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1. Welcome to the Class: When we talk about watercolors, it's a very good art medium
to explore for painting. In this class, we're
going to paint a beautiful serene pine
landscape with water colors. We are going to use a
minimal color palette and some basic easy
painting techniques to create this entire painting. Pine trees are the major
element in the entire painting, which we are going to paint
using different colors. Hey everybody,
myself, Rothwk 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. If you're joining
me, you'll find a variety of classes
that I create. We're going to start
by talking 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. Then we're going
to talk about the minimal color palette
that we're going to use, which will help
you to understand the color palette
in a better way. Then we're going to start by painting the background trees, which will definitely have a
lighter saturation of color. So we'll start
with ocher yellow, then we are going to have a
beautiful green pine trees, which is also going to
be in the background. The entire process of painting these pine trees is
really satisfying. Then we're going to add
this minute detail of creating a beautiful bridge in between to create
some aesthetics, and then we're
going to have these beautiful foreground
solid black pine trees. Using basic watercolor
techniques, you can complete the
entire landscape, which will not take
a lot of time. You do not have to
worry about the output, enjoy the process of creating. You're also free to explore and experiment with the
entire painting. 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: Everybody, now,
let us talk about all the art supplies that you will need for
the entire class. I have placed all my art
supplies on the desk surface in a systematic manner so that I can give
you the details. 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. So the first art supply is a simple glass
container in which you can observe there
is some clear water. Then the next art supply is a simple masking tape
that we are going to use to place around the watercolor paper so that when we are done
with the entire painting, we get a beautiful white border around the entire painting. Then next up, I have a
simple tissue paper. It is always good to have a tissue paper while
you're working with water colors to dab your brush and remove excess amount
of water or color. Then next up, I have a simple color palette
in which you can observe these little sections where you can take out
water colors in it, and it is also having a
separate mixing place. So you can make sure that you
have a color palette which is having enough space
to mix the colors well. Now, let us talk
about the brushes that you will need
for the entire class. So you will need
two quill brushes, which are also
basically known as mob brushes of size
four and size two. Using these brushes,
we can apply watercolors in a very
comfortable manner. Now, apart from
the quill brushes, you will need a round
brush of Size four. We can also call it
as a detailing brush. This will help us to paint the pine trees in a
very detailed manner. Then next up, I have
a simple pencil that we are going to use to create a basic reference line before we start painting
the pine trees. You can also have an
eraser side by so that you can erase the pencil lines in
case you make any mistakes. Then I have a simple pair of scissors that we are
going to use to remove some extra portion from the watercolor paper to
make it completely square. Now let us talk about
the watercolors. The first one is Sab green, black, dark green, light
green, and ca yellow. These are the five basic colors that you will need
for the entire class, and I have also placed
them in the color palette. Then I have a simple ruler, which is having dimensions
in centimeters. We're going to use
this ruler to convert our watercolor paper
into a perfect square. Now let's talk about
the main art supply, which is the watercolor papers
that we're going to use. I'm using watercolor
papers from Cansen. It is A five size, and it is 300 GSM. You can take care of the GSM, which is basically
the thickness of the paper so that you can
apply heavy washes on it. No need to worry
about the brand. You can go for any
good alternative. So these are 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 other
good alternative as well. Now, let us move
towards the next part.
3. Color Palette: He, everybody. So now, let us talk about the color
palette that we're going to use to create this
beautiful serene landscape. So I'm having a simple scrape of watercolor paper
in which I have labeled color palette and all the colors that we're going to use in the bottom portion. These are five basic colors, and I'll be showing you these colors one by
one on the paper. So here is the entire painting. You can observe three basic
colors that we have used, which is cayello,
green, and black. There are multiple shades of green that we're going
to mix together. That's why we are having five basic colors on
the color palette. So it's really great
that we're going to use only five basic colors and you'll be able to create
the entire painting. Let us start with
the first color, which is solid black color. I'll be using my quill
brush of Size four. Take a little bit of water and mix it well in
the color palette. Apply a small patch of solid black color onto
your color palette sheet. You might be wondering why we are doing this particular step. It is really important
for you to know the exact application of
the color onto the paper. Because once the
watercolor dries, the saturation of
the color decreases, so you'll get an exact
idea of the color that you're using while you're
working with the painting. Now, I'll take the next color, which is dark green. Just add a little bit of water and mix it well in the
color palette again. Whenever you're working
with water colors, you should always take care that you need to mix the
colors well with water. No need to hurry, mix them
well in the color palette. In case you want to make your dark green color a
little bit more darker, you can add a little bit
of black in it as well. Now, similarly, we have
three more colors to add, which are sap green, light green, and co yellow. So we're going to
repeat the same steps. You can observe them carefully. I'll be cleaning
my brush in water, and I'll take some sap green, mix it well in the
color palette, and apply a small
patch on the paper. Now, it is not at all
compulsory for you to create the same
color palette in case you want to explore with the entire painting and choose
your own color palette. It is completely fine.
You're free to explore. In case you want to use
the same color palette, that is also completely fine. I'll be applying the last co yellow patch onto the
watercolor paper, and we are done with the
entire color palette. Now, let me take a
little bit closer so that you can observe all
the colors carefully. These are five basic colors required for the
entire painting. You can keep the paper nearby while you're working with
the entire painting. This will help you to choose
the colors in a better way. I hope that you got an exact idea about the color palette. Now let us move
towards the next part.
4. Lets Place the Paper: Hey, everybody, now let us place the watercolor paper
onto the desk surface. The watercolor paper that we are using is basically in
a rectangular form, which is in a size of a five. We are going to convert
it into a perfect square. So I'll be using a simple ruler. The short size of the rectangular paper
is 15 centimeters. Let us put one end
of the ruler at 0 centimeters and put one dot on 15 centimeters
onto the paper. Similarly, you can add
one more dot to get two basic points so that you
can draw a straight line. Now, simply use your ruler
and draw a straight line. Now you can observe that
we've got a perfect square. We're going to remove
the extra part. I'll be using a simple
pair of scissors. You have to be a little
bit careful while you're working with
a pair of scissors. Simply follow the pencil line
and cut the extra portion. Now, it is not at all
compulsory for you to convert this rectangular sheet of
paper into a perfect square. In case you want to do the entire project on
a rectangular paper, it is completely fine. Now you can use this extra piece of paper to create
your color palette. It is completely fine. So we are ready with
our square paper. You can place it onto the desk surface wherever
you want to paint. Now we are going to use a simple masking tape to apply it onto the borders
of the entire paper. The reason behind applying
a masking tape is so that once we are done painting and we remove the masking tape, we get a beautiful
solid white border. I'll be taking a simple
piece of masking tape, be a little bit careful, align it with the paper line. Make sure that the masking tape and the paper line is parallel. Try to have a little bit of portion of the masking tape onto the paper and a little
bit of portion of the masking tape onto
the desk surface. Now, similarly, we'll be adding the masking tape on the
remaining four sides as well. Let me start with
the bottom portion. And when you're applying
the masking tape, make sure that you
apply a little bit of pressure using your
finger or your thumb. Now, I'll be placing the masking tape on the left hand side, and similarly, I'll be placing one last masking tape
on the right hand side. I hope that you've got an
exact idea how you have to apply the masking tape
on all the four sides. Once you're done
with the painting, removing these masking tape
will be very satisfying, and you'll definitely
enjoy the process. You'll also get a
beautiful white border. We're done placing
the entire paper. Now while we are painting, the paper will not move
from the surface as well. Now let us move
towards the next part.
5. Background Trees: Hey, everybody, now let us
start with the first step, which is painting the
background trees. So you can observe that we have placed the paper onto
the desk surface. We are ready with
our color palette, some water, and a tissue paper. I'll be using my quill brush
of size four and just add a very little amount of
black color in water so that you get a very less
saturated gray color, and we are going to apply a nice coat of this entire
water onto the paper. No need to hurry at all. Try to apply an even coat of water on the entire
paper surface. Make sure that there is no space left on the entire paper. Also make sure that
there is no space left between the masking tape
and the watercolor paper. Try to apply an even coat in
a slow and steady manner. This is basically known
as a wet on wet technique in which we apply an even
coat of water initially, and then we apply
the color so that the color will automatically
spread on the paper surface. Now in the color palette, you will observe that I'm mixing co yellow with a little bit of light green to make the co yellow look a little
bit more dense. Now, using my same quill brush, I'll just apply these
vertical strokes in a very random way. No need to worry
about perfection. You can observe the vertical
movement of my quill brush, and you'll also observe that the color spreads automatically. Since we applied a nice coat
of water in the background. Using the tip of
your quill brush, you can add these
little vertical strokes on the topmost portion as well. Now, this is the first player, and we are going to use
our round brush of size fo and just simply use the same occur yellow color from
the color palette. You can make it a little
bit more saturated by having less amount of
water and more color in it. You can also check it
on a scrape of paper. Now simply create a
small vertical line and start adding these
little strokes from the topmost portion, and as you move towards
the bottom area, just increase the size of the
strokes that you're making. This is the first layer that we have created for the
background trees, which are basically pine trees, and it's a very
satisfying process of painting the pine trees. You'll definitely enjoy it. Let me repeat the steps
once again for you. So you just have to create a simple vertical line using your round
brush of size four. You can apply very less
pressure on your round brush, use the tip of your
round brush carefully. Then once you apply
the vertical stroke, just start adding
these little strokes from the topmost portion. As you move towards
the bottom area, you can simply increase the size of the strokes
that you're making. There is no specific way to choose the position
of the pine trees. You can decide the position of the pine trees according
to your convenience. Also, you can play with the shape and size of
the pine tree as well. You'll observe that the
background color and the pine trees that
we are painting right now gets a beautiful
blend altogether. It's basically ocher yellow mixed with a little
bit of light green. Since these trees are very far, we are not creating
a lot of pine trees. Now let this particular
layer dry for a while. Once the entire layer is dry, let us use a simple
pencil so that we can start painting
the green pine trees. Do not create a very dark line, just a light pencil line to get an exact idea of
where you have to paint the pine trees
using the green color. Now, I'll be mixing light green, sap green, and dark green
together in the color palette. While you're mixing the colors, be very much careful, you
have to mix them well. Try to have a highly
saturated color, try to have less
amount of water and more color in your color palette so that you get a beautiful, saturated, solid green color. We are not going
to apply the color directly towards the painting. You can use a rough scrape of paper and apply the color patch on that to check
whether you have created a beautiful shade
of green color or not. I find that the color is good, and our first layer of occur yellow trees
is completely dry. Now, start using the same
quill brush of size fo, creating these vertical strokes in a very random
and natural way. You can follow the pencil line that we have drawn initially, and start adding these
vertical strokes. You can start from the
left hand portion, slowly move towards the
right hand side area. You can observe the way
I'm using the tip of my quill brush to create these beautiful
vertical strokes. Now we'll cover the
entire portion in the bottom area with this
particular green color only. Just make sure that you
do not leave any space between the masking tape
and the watercolor paper. Now we're going to
repeat the same steps, but this time we're going to
have some more pine trees. So I'll be using my round
brush of size four again, which is basically a
detailing brush only, and we're going to repeat the same steps of creating
these beautiful pine trees. So take the same color, the green color that we
created in the color palette. Create a simple
vertical line and just attach it with the
green color that we have applied in
the bottom portion. Now, start creating
these little strokes from the topmost portion, and as you move towards
the bottom area, just simply increase the size of the strokes that
you're making. It's a very simple and easy
step to paint pine trees. You'll definitely enjoy it. And as we increase the
size of the strokes that you're making while you're moving towards the bottom area, blend it with the bottom green color that
we have applied. Now, it is not at
all compulsory for you to paint the pine trees in the same way I'm
painting right now or in the same position
I'm painting right now. You can decide the position of the pine trees according
to your convenience. You can make a cluster of three to four
pine trees together, and you can also
play with the shape and size of the
pine trees as well. It is important for you to
know the steps of painting it. A from that, you're
free to compose and decide the composition
of the entire painting. Now, you can simply follow
these steps and create some more green pine trees
using the same steps. This time, you're going to have variation in the size
of the pine trees. Apart from that, these
steps are absolutely same. H As you can observe, we are done creating a lot of green pine trees
in the background. This time we have
a little bit of more pine trees than the
co yellow pine trees, and you can also observe a beautiful color combination
in the background. You can add a little bit of vertical lines if you want to
in between the pine trees. I hope that you
got an exact idea of how you have to create these beautiful green pine trees and occ yellow pine trees. These are the pine trees
in the background. Now we'll move towards the
foreground pine trees, which is going to
be solid black. But before that, let the green pine trees
dry for a while.
6. Foreground Trees: Everybody, now let us paint
the foreground trees. So as you can observe, we are done with the
background pine trees. And once the entire
green pine tree, which is basically the
second layer is dry. I'll be again, using a
simple pencil to draw a reference line for painting
the foreground trees. So you can observe
that the pencil line is not that much visible. So what you can do is you can use your round
brush of size four. Take a little bit
of black color and create a simple rough line. Make sure that it is not
that much saturated. It is just to give
you a reference line. So this time we have
this deep cavity in the center portion
where we are going to create this beautiful,
detailed bridge. So now we are going to
paint the third layer, which is going to be
completely solid black. I'll be taking my quill
brush of size two, and we're going to create a highly saturated
solid black color. Make sure that you mix the
color well with water. Try to have less amount of water and more color
in your color palette. Before we apply it
to the painting, we'll check it on a
rough scrape of paper. So that's why it is important to mix the water color as well. In case you find that
the brush is very dry, you can add a little
bit of water in it. It is completely fine. I think that the composition of solid black color and
water is absolutely fine. Let us start with the
left hand portion. Again, it is going to
be the same steps. You just have to create
these vertical movement. Just follow the
reference line and apply the solid black color
in the entire bottom portion. You can use the tip of
your quill brush to create the area near the cavity to paint in a very
perfect manner, and then you can apply the solid black color in
the remaining portion. You can observe that
the entire landscape using this solid black
color in the foreground, creates a beautiful contrast
with the background trees. It is the third layer
as you can observe, and all the colors are
looking really nice. It creates a beautiful effect. Now, similarly, we
are going to add pine trees using solid
black color as well. Before that, you can use
your quill brush to create these little vertical strokes on the topmost portion of the entire landscape
that we have painted. Now, if you observe carefully, I have created a nice cavity in the center portion of
the entire landscape. We are going to add a
nice bridge element using our detailing
brush of size four, which is basically
a round brush only. Take some good amount of
solid black color in it, apply a simple horizontal line, connect it with both
the landscapes in the either sides and the
cavity in the bottom portion. Now, simply create
these vertical lines with a lot of patients. You just have to use the tip of your round brush and apply very less pressure
on it so that you get this little thin lines which basically acts as the
support to the entire bridge, and the bridge looks a
little bit more in detail. I started from the
left hand portion. Slowly, I'm moving towards
the right hand side, and you can observe
how beautiful the entire bridge is looking with the green color
in the background. The solid black color basically
creates a nice contrast. Now using the same steps, we are going to paint
the pine trees. Again, I'll be repeating
the same steps. Let me tell you once again. It is a simple step of
creating a vertical line, attach it with the landscape
in the bottom portion. Now start adding these
little strokes from the topmost portion and slowly move towards
the bottom area. As you move towards
the bottom area, you have to simply increase the size of the little
strokes that you're making. Then as you move towards
the bottom area, completely attach the strokes with the background
solid black color. So we painted a huge
pine tree over here. Similarly, we are going to add few more pine trees around it. I'll be creating
a vertical line, and I'll be repeating
the same steps again. No need to hurry at all. When you're painting
the pine trees, you'll need a lot of patience. Try to add these little strokes
in a detailed manner so that your pine tree will look a little bit more
attractive and aesthetic. You are free to
play with the shape and size of the pine tree. It is completely fine. And you can also decide the
position of the pine tree. You can add these
little vertical strokes just on the topmost portion of the solid black landscape
that we have created to make the entire forest look a little bit more
dense and in detail. Now, you can carefully observe these steps the way we create a few more pine trees using
the same solid black color. O As you can observe that we have painted
a few more pine trees on the right hand side as well with a bit of variation in the size. The more little
strokes you'll apply, the entire pine tree will
look more in detail. That is how you have to
paint the pine trees. We are done painting the
four ground trees as well. Now let us add a little
bit of more detail into the bridge that we have painted in the center portion. Use the same round brush of size four and create a
nice horizontal line just below the first
horizontal line so that the bridge will look
a little bit more in detail. Now we are almost done
with the entire painting. I'll be adding a little
sun in the sky area. I'll be using my round
brush of size four, and you just have to create
a small circular shape. No need to hurry at all. Just apply very less pressure and use the tip of
your round brush. Try to create a circular shape. You can keep the circle
in a small portion only. And you can observe
the way it creates a beautiful contrast
with the background. So we are done with
the entire painting. I hope that you enjoyed creating the entire painting and got
to learn something new. The last step is to
remove the masking tape so that we are completely
done with the painting, and you get a beautiful
white border. Now let us move towards the next part where
we will remove the masking tape and observe the entire painting and talk
about the class conclusion.
7. Class Conclusion: Everybody, you are most welcome
to the class conclusion. As you can observe, we are
done with the entire painting, and the last step is to
remove the masking tape, which is very satisfying step. You'll definitely enjoy it. Try to remove the masking
tape in an angle, pull it outwards so that you do not end up tearing your
beautiful painting, and as you remove
the masking tape, you can observe a beautiful
solid white border. Now let me remove the
last masking tape. So we are ready with
the entire painting. Let me take you a
little bit closer so that you can observe all
the details carefully. While I was creating
this particular class, I made n number of mistakes, and that is something I tell my students never to be
afraid of making mistakes. It's a part of learning. Do not forget to add your projects into
the project gallery. Feel free to ask any
questions or doubts you have related to the class
in the discussion section. 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
