observe carefully. You can slowly blend
the colors together by reapplying the
horizontal strokes in the bottom portion as well. Now slowly, we are
going to increase the cobal blue again
in the color palette. Mix the colors well, in case you find that your
color is a little bit stiff, you can add a little bit of water in the color
palette as well. Just make sure that you do not apply axis amount of water. It will decrease the saturation and the matte finish
of the color. Now you can observe
there is a little bit of darker tone that we have
got on the topmost portion. Now we are going to
take some nice bal blue again, in the color palette, it is going to be a
little bit darker, and we're going to take
this particular color on the topmost portion. You can observe I'm using my same flat brush and I'm applying the color on
the topmost portion. While you're applying
the color on a coaster, make sure that there is
no space left in between. It will not look nice
when the color dries. You can slowly observe
that we have covered the entire coaster with the beautiful tints
of cobalt blue. There is darker value on the topmost portion and there is lighter value on
the bottom part. It creates a beautiful
gradient effect. You can observe the way I'm applying the horizontal strokes. The more horizontal
strokes you'll apply, the better blend of the
colors you will get. I hope that you got an exact
idea of how you can create a beautiful gradient effect in the entire coaster using
the tints of Cobalblue. Now once the entire
surface dries, we are going to create some
nice horizontal strokes using the same flat
brush of size nine. I'll be just taking some bal
blue in the color palette. You can mix it with some
white In case you want to, you just have to apply some
random horizontal strokes. I'm starting from
the right hand side, applying these strokes. While applying the strokes, you can just hold
your flat brush in an angle so that you can
get a nice thin stroke. These are basically
small clouds that we are creating in an abstract
manner in the background. No need to worry
about painting it in the exact same way I'm
painting right now. You can create your own cluster of these abstract
clouds as well. You can decide the position. Also, you can already
observe that we get a nice blend of these strokes with the
background color as well. These strokes are not that much in contrast
with the background. Now once we are done painting
the clouds using bal blue, we are going to paint some beautiful
abstract clouds using some solid white color that you can observe in the
prototype as well. I'll be taking my round
brush of size three. Take some good amount
of solid white color in your color palette to
loosen the color up, you can add a little bit of water. No need to hurry at all. Try to make a good composition of water and color together. Now you can observe the movement of my hand and the way I'm using the tip of my round brush to create these
horizontal strokes, which are combining to form a
beautiful cluster of cloud. It's a very satisfying step
and you're definitely going to enjoy painting some nice
clouds in the sky area. You can observe a
beautiful contrast of solid white color with
the background as well. Now in case you're not that much confident enough to paint
the clouds directly towards your final class project and you do not want to spoil your
beautiful gradient background. What you can do is you
can practice it on a rough scrape of
paper initially, then you can come towards
your final painting. This will help you a lot to develop confidence
while painting, and the chances of making
mistakes will be very less now. Similarly, I'll be creating some nice cluster of clouds on the right
hand side as well, and some in the middle portion. I'm just keeping
my hand very much loose and free to get
these beautiful strokes. So always try to keep your
hand very much loose and free. Do not make it very much stiff. In case you find that
your color is dried, you can add a little bit of
water and dab your brush onto the tissue paper to
remove axis amount of water. You can create your
own composition of the clouds in the
sky area as well. You're free to experiment. No need to hurry at all while painting these beautiful clouds. Take your time and paint
with a lot of patience. Enjoy the process of creating these clouds in the sky area. So I hope that you got an exact idea of how you have
to paint the background, which is a beautiful
gradient sky and these abstract clouds. Now let us move
towards the next part.
7. Painting the Domes: Hey everybody. Now let us
paint the beautiful domes. That is the major element
of the entire scenery, just make sure that
your entire background is dry with the clouds
that we painted. Now in the prototype,
you can observe these beautiful
cobalt blue domes and some amazing
building structure, having some minute
window details. And you're going to create that in this particular painting. These blue domes are a very highlighting
element in grease. I'll be using a
simple pencil and we are starting by
creating a rough sketch. Let us draw the walls first. There are going to be two
walls in inclination, because we are trying
to draw it in an angle. This is part of a
hexagonal building. You can simply draw one
horizontal line and two inclined lines
on either sides. And then you can connect it
with these vertical lines, which are basically
replicating the walls. Then there is going to be this semicircular shape that you can start from left hand side and come towards
right hand side. Draw a simple small
semicircular shape on the topmost portion. Then similarly, we are
going to have another dome, which is not going
to have three walls, but one simple wall. You can start by creating
an inclined line, which is touching
with the first dome. Then you can connect it
with a vertical line, which is the wall, and a simple semicircular shape, which is behind the first one. It's not at all difficult. You can take your time and
draw a basic rough sketch. Then we are going
to have a simple random landscape line
in the bottom portion. No need to worry
about drawing it in the exact same way I'm
drawing right now. You can create your own
composition as well. Then I'm going to
have a simple wall which is attached with
the smaller dome. Then we are going
to create these vertical lines
which is basically replicating the position of the pine trees in
the entire scenery. We're almost done
with a rough sketch. Now I'll be just
drawing the position of the windows as well in the
entire building structure. You can add smaller windows on the smaller
side of the walls. We are having
semicircular shape on the topmost portion of
the window as well. Yeah, this is the rough
sketch that we have created. Now let us start painting
the beautiful domes. You can observe
that it is having very minimal colors in it and the highlighting
element is cobalblue. Take some good amount of Cobal blue in your color palette. Add some water to make a good combination of
color and water together. Just make sure that you do
not add axis amount of water. Try to have a thick consistency. I'll be using my
round brush of size three and we are going to
apply it on the entire dome in case you want to paint
the outline first and then fill in solid color inside
that is completely fine. Just be a little bit
careful near the outlines. Use the tip of your round brush and apply very less
pressure on it. When you're filling in
the solid color inside, you can observe a simple
vertical movement of my brush. The entire dome is
going to be cobal blue, but we're going to create
a little lighter shade on the right hand side to create a nice reflection
effect of the sun. I have left some portion
in the entire dome. You can add a little bit of solid white color to lighter the saturation
of Cobal blue. Then you can apply it in
the remaining corner. No need to worry at all. We are going to
blend this color. Once you're done applying
the entire color, you can just blend
it with cobaldblue. And it's going to be a very
simple and easy technique. Just observe the movement
of my round brush. I'm just randomly blending
it with cobaldblue. You can dab your brush onto
the tissue paper in case you find that there is axis amount of water in your brush. In case you want to cover the entire dome with cobaldblue,
that is completely fine. And in case you want to create
a little bit of variation, adding this lighter saturated color on the right hand side, that is completely fine. You can just move
your round brush in this circular movement to
blend the colors together. You can also observe a
beautiful contrast of this cobal blue color in the entire dome with
the background as well. Now similarly, we
are going to paint another dome using the
same cobalblue color. I'll be very careful
because it's going to be a little bit
smaller portion to paint. Use the tip of your round brush to cover the outline first, and then you can fill in
cobalblue in the inner portion. Again, it's a very simple
vertical movement. You can observe my
round brush carefully. I'll be a little bit careful
near the walls as well. The second dome is
very much connected with the first one,
but it is behind. That's why there
is a little bit of portion of the
semicircular shape. Again, I'll be
taking a little bit of lighter tone of cobalblue. Apply it on the right hand side, and slowly blend it with
the original cobalblue. By applying this simple
circular movement, it's not a major difference
between both the colors. No need to worry about that. We are done painting
both the domes. Now let us move towards the
walls and some minor details. I'll be taking some
solid white color in my round brush of size zero. And there are these
little dome structures on the topmost portion
of the huge dome. You can just use the tip of your round brush to
paint it carefully. No need to hurry at all. Apply very less pressure. Similarly, we are going to paint a simple vertical tower
on the topmost portion. You just have to apply
this simple vertical line, apply very less pressure, and use the tip of
your round brush. This is how we have created a minor detail on
the topmost portion. Again, the solid
white color creates a very beautiful contrast
with the background. Now let us start painting
the walls as well. I'm starting by
painting the outline of this rectangular shape using
some solid white color. Then a simple
vertical movement of my brush to fill in solid white color in the
inner portion. In case you find that your
color is very much dry, you can add a little
bit of water. You can observe that
we have applied a nice solid coat
of white color. Similarly, we'll be applying this same color on the wall
in the bottom portion. But before that, let me apply
the solid white color in the rectangular structure in
the smaller dome as well. You can observe the way
I'm using the tip of my round brush because it
is a very smaller portion. Try to apply very less pressure. Now while we are
painting the walls, we have to make
sure that we do not move solid white
color in the windows. You can create the outline
of the window first and then you can fill
in solid white color in the remaining portion. This will help you a lot to not get your color
inside the windows. So while painting, in case you find that your color
is getting finished, you can take some
more color from the original tube of color, but always make sure that you take color in a required amount. I've taken some more
solid white color and I'm creating the outline
of the entire wall. Slowly, I'll be covering
the entire area, but I'll make sure that I do not move inside
the entire window. You can carefully
observe, again, it's a simple vertical
movement and you have to paint it in a very
slow and steady manner. Whenever you're painting
in a very smaller portion, always make sure that you
apply very less pressure. And use the tip of your round brush and try to keep your hand
very much loose and free. I've painted the entire wall, now I'll be painting the wall of the smaller dome as well.
It's the same process. Just use the tip of
your round brush carefully to apply the paint
in this smaller portion. And be careful near the windows. We are done painting the walls. Now we have two more walls on either sides
of the main wall, which is an inclination. And to create some nice
depth and details, what we're going to
do is that we are going to create a gray shade. I'll be taking a little bit of solid black color in
the color palette. And we're going to mix it with solid white color to
create a nice gray shade, which is going to create a
difference with the main wall. No need to worry at all. It's a very simple
and easy technique. You just have to take
some solid black color, mix it well with some
solid white color to get a nice gray shade while you're mixing these
colors in the color palette, take your time and mix the
colors well with patients. Try to get a nice gray shade. In case you find that your color is getting a little bit stiff, you can add a little
bit of water in it, and no need to
worry about getting the exact shade that I have
created in the color palette. Your shade might vary from mine and it is completely fine. Now repeating the same steps, I'll be covering the
remaining building portion. Starting from the rectangular
shapes on either sides, which is a little bit in depth. No need to hurry at all. Try to paint in a very
slow and steady manner. Use the tip of your
round brush to paint in this smaller portion. Now we also have two smaller
windows on either sides. I'll be creating the outline
of the windows so that we do not paint it with
this solid gray color. Similarly on the
second window as well. Now, once we have painted
the outline in the windows, we can fill the gray color
in the remaining portion, again using a simple
vertical movement And the tip of my round brush, applying very less
pressure on it, I'll be covering the
entire area with this beautiful gray shade
that we have created. In case you find that your color is getting finished
from the brush, you can definitely
take some more color from the color palette. It is completely fine. Now, similarly, I'll be painting
the second wall as well. It's a very satisfying process of painting a smaller portion because you have
to paint in a very careful manner at times. It also feels very
much therapeutic. I'm almost done painting
the second wall as well. We have applied the base color in the entire
building structure. Now we're going to add minute details using
solid black color. I'll be using my round
brush of size zero. Again, take some good amount
of solid black color in it, and using the tip of
your round brush, applying very less
pressure on it, we are going to create
some beautiful outline. On the topmost structure, you can observe it's a
simple combination of horizontal line and an
inclined line on either side. Similarly, we're going to add the outline on the
bottom portion as well. Before that you can add these little vertical
lines as well. You will observe
that after applying the solid black line details, the entire building
structure get enhanced and it looks
even more aesthetic. Whenever you want
to draw an outline, just make sure that you
apply very less pressure. And keep your hand very
much loose and free. No need to make it
very much stiff. When you keep your
hand loose and free, your hand won't shiver
and you'll be able to get a perfect,
beautiful outline. Similarly, I'll be adding the outline in the second
structure as well. No need to hurry at all. Try to paint it in a very
slow and steady manner, since it's a very
smaller portion, to give an outline,
to make sure that you apply it in a very
slow and steady manner. Only try to paint with
a lot of patients. Now, once we are done adding the beautiful outline to
the entire structure, let us paint the windows
using solid black color. I'll be taking my round
brush of size zero, only I'll be taking some good amount of
solid black color in it. Now you have to start
from the topmost portion, since we have a
semicircular shape on the topmost portion. And then you can cover
the remaining portion using solid black color. It's a simple vertical
movement using my round brush. Since I'm painting in a
very smaller portion, I'll be very much careful now. Similarly, we are going to paint the remaining
windows as well. You can observe a
great contrast with the building structure and the windows that
we have painted. You can carefully use the
tip of your round brush to paint in the corners
and the outline as well, in case you are not
that much confident enough to paint the
entire building structure towards your final
painting and you do not want to spoil your beautiful
gradient background. What you can do is you can practice the entire rough sketch and the painting elements in a rough scrape of
paper initially. Or you're practicing art journal first and then you can come
towards your final painting. This will help you a lot to develop confidence
while painting, and the chances of making
mistakes will be very less. Now, I'll be painting
the last window as well. Now you can observe that we have painted all the windows and it creates a beautiful contrast with the white color
that we have applied. Now you can observe these
minor details of frames in the entire window
that we're going to create using solid white color. The process is very
simple and easy. Just clean your round brush
of size zero in water. And now we are going to take
some solid white color in it using solid white color. We're going to create these
beautiful white frames, which will enhance the
entire building structure. You can add a little bit of
water to loosen the color up, make a good composition of
water and color together. Now while creating the frames, you have to keep your hand
very much loose and free, apply very less pressure. Create a simple vertical
line in between. Now once we're done
painting the vertical line, we are going to apply two
horizontal lines as well. You can observe a
beautiful detail in the entire window by adding just simple vertical
and horizontal strokes. Similarly, we are going to add the vertical and
horizontal strokes in the remaining
windows as well. I've added the vertical
and horizontal lines in the second dome. Now on the remaining
two windows, we are just going to add two horizontal lines to create a nice variation in the
entire building structure. In case you want to
add vertical line, that is also completely fine, you can definitely experiment. I'm just keeping two
horizontal lines in these two windows. We are done with the
entire building structure, which is the beautiful domes, major element of the
entire painting. Now we have a simple
wall structure which is connected
with these two domes. For that, we are going to create a beautiful orange color
in the color palette. Take some good amount
of solid red color, add a little bit of
lemon yellow and white, Mix them well in
the color palette, and then start applying the
outline of the entire wall. Use the tip of your round
brush of size zero, you can create the
outline first, and then you can paint solid orange color in
the inner portion. No need to worry about getting the exact shade of color
that I have created. Your shade might vary from mine and it is completely fine. Make a good composition of all the colors together
in a nice way. Basically mix them well
in the color palette. And then you can apply the entire color in
the remaining portion. It's a simple vertical
movement of my round brush. Now once we are done adding the beautiful solid orange
color in the entire wall, you're going to add
some minute detail on the topmost portion. Which is again, a
very simple and easy technique to create some nice aesthetics in the entire wall while applying this beautiful
orange color. Just make sure that there is no space left on
the entire surface. The best part about poster
colors or wash colors, is that you can even reapply the color on the entire surface. Now I'll be taking some more orange color in my round brush, and I'll be adding a
simple inclined line leaving some space
from the wall, connect it with the N. And
then we're going to add these little vertical
lines and we're going to connect it with the inclined
line that we painted. It basically creates some beautiful details
in the entire wall. We are done with the
entire building structure. Now let us move
towards the next part.
8. Painting the Landscape: Hey everybody. Now, once we are done painting the
building structure, let us paint a beautiful
landscape area that is on the bottom portion. I'm going to start by
painting the pine trees. You can already observe
the pencil lines which is basically replicating the position of the pine trees. I'll be using my
round rush of size zero and I'm using some
solid black color. Now, starting from
the topmost portion, using the tip of the round rush, start creating these
little strokes. As you move towards
the bottom portion, just simply increase the size of the strokes that
you're making. It's a very random
and natural step, so no need to worry
about painting it in the exact same way I'm
painting right now. Your strokes might vary from mine and it is
completely fine. Just be a little bit careful
near the orange wall. Make sure that your
solid back color will not go inside
the orange wall. Now, similarly, I'll be painting another pine tree which is a little bit bigger
than the first one. Again, the steps are
absolutely same. You have to start from
the topmost portion. Start applying these
little strokes from the topmost portion, and slowly as you move
towards the bottom area. Simply increase the size of the strokes that
you're making. No need to hurry at all. Try to do this particular step in a very slow and
steady manner. Also, one thing that
I would like to tell you is that
you'll find that this entire process of painting the pine trees is very
natural and organic. In case you do not paint it in the exact same way I'm
painting right now, it is completely fine. You can do your own composition of the pine trees as well. You can decide the
position and you can play with the shape and size
of the pine tree as well. You can observe that I have
painted the entire pine tree. Now we are going to paint
some more pine trees. One is going to be on the
left hand portion as well. But before that, let me
finish with the last one. In case you find that your color is getting finished
from the brush, you can definitely
take some more solid black color from
the color palette. Just make sure that you make a good consistency of color and water together in
case you'll have axis amount of water
in your color palette. It will decrease the saturation
of solid black color. Make sure that you
have less amount of water and more color. Now I'll be painting
the last pine tree, which is going to be on
the left hand portion. The step is absolutely same. You have to start by applying
these little strokes from the topmost portion in case you want a good
surface of the brush. You can even change your brush from size zero to size three. This will help you to paint the pine tree a
little bit faster. Now I'm having some space in between the building
structure and the pine tree. I'll add a little
pine tree in between. Just simply add a
vertical line and repeat the same steps to
paint the complete pine tree. Be a little bit careful near the walls of the entire
building structure. Use your round
brush of size zero. Apply a simple vertical
line near the walls and just simply make sure
that your color will not move inside the
building structure. Now you can observe that we have a beautiful landscape area in the bottom portion having some
nice green grassy texture. It's a very simple and
easy technique to paint. Just observe and
follow these steps. I'll be taking some
good amount of solid black color in
my color palette. Because we have some good
surface area to paint, you will definitely need
some more amount of color. I'll be just making
a good consistency of water and color together. Make sure that you do not have axis amount of water
in your color palette. Because it will
decrease the saturation of solid black color. You won't be able to get
a nice opaque finish. You can observe that I created the entire outline first and then I'm going to fill
in solid black color. Applying these vertical strokes, no need to hurry at all. Try to paint it with
a lot of patience and make sure that there is
no surface left to paint. Similarly, we are going to cover the remaining portion with this beautiful
solid black color. You can simply observe the
movement of my round brush. It's a simple vertical movement. Slowly, I'm going to
cover the entire area. In case you find that your
color is a little bit stiff. You can add a little bit of
water to loosen the color up, but make sure that you do
not add excess amount of water that will definitely decrease the saturation
of the color. You can observe that I have
covered half of the area. Now slowly I'll be covering the remaining portion using
the same solid black color. The reason behind applying
this solid black color in the landscape area is
because when we are going to apply a
beautiful grassy texture, it is going to
create a beautiful contrast with the
background color. Right now, you might
not be able to observe a difference between
the pine trees and the landscape area, but no need to worry at all. Once we are going to apply a beautiful grassy texture,
you'll see the difference. Right now, you can observe this beautiful grassy texture which I have painted
using some green color. And adding some lemon yellow. So we are going to do the
same in this class project. I've taken some green color
in the color palette. You can add a little bit of black color to make it a
little bit more darker. I'm using my round
brush of size three. You can dab the brush
onto the tissue paper in case you find that there is
axis amount of water in it. Now, slowly we'll be
applying the tip of the round brush and I'm just simply dabbing my brush
onto the surface, basically the topmost
surface where we want to create some
nice grassy texture. Now, as you all know
that grass is also in a very natural and
organic form in nature, there is no specific
way of painting it. In fact, while you're applying
this particular texture, no need to worry
about painting it in the exact same way I'm
painting right now. You can create your
own composition of applying this beautiful
texture as well. Right now, to create
some nice variation in the entire landscape, I'm trying to apply the texture in a very
random and natural way. Only I'm applying a
nice texture line just below the pine
trees as well, so that there is
a nice difference between the landscape
area and the pine trees. We are not going to cover the
entire solid black surface. You just have to randomly
apply it on the surface. Right now, the color
is not that much in contrast with solid
black background, but no need to worry about that. I'm going to take some
nice lemon yellow color in the color palette
and we are going to apply it on the topmost surface. It will look even
more in contrast, and the entire aesthetics of
the painting will change. I hope that you
got an exact idea of how you have to apply this beautiful texture by just
simply dabbing your brush. You just have to make
sure that you have less amount of water in your brush and your
brush should be dry. I'm adding a little bit of texture into the
pine trees as well, so that the trees will
look a little bit more aesthetic rather than having
a simple black color. So you just have
to dab your brush on half of the portion
of the pine tree, only no need to cover
the entire pine tree. Now, once we are done adding this beautiful grassy
texture using green color, I'll be taking some nice lemon
yellow in the same brush. You can mix it with
the green color, or you can take it separately
in the color palette. Now this time we are
going to apply it on the topmost portion
and it creates a beautiful combination with the green texture that
we applied initially. You just have to
apply the texture on the topmost portion only. No need to apply it on the entire surface,
just a little bit. Portion has to be covered. So I'm just applying it on the topmost portion in
a very random way only. No need to worry
about painting it in the exact same way I'm
painting right now. I hope that you
got an exact idea of how you have to apply this beautiful grassy texture
and paint the landscape. Now let us move
towards the next part.
9. Painting the Branches: Everybody. Now, once we are
done with the landscape, let's paint the last element
of the entire painting, which is the branches you can
observe in the prototype. We have some beautiful
branches of a tree which are coming inside the entire scenery from
the top right corner, use a simple pencil
and just create these random lines
which basically replicates the branches in a
very random and natural way. In fact, no need to
worry about drawing the sketch in an exact same
way I have drawn right now. You can create your
own composition of the branches as well. You can decide the position
also the pencil line basically gives a nice reference of where you have
to apply the color. I'm going to take my flat
brush of size seven, Take some solid black color
from the color palette. Add a little bit of
water in case you find that your color
is a little bit stiff. Now on the corner portion, we have solid black color. You can just apply a nice
coat of black color. We are not going to
cover the entire area where we have drawn
the pencil line, but on the corner portion, you can apply this beautiful
solid black color. You can observe the
movement of my flat brush. It's a simple vertical movement. Now, once we have applied a nice patch of
solid black color, we are going to use our
round brush of size three. And we are going to enhance the entire branches that are coming inside the
entire scenery. Take your round
brush of size three, take some good amount of solid black color and you just have to simply dab your brush
in this random manner. You can follow the
pencil line to get this beautiful branches
inside the entire scenery. As you all know that
trees and branches generally have a very
natural and organic shape, there is no specific way
of painting them, in fact, you do not have to worry
about painting it in the exact same way I'm
painting right now. In fact, I'm putting the brush in a very random and
natural way only. I'm just following
the pencil line. You can observe that as I move towards the end
of the pencil line, I'm just decreasing the size of the strokes that I'm making. You might be
wondering why we are applying solid black
color initially. It is basically going to
create some nice shadow effect and it will give a nice depth and detail to the
entire branches. Once we are done with
solid black code, we are going to
apply this beautiful texture of green leaves that we applied in
the landscape area as well to create this
grassy texture. Using the same technique, we are going to create some leaves in the beautiful branches and some beautiful,
vibrant white flowers. But before doing that, it
is important to create this beautiful black
background color. You can observe
that I also painted a huge branch that is
coming the entire scenery. You can also observe a beautiful contrast
of these branches with the background
color that we have created using bal blue. While you're applying
this texture effect onto the branches, just make sure that
you do not have axis amount of water
in your brush. You can observe that I started from the left hand
portion slowly. I'm moving towards
the right hand side in case you want to
experiment with the branches. You want to decide
the position or you want to play with the shape
and size of the branches. It is completely
fine. You're free to experiment and explore. In fact, you can create
your own scenery as well by composing the
elements in a different way. Right now, you can
observe that we are almost done painting
the branches. Just make sure that there
is no space left on the above portion where we have applied solid black color. It will not look nice when
the entire paint dries. If you find few spaces near the branch area
that is completely okay because these
are random leaves which are spreading in
the entire scenery. In case you find that your color is getting finished
from the brush, you can definitely
take some more color from the color palette. Now we are going to
use some green color. I'll be taking some green
color from the color palette. Add a little bit of
water, loosen the color. Now we're going to apply
a nice green texture. Starting from the
outer portion on. The solid black color is going to remain in
the background. You can wait for it to dry for a while and then
apply green color. I'm starting from the
tips of the branches and you can apply
the green color in a very random
and natural way. Only No need to cover
the entire surface area. Just randomly move your
round brush of size zero. This particular
texture is creating some nice leaves in
the entire branches. The more number of tiny strokes you'll apply onto the branches, the better the entire
branches will look. So it basically creates
some nice details. There is no specific way of applying this beautiful texture. You just have to randomly
move your round. You can use the tip of your roundbrush to
get nice thin dots. You can already observe
a beautiful depth and detail between
green and black color. Right now, you can simply follow the steps and apply
this beautiful green color. Now once we are done adding
texture using green color, I'll be taking some lemon
yellow from the color palette. And you will observe that
we are going to repeat the same steps by dabbing the raw brush onto
the green surface. Now this time using
lemon yellow, it creates even better contrast with the background color. We are not going to apply the lemon yellow color
on the entire surface. You just have to
randomly apply it in certain portions in
case you find it a little bit difficult to paint the branches directly towards your final class
project and you do not want to spoil your beautiful
gradient background. What you can do is
that you can practice the branches on a rough
scrape of paper initially, or an art journal in which you practice on a regular basis. Then you can come towards
your final painting. This will help you a lot to develop confidence
while painting, and the chances of making
mistakes will be very less. No need to hurry at all. Try to do this particular step in a very slow and
steady manner. The more strokes you'll apply, the better details you'll
get for the entire branches. We are almost done applying lemon yellow color
to the branches. Both the green and lemon
yellow color creates a nice combination of
leaves onto the branches. You can also observe
a beautiful contrast with the solid black color. Now we are going to
paint some nice flowers on the entire branches using
some solid white color. I'll be using my round
brush of size zero. Take some good amount of solid white color from
the color palette, and you're not going to cover the branches completely
with white flowers. You just have to apply these little strokes in a combination of five to
six strokes together, which basically replicate some nice flowers
in the branches. You can observe that the
solid white color creates a even better contrast with the background
of the branches. It is not at all necessary
or compulsory for you to paint it in the exact same
way I'm painting right now. You can paint the flowers
in a combination of five to six flowers
together in your own way. You can apply it
wherever you want to. In fact, you can play with
the entire composition of the branches as well. It's just important that you get the exact idea of the technique I'm using to paint
these flowers. I'm just randomly
applying the tip of my round brush in a cluster of five to
six strokes together. You can play with the shape and size of the flowers as well. It is completely fine in case you want to practice
the flowers on a rough scrape of
paper initially, and then you want to come
towards your final painting, it is completely fine. That will help you a lot to develop confidence
while painting. The chances of making
mistakes will be very less. In case you want to use a different color to
paint the flowers, that is completely fine. Just make sure that you create a nice contrast with the
background color so that the branches looks
a little bit more attractive and it complements
the entire scenery. Now comes the last
element which is painting a beautiful
sun in the sky area. You can take some
solid white color from the color palette
and just paint a circular shape in between the clouds that we have
created in the bottom portion. No need to hurry at all. Try to paint it in a very
slow and steady manner. Make sure that you get
a nice circular shape. Yeah, we are done with
the entire painting. Since I applied the masking tape on the back side of the coaster. You just have to take out the coaster in a very
slow and steady manner. No need to hurry at all. Let me take you a little
bit closer so that you can observe all
the details carefully. I hope that you enjoyed creating
this beautiful painting, which is based on
a grease scenery. We have combined
minimal elements together to form this
beautiful scenery. I'm very happy to share this beautiful painting
and some basic, easy, simple techniques
of painting with you all. You can create the class project on a coaster or a
watercolor paper. Whichever surface you're
comfortable with, you can experiment and create your own composition of the
entire scenery as well. I hope that you enjoyed the
entire process of creating. Now let us move
towards the next part.
10. Class Conclusion: Poster colors are a great
alternative to gouache colors. Whether you take up
the project using poster colors or gouache colors, you'll get the same output. You can select any good
alternative that works for you. While I was creating
this particular class, I made any number of mistakes. And that is something I
always suggest my students never to be afraid of making
mistakes for the class. I would be really
happy if you create the entire class project on a coaster or a
watercolor paper, whichever surface you're
comfortable with. You can even combine
the elements together to form your
own scenery as well. You just have to enjoy
the process of creating. I would be really excited to see all of your class projects, so do not forget to add your projects to the
project gallery. Feel free to ask any questions or doubts you have
related to the class. It would be really great if you leave a review for
the class as it encourages me a lot and my class can reach many
more students like you. At the end, I would like to say keep learning, keep practicing. Thank you so much for joining the class and happy painting.
Rutvik Patel, Artist and Instructor
