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Golden Hour Gouache Sunset Painting - A Set of Two Coasters

teacher avatar Rutvik Patel, Artist and Instructor

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Lessons in This Class

    • 1.

      Welcome to the Class

      1:55

    • 2.

      Art Supplies

      3:13

    • 3.

      Lets Place the Coaster

      1:55

    • 4.

      Painting 1 - Pine Trees

      16:51

    • 5.

      Painting 2 - Giant Tree

      16:10

    • 6.

      Class Conclusion

      0:56

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Hello dear students, you are most welcome to my new class - Golden Hour Gouache Sunset Painting - A Set of Two Coasters

In this class we are going to paint two beautiful sunset paintings on square coasters, using basic methods and easy techniques to paint with gouache colors.

You can create the class projects on a coaster or you can even use a watercolor paper to create the class projects.

We are going to paint two different sceneries using a warm color palette of gouache colors and different natural elements, which makes both the coasters soothing and peaceful. 

Overall its going to be a very new and interesting concept for you to create art.

  • Topics that we are going to learn in this class :
  1. Details about all the art supplies that we are going to use
  2. How to paint a gradient background for a sunset
  3. How to paint a landscape with easy brush strokes
  4. How to paint some beautiful abstract clouds 
  5. How to combine minimal elements to form a beautiful sunset  
  6. How to paint silhouettes of a tree 
  • Art Supplies you will need : 
  1. A square MDF (medium density fibre board ) coasters, size 4X4 inches ( it can have variation in shape and size or you can also use a watercolor paper of 300gsm of any size )
  2. Gouache colors - crimson red, medium yellow, ochre yellow, black and white( you can use any other good alternative as well or you can even go for poster colors ) 
  3. Brushes flat brush size - 7, round brush size - 0 and 4
  4. Tissue paper 
  5. A simple pencil 
  6. A simple color palette 
  7. A cup or glass for holding water 
  8. Masking tape

1. Incase you are missing out on any particular art supply, or you do not have the exact same art supply that I am using, no need to worry at all, you will find it very easily in any near by art store or you can use any other good alternative as well.  

2. Incase you like the class, It would be really great if you leave a REVIEW for the class, as it encourages me to come up with even more creative classes like this, and my class can reach many more students like you. 

3. This class is for all level artists and best suited for beginners. I am super excited to share this class with all of you, so without any delay grab your art supplies and join me on this creative journey. 

JOIN ME AND LETS GET STARTED 

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1. Welcome to the Class: Have you ever noticed a golden hour? It's the best part during a sunset, especially when there are trees in the entire landscape. In this class, we are going to paint two beautiful paintings based on gouache sunset using a simple, warm color palette and simple and easy painting techniques to learn. Hey, everybody. Myself, Rudick Patel. I'm a self taught independent artist and an interior designer by profession. I personally love to explore different art forms and styles and not stick to one particular thing. So if you are joining me, you'll find a variety of classes that I create. Going to start by understanding all the art supplies that you will need for the entire class. In case you do not want to use a coaster and paint it on a watercolor paper, it is completely fine. We are going to talk about the brushes that you will need and a beautiful warm color palette using wash colors. I'll be teaching you how you can place your coaster onto the desk surface so that it will not move while you are painting. We're going to start with a basic sketch for reference using a simple pencil. We're going to create a beautiful sunset sky area using a warm color palette. There are going to be these beautiful abstract clouds that we are going to paint using easy brush techniques. Followed by some beautiful elements like a ground area with some texture, some beautiful trees as silouts, a fence element, and a beautiful sun in the sky area. By the end of the class, you'll have two beautiful sceneries based on gouache painting. No need to worry about the output, enjoy the process of creating. The class is absolutely suited for beginners and also intermediate and advanced level artists can try it. So without any delay, grab your art supplies and join me on this creative journey. 2. Art Supplies: Hey, everybody. Now let us talk about all the art supplies that you will need for the 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 good alternative, as well. So here I have a simple glass holder, which is having a lot of water in it, and it is completely red right now, but we are definitely going to use some clear water to mix the colors well and use water wherever required. Then next up, I have a simple color palette in which you can already observe some colors. So make sure that your color palette is having enough space in it to take out multiple colors in it and mix them so that you can paint and mix the colors in a comfortable manner. Then next up, I have the coasters on which we are going to create the entire class project. So these are basically MDF coasters with size 4 " by 4 ". Now, in case you do not want to paint on a coaster, you can take up the entire class project on a watercolor paper as well. It is completely fine. So let me give you the details about the watercolor paper as well. So these are the watercolor papers that you can use. It is A six size and 200 GSM. You can experiment with the size. It is absolutely fine, but you can use a watercolor paper instead of a coaster as well. So you can take up the entire class project on a watercolor paper if you want to. And in case you want to paint on a coaster, that is also completely fine. Then comes the next art supply, which is a simple pencil that we are going to use to draw basic sketch before we start painting. Then let us talk about the most important art supply, which is the brushes that we are going to use. So for the entire class, you'll need three basic brushes. The first one is a flat brush of size seven. The remaining two are round brushes. One is of size four, another one is of size zero. So these are the two round brushes, and the first one was a flat brush. So these three brushes you'll require to paint. Then I have a simple tissue paper which you will definitely need to dab your brushes to remove some excess amount of water or color from your brush. It is always good to keep a tissue paper nearby. Then next up, we have a simple masking tape, which is basically a paper tape that we are going to use to place our coaster on the desk surface. And in case you're using a watercolor paper, you can apply it on the borders. So it's a helpful art supply. Then comes the most important art supply, which is the gauche colors that we are going to use. The first one is crimson. Then we have medium yellow, aqua yellow, black and white. These are five basic guach colors that you will need to take up the class projects. So these are all the art supplies that you will need. No need to worry at all in case you are missing out on any particular art supply or you do not have the exact same art supply. You can go for any other good alternative. And let me repeat you can take up the class projects on watercolor paper as well. Now let us move towards the next part. 3. Lets Place the Coaster: Hey, everybody. Now let us place the coaster on the desk surface so that it will not move while you're painting. So it's a very helpful step whenever you are painting on a coaster or any solid surface. You can observe I'm having a simple MDF coaster, which is of size 4 " by 4 ". MDF basically stands for medium density fiber board on which coasters are generally created. So in case you do not have a coaster and you want to take up the project on a watercolor paper, it is completely fine. I'll give you the details about the watercolor paper as well. So these are watercolor papers of 200 JSM and the size is a six. You can take up the project by using the watercolor papers in rectangular form, or you can cut it into a square as well. So basically, you have two options you can take up on a coaster or you can take the project on a watercolor paper. Now let me teach you how you can use a simple masking tape to place the coaster on the surface. So take a simple piece of the masking tape. Now simply overlap both the ends on each other so that it becomes a double sided tape. Now you have stickiness on both the sides. Now simply place the piece on one corner of the coaster. Apply some pressure using your fingers. Similarly, I'll be taking one more piece. Take the ends and overlap on each other. Now I'll be placing the second piece on another corner. Now simply flip your coaster and place it on the desk surface wherever you're comfortable painting, apply some pressure using your fingers or thumb. Now, the coaster will not move temporarily so that while you are painting, you can paint in a comfortable manner. And once you're done painting, you can remove the coaster easily. Even the tapes will get detached easily. So it's a very helpful step that you can use before you start painting. Now let us move towards the next part. 4. Painting 1 - Pine Trees: Hey, everybody, you're most welcome to the first painting, which I have named as pine trees. So let us start with a basic step, which is basic sketching. I'll be using a simple pencil to draw irregular horizon line, which basically separates the ground area and the skyline. And that's it. This is the basic sketch. Now, we'll start with the sky area first. So I'll be using some yellow color. I have taken a little bit of yellow guash color in my color palette. And if you want to know the exact shade, it is medium yellow. Now I'll be using my flat brush of size seven and take some good amount of color in your brush and simply apply it above the horizon line. Since the horizon line is irregular, you have to be a little bit careful and use the tip of your flat brush. No need to hurry at all. Try to apply the paint in a slow and steady manner. We are going to have a nice yellow shade just above the horizon line. So that's why we are applying it with a lot of saturation, and I have not added a lot of water in it. Now we will decrease the saturation of the color. I'll be taking a little bit of white wash color in the color palette. Now, again, we are going to use our same flat brush of size seven. You can observe that I'm adding a little bit of yellow in it. Now simply apply the color above the first patch of color that we applied. You will observe a little bit of difference between the saturation of the color. Now, the more horizontal strokes you'll apply using your flat brush, the better blend you'll get. Now, there is going to be a different color on the topmost portion, so we are going to apply that as well. But before that, let us cover a little bit of area using some white. So I'll be adding a little bit more white color, and I'll be applying it on the above portion. You'll observe a beautiful blend between both the colors as well. Now, in case you find that your brush is moving a little bit rough on the surface, you can add a little bit of water. And on the topmost portion, we are going to have a beautiful crimson shade. I'll clean my flat brush of size seven in water. Take a little bit of crimson red in your color palette and simply apply it on the topmost portion. No need to hurry at all. You can observe the way I'm applying the color. Make sure that there is no portion left on the entire coaster. Now, I'll be taking a little bit of vermilion in the color palette, and we are going to apply it just below crimson red. It is not at all compulsory for you to use vermilion in case you want to apply crimson red in the entire portion. It is completely fine. Now you'll observe a line of separation between yellow and crimson red. Take a little bit of white color, mix a little bit of crimson red in it, and apply it in the between portion. No need to hurry at all, apply a nice patch, and the more horizontal strokes you'll apply using your flat brush, the better blend you'll get between both the shades. So you can observe a beautiful gradient effect from yellow to crimson red color that we have applied. Now, if you find that white color is looking a little bit more in the center portion, you can use a little bit of yellow color and apply it again on the entire surface. It is absolutely fine. And in case you find that your brush is having excess amount of water in it, just simply dab it onto the tissue paper so that excess amount of water will be removed. Now, let the background dry for a while and let us paint some beautiful abstract clouds in the sky area. So I'll be taking a little bit of crimson red, and I'll be using my round brush of size four. You can add a little bit of yellow in it to decrease the saturation of the color. Now you can observe carefully the way I'm using the tip of my round brush. No need to hurry at all. You have to paint the clouds in a very slow and steady manner. Since clouds have a very natural and organic shape, there is no specific way of painting it. You'll apply the color directly in a very random way. So we are just creating these little horizontal strokes combining together to form a beautiful cloud in the sky area. So if you observe carefully, I'm just adding these horizontal strokes randomly. Now the reason behind using crimson red to paint the clouds right now is it creates a beautiful contrast with the yellow background color. Now slowly, I'll be applying a few more horizontal strokes on the topmost portion to create a nice cluster of clouds. In case you're not that much confident enough to paint the clouds directly in your final painting. 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, 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, let us paint the ground area, so I'll be taking a good amount of crimson red in the color palette. Mix it well with water, try to have a good composition of water and color, try to have less amount of water and more color so that you have a nice, highly saturated color. Now you can carefully observe the way I'm using the tip of my flat brush to apply just below the horizon line so that I can paint carefully. I'll be applying the color in the entire remaining portion. No need to hurry at all. Try to apply the paint carefully so that you get a nice solid crimson red color applied in the entire surface. In case you find that your brush is having excess amount of water in it, just simply dab it onto the tissue paper. So I've applied the background color for the ground area. Now simply you can apply some horizontal strokes to get a clean blend. Now, apart from the background color, we are going to create a beautiful texture on the entire surface of the ground area so that it looks a little bit more aesthetic and it gives a nice realistic effect, as well. So I'll be taking a little bit of solid white color, mix it with a little bit of yellow to decrease the saturation of solid white color a little bit. You can observe it in the color palette. I'm using my round brush of size four. You can add a little bit of water to loosen the color up. Now, the background is still wet and you'll get a beautiful blend of the colors as well. I'm starting from the topmost portion, creating these rough lines. No need to worry about perfection or painting it in the exact same way. You can create your own texture and lines as well. So it's a random process, I'm just randomly applying these lines to create a nice depth and detail in the ground area. Now, when you apply a nice solid white line on the topmost portion, you can add few more strokes to blend the color with the background color a little bit. And you'll observe that the saturation of solid white color will decrease a little bit. Now, this happens because you can easily regenerate the gouache colors by applying a little bit of water in it. And since the color is still wet, you'll able to get a nice white texture on the entire surface. So as you can observe, I have added a nice texture on the bottom portion of the entire ground area as well. We're almost done applying a beautiful texture in case you find that your saturation of solid white colour is a little bit less. You can apply a few more strokes on the topmost portion as well. So this is how we enhance the entire ground area by enhancing the details and giving it a nice texture. And the white color basically creates a nice contrast with the background color. Now let us move towards the next element, which is painting a beautiful pine tree. So I'll be taking some solid black color in the color palette. We are going to add few beautiful pine trees on the topmost portion of the horizon line. Now, for that, we are going to use our round brush of size zero. So it's also basically a detailing brush. So I'll be adding a little bit of water in solid black color to loosen it up, but make sure that you do not apply a lot of water that will decrease the saturation of solid black color. Now, it's a very simple and easy technique to paint a beautiful pine tree. You just have to create a simple vertical line. Start applying little strokes from the topmost portion using the tip of your round brush. Try to apply very less pressure on it. Now, as you move towards the bottom area, you just have to simply increase the size of the strokes that you're making. So it basically creates the entire structure of the pine tree. You have to carefully observe the way I'm moving my round brush. So I'm creating these little strokes to form these beautiful branches of the entire pine tree. Now, as I'm moving towards the bottom area, I'll slowly increase the size of the strokes that I'm making. The entire process of painting a pine tree is really very much satisfying and you'll definitely enjoy the entire process. In case you're not that much confident enough to paint the pine tree directly towards your final painting and you do not want to spoil your beautiful background, what you can do is you can take a rough scrape of paper or a practicing art journal in which you practice on a regular basis. You can simply practice the entire pine tree on that 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. So we are done painting a huge pine tree. Now, apart from that, we are going to add few more pine trees on the above surface of the horizon line to make it look like an entire forest. It's a very simple and easy step. As you observed, we created a beautiful pine tree. Similarly, you have to add few more pine trees. But this time, we are going to have variation in size and shape, and you're free to explore and experiment, as well. You can create the pine trees according to your convenience, as well. I'll be adding the vertical lines which decides the position of the pine trees. Now simply repeat the same steps to add these little strokes from the topmost portion and just increasing the strokes as you move towards the bottom area. So it basically creates the entire structure of the pine tree. Now, this time, we have a beautiful variation in the right hands side. So there are different sizes of the pine trees that I'm creating. You can be a little bit careful near the horizon line so that you do not move your solid black color inside the entire portion. So as you can observe, we have painted all the pine trees carefully. You can make sure that there is no space left in between the entire solid black color. In case there is any portion left, you can reapply the color in that particular area. I'll be adding few solid black strokes in the ground area as well to create some nice shadow effect. So I'm using my same round brush of size zero. You can simply add the strokes just below the white strokes and few above the white strokes to create a nice shadow effect. In case you find that moving your brush is a little bit rough, you can add a little bit of water in it to loosen the color up. And in case you find that there is excess amount of water in your brush, just simply dab it onto the tissue paper. You can observe the way we have created a nice depth by creating this nice shadow effect using some solid black color. Now, let us move towards the next element, which is painting a beautiful bridge silo and between the pine trees. So I'll be using my round brush of size zero, create a simple horizontal line in between the pine trees. Now, we are going to attach it using vertical lines together. You have to be very much careful and try to have a lot of patience while you're painting this particular element. Try to use the tip of your round brush and apply very less pressure on it to get these beautiful thin strokes. So it's basically a nice bridge silo which creates some nice aesthetics in the entire painting. Now, once you entirely attach the bridge with the pine trees, you just have to create a few more strokes to enhance the pine trees so that the bridge looks the part of the entire forest. No need to hurry at all, try to paint with a lot of patience and no need to make your hand very much stiff. Try to keep it very much loose and free so that you can create some nice natural strokes. Also, no need to worry about painting it in the exact same way I have painted. You're free to explore and experiment. You can create your own composition of the entire sellout as well. Now comes the last element of the entire painting, which is my personal favorite, which is adding a beautiful sun in the sky area. Take some solid white colour, use your round brush of size zero, and simply paint a circular shape in the sky area. No need to hurry at all. Paint it with a lot of patience. Try to keep your hand very much loose and free, and create a beautiful, solid white, circular shape. You can observe a beautiful contrast between the background color and the sun that we have painted. Now, we'll add few details and finish the entire painting. So I'll just add few more strokes in the huge pine tree that we painted initially, and you can add these little branches. The more branches you'll add, your pine tree will look more in detail. Uh And we are done with the entire painting. Let me take you a little bit closer so that you can observe all the details carefully. You can observe the way we have combined minimal elements together to form this beautiful gouache sunset. I hope that you enjoyed creating this particular painting. Now let us move towards the next painting. And. 5. Painting 2 - Giant Tree: Hey, me, buddy. You're most welcome to the second painting, which I have named as giant tree. So let us start with a basic sketch. I'll be using a simple pencil to start with a horizon line. So it's not a complete horizontal line. I'm having a little bit of level difference. We are starting from the left hand portion, slowly moving towards the right hand side. You can increase the altitude towards the right hand side. Now apart from the landscape, we are going to have a nice building structure which is going to have a little bit of fence in it. So you can add it. It is absolutely fine. If you do not draw it, you can add it directly with your paint as well. Now, we're going to have a giant tree so you can decide the position according to your convenience. So this is the basic sketch that is required. Now, let us start with the first color, which is going to be medium yellow. I'll be taking it in my color palette. Now take a little bit of water. No need to take a lot of water, try to have less amount of water and more color. Now using our flat brush of size seven, we are going to apply the color just above the horizon line. So it is going to be a beautiful, dense sunset, which is based on a golden. That's why we are going to have a nice yellowish shade just above the horizon line. No need to hurry at all. Make sure that you apply the color in a good manner, and there is no space left on the entire coaster. Now, to make the saturation of yellow color a little bit less, you can take some white color from the color palette and add it just about the yellow color that we applied. In case you find that your color is a little bit dry, you can add a little bit of water in it. Now slowly, I'm moving towards the top area as you can observe. Now, there is going to be a different shade on the topmost portion, so that's why we are applying the yellow color in half portion only. You can add a little bit of white to create this beautiful variation in the sky area. The more horizontal strokes you'll apply, the better blend of the colors you'll get. So now we are done applying the yellow color. We are going to take some crimson red in the color palette. I'll be using my same flat brush of size seven, add a little bit of water in it. Now simply start applying the color on the topmost portion, as you can observe. Now slowly move towards the bottom area. No need to hurry at all, make sure that you apply the color well. Now slowly, I'll be moving towards the bottom area, mixing some yellow and crimson red together. Now, if you observe carefully, there is a line of separation between both the colors. You're going to blend them together to create a beautiful gradient effect. Now to do that, clean your flat brush in water, add a little bit of white in it, and simply apply these horizontal strokes between both the colors. You can dab your brush onto the tissue paper to make the brush a little bit dry. I'll take a little bit of yellow color in the color palette, again, take it in your flat brush and apply these strokes again. You'll observe that both the colors blend well together. The more horizontal strokes you'll apply, the better blend you'll get. So as you can observe, we are done with this beautiful gradient background in the sky area. I hope that you got an exact idea. Now let us paint some beautiful abstract clouds in the sky area. I'll be taking some crimson red. I have mixed it with a little bit of yellow to decrease its saturation. I'll be creating these little horizontal strokes, combining together to form a beautiful cluster of clouds in the sky area. It's a very satisfying step that you will definitely enjoy. You just have to take your round brush of size four. Create these little horizontal strokes. Now, while you are creating these little horizontal strokes, what you have to keep in mind is that you use the tip of your brush and apply very less pressure on it. Whenever you're painting these little strokes, always try to keep your hand very much loose and free. And as you all know, that clouds generally have a very natural and organic shape. So there is no specific way of painting them. You can just randomly apply these strokes in your own way as well. So no need to worry about perfection or painting it in the exact same way I'm painting right now. I'll be adding few clouds in the bottom portion as well. You can observe the way I have created few cluster of clouds in the sky area. You can also observe the way it is creating a beautiful contrast with the yellow background. Now, in order to create some more depth and detail in the sky area with the clouds element, we can take some solid white color from the color palette, add a little bit of water in it, mix it with a little bit of crimson red, as well. Now you can apply it just below the strokes that we already apply. You'll observe that it creates a beautiful variation in the entire clouds as well. Now using the same color, we can apply it on the topmost portion as well where we have this crimson red shade. It will create a beautiful contrast with these white clouds as well. No need to hurry at all. Take your time and paint it with a lot of patience. You can observe the way I'm moving my round brush. So we are done painting the clouds in the sky area. Now let us paint the ground area. So I'll be taking some crimson red from the color palette using my same brush, which is a flat brush of size seven. Take a little bit of color in your color palette in case you find that your color is finished. Now just mix the color well with water. Try to have less amount of water and more color. Now simply use the tip of your flat brush to apply it on the outline, and then you can use the entire surface of the brush to apply in the Billa portion. While you're applying the color, in case you find that there is excess amount of water in your brush, just simply dab it onto the tissue paper to remove excess amount of water. So as you can observe, we have applied a nice, highly saturated crimson red color in the entire ground area. You can apply these horizontal strokes to get a clean blend. Now I'll be using my round brush of size four again. You can observe that I have added a little bit of crimson red in white color. Now using this brush, we are going to apply a nice texture in the entire surface. The background color is still wet, so you'll be able to blend these strokes a little bit with the background color, and it creates a nice texture in the entire surface. There is no specific way of applying these strokes. You can randomly apply it according to your convenience. So no need to worry about perfection or creating or painting it in the exact same way. You'll observe that I'm just randomly applying these strokes and trying to blend it with the background color. So as you can observe, we have created these beautiful white strokes, which creates some nice depth and texture in the entire ground area. You can use a little bit of more solid white colour on the topmost portion to enhance it a little bit and create some more contrast. Whenever you're adding any texture in your painting while you're working with gouache colors, make sure that you have less amount of water in your brush. In case you find that your brush is having excess amount of water in it, just simply dab it onto the tissue paper, and you'll get a nice, highly saturated color. Now, these white strokes basically creates a beautiful contrast with the background color that we applied. I'll add a little bit of water to just loosen the color up and get a clean blend in the bottom portion where I'm adding these additional strokes. So I hope that you got an exact idea of how you have to create a beautiful ground area. Now let us paint some silos to enhance the entire painting. Take some solid black color in your color palette. I'll be using my round brush of size four again and add a little bit of water in your black color. Try to have less amount of water and more color. Now you'll observe that I'm randomly creating this solid black patch just above the horizon line, keeping some space in between. Now, right now we are just applying it randomly to create this solid black patch, which is the bush of an entire giant tree that we are trying to create. Don't worry. Right now, the tree might look a little bit irregular, but we'll add these little strokes on the outline to make it look beautiful as an entire sellout. So the entire step of creating this beautiful tree is going to be really interesting. You'll definitely enjoy the entire process. You just have to use the tip of your round brush and create these little strokes combining together to form a beautiful outline for the entire giant tree. There is no specific way of painting it. You can do it according to your convenience, and you can create an entire composition according to your convenience, as well. You're free to explore and experiment with the size and shape of the entire tree, as well. So right now, I have created this beautiful solid black patch, and I have created its outline by adding these little strokes, but that is not it. We are going to add few more bushes, as well. Now, once we are done with the entire foliage of the tree, try to connect these beautiful branches coming from the entire bush towards the ground area. No need to hurry at all, take your time and try to paint this particular thing in a very careful manner. Try to keep your brush very much loose and free. No need to make your hand very much stiff. Also apply very less pressure on your brush and try to use the tip of your round brush to get these little thin strokes. You just have to combine these strokes together and just try to keep it with one single trunk. So this basically creates an entire huge giant tree. You'll definitely enjoy this particular step, and in case you do not want to paint it directly towards your final painting, and you do not want to spoil your beautiful background, what you can do is you can practice the entire tree on a rough scrape of paper initially, 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 want to increase the foliage of the entire tree. So that's why I'm going to add few more little strokes on the right hand side. You can observe carefully that I'm using the same solid black color. No need to hurry at all. Take your time and try to paint carefully. You can observe the way I'm moving my round brush. So I hope that you got an exact idea of how you have to paint this beautiful giant tree. Now, apart from this, we are going to have few little bushes on the ground line as well. So I'm adding a little bush in the bottom portion of the entire tree. It is a simple solid black patch. Just try to have little strokes on the topmost portion. Now, similarly, we'll add few bushes on the topmost portion of the horizon line. You just have to connect these little strokes combining together. Now, there can be variation in the size and shape of the bushes. It is absolutely fine that you explore and experiment. It is not at all compulsory for you to paint in the exact same way I'm painting right now. Now I'll add few little bushes on the left hand portion as well. These steps are absolutely same. You just have to create these little bushes combining these little strokes. Once you are done with the outline, just fill in solid black color in the inner portion. Now, once we are done painting the bushes, there is this beautiful deck area, which is a nice building structure with a fence element on the topmost portion. So we are going to paint the entire structure with solid black color only. Take some good amount of black color from the color palette. Use the tip of your round brush carefully, since it's a very small portion to paint. Once you have applied a solid black patch on the entire building structure, we are going to add vertical lines on the topmost portion. No need to hurry at all. Try to paint with a lot of patients. So once we have completed the building structure, I'll use the tip of my round brush again. And I'll create these little vertical lines which are connecting with the building structure in the bottom portion. Try to apply very less pressure on your brush. Now, once we are done with the vertical lines, we are going to connect it with a single horizontal line. I'll be using my round brush of size zero and just try to create a nice thin horizontal stroke. No need to hurry at all, take some good amount of color, apply very less pressure on your brush, and simply create a single horizontal strokes, which is connected with all the vertical lines. And this is how we create a beautiful fence element for the entire painting. Now I'll take a little bit of black color from the color palette again, and we're going to create a nice depth in the ground area by creating these shadow effect. So for that, I'm using the same black color, and I'm applying these strokes just below the white strokes. Now comes the last final element, which is painting the sun. So take your round brush of size zero, take some solid white color from the color palette. Now simply create a circular shape in the sky area where we have this beautiful yellow shade. While you're painting the sun, try to keep your brush very much loose and free and try to create a beautiful circular shape. So we are done with the last element and the entire painting. I hope that you enjoyed creating this particular project and got to learn something new. So, these were the two paintings based on golden hour sunset. Now let us move towards the class conclusion. 6. Class Conclusion: Hey, everybody. So you're most welcome to the class conclusion. I hope that you enjoyed the entire class and got to learn something new and creative. While I was creating this particular class, I made any number of mistakes, and that is something that I always tell my students never to be afraid of making mistakes. It is really great if you maintain an art journal to practice on a regular basis. This basically improvises your sketching, inking, and painting skills. I would be really excited to see all of your class projects into the project gallery, so do not forget to add them into the project gallery. It would be really great if you leave a review for the entire 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.