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1. Introduction: Today, I want to share
a really fun method to develop confidence
with paint. It's called the five
minute landscape. Most people would love
to be loose with paint, but it can be really
hard to get into that mode and to paint freely. In this class, I will share my five minute painting method. Using just three colors
plus white and black, I will demonstrate two
little landscape paintings. I will also share lots of
painting tips as we go along. These are basic principles that will enhance any
painting that you do. I'm Katin Jennifer. I'm an
artist and art educator. I teach in person
and online classes. I'm a top teacher on Skillshare and I run an art
club in my village, and I love helping people to unlock the joy of creativity. So grab your paints,
and let's get going on some five minute landscapes to develop confidence with paint.
2. Project: The project for this
class is to spend 5 minutes painting a
very loose landscape. You can work from these
images that I've used, which you will find in the
class resources section, and there are also a few
other royalty free images to work from if you prefer. Get your palette ready with three colors plus
white and black. You don't have to use the
same colors that I've used, but I would suggest that you pick three colors
that are harmonious. And if you look at
the color wheel, if you pick three
colors that are next to each other, for example, yellow, lemon yellow into green or from this yellow,
going into orange, or else if you like
the greens and blues, you might pick these
three colors here, we'll just create a more
harmonious painting. Once you've finished your
five minute painting, take a quick photo and upload it into the class
project gallery. Please also add a few
notes about how you found the process and if
there's anything you found tricky or challenging. I can't wait to see
what you create.
3. Materials: You can use any kind of paint. I'm using gouache, but you can do this with
watercolor or acrylic. Just use whatever you've got. For paper, I'm working on
some smooth cardboard. You can use the back
of a cereal box. And for brushes, I'm using a range of different
size brushes. So gather up any different
size brushes you've got, even house painting
brushes would be great.
4. How to Start: There are two ways to start. You can either start
by doing a quick, continuous line drawing in pen, or you can start with
no drawing at all. I like the continuous
line method because it helps me know where to put the first
marks of paint down, and then I've got marks that I need to
cover up with paint. But some people find
that if you draw first, then when you paint, you end up thinking you
need to color in the lines, and we don't want
to be coloring in. We want to be painting
loosely and freely. So you might want to
try both methods of starting and see what
feels best for you.
5. Demo: You can see here I've
got three colors, and they are cadmium yellow hue, shell pink in the middle, and cadmium orange, okay? These are all gouache, and
then I've got white and black. I'm going to use just
those three colors. So the first thing I'm going
to do is a very quick line drawing using a
pen, not a pencil. And the line is going
to be continuous. So I'm going to start over here, and all I'm doing is
following it with my eye. To give me a starting
point for my painting. I've reached here, and now I'm not allowed
to lift my pen, so I'm just going
to come back up, indicate the tree, follow
the shape of those hills. Okay, now I'm here. I'm
going to come down. I'm going to put in this side of the river and some
of these rocks. Okay. And as you can see, this is not exactly right, but this is just
a starting point so the page is not
completely blank. Now I'm going to come
in with my paints. I'm going to set a timer
on my iPad for 5 minutes, and I'm going to press Start. I'm choosing a big brush, and I'm not painting the
colors that are there, and I'm not even overthinking the colors that I'm painting. I'm just using the three
colors here and coming into my painting and blocking in
some of the main areas, okay? That's nice. I might
bring some in here. The purpose of this exercise is to get you to enjoy
working with the paint. I've got different
sizes of brush, and I'm just going very
quickly and very loosely in and blocking in
areas with color. I'm not worrying about
detail or anything else. Coming back to a larger brush. That one got a bit dry. Take some of that.
Bring it in here. I want to make the
most of the paint, so I want to achieve some painterly
qualities on my paper. And when I say painterly, what I mean is, you can
see the brush strokes. You can see the
thickness of the paint. And it all becomes
very, very delicious. And you just have fun
playing with the paint. Let's see if I can
modify that color a bit. I've got 3 minutes left. I'm essentially covering
up the pen lines so that they don't actually
show through at the end. Okay, that's looking good. What else does it need? I'm gonna go for a couple
more big bold brush marks. No. And maybe a bit of yellow. Yeah. But yeah. And what I'm trying to
do is get a sense of energy into this tiny
little painting. I've got 2 minutes left, and I might not
even use my whole 2 minutes 'cause if
it's done, it's done. I'm gonna try and cover up that little line
because it's not great. So now I don't want to get
overthinking about it, so I'm just going to do that. Have I made it better?
Not sure. There we go. Okay, so that's the first
little landscape done. And I've got 1 minute
and 35 seconds to spare. For the next one, I'm not
going to draw with pen. I'm going to set my
timer for 5 minutes, and I'm going to just start
with a nice, big, washy sky. To brush marks.
That's all it needed. Gonna see if I can get
a different set of colors in this painting
using the same set here, but a different final feel there just by mixing
them differently. Now, a big thing with paint is contrast
when you're painting. Contrast of tone. So you want to have some
things that are very, very dark and some things
that are quite light. And as long as you've got that, your painting will
be nice. Okay. I find it harder if I
don't have the drawing, but it's worth trying try
both and see what you prefer. Okay, I'm just going for bold. There's a little sheep there. It's not even gonna
look like a sheep. It's just gonna
look like a blob. Thing with these
is you don't want to you don't actually
want to overdo them because what I'm after is an abstract
language with the paint. I've got 3 minutes left. I'm going to come
back into the sky. Now, sometimes it's fun to load your brush and then
go into the water, drip, drip, drip, and then make some nice big sushi sushes. Can you see how
delicious that was? It's foil of paint, but
it's also nice and wet. So I'm just gonna let
that do its thing. And I'm going to play with
what else this brush can do. Can I do this? Yeah,
that's quite fun. Um, gives me a nice gray
there. There we go. I think that one's done. And
as you can see on that one, I've got brush strokes visible. I've got thick paint,
and it feels energetic. So that was fast. It was quite furious, but it was about
the paint, okay? It was about having
very delicious paint here, thick, creamy, lovely, enjoying the feel of it in the
brush and in the bristles, and then just being loose
and playful with it. And this is a step towards
being able to abstract a landscape and really enjoy
the qualities of the paint.
6. Now it's Your Turn: So I hope you found that useful, and I hope you'll have a go. Set a time of 5 minutes
and just paint freely and really enjoy the feel of the paint in the bristles
and on your painting. I would love to see
what you create. So don't forget to
take a quick photo and share it as a project in
the class project gallery, and then I can offer
a bit of feedback. Also, if you enjoyed the class, I'd be really grateful if
you could leave a review. If you enjoyed this class, check out my other
classes on Skillshare, which cover topics
from how to make hand painted repeating
patterns through drawing, watercolor painting, ink, and ways to overcome fear
around being creative. If you'd like to
connect with me, you can find me on my website, catherine jennifer.com and
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me on Instagram. I am at Katherine
Jennifer Designs, and on YouTube, I am at Katherine Jenifer Science
and also on Facebook. Until next time, I hope you have loads of fun making
fab minted paintings. Keep playing, keep creating
and thanks for watching.
Catherine Jennifer, Artist, Art Educator, Designer
