Paint a Cozy Autumn Landscape with Watercolour
Aishwarya Shetty, my__paint___story | Watercolour Artist
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Lessons in This Class
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1.
Hello Autumn!
1:28
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Art Supplies
2:12
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Autumn Colour Palette
1:36
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Pencil Sketch
4:11
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5.
Wetting The Paper
2:09
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Adding the Background Wash
8:00
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7.
Painting The Ground
10:17
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8.
Adding Foliage
7:57
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9.
Painting Birch Trees
9:20
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10.
Adding The Twigs
7:15
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11.
Thank You!
1:43
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About This Class
Imagine walking through a quiet birch forest on an autumn afternoon—the leaves glowing in shades of gold and orange, the light filtering gently through the trees, and long shadows stretching across the forest floor.
That’s the feeling I wanted to capture in today’s painting.
Hello Everyone! I'm Aishwarya an Engineer and a Watercolour Artist, Welcome to this brand new class
In this class, we’ll create this autumn forest step by step, using simple watercolour techniques to build glowing washes, delicate birch trunks, loose foliage, and soft shadows.
The goal is not to make everything perfect. It’s to let the watercolour do some of the work for us and enjoy the beautiful, unexpected textures it creates.
So, take a moment to settle in, pick up your brush, and let’s paint a little piece of autumn together.”
Art Supplies you'll need for this class are listed below:
- 100% cotton Watercolour paper(300gsm, 140 lobes) - I am using Saunders Waterford you can go with any brand
- Paint brushes( Wash brush or a flat brush, round brushes(size 8 and size 12), detailing brush(size 0 or 1)
- Watercolour Paints from Whitenights
- Two jars of clean water
- Pencil and eraser for adding the pencil sketch
- Masking tape
- Masking Fluid
- Hard board to tape down the paper
- Old cloth or tissue for wiping the excess water or paint
Meet Your Teacher
Hello Everyone! I'm Aishwarya, a Software Engineer by profession and an artist from all my heart. Art makes me feel relaxed and it also makes me do a happy dance every single time I pick my paint brush. It keeps me going everyday and its like a natural therapy.
I'm originally from the state Karnataka in India but currently working in Bangalore. As a kid I used to have bad grades for my drawings but over the years I have totally fallen in love with art especially watercolors. It is such a wonderful medium in itself. Its been 3 years I have started taking art seriously on daily basis and I want to create a beautiful life for myself. Painting really helps me release all my stress.
I not only enjoy painting but also love to share my creations with the world and help ot... See full profile
Hands-on Class Project
In this class project, you’ll create your own beautiful autumn birch forest painting using watercolour. You’ll learn how to capture the warm colours of fall, create delicate birch tree trunks, and build depth and atmosphere through simple watercolour techniques.
Your final artwork will feature golden-yellow foliage, elegant white birch trunks, soft shadows, and a warm forest floor—creating a peaceful autumn scene.
Follow along with the lessons and paint your own version of this autumn birch forest. You can recreate the painting step by step or use the techniques you learn to create your own unique autumn landscape.
You'll practice:
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Creating a warm autumn colour palette
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Painting expressive birch tree trunks
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Creating foliage with loose watercolour textures
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Adding depth and perspective to a forest
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Using light and shadow to create atmosphere
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Layering colours to create a rich autumn forest floor
Next Steps:
- Share your finished painting in the Project Gallery! I’d love to see your unique version of the autumn forest. You can also share your work-in-progress, favourite techniques, or any discoveries you make along the way.
- Also do tag me @my__paint___story if you ever post your artwork on Instagram.
- Please consider leaving an honest review for the class as this will help my class to reach other fellow creative learners out there.
Most importantly, have fun and enjoy the process of painting autumn!
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