Soft & Dreamy Winter Landscapes – A 10 Day Watercolor Journey

1. Welcome to 10 Days of Winter Painting: Winter is a season of stillness and gentle light, making it the perfect time to slow down and paint. Hello, friends. My name is aninNapil. I'm an artist, an art instructor, and an author. There is something that is really peaceful about winter soft light, muted colors, and moments that invite us to slow down. In this class, we'll embrace that stillness and translate it into watercolor through soft dreamy winter landscapes. Over the next ten days, we'll gently explore light, atmosphere, and more using simple calming techniques that allow you to paint with ease and intention. This journey is about slowing down, embracing the process, and finding peace through soft winter paintings. Before we begin every painting, I'll first walk you through the color palette and the techniques we'll be using for that day. This will help you understand the process clearly and make painting feel easier and more relaxed. The lessons are short and easy to follow, so you really don't need long blocks of time. You can paint along in real time or pause whenever you need, or you can return to a lesson later. We will focus on soft washes, limited color palette, and minimal details. This class is perfect if you're new to VerticorRturning after a break or simply looking for a calming creative routine. You don't need fancy supplies or advanced skills, basic verticular materials and a willingness to show up is all we need. Most importantly, this challenge is about the process and not perfection. Some days your painting may turn out just as you imagined, and other days, it may surprise you. Both are part of the creative journey. By the end of these ten days, you will have a beautiful collection of winter landscapes. Now just that, you will also have more confidence with watercolor, and renewed sense some joy in your daily art practice. So grab your paints, find a cozy spot, and let's begin this peaceful winter journey together. 2. A Glimpse of What We’ll Paint: So before we start, let's have a look at what we will be painting in the coming days. Our focus will be on soft color combination and minimal details. There won't be any dramatic elements or overworking. All the paintings are going to be soft and simple and beautiful. So we'll have a look at this one here. We have a really beautiful sky here with a soft blue and a soft orange. To elevate the beauty of the sky, I have added some clouds as well. So that's a pretty sky. And then to enhance that, I have added some snowy mountain here. So that's one of the painting we'll be doing. Then we have a little more brighter color combinations like this one here. It's a really beautiful colour combination, as well. I have used three different colours for the sky, and I really love the glow behind these trays. That's my favorite part about this painting. And also the snowy tray here. Okay. So that's another one, which is included in the challenge. The next one I want to show is, again, a glowing sunset, but the colours are not too bright. It's again, a soft colour combination. See that? So it's a combination of gray and yellow. There's, again, a glow behind the trees, but in a softer way. And as the foreground subject, we have a fence here. Okay. Now I will show you another one. It is another minimal sky. The color combination is gray and pasil pink. See that? It's a simple blend of pastel pink and pasil gray. And here we have pastel gray and yellow. The foreground is nearly similar. We have a snowy ground and some grassy pattern. But here we have some tiny houses far away. They are really small and you can see how cute they are. This one is actually one of my favorite from the collection. I just love the way it has turned out, especially the color combination. Now going on to another favorite, it's a beautiful Northern lights, a soft and dreamy Northern lights. Usually, I always tend to go with bright and bold colors for the Northern lights. But for this one, I tried a soft color combination and some soft snowy trees. And I think the painting can speak for itself. The colors are beautiful, and it turned out really dreamy. The colors and the techniques we'll be using for this painting is quite interesting. So keep a lookout for that. Now coming to the next one, it's a minimalist and a moody winter painting. You can see the atmospheric effect I have got in this painting. It is quite easy to do. We'll be painting the entire background in one single layer. Then we will paint the snowy ground and add all the textures. So this one is going to be another interesting painting. I'm not gonna show the antique collection and kill the surprise. Otherwise, what's the fun right? Maybe I will show you a few more so that you will stick to the challenge, and you will come back. So here is another one that we're going to try. It's a gorgeous color combination, and I love that pink clouds in the sky and also the road and these checkos here. So yeah, we're going to try beautiful color combinations in this winter challenge. I'll show you another one, which is almost in the similar language. But here, I have added a lake. Then there is a tree here, similar to the previous one. Then there's a different colour combination. Then we have another one, a glowy winter forest. I just love the glow in this painting. You can see this part. It's beautiful and dreamy. And also the ground, you can see that subtle hint of yellow on the ground. Even that is a beautiful detail. So yeah, there is a lot to explore, and I cannot really wait to paint with you all. So yeah, I'm officially inviting you all to this beautiful winter magic days. Just join along, and I will make sure you all have a magical time painting with me. 3. Art Supplies You'll need: Alright, so let's start by having a look at the materials you will need. I will start with the paper as usual. So here's my most favorite paper for watercolor. It is from the brand called arches. And it say coal price aticula paper, which is 140 LB and this one is 100% cotton. So there are lots and lots of brands available in the market. You can go with any brand that you prefer. It doesn't need to be arches. Just go with any artist grade watercolor paper, which is specifically made for watercolors, okay? Because in the market, you'll find different variations of paper. There'll be cellulose paper. So in order to have a beautiful experience working with watercolor, it is very important to go with a paper that is specifically made for watercolor, and that is artist grade quality. Now coming to the size of the paper, I'm going to go with an A six size for all the paintings. I have just cut that A four paper into four pieces, and that's the size you see here. You can go the different size, preferably in the same orientation. It can be a little more bigger or smaller. Next, let's talk about the watercolor. So for this entire challenge, I'll be using watercolor tubes. Now, here is my mixing palette. It's a ceramic mixing palette. You can go with any palette you prefer. Now, at the beginning of every painting, I will be explaining the colors you will need for that particular painting. So we'll talk more about the colors over there. Okay, so you will need your watercolors and a mixing palette. Now coming to the brushes, these are the five different brushes I'll be using for this entire class, not five. I think six. Okay, there are six brushes here. The first one is a 1 " wash brush. I'll be using this one to apply water onto the background. Then the next one I have here is and the flood brush. Which one is a half inch flat brush. I'll be using this one to paint the skies mostly. Whenever I need a beautiful blend, I'll be using this one. Now I have four different round brushes. The first one is size number eight for the bigger areas. Then I have three other brushes, size number six, size number two, and also a detailing brush for all the fine details. Okay, so these are the brushes I'll be using. Now, I missed about something earlier when I spoke about the colours. Along with the watercolors, you will also need some white gouache. If you don't have white gouache, you can just go with white watercolor. Both will work. Okay. We'll be using white gouache to add the snow and highlights onto some of our paintings. Okay, so that's one thing you will need, which I missed earlier. Next, you will need two jars of water. One has to stay clean all the time, and the next one is to rinse off the paint from your brush. So we'll be using clean water to make the color lighter or to add water onto the background. For those kind of purpose, we will need clean water. Alright. Now, coming to the final set of materials, we will need a masking tape to formally fix the paper. Then you will need a pencil and an eraser. We just have little sketching involved. Okay, so we'll need a pencil and an eraser. And then finally, you will need a piece of paper towel to dab off the excess amount the water or paint from our brush. Alright, so those are the things you will need for this cozy window challenge. Now keep all the supplies ready and join me in the next video. 4. Day 01 - Northern Lights: Hello, dear friends. Welcome to day one of painting Soft and beautiful winter landscapes. Our painting for the day is a dream in Northern Lights. One of my most favorite subjects to paint in watercolor is Northern Lights, and I'm glad we are starting this challenge with a beautiful Northern Lights painting. Now, we'll start by having a look at the colors. You can see here I used two colors for the sky, a lighter tone and a darker tone. The darker tone is indigo. That's a color you see on the top, as well as in between. This one is from art philosophy. Go with any indigo you have got. Depending on the brand, your intigo might look a bit bluish or grayish. That's totally fine. Don't worry about it. This one is a bluish intigo. Slight difference to the colors are totally okay. So that's a color I'm using. It is indigo from art philosophy. Now, coming to the second color, which you see in between, it is actually a mix of cobal green and some bright green. These are the two colors. So to get that color, I will be mixing some cobal green and carmum green together. So this one is bal creen. Next, I will swatch out cadmium green light. It's a bright green, more like a neon green. Okay. Now, I'm going to go over the mix of these two colors. I will mix it and show you the color I'm getting, so that's green. Now, I'm going to add a bit of cobal green into this. See that? You can add more cobalcreen or more lead green according to the color you need. So that's a color I will be using for the sky, this one, and Itko. Now, just in case if you don't have cadmium green light, you still can make this color by adding some lemon yellow with your cobal green. I will show you that as well, because I guess many of you may not have cadmium green. So what you can do is pick a little of lemon yellow, which I'm hoping you all have. Now, add a bit of that into bal green. Now you're going to get almost the same color, which I created earlier by mixing these two. Now, there is one more option. If you don't want to use that greenish color, you can use bal green acets. Okay? So these are just some options which you can use in your Northern Light sky. But the color choice is totally yours. See that? It's almost the same right. So just mix some cobal green and lemon yellow together. Then you're going to get a color which is exactly the same as the one above. I think in this, the bal green is a bit less. Okay. Now you can see they are almost the same. So if you want to use a similar color, and if you don't have cadmium green light, you can add some lemon yellow into cobal cream, and that's a color you can use for your sky. Okay, so the colors for the sky is sorted. For the snowy grown, as well as for the pine trees, we'll be using intico. Now to add the deeper tones and the final details, we will need some paints gray as well. So that's our last color. Okay. So you spoke about the color palette. Before we get into the process, let's quickly try one snowy tree. That snowy pine tree is one of the major element in this painting. So trying that out beforehand will be really helpful. So first, I will add a sketch. I'll go with a slightly bigger size, so it's easy to understand. So it's a snow covered pine tree. We don't need to show all the foliage and all the details. So these are the kind of shape I'm going with. See that? So you just need to add these drooping gars kind of a shape. There are three sections, one on either side, then one at the center. Okay. So keep on adding them until you reach the bottom. And as you're coming towards the bottom, you can make it a bit more wider. So overall, we have a conical shape, a long conical shape. I think I will go with one more section at the bottom. So one section on the left, then at the center, then on the right. Okay, so that's the shape we are going to go with. We'll be adding two trees, a taller one and a shorter one. Now, at the bottom part of the foliage, I'm going to add some shadow. I'm going to do that with my pencil now. So basically, this tree is all about these shadows. When you add the shadow, the shape will be a lot more defined. And then along the top part, we will add some white paint to show the snow. Okay, so along the bottom, we'll be adding all the shadows. Maybe I will just add some paint and show you how you can do this in a very quick way. So first, I'm going to pick some blue, a light tone of blue, and I will apply that onto the interior shape first. Then we will slowly start adding all the shadows. So it's a light tone of ultramarine blue, adding that onto the interior shape. Okay, so we have a background color there and the background is wet. Now, at this time, we're going to go with a smaller brush, and we're going to go with a mix of pinks gray and indigo. And along the bottom, we're introducing some shadow. Okay, so we're going to emphasis on each and every shape we have here. Now, along the bottom, introduce your shadows and define all the shapes. So just follow that pencil sketch and define the shape. When we're painting, we won't be going in this much detail. We'll be doing that in a quick way. Okay. I just want you guys to have a better idea on how to paint this snowy pine tree. Maybe you can use it in your future paintings as well. Okay. So that's the first round of shadow. Now, I'm going to make the color more darker. We can add a bit more paints gray into the mix, and then introduce your second layer of shadow only along the bottom. So we have medium tone and also a darker tone. And along the top, we have that light blue. Okay. You can see how the shape is getting more polished. Now it looks like a pinetree. So right now for this pine tree, we don't have a background color. But when you have painted your sky and when you add the white paint to show the snow, it will look really beautiful. Maybe I will just add some snow onto this tree, even though there is no background color. Okay, so with the same brush, I'm picking some white quash. And then I'm going to add that along the top line of all these sections. Okay, so that's a step we're going to follow when we're doing our class project. We can add some white paint onto all the sections along the top part. So at the bottom, we have the shadows and along the top, we have the snow. Okay. You can also give it a good shape when you're doing this. Okay. So that's how we are going to paint the pine tree. When you have a background color, it will be a lot more visible. Right now, I don't think the color is really visible. Never mind. I just want you guys to get an idea before we get into the process. Alright, so we spoke about the colors, and we also tried a snowy pine tree. That's all we need. Now we can start with the process. Okay, so keep all the colors ready, and let's give it a try. Okay, so I have my paper ready here. I have taped it down onto a board. Now, I'm going to start with a sketch. So first, you have to draw irregular line at the bottom to show the snowy ground. So I'm going to go the slopy line, which is a bit higher on the right side and lower on the left. Okay. Now, I'm going to add two trees, a taller one and a shorter one. So you can go with any number of trees you like. It can be just one or two or three or even more. Now I'm going to go with a shape like this. Okay. So for now, you just need to add a shape, which is similar to this. We can modify that as we're painting. It doesn't need to be a perfect sketch. Okay. So it's more like a conical shape. Then I have added big bulky groups of foliage on either side. So yeah, just go the similar sketch for now. You don't need to put a lot of effort. We can modify that as we're painting. Alright, so that's a sketch. If you want to add one more tree on the other side, you could do that, or you can just go with two, a taller one, and a shorter one. For this painting, we'll be using some white gouache to clean up the shape of your tree. So even if it's not in a perfect shape, that's totally fine. We can always fix it. Okay. Now, I'm hoping you guys have the colors ready on your palette. If you don't have them ready, just keep them ready. We need some cobal green and a bit of green or lemon yellow, then some indigo. So these are the three colors you will need for the sky. Now, I'm going to start by applying a coda water. Then I will go with my round rush to apply the paint. The colors are ready here. I have some green, cobal green, and some indigo. Okay? As we already discussed, if you don't have green, you can just go with a bit of lemon yellow. Okay. So my paper is fixed tightly onto my board. This is very important, as well. You have to fix your paper onto any drawing board or any surface that you can move around. That's how you're gonna get that beautiful sky. Okay. Now, I'm going to start by applying a coat of water onto the sky. As much as I can, I'm gonna leave the tree. I won't be adding any water onto that. Alright, so I've applied a quatter water onto the entire sky, and I have tried my best to leave the trees. Now I'm going to go with my entrech. This one is size number eight, and I'm picking some cobble green, and I'm going to add a tiny bit of green into that. So you can modify the color as you like. You can add more green or more cobal green. That's totally up to you. So that's the kind of color I'm going with. I wanted to have a fluorescent tone. That's why I'm adding green. If you want to use Coval green acets, you can use it that way. You can see that greenish tone. That is exactly what I need to bring in that fluorescent dancing lights. Okay, so that's the kind of shape I'm going with. It is not a very fixed shape. I have randomly added the paint onto the sky. Now, onto this in between spaces, I'm going to add some indigo. So I'm cleaning my brush and I'm picking some indigo go with a bolder tone. Then add that onto the top. For now, just add that onto your paper in a random way. Your background is wet, so the paint will float into each other, leaving a beautiful blend. Okay, so I'm leaving the tree in between, and I'm adding paint onto those in between spaces. Also at the bottom. Okay. If you accidentally add some paint onto the tree, that's totally fine. Don't worry about it. Don't try to clean up. We can do that as we paint the trees. Now I'm going to till tant on my paper, and you can see how the paint is getting into each other, leaving a beautiful natural blend. Usually, when I paint Northern Lights, I go with very bold and bright colors. I used to make it so much more darker. But this time, I want a soft blend, and I don't want the colors to be too bright and dramatic. But if you want to make them more darker, you can do that while the background is still wet. I'm adding some color on this corner. I added some paint onto the tree. Never mind. We can fix that. Okay, so keep on tilting your paper in all direction until you feel like you have got a beautiful blend. So the blend will totally depend on the way you are tilting and turning around your paper. Do that in all direction. Okay. So that's how it turned out. Now, thinking of dropping in a bit more paint, maybe a little of indico. Onto this corner and also a little into the sky. I wouldn't really recommend doing this because most of the times I have done this and I have ruined my sky. I used to overwork and I have ruined my decent looking sky. So only if your background is still wet, do this. Otherwise, leave it as it is. Don't touch it. Okay. You can see the paint is not really floating. That's why I said earlier. It wasn't a good move. Away, I'm hoping to get a decent result because I just love the colors and the way they have blended. Okay, so that's how it has turned out. There is some excess water here. I'm just spreading that into the sky. In a very light moment, I'm not putting a lot of pressure. It is more like a feather touch. Alright. So that's it. I'll just clean up the tree. You can clearly see the shape is mostly gone, which is fine. We can fix it. Alright, so that's our sky. Now, I think I should start putting in more paint, and I should leave it for drying. Now, just in case if your paint is still spreading, there is one thing you can do to stop them. Go with a dry brush without any paint on it, and gently move your brush back and forth wherever you want to smudge that a bit or try to stop the spreading. So this trick will stop your paint from further spreading. Now, there is one more thing we have to do before we leave this for drying. And for that, I'm going with a bit of indico. Add a few drops of water and turn that into a medium tone and use any of your smaller brush. Now, we're going to add some trees in the background. The trees have to be blurry. I'm adding a little of paints gray asphal because I don't want that to be too bluish. Okay. Now, while the background is still wet, we're going to add some trees in the background. I'm adding that closer to these two trees. So just add some lines onto the background. On the top, you can see it has a pine tree kind of shape, and at the bottom, you can simply fill it. Okay, so just add some lines, and at the bottom, you can just add the paint and fill that portion. Okay. The lines can be taller at some places, and it can be shorter at some places. This will give a natural effect to your background. Okay. We have to do this while the background is still wet. So if it is starting to dry, you will have to rush a little bit. Okay, I'm adding some more pinscreen and I'm leaving some taco tones at the bottom. Also adding some lines in between. Alright, so that is it. If you want to add some more trees, you could do that. Only if your background is still wet. Otherwise, don't take a chance. We're trying to make it look like these are far away. That's why it has a blurry look. Okay, so that is it. I think it's in good shape how we can leave this for drying. You can either use a blow dryer to speed up the process or you can leave it for some time so that it dries naturally. Okay, so take a break and come back when the sky has dried completely. Okay, so that's how the sky has turned out. You can see how magical the colors are looking. Now we are going to go ahead with the snowy trees in the background. We have two trees. We will start with them first. So first, I will apply a lightn of blue, a lightn of indigo. I will apply that onto the entire shape. So add some water into your paint and turn that into a lighter tone. Now gently apply that onto the entire sheep. Right now, you can see the shape is quite messy. It doesn't have a proper shape, which is totally fine. Simply apply that light tone or to the sheep. Then we can start adding more shadows and more textures to make it look like a tree. Right now, it doesn't look like a tree. Alright, so I have applied a light tone of indigo or to the entire shape. Next, I'm going to go with a mix of pinks grey and a bit of indigo. I want it to be a bluish gray, sort of a color. Okay, so that's a color I'm using. Mix of indigo and paint screen. And I'm using a smaller brush. Okay. Now with this, I'm going to add some textures and some shapes onto this wet background. I'll add some more water onto the top. Looks like it has dried a bit. Okay, so it's wet again. Now I'm starting to add the shapes from the top. Then I will go towards the bottom. So on either side, I'm just adding a shape. Okay. Now at the bottom, I'm adding the same again. So we're dividing that into three sections, one at the middle, then two on either side. See that? So in a similar way, I'm adding another shape at the bottom. So the background is wet, so it'll spread a little, which is exactly what we need here. Still, it doesn't look like a tree. Now, what I'm going to do is I will make the color more darker, and I'm going to repeat the same thing using a Tako tone. So right now, what we're doing is we are dividing that into sections. We had tried a sketch in the beginning, so we are trying to follow that process. So first, we have a shape, then using a mix of Pains gray and intco, we are dividing that into sections. Next, we are doing the same thing with Pains gray. Okay. Now I'm adding similar four lead sections at the bottom. Okay, so one on either side, then one at the center. Alright, so that's how it has turned out. Next, what I'm going to do is I'm switching to some white quash. It can be white quash or white watercolor. Go with whichever you have with you. Okay, so I'm going to take a bit, and I'm using my smaller brush again for this exercise. Now, this is the stuff which is going to make all the difference in your tree. Now, what I'm going to do is I'm going to pick some white quash with my smaller brush. Then I'm going to add that onto the top. So I'm starting from here onto all the sections, I'm adding some white quash, and I'm fixing the shape as well, and also introducing the snow onto these foliage. See that? So on either side, add a nice curvy shape and fill the top part with some white paint. The background is still a bit wet. This will be really helpful for us because the white paint won't be too prominent if it's a bit wet, and it will have that cool, icy blue kind of color. Okay. So on the top, go with smaller shapes. Then as you're coming towards the bottom, you can make it more bolder and bigger. I'm doing the same over here, adding that curvy shape on either side. Along with that, I'm also fixing the shape. Okay. Actually, when you add that white paint on either side, when you add that curvy shape, your tree will instantly look better. Just by doing that itself, your tree will look polished and it would have a finish to look. Okay. So I'm going to do this on either side. Then also, I will add some white paint at the center. So we have one section at the center, then on either side. Let's do the same onto all the sections we have here. I think you can already see the difference here. Early, the tree was not looking very polished. It wasn't looking like a tree. Now you can see the difference. You can see all the snow covered foliage. Now we have two more set left. I'm adding some white paint onto this one, extending that towards the bottom. Now at the center and also over here, similarly at the bottom. So you can keep modifying the shape of your tree. You can make it more bigger, bolder or you can alter the shape as you like. So that's how it turned out. You can clearly see the difference it made. Now in a similar way, I'm going to paint the other tree. This one is much more smaller. But before that, if you want to add some more shadows and textures, you can go back with some paints gray and add them at the bottom. So we have some white paint on the top, which is the snow. Towards the bottom part, you can add some paint screy to show the leafy pattern, the shadows, and the textures. Okay, don't cover the snow I let that stay. Only along the bottom part, you can introduce some more paint to give it a more finished look. Okay, I'm really happy with the first tree. Now in a similar way, I'm going to paint the second one as well. It is the same process. The only difference here is the size. It is smaller than the first one. So yeah, I'm hoping the idea is clear. Now in a similar way, I'm gonna paint the second one. So first, we're going to apply a clean layer of intigo, a light one of indigo onto the entire shape. Then we will start dividing the sections. So right now, we have the shape and the sections. Next, we have to go in with some white paint. It can be either white quash or white watercolor. Now we're going to apply that onto all the sections on either side and at the center. That's when your tree will get a proper shape. If you want to make the white more intense, you can pick some more paint and add that again. Maybe at some places, it can be more whitish or maybe more bolder. I'm adding a little more onto the bigger tree. Only at some places. The rest can stay as that lighter blue. I think that is more beautiful. It has a natural touch. If we make it really white and bright, it will look a bit artificial. I want that icy blue kind of color. So let it staray as it is. Okay, so that part is done. Next, I'm going to go the snowy ground. And for that, I'm starting by applying coat of water onto the entire bottom area. Then we will use in ticom and we will start adding some textures onto the wet background. Okay, so apply a coat of water. Try to be a bit careful when you're applying paint along the top line. Don't add any water into the sky. Maybe you can leave a tiny cap in between. Okay. So I have applied a coat of water. I think there was some blue on my brush. Never mind. I won't be a problem, as I'm going to go with blue. Now using my medium sized round brush, I'm going to pick a little of indico. More like a medium tone, not too light, not too dark. Okay. Now with that, I'm going to start adding some textures onto the wet background, adding some next to the tree to show the shadows and all the textures. We can make it a bit more darker, I guess. So I'm picking more paint, and I'm adding that again along the bottom. Okay, now I'm going to add them along this line. So just keep on adding some lines and some shapes and textures onto the background. Leaving some white gap in between, don't fill up the anterior area and also go with a little paint and try to use a smaller brush. If it's a bigger brush, you will end up adding bigger shapes and bigger lines. And that will cover the entire background as the background is wet. So try to go the smaller brush and carefully add some lines and some random shapes onto the background using a medium tone. Okay, I have added some shapes and textures. Now, I have dabbed my brush on a paper towel. It's a bit dry, with a dry brush, I'm smudging them to give it a softer look. I don't want them to be too prominent and dramatic. So in order to give them a softer look, I'm smudging them with a clean dry brush. Okay. I'm quite happy with the textures, but if you want to add more, you can add a few more, but don't cover the entire paper white. That paper white is what gives it a snowy character. So that has to stay, only add few shadows here and there. Next, I'm picking a little white paint, and I'm going to add that along the top line. I feel there's a strong line there. So just to cover that, I'm adding some white paint there. Okay, just a little only to cover that strong line I have in the background. That happened when these two sections overlapped. We had paint on the sky, then we painted the snowy ground. So when both of that overlapped, we got a line in between. So I just covered that. Next, I'm going to add some more darker tones underneath the tree. The shadow is not very prominent, so just added that again, maybe one more line there. My background is still wet, so I'm just making use of the time, and I'm adding one more line at the bottom. Okay, so that is it. Maybe I will drop in a little paints grass underneath the tree. Only along the bottom most area. So these things are completely optional. You can have a look at your painting, and if you feel you need to add more textures or shadows, you could do that. Otherwise, you can leave with the ways. Now, there's one more thing that I want to do, and for that, I'm going to go back with some white paint. I think I can make the tree look a little more better, especially at the bottom. So I'm just picking some more white paint, and I'm fixing the shape at the bottom. Actually, I'm pulling that a bit down. Only at the bottomst area, the rest is okay. It is looking good. So only these sections at the bottom, I'm making them longer, and I'm extending them towards the bottom, a little more. Okay. Same for the other one as well, I'm extending these ones at the bottom. Now they are looking like they are standing on the ground, and you can see that shadow underneath. Honestly, earlier it was a bit weird. It wasn't looking like they are standing on the ground. Now it is a lot better, and I think it looks really beautiful. Alright, so with that, we are done with our first pinning of this winter series, and I hope you all enjoyed it. Now it's time to peel up the masking tape. And here is the finished painting. You can see the beautiful Northern light sky and the snowy trees. Give it a try if you get to try it. I love it if you liked it. 5. Day 02 - Pink Sunset: Hello, hello. Welcome back, and welcome to day two of painting soft and beautiful winter landscapes. Here is our painting for the day. We'll be working with a very simple and minimal color palette, as well as simple details for this painting. It's a really gorgeous and a frameworthy painting. Okay, so let's start by having a look at the colours. The sky is a combinihnaf, a basil pink and a basil gray. It's a clean blend of these two colors. And then over here towards the ground, have used a companiesed nav, brown and paints gray. So the color palette is quite simple. We don't need a lot of colors for this painting. If you don't have pastel pink and pastel gray, that's not a problem. You can easily create them. Now, these are the colors I will be using. The pink is called brilliant pink and then gray is called gray. These two are from a brand called Shinhan. Now, I will swatch out these colors so you get a better idea. I will start with the pink. So that is brilliant pink. It's a really beautiful pink. Next, I will show you the gray I have. So pitil colors are not really common. If you don't use them a lot, there is no need to buy them. You can just add some white watercolor to any of your colors and turn them into pencil colors. So this gray here is quite light. I realized that while I was painting, so I've just added some more pink gray into the mix, and this is the color I went in with. So yeah, that's what you can do to create your own gray. Just pick some pinks grey, then add some white watercolor into that. Then go with any kind of tonal value you prefer, whether you want a lighter tone or a darker tone, change the amount of white according to what you prefer. Okay. Now, to create your own pisel pink, you can go with any kind of red or rose and then add some white watercolor into any of these. Okay? So your pink will depend on the pigment you're using and also the quantity. A little difference is totally fine. Okay. You can see the color here. This one says PR 209 and PW six. PR is red pigment and PW is white pigment, which clearly means it's a combination of red pigment and white pigment. Same goes with gray. PBK is pigment black, then PW six is pigment white. So it's a combination of gray and white. Okay. Now, along with these colors, you will also need some brown or burn Sina. Then you will also need some pains gray. All these colors are from various brand. The pastel pink and pastel gray. They both are from Shinhan. Then my brown is from art philosophy. Then the paints gray I'm using here is from a brand called Rembrandt. So the brand doesn't really matter. Go with the colors you have with you, which is nearly similar. Alright, so the final color you will need is pains gray. We'll be using this one to add the textures and the details. Okay, so that is our color palette for the day. It's really simple and minimal color palette. As I said earlier, if you don't have a pisel pink, just add some white watercolor into red or rose. Then you can add some white with pinscrey to create a pasil gray. And along with that, you will also need some brown or bunsena. So, yeah, that's our color palette. Keep the colors ready on your palette, and let's give it a try. Alright, so my paper is ready here. Now, I'm going to start with the sketch. First, I will add a horizon line a little below the center of the paper. Now I'm going to add a few lines, some irregular lines to show the slope on the snowy ground. When I'm adding here. Next, I'm going to add another one over here. We'll be adding paint on the snowy ground, following these lines. So wherever you want to add some slope or some shadows, you can add these lines. Okay, so that's a sketch. It is just about adding horizon line and some irregular lines on the ground. We'll be adding some grassy patterns and some plants following these lines. Okay. So that's all you need to add. Now I'm hoping you guys have the colors ready on your palette. We are going to start with the ground. And for that, we are going with a mix of pink gray and brown. Okay. Now I'm starting by applying coda water onto the ground. Then we will go with a mix of paints gray and brown to add all the shadows and the textures. Apply only even layer of water. Don't add a lot of water. If there's a lot of water, the paint will start spreading everywhere, and you won't be able to add those lines. Okay. So apply the water, and then you can run your brush back and forth and make sure there is no much water on your paper, and it's an even coat. Okay. So my background is evenly wet. Now we can start applying the paint. So just like I mentioned, I'm going to go with a mix of paints gray and brown. I'm taking my smaller brush and I'm picking some paint screen and mixing that with brown. That's the color I'm going with. It's more like burnt umber. The color should not be too grayish or too brownish. It should be something in between. I'm going to try adding this color onto the background. That's too grayish. There isn't any brown in it. So I'm going to add a bit more brown into the mix, and also the paint is quite dark. So I'm adding some more water. Okay, that looks nice. So go with a mix of gray and brown. It can be slightly different. Those things are totally fine. Okay. Now I'm going to add some paint over here, but it looks like my background has almost dried up. I will just add this line. Then I think I will quickly make it wet again. Otherwise, it is going to be a difficult task. I will just quickly add some water and I will smudge that into the background. I'm adding some more water only on the top. The bottom is wet. Now going back with the mix of pins, gray and brown, adding them again onto the background. So we have added some lines on the background. I'm following those lines when I'm adding these textures. We'll start with a light tone. Then gradually we will keep on building the tonal values. Don't go the darker tone and the force layer itself. So you can see here the color I'm using is quite light. And I'm adding a combination of thicker and thinner lines onto the background. Now I'm going to go with a medium tone, and I'm doing the same thing, especially along the top line of these sections we have here. So to make it look natural, we have to play with different tonal values. We have to see the lighter tone, medium tones, and darker tones, and then some darker textures as well. So I'm going to go with the same mix. So this time, the mix is a bit more pigmented. It is not as light as earlier. If it's too watery, dab it on a paper towel. Now we can add some more shapes onto the background. Earlier, it was more like lines. Now I'm going to go with more random shapes than lines. Okay. So you can divide your snowy land into different sections. And then according to that, add in some lighter tones and then some medium tones. These different sections are really important to bring in a depth in your painting. It will bring a sense of distance. Maybe right now you might not feel it, but as we add all the textures and the deeper tones, you will slowly start to feel it. Now I'm adding some medium tones in the background. Maybe we can make it a bit more darker. The color is not really visible. We're adding some lines here. Okay, so we have introduced the medium tone. Next, I'm going to go with one more tone darker, and I'm doing the same thing. You can see how it is building up. Now you can see those different tonal values of gray and brown in the background. Along with that, you can also see the paper white. So it's a combination of all these different tonal values and the paper white, which makes your snowy ground look more snowy. Next, I'm going to go with one more tone darker, and I'm going to add some textures onto the background. Right now, the background is not that wet. So when we add these textures, it will stay there. It won't spread a lot. Okay? So just go with a darker tone. If it's too watery, dab it on a paper towel and then introduce these textures onto the background. The paper white is also really important. Don't try to cover that entire paper white. So yeah, along the top line of these different sections we have created here, add some taco tones. It can be a combination of some torts and some small lines and random shapes. Okay, try to go with smaller shapes and sizes. Also take very little paint on your brush. If you take a lot, you will end up adding bigger and bolder patterns, which we don't need. So try to go with very little paint, and if you feel there's a lot of paint, dab it on a paper towel, and then add these textures. So this is just the base layer. We'll be adding more details like some grassy patterns and some small stones or when everything has dried up. Okay. So right now, just play with these medium tones and lighter tones. The rest of the details we can add as we are progressing. Our only idea is to make it look more natural and realistic, more like a muddy texture. So in order to achieve that, we have to play with different tonal values of grays and browns. And that's what we have done here. We took quite a lot of time to paint the ground, but I think it turned out really nice. We can see all the textures and tonal values there. Next, I'm going to apply coda water onto entire sky, and then we can start applying our colors. We already spoke about the colors. We're going to go with a combination of pink and gray. You can change the colors as you like. That's not a problem. Okay. Now, to apply the paint, I'm gonna go with a flat brush. This one is a half inch flat brush, and I'm starting with a pastel pink. I will apply that at the top. You can see how beautiful this color is. It can be a bit more brighter or it can be a bit more lighter. So just got the tonal value that you prefer. It doesn't need to be exactly the same. It can also be a pastel orange. Even that will be a beautiful color combination. I will add some more. So it's going to be a simple gradient wash. I won't be adding any clouds or any other details onto the sky. It's going to be a simple sky. Okay, so that is pink. Now I'm going to clean my brush, and I'm going with gray. So I have a color called gray in my collection. I'll be using that. If you don't have gray, you can just mix some pinks gray and white watercolor and create your own color. Again, the tonal value is totally according to your choice. It can be lighter or it can be a bit more darker. This one is pretty light. So maybe once I have done with the blend, I will make it a bit more darker along the bottom line. You can see this one is really light. I think I will just pick some more pinks grey, the normal pinks gray and I'm mixing that with gray, make it a little more darker. Okay, this one is far better. The one I used earlier is really, really light. So maybe when the colors dries up, it will be even more lighter. Now I'm going to give it a blend. So just run your brush back and forth only in one single direction and make it the best blend possible. You have to do this while your background is still wet and you can see the gorge blend have got here. Now, I think I will add some more gray at the bottom. It is still looking really light to me. So for the same brush, I will pick some more paints gray, and I'm going to add that only along the horizon line. I think this will make my sky look a bit more interesting. Now, this is gorgeous. So I'm just adding that along the bottom. Then I will blend that with a background again. So, as I said earlier, I don't want any clouds or any other details on the sky. I want it to be a soft blend. But if you want to add some streaks or some clouds, you could do that. It's a gorgeous color combination. So whether you add some clouds or whether you leave it as it is, it is still going to be really beautiful. Now, I have cleaned my brush, and I'm going to give it a quick blend. Only at the bottom, I want the gray to be a bit darker. The rest, I'm really happy. Again, I'm running my brush only in one single direction, and that's it. It's a beautiful blend. Now, let that dry. In the meantime, we can start adding some textures on the ground. To add the textures, I'm using a smaller brush, and I'm going to go with a darker tone. I'm using the same mix, mix of pinks gray and brown. And then once I've taken paint on my brush, I'm dabbing that on a paper towel, and I'm making sure the paint is not really watery. I want some dry textures. Okay. Now with that, I'm adding some textures wherever I have added these medium tones in the background. So these textures doesn't need to be like, perfect. It can be some small textures and some lines. So keep on adding them where you have these medium tones in your background. Okay, and don't overdo it. We only need a little here and there, that's all, just to give it a finished look. So these will look like some stones or some things on the ground. Okay. Now, let's add that everywhere we have applied these medium tones. Every time you pick the paint, make sure to dab it on a paper towel so that the paint is really dry. Okay, now let's go ahead and add some patterns over here. I'm adding that along the top line. You can see a blurry line there where I have applied the medium tone. So I'm following that line, and I'm adding some random textures. So try to go with smaller textures. If you use a bigger brush, you will end up adding bigger and bolder textures. So it's better to go the smaller brush so you have a better control on the sizing. Okay, let's add a few more. Then we will proceed to the bottom part. It's a really simple straightforward step, and you don't need to put a lot of your word. That's the most interesting part. You can simply go with a dry paint and add stextures Wherever you like. Okay. Now I'm going to go with the bottom section, picking more paint. Then I'm adding some textures over here. So this is where I'm going to add some grass and plants later. So I want more textures here. I will also be adding some stone like sheps. Okay. So those are the textures I have added. I think I will pick more paint and I will add some small stones using paints gray. You can see the difference those textures made. Earlier, it didn't have that finished and polished look. Now everything's starting to look more finished. Okay. Now I'm going to pick some paints gray. And I'm going to add some small rocks and stones on the ground. This will make it even more beautiful and realistic. So pick some paints gray on your brush and simply add some teeny tiny patterns like this. See that? So go with a combination of medium and small sizes. Don't make it too pick. It can be a small tart, or it can be a shape which is a little more spread out. Okay. Over here, I'm adding some smaller stones. Now a bigger one there. Okay, so just go with some random shapes. Try to go the paint which is not too watery. If you use a dry paint, you are automatically introducing some texture. So it will look like there is some snow on these rocks. The rocks can be a bit more bigger if you prefer that way. I will add a few more. Then I will go ahead with the grass. Okay, so that is it. Those are the textures. Now I'm going to pick some more pinks grey. Maybe we can go a mix of brown and pink grey, let it be more brownish. And I'm going to add some grassy patterns on this side first. So here, I'm going to go with a bigger group. Then I'll be adding one more next to this. Then I'm thinking of adding another one along the top section. So let's start with this. Now for this, you have to go with a brush that has got a pointed tip so that you can get those nice crispy, long lines and also add a few drops of water. Otherwise, the lines will look very dry and cracky. Okay, so go with a mix of pinks gray and brown. Then keep on adding these lines. So I'm going to go with a big cluster over here. Then right next to this, I will add another one, maybe a smaller cluster. There's a lot of gaps in between. I'm going to add in more lines, and I will make it more denser. Okay, so that's the first set. Now, I'm going to add another one over here. I think I will go with shorter lines, but you can compose your painting however you like. If you want to go with a bigger group, that's totally fine. So let me quickly finish this. Then we can go ahead with the next set. Okay, so that's done. Now the same brush, I'm going to add some more stones and textures at the bottom. So these textures and grassy patterns, they are totally up to you. If you feel you have a lot already on your background, you don't need to add anymore, or if you want to add few in between, you can go ahead and add them wherever you like. You don't need to follow the same spot and the same size and same composition. Do that according to your choice. Next, I'm going to add some grassy pattern over here along this top section. I'll make it a bit more smaller to bring in a sense of distance in our painting. Okay, so let's do this. All right, so that's done. We have added all the textos and the grassy pattern. Next, I'm going to add some landscape far away. And for that as well, I'm going to go with a mix of paints gray and brown, go with a darker tone, and we're going to go with really small shapes here. So try to go with any of your smaller brush. This is really important. If you make it bigger, your painting will lose that sense of distance. You won't be able to bring in that depth in your painting. So the size is really important here. So add some super tiny shapes here. So these are just some rough shapes. It doesn't need to be perfect. Here's a closer look. You can see the simple shapes. That's all you have to add. Okay. So that part is done as well. Now we have to add the horizon details. And for that, I'm going to go with a medium tone of pins gray. This one is darker tone, but along the horizon line, we're going to go with a medium tone. So add few drops of water into pins gray. And then, again, we are going to go with a rough shape, but it's going to be a bit more bigger than this. Okay. So let's add some water into pains grey. And let's go with a medium tone. Now, I'm going to start with this side. First, I will add a line at the bottom. Then simply I will add some shapes on the top to show those landscape far away. Okay, so go with a similar tonal value, or you can even make it lighter. Don't use a darker tone. Keep that in mind. We'll be adding a few tiny houses over here. So if you use a darker tone, the walls won't be visible. So try your best to go with a medium tone, or you can make it even more lighter. Okay, so that's the first set. Now in a similar way, I'm going to add another set on the right, and then I'm going to leave some gap in between. You can either make it a continuous line or you can break that into two sections. Both are okay. So you can make it higher on the left end. Then towards the center, you can make it a bit shorter. Okay. Now in a similar way, I'm going to add another group on the right side. I'll make it shorter at the center. Then as I'm going away to the right side, I will make it higher. Okay, so let's finish this off. Oh. All right, so that's a landscape far away. Honestly, at this point, if you're happy with your painting, you can stop it here or you can just go ahead and add some textures on the ground again. If you feel there isn't enough. There is some leftover paint on my brush. So I thought of adding some more textures on the ground. Ove is completely optional. If you feel like you have enough textures and everything there, that's a good place to stop it. Okay. Now, next thing I'm going to do is I'm going to add two or three houses far away, super tiny houses. This step is also completely optional. We already have some plants far away. If that's enough for you, you can stop it here or you can go ahead and add some tiny cabins far away. That's going to be the size. I think this sketch is not going to be visible. So let's go with a darker tone of pains gray to add the walls. It can be just pains gray or it can be a dark brown mix of brown and paint gray. You can go with any color that will be visible in your background. Okay, so first I'm starting by adding a rectangle. Then on the other side, I will introduce the other wall with a trancular shape on the top, then I will fill the rest. Okay. So that's the first house. I haven't added the roof. Now I will go with the second one right next to that. Then maybe I will add one more towards the left side. You can go with any number of houses you like, but the size is really important here. The number is not important. That's totally your choice. The size has to be really small to bring in that depth in your painting. Otherwise, you won't get that sense of distance. Okay? So I've added two on the right. Now I'm going to add another one over here. Again, I'm starting with the rectangle. Then I will finish the other side. It's a very simple basic house. These are super far, so you don't need to show the doors or the windows or any other details. Just that plain wall is all we need. Okay, so those are the houses. Next, I'm going to clean my brush, and I'm going with some white gouache. It can be white gouache or white watercolor. Just go the paint that is kind of opaque. Don't add much water. So I'm taking out a little of white gouache. Then we are simply going to add the roof using this white paint. As I said, it can be white gouache or white watercolor. Go with the paint that is slightly opaque. Okay. Now, let's simply add the roof, and that will be the last step in this painting. Try to go with a smaller brush as this is far away, and using a bigger brush, you might not really have a control. It will end up being big. Okay, so go a smaller brush or a detailing brush. So that's the first roof. Okay. Now in a similar way, I'm going to add roof onto the other two houses I have here. The second house is facing the other way, and it's a bit more smaller. So these kind of little things will add realistic touch to your painting. Okay. Now I'm going to go with the last one. The size and orientation is similar to the first one. Alright. So those are our tiny houses far away. I think the last two houses, the roof isn't really visible. So I'm just adding some more paint. I'm just going to override it with a bit more paint to make it more visible. And that's the last step. Over that, we'll be done with our painting for day two. If you want to add one or two extra houses, you could do that. I think these are really nice and cute. Alright, so that is it. That's our painting. Now it's time to peel off the masking tape. So here is our painting for the day. I cannot tell you how much I love those houses and the sky. It's a beautiful colour combination. It is simple, as well. So yeah, if you haven't tried it yet, do give it a try. I'll let me know if you liked it. Oh 6. Day 03 - Misty Lake: Hello, dear friends. Welcome back. Today we are on day three of painting soft and dreamy winter landscapes, and here is our gorgeous painting for the day. It's a really simple misty painting. Now, as usual, I will start with the colors. Looking at the painting itself, you can see it's all about blues. So the first blue I'm going to use is ultramarine blue. I'll go with the light tone. I'll be using that for the snowy ground, as well as for the sky. So this one is a lighter of ultramarine blue. I have only added some water. Now, I'm going to try scratching out the same color by adding some white particular into it. Okay. So this one has a more pastel character. And that's a color I'll be using for the sky. You can go with any of these two. You can just add water, or you can also add a bit of white watercolor. Okay, so that's the first color you will need. Now, along with that, the next color you will need is indigo. We'll be using indigo to add those trees in the background and also for the leak. Okay? If you want to use indigo for the sky, that's totally fine. You don't need to use ultramarine blue. You can just go with indigo. So it will be just one blue. Alright. Now there's one more color you will need. Why is paints gray. We'll be using this one to add all the textures and the deeper tones. Okay, so those are the colors you will need for this painting. Along with these, you will also need a little white gouache or white watercolor. You can see that horizon line and also some highlights on the leak. So to add those little details, you will need some white gouache or white watercolor. So yeah, along with the blue and pink screen, you will also need some white gouache or white watercolor. I'll be using guache, but let me tell you, white watclo will also work. Okay, so keep all the colors ready, and let's give it a try. Alright, so I'm hoping you have the colors ready on your palette. Now let's start with the sketch. I will first add the horizon line. A very light line. Okay? This one is almost at the center. You can place it a bit more higher or lower. That's totally fine. Okay. Next, I'm going to add a line at the bottom to separate the snowy ground and the lake. A simple irregular line. Okay. Maybe you can add some rocks as well to make it more beautiful. Maybe like three or four of them. You can go with any shape and sizes that you prefer. I will add one more on the top. Then maybe another one here. So go in different shapes and sizes. This will make it extra pretty. Okay, so that's a sketch. Now, the first thing we're going to paint is a snowy ground. And for that, I'm gonna go with ultramarine blue. We'll make the bottom section wet. Then we'll apply a light one of ultramarine blue to show all the shadows and textures. Same goes with the rocks. Okay, so let's start. I'm starting by applying a coat of water on the ground. Okay, a nice gentle coat of water. Don't add a lot. Okay, now I'm going to go with my small ron trash, and I'm going with a light tone of ultramarine blue. And I'm just adding that in a very random way onto this wet background to show all the shadows. Okay, make sure to go with a light tone or a medium tone or just not too watery and simply add some lines and shapes onto this wet background. So go the similar tonal value. Don't make it too dark. So wherever you feel like you can drop in some paint like this. We have these little sections here, so I'm adding some paint onto all those corners and grooves. Okay. Don't add a lot and cover the entire paper white. So the snow is the paper white, and then we are just adding some shadows and textures using a light tone of blue. So we need these blue tones as well as the color of your paper. Okay, so that's a ground. Next, I'm going to paint the rocks in a similar way. If you want to add some more blue in between, you could do that. As the background is still wet, maybe we can drop a little more some random shapes and textures. And if it's too much, pick some water and smudge it off. Okay, so that's a snowy ground. Now let's paint the rock. And for that as well, I'm starting with a little water. Just a little. Then only along the top part, I'm adding some blue. Okay. For this one, later we'll be adding some black, not black, paints gray at the bottom. So we just need some shadow on the top, and that's it. So those are the rocks and the snowy ground. Maybe a little bit of blue can be applied on the top, because, you know, with watercolor, when it dries, it tends to fade a little. So if you use a really light tone, nothing will be there when everything dries. Alright, so that's the snowy ground and the rocks. Now let the dry, and after that, we can paint the sky and the lake. Alright, so that is completely dried. Now we can paint the sky and the lake. We're going to paint everything together. Okay. So we'll start by applying a coat of water onto the entire area. Be a bit careful when you're applying water around the rocks. Maybe you can skip that part. As you're applying the paint, we'll take our brush around the rocks. So you don't really need to apply water that area. Okay, so I'm skipping that bottom part and I have applied water onto the rest of the area. Next, for the sky, I'm going to go with a light tone of blue. I want a nice pastel icy blue. So I have some white watercolor on my palette. I'm mixing that with ultramarine blue. And that's the color I'm going to use for the sky. If you want to use your blue aceds, you can just add water and go with a light tone. So this one is more like a pastel blue. I have added some white watercolor. That's completely optional. Okay? So that's the color I'm going with. Instead of ultramarine blue, you can use any other blue. All right. Next I'm making it a bit more darker as I'm coming towards the horizon line. Okay, so you can see a light tone on the top. Then it's a bit darker towards the horizon line. I think the blue can be a little more darker towards a horizon line. So I'm just adding more blue into the mix. Okay. And I'm adding that over here. So we're going to continue the same color into the lake. And as we are reaching the ground, I will add more indigo. Okay. So that's how the sky has turned out. Now, I'm gonna clean my brush, and I'm dabbing that on a paper towel, and I'm making this part lighter. So the part where the sky and the lake is mating, I want this part to be lighter. Okay. Now, I'm going to continue with the same color, leaving a tiny gap in between, I'm adding that color again. Next, I'm picking some indigo. Now for the rest of the area, I will add indigo. Then I will blend that with the blue we have on the top. Okay? The brush I'm using here is size number eight. If you want to go with a smaller brush, you could do that. So carefully apply that along the shape of the ground as well as the rocks. Okay, you can see the tonal value I'm going with. It's pretty dark. So carefully apply your indigo. Then roughly just march or blend both the colors. Okay, so that's how the background has turned out. You can see it's not a perfect blend, and that's totally fine. You can add some lines as well to make it look like the water. Okay, so that's how it has turned out. Next, I'm going to add the horizon details, and for that, I'm adding a little of pinks gray into this mix. So I'm starting with a light tone. We're going to add that as two sections. So on the left side, I will go with a lighter tone. If your paint is watery, dab it on a paper towel. We don't want this to spread a lot. Okay. So using that color, I'm adding some shapes on the left side. I will add this until the center of the paper. See that? We can make it a bit more bigger, I guess. Alright, so that's a left side. Now on the other side, I'm using a slightly daco tone. So I'm adding some more intco and I'm making it daker. Now with that color, I'm adding a similar shape on the right side. So by playing in different tonal values, we are trying to make it look like the landscape on the left side is quite far, whereas this one is much closer as we are using a taco tone. Now, I think I will go with a smaller brush, and I'm just adding some shapes on the top. With a smaller brush, you have better control. So just add some lines and some shapes on the top to make it look like there are some trees. Okay, so you can see the difference. On the left, we have a lighter tone. Then on the right, we have a darker tone. Now, I'm going to clean my brush. And I'm dabbing that on a paper towel. So this one is a clean dry brush. Now, you can see here how the paint is spreading. To stop that, I'm pushing the paint back and forth, using a dry brush, and you can see the way how it has turned out. Now the paint is not spreading much. There is one more thing which you can do or it is picking up some paint. See that? So just run your clean dry brush along the horizon line and pick some paint from there. So you have a nice blurry horizon line there. Okay. Now, before this completely dries, we need to add some more indigo at the bottom. It is more like the shadows and reflection. So go with any of your smaller brush and pick a darker tone of indigo. Then add that underneath the rocks, more like some lines. Okay, we are trying to show the water movement as well as the reflections. So just add a few lines, especially at the bottom. Now, I'm picking some water and I'm making the paint a bit lighter and I'm adding a few more lines to put some metal part. Okay. Now, make it a bit more lighter and then add a few lines onto the top closer to the horizon line. The lines are too bold, I think I will go with my smaller brush. Actually, the bottom part had almost dried up, but this part is a bit wet. So you can see here we have some light lines closer to the horizon line. Then towards the bottom, we have made it more darker. Now, I think we can go with a lot more darker tone and we can add some more shadows only underneath the rocks. The rest is looking very beautiful. So with the same brush, I'm going to pick some more inticoO maybe let's pick Pains gray. I think pain's gray is better so that it is more darker. Now, underneath the rocks, I'm just adding a few lines. Just a few, don't add a lot. Okay. Now for this one, Alright, so those are the reflection. I'm really loving that misty atmosphere we have created here. Now, we need to add some textures onto snowy ground, as well as onto the rocks. But before that, I'm going to go with some white quash paint, and I will add a line along the horizon line. It can be white gouache or white watercolor. Both will work. We only need a little paint and go with any of your smaller brush. So pick some paint on your brush, and we're going to add a broken line, a subtle broken line along the horizon. It should not be too prominent and it should not be too bold and thick. Okay, so just add a simple line like this along the horizon to define it. Also, we can make it look like there is some snow there. We're just showing that snowy ground far away. Okay. So that is it. If it's too much, maybe you can go with some water and then spread it a bit. It's far away, so we don't want to use that creamy white bold opiu paint. It can be a little lighter to bring in a soft effect. Okay. Does it look too soft? I think I will add some more white paint. It is not really visible. So I'm just adding a little more. Okay, so that's a horizon line. Next, we're going to add some textures onto the ground and the rock. And for that, we'll have to clean up our brush, and we have to go towards some paints gray. So I'm just going to clean my brush. Then I'm picking a darker tone of paints gray. Once you have taken the paint on your brush, dab it on a paper towel, and then make your paint kind of dry. We need to add some dry textures. I'm starting with the rocks, and I'm adding some textures along the bottom part of the rock. It's a really small area, so it's good to go with a smaller brush and add your dakotns along the bottom line. So we're trying to show it's a black rock and there is some snow covered on it. That is what we're trying to show here by doing this. Okay, so only along the bottom, you can add some dry textures using a Darko tune of paint's gray. The rest can't stay as it is. So on the top, we have some snow. And at the bottom, we have the rocky texture. See that? Similarly, I'm going to add some textures onto the other rocks asphalt. It's a very simple task. The only thing you have to make sure is that you're using a dry paint. If you feel your paint is watery, dab it on a paper towel, and then go with a dark tone of paints gray and then add these textures as simple as that. Okay. If you use a smaller brush, you have a better control, and those textures will stay inside the rock. If you use a bigger brush, it will be very difficult to control the shape and the spread. Okay, so go with a smaller brush. Now we have one more left. On the top, we still have the snow, and at the bottom, we have these textures. Now we can see how three dimensional they look. Earlier, they were looking very flat. Now it is looking like they are real rocks. I add a little more. Okay. So those are the rocks. Now we need to add some patterns on the ground as well. This one can be super random. You can add some textures wherever you like. I will start with this corner here. So on this part, I'm going to add some textures. I just the same way how I did for the rocks. Then in a very random way, I will add some textures here and there. Okay, so let's do this. You can see the instant difference to textures made. Now, everything is starting to look more complete. Earlier, everything was quite flat and lifeless. But now the entire thing has changed. It looks a lot beautiful and with full of life. So yeah, some steps may seem very small and silly, but it has a great impact on your painting. You can definitely see the result here, especially on the rocks. With the textures, it looks more three d. Earlier, it was like a flat white base on the lake. Okay, so those are the textures. If you want to add some grassy texture or some rocks on the ground, you could do that. I think I'm going to leave it the way it is. Now, we have one more thing to do. So for that, I'm cleaning my brush, and I'm switching back to white quash paint. We're going to add some small shapes and lines on the water to show the snow. Okay, so I have taken some white paint on my smaller brush. And I'm going to add some dots and some small lines. So that's the size I'm going with. They're not too big. Okay. This will again give our painting a finished and polished look. So just add a few lines and some small dots. Don't overdo it. We don't need a lot. It's just a few here and there. I will add one line here. And I think that's all we need. This one turned out really beautiful. Actually, much beautiful than I imagined. Anyway, that's our painting for the day. Now it's time to peel off the masking tape. And here's the finished painting. You can see how beautiful all the details have turned out. It was a really quick painting. We've finished this one in less than 20 minutes. So you know what to do. If you haven't tried it yet, do give it a try and let me know if you liked it. 7. Day 04 - Dreamy Sunset: Hello, friends. Welcome to day four of painting beautiful winter landscapes. So here is our painting for the day. It's a multi colored sunset sky and a lake. Okay, so without wasting any time, let's start by having a look at the colors we will need. For this car just dreamy winter landscape. I used three colours for the sky. You can see a blue here, then some pink, and then some orange at the bottom. So those are the three colours I'll be using for the sky. Same for the lake Asper. Okay, so the blue I have used here is bright blue. Then I have also used a little of indigo on the top to make it more dark. You can go with Prussian blue, ultramarine blue, or any blue of your choice. This one is bright blue from white knights. Now the next color you will need is indigo. We'll be using that on the top, and also for the snowy ground, as well as for the lake. Okay, so that's our second color. The next one is pink and orange. We'll be using pink and orange along with these two for the sky. I will be using a pasil pink. If you don't have pasil pink, you can use a light tone of rose, or you can just add some white into rose and turn that into pasil rose. Okay, so that's a color I'll be using. Now, the last color you'll need for the sky is orange. We'll be using that along the horizon line to make the color more bright. Okay. So we'll just add some pink with orange, and that's what we're going to use along the horizon line. I won't be using orange acets. I'll be going for a mix of pink and orange. It's a very beautiful color, especially to use in your sense sky. So that's the color I'll be going with. Okay. So those are the colors you will need for the sky. We'll be using the same for the lake. Now, coming to the last color you will need, which is paints gray. We'll be adding all the textures, the tree, and all the horizon details using paints gray. So that's the last color you will need for this painting. And along with this, you will also need a white gouache or white watercolor. We will be adding some snowy texture onto the tree, and for that, you will need some white gouache. Okay, so that's all the colors you will need for this gorgeous sunset. Now keep all the colors ready, and let's get a dry. Alright, so I have my paper ready here. Now, we're going to start with the sketch. So first, we have to add a horizon line, which is a bit below the center of the paper. Now, I'm going to add an irregular line in the middle on either side. Okay, so the top part is a snowy ground. Then what we have in the middle is a river. So there's a first line on the top. You can go with any shape. It doesn't need to be exactly like this. Now below that, I will add another line. Okay. So what we have in the middle is a river, then we have a snowy land on either side. Alright. Now, as we're painting, we will be adding one or two trees on the right side. I'm not going to add the sketch. I think we can do that as you're painting. Okay, so that is it. Now we can start by applying a coat of water onto the ground. So we have a section on the top and the bottom. I'm applying a clean coat of water onto both the sections. Using my round trash. Okay, so just apply some water. Now I'm going to go with a medium tone of alta Marine blue, and I'm going to add that along the bottom. Okay, so go the medium tone. We're painting an evening scene, so the colors can be a bit dark. It doesn't need to be too light. Okay, so along the bottom line, add in this medium tone to show all the shadows and textures. See that? So simply add some lines and some paint along the bottom. It doesn't need to be perfect. When it dries, it will leave a beautiful texture. Okay? So along the bottom, add in that medium tone. Now, the same I'm going to do on the other side. Okay. We can add more textures and more deeper tones later. We'll be using paint screen to add all the textures. We'll add some dried textures when this has dried. For now, simply apply a medium tone of ultramarine blue or ItikoOt wet layer. Okay, so that's a ground. If you want to add some more paint along the bottom, you could do that. If you want to add some more paint or some more texture, you could do that as the background is still wet. Okay, so that is it. Now we can go with the sky. So I'm starting by applying a coat of water onto the entire sky. We already spoke about the color, so I'm hoping you guys have it ready on your palette. Once you have it ready, apply a nice tingle coat of water onto the sky. The ground part hasn't dried completely. So when I'm applying the water, I will make sure I will leave a tiny cap in between. Okay? By the time we apply the paint and we reach the bottom, I hope that part would have been tried completely. Okay. So I have applied a at of water onto the sky. Now, the first color I'm going to start with is this bright blue. You can go Prussian blue or any other blue you have caught. This one is a really bold and bright blue, just like the name says. Okay. Now I'm going to apply that on the top part of the sky. Then gradually I will switch to pink and then some orange. Okay. So that's a blue I'm using. I think it can be a bit more bolder. I have two similar kind of blue on my palette. I'm not really sure which one is bright blue. So yeah, it doesn't matter. You can go with any bright and bold blue you have got. It can be Prussian blue, ultramarine blue, or any other blue, even indigo will work. I think the color is pretty light, so I'm just going to pick a lot of indigo, and I will apply that on the top. Okay, so we just want the blue to be quite dark as it's an evening sky. So just go prussian blue or indigo and apply that onto your sky. Now it's time to clean your brush and go with the second color. W is patel pink. My brush had quite a lot of blue, so I cleaned it again and I'm going to pick pink. This one is more clean. Earlier, it was looking more like violet. Okay, now, I'm going to blend these two together. So we have a bold blue on the top, then some pink at the bottom. Now I'm going to clean my brush again because there is a lot of blue on it. Now picking pink, adding that again onto the wet background. Now we can go with orange. So with the same brush, I'm picking some orange. And I'm going to add that along the horizon line. So whenever you're painting an evening sky, it's good to use some bright and bold colors around the horizon line. It will make your sunset look more beautiful and realistic. Okay. So with the same brush, you can pick some orange and apply that along the horizon line. If you want to make it more bold, you can even apply a little of red. Okay. So that's a base layer. Next, I'm going to add some clouds using blue. So go with any of your smaller brush and go with some indigo or any blue you prefer. Now, add a few lines onto the sky right where the pink and blue is minting. If there's a lot of paint, dab it on a paper towel and add in a few lines onto the sky. I'm not going to make it too dramatic. I want some soft cloud, so I won't be picking any more paint. I'm just trying to make use of the leftover paint on my brush. See that? There are some soft clouds. It is not too dramatic or too bold. Go in a similar way. Okay, so that the sky. Now, before I leave it for drying, I'm going to add some horizon details. And for that, I'm going to go with a mix of brown and pains gray. For this, we need a dark brown, so make some burn cena or brown with a bit of pains gray and create a darker brown. And then simply add a shape along the horizon line. Okay, I'm not going to make it too big. Maybe on one side, I will make it higher. Then towards the center, I will make it shorter, just to create a sense of distance and depth. Okay. So add a line using that dark brown, then onto the top, simply introduce some shapes like this. Okay, so that's a landscape far away. Next, we can paint the lake. But maybe before that, we can add some textures onto the snowy ground and then go to the lake. Okay? So for that, I'm going to go back with indico, and I will just add some dry textures. So pick some paint on your brush, then dab it on a paper towel. We just need some dry textures. So if you feel your paint is still wet, dab it on a paper towel, I and I can. Then add some dry textures along the bottom line. Okay. So with that dry paint, simply add some patterns and textures along the bottom. These textures will give it a polished look as well as it will look like there's some thickness for that. Okay. So this is a very important step whenever you're painting a snowy ground. First, you need to add the shadows using a medium tone. It could be indigo or ultramarine blue, depending on the mod of your painting. If it's a daytime, you can just go with ultramarine blue. If it's evening or night, it's good to go with indigo or any darker blue. Then add these textures. Okay. Now I'm going to do the same thing for the other part of the land. Honestly, I'm not really very happy with the snowy ground. I feel the colors are quite light. I should have gone with a much more darker tune, I feel. It doesn't look like those evening colors. I should have been a bit more darker. Anyway, I will go with the lek, and then maybe we can apply some more paint onto the ground. So I'm going to go with some pink first, and I'm adding that onto the center. Then onto the top, I will have to add some orange. Then towards the bottom, I will have to go with a darker blue. So first, I'm starting with some pink, and I'm applying that onto the center. I mean the center part of the lake. Okay, now with the same brush, I will pick some orange, and I will add that onto the top. So we have to use the same colors we use for the sky. It's just going to be a mirror image. So on the top over here, you have to add some orange. Then at the center, we need some pink. Then towards the bottom, we have to go with blue. I will add some more pink, then I will go with blue. Okay. For the lake, I think I will just use indigo. I'm not going to go with the bright blue because I want the color to be quite dark. Okay, so I'm taking some indigo on my brush, and I'm adding that along the bottom. You can see the color. It's quite dark. I'm adding that along the outline. Then gradually I will plent that with pink. It doesn't need to be a clean blend, smudge the paint into each other. Okay. We can have some lines on the water. That's totally fine. Okay. So gently smudge the paint into each other without putting a lot of effort. Just like I mentioned earlier, it doesn't need to be a clean, perfect blend. Along with that, you can add some shadows and reflection along the bottom line. Okay? It's a really small, narrow river, and the major part we have used blue. Only on the top, we have a little of orange and pink. Try to make them stay. Don't cover the entire pink and orange. Be careful when you're adding the shadows and reflection. Okay. Now, I'm adding that along the bottom of the snowy ground. This is what makes it more realistic. Now, let's add some lines as well to show the water movement. So there's a lot of paint on your brush, dab it on a paper towel and simply add some lines mostly towards the bottom. Let's not disturb the pink and orange. Okay, so dab it on a paper towel. Don't forget about that. Especially if there's a lot of paint on your brush. On the top, we don't need the reflections to be too strong. Go with a lighter tone. But at the bottom, we can add some more taco tones. So I'm going to go back with indigo, and I'm adding some at the bottom to make it more dark and intense. Along with that, I'm adding some lines as well. We don't need a lot of lines on the top. Focus on the bottom. Okay, so just go the Darko tone of intigo or any other bloom and simply add some lines along the bottom line and also a few in between. These lines are really important to show the water movement and reflection. Otherwise, your lake will look very plain and pouring. Okay, so just add a few lines at the bottom. And that's it. So that's a leak. Now we'll have to wait for this to dry. Our next step is to add some more textures and then the tree, but I feel like the snowy ground is very light. The color could have been a bit more darker. That's what I feel. So what I'm going to do is, I will apply another coat of water on top of the snowy ground. Then I will introduce some more blue. So that's the next thing I'm going to do which is completely optional if you're happy with your snowy ground, and if you feel the colour is good enough, you don't need to add any extra blue. Okay, so I'm just adding a coater water. And then I'm going to go with some in ticom more like a medium tone. Then I'm going to add that along the bottom parts. Just the same way how I did earlier, but this time the color is a bit more darker. That's only different. Earlier also, I used a medium tone, but when it dried up, it became quite light. So I'm just adding a medium tone along the shape at the bottom. Then I will spread it out using some water. Okay, so that's a turnal value I'm going with. It is not too light and it is not too dark. And I'm adding that along the shape we have at the bottom. Similarly, I will do the same thing on the other side as well. Only because I felt the color is quite light. You can still see that fresh white. I mean, the paper white. As we're painting an evening scene, the colors should be a bit more dull and dark. That's the only reason why I'm doing this. But if you're happy with your painting, you can totally skip this step. Now I'm spreading it out. You can see the difference, the top part, the one I'm painting right now, it is looking much better than the one at the bottom I feel. The bottom one is really white. Okay. So I'm just adding some more blue over here. Then I will do the same thing on the other section we have at the bottom. Okay, so this side is done. Similarly, I'm going to apply coat of water onto the other section. Then I will add some intigo onto that wet layer, and then I will smudge it. Okay, so I have made it wet. Now I'm going to go with some intigo. Now I'm going to add that along the bottom sheet and with some water, I will gently smudge it. Okay, so that's done. Now, let's leave it for drying. Next, we're going to add some textures onto the ground. And for that, I'm going to go with pink gray. Okay, so once you've taken the paint on your brush, dab it on a paper towel. We need the paint that is kind of dry. Okay, now simply add some textures. I'm adding them over here first because that's a place where I'm going to add the tree. And for the same reason, I'm going to add some extra textures here. For the rest, I'm just adding a few along the bottom line. Okay. It's only on the top where I'm going to add the tree, I'm going to add some extra textures. The rest is just a little. Okay, so pick enough of pinks grey on your brush. Once you have taken the paint, dab it on a paper towel and make sure it is not too wet. Then just add these patterns. So first focus on the bottom line along that shape of the snowy ground. Then you can add a few here and there. Okay, so let's finish this. All right, so we have the textures, and you can see the difference they made. Now everything look complete and polished. Alright. Now the next task we have is to add the tree, and I'm going to add that on the right side. You can place it wherever you like. And for that as well, I'm going to go with pain screen. To add the tree, I'm going to go with the smaller brush. This one is size umber two, and I'm picking some pain screen. First, I will add a tree trunk. Then onto that, I will add some branches. So you can go with any shape that you prefer. You can add your branches however you like. So first, decide on a place where you want your tree to be. So this is where I'm going to add my tree, and I'm starting from the bottom. Then I'm going to take it till the top. Okay. So first add your tree trunk. The textures we have added over here is covering the root part, and that's why I told you wherever you're adding the tree, add some extra textures. Okay. So the tree that I'm adding here is kind of thin. It is not a super huge tree. But you don't need to follow the same. You can add your tree however you like. It can be a huge thicker tree, or it can be a similar one. Alright? So let's quickly finish the tree trunk and start adding the branches. Okay, so the tree trunk is ready. Now we can add the branches. You can add them wherever you like. Add them in a nice organic sheave so that it will look more natural. Okay. First, we will add the thicker branches, and then we can add some thinner ones. I have added a few branches, but the tree is looking quite empty, so we have to add more. Okay, so wherever you want to add them, you can add them. It doesn't need to be the same as mine. So add some thicker branches first, then go within your thinner brush and add some thinner branches. O Alright, so that's how it has turned out. I think there is lots of gaps in between. So wherever I feel there's a lot of gap, I will simply add some thinner branches. Okay, and with that, we'll be done with the tree. Then after that, we can add some snowy texture onto the tree. Now, I have some leftover paint on my brush, so I'm just going to dab that on a paper towel and I will add some more texture along the bottom. This is completely optional. If you already have enough texture, you don't need to add any. Only because I have some leftover paint on my brush. I'm doing this. Okay. I will add a few on the other side as well. And then we can add the snow textures using some white paint. Okay, so that is it. Now, clean your brush properly and go with white gouache or white watercolor. I'm going to use some white gouache. So squeeze out a bit of paint onto your palette. We only need a little. We're not going to add a lot of snow, only a little onto the branches and also onto the tree trunk. And for this step, go with any of your smaller brush. So first, I'm going to add that onto the tree towards the bottom. Okay, so just add an irregular shape onto one side of the tree. I'm adding that onto the left. Then along with that, I will also add some texture. Then a few onto these branches. So wherever you have these tiny pockets, you can add some thicker white paint. Then onto the branches, you can add a thin line in a broken way. It doesn't need to be too opaque. Similarly, I'm going to add snow onto all these branches. So first I'm focusing on all these pockets. Then I will add a thin line onto the branches along the top. Mm. You can also add a few lines on the tree just to show the snowy textures. Just a few dry lines. And that's it. So that's how our painting has turned out. Now, if you have missed any of the branches, you can add some snow onto them. Okay, so that's our painting for the day. I hope you all enjoyed it. Now it's time to peel off the masking tape. And here is the finished painting. It's a beautiful color combinations, and I just love the way the snowy ground and the lake has turned out. Tree is not really my favorites. Anyway, if you haven't tried it yet, do give it a try and let me know your thoughts about it. 8. Day 05 - Soft Sunset: Welcome to Day five of painting Soft and Dreamy winter landscapes, and here is a Dreamy Sunset for the day. It's a very simple and minimal painting, which you can finish in less than 20 minutes. The color palette is also quite simple. We need a gray and a yellowish orange for the sky. If you have gray, you can use it as it is, or you can just make some paints gray and white together and use that colour for the sky. I'll just show you the gray I have. It is a really light tonal value, so I won't be using it as it is. This is the I have got. You can see the color. It is quite light. So what I'm going to do is I will just add a bit of paint gray into the scene, and I'll be using that. Okay. So this one is a gray, a bit more darker gray, which obviously better than the first one. Now for the sky, I'll also be adding a little of brown to this. Okay. So create a gray and then add a little of brown. You can see the difference. The first one is light gray, then a darker gray, and a brownish gray. So that's a color we'll need for the sky. We'll be using this color for the sky, and along with that, we will also need a yellowish orange. And that's a color you see here, cadmium yellow orange. So you just need a yellowish orange. So we have a gray on the top, then some yellowish orange. And at the center, we have made the color lighter. Then towards the bottom, we'll use a brighter tone. Then for these trees, we will go with a mix of brown and pink gray. And even for the ground, we'll be using a li tunal value of the same. We will also need a bright orange to add around these rays. So that's the color you see here. This one is brilliant orange. You can also use scarlet. Okay, so that summarize all the colors you will need. Ob is a pasel gray, and then some brown, yellowish orange and a bright orange. Then you will need some brown and pink grey. Okay, so that summarize all the colors you will need. Keep them ready, and let's give it a try. Alright, so let's start with this sketch. The first thing I'm going to add is a horizon line. Then I'm going to add another irregular line a little below that, just to show some separation in the ground. So the other side is in the background. The one you see here is in the foreground. Okay. Next, I'm going to add a fence. So first, I will add a bigger one. I mean, a taller one over here. Then I will add some shorter ones next to that. It is not really shorter. It is nearly the same height, but to show that perspective and sense of distance, you have to make it shorter as it's going away from you. Okay. I'm just going to go with three or four. Maybe three is good. Or let's go with four. I'm going to add a shorter one here. Okay, so that's a fence. Now, as you painting, we can add the strings. For now, this all we need. Now, as you painting, we'll also be adding a landscape here along the horizon line, which you don't need to add the sketch. Okay. So that's a sketch. Now we can start painting. I'm hoping you guys have the colors ready on your palette. Once you have them ready, start by applying a coat of water onto the anterior sky. We are starting with the sky, then we will paint the snowy ground. Okay? So to begin with, I'm applying a clean coat of water onto the anterior paper. We're going to paint the sky and the snowy ground together. So apply a nice general coat. Don't add a lot of water. We only need a shiny coat. So make it evenly wet. Okay, so the paper is evenly wet. Now, I'm going to go with my rounfh a medium sized Runfish. And the color first I'm going to go with is a mix up gray and a bit of brown. I have some gray on my palette already, and I'm going to take a little of that. And then a little brown. So I want a brownish gray kind of a color for the sky. It can be a bit different. That's totally fine. Okay, so that's the color I'm going with on the top. Alright. Next, I'm going to go with orange. I'm cleaning my brush, and I'm picking some orange. This one is a yellowish orange. I'm so sorry my phone got switched off in between. Anyway, I'm going to continue with some yellowish orange, and I'm adding that onto the wet background. So we have a gray on the top, then some yellowish orange. Now, I'm going to leave some gap at the center just to create a glowing sun. I will just leave out that space, and then I will continue with the yellowish orange. Okay, I'm picking more paint, adding that on either side, while leaving some gap at the center. See that? So that's your paper white. Try to leave a little gap at the center to show the glowing sun. Now towards the bottom, you can make your color more rich and more intense. Only if you make that orange more intense around the horizon line, the glow will be more brighter and more beautiful. Okay, now, I'm going to pick a little of gray again, and I'm going to add that onto the top. There is some bleed on the top corner. I'm covering that up. Maybe we can also add some strokes onto the sky. This is not really necessary. Only if you want to, you can add them. Otherwise, just leave it as it is. Okay, so that's the sky. A little more gray, maybe. Okay, now that's really the sky. I'm not going to touch it again. Next, I'm going to clean my brush, and I'm dabbing that on a paper towel. Then I'm picking a little of yellowish orange again, just a little, and I'm going to add a few lines onto the ground, just to show the reflection on the ground. So I'm just adding a few lines. Leaving some white gap in between, don't cover the entire area. Okay, so that is it. Now I'm going to go back with gray. The same color I use for the sky, and I'm adding some lines on the ground. If you want to make it more darker, you could do that. So simply add some lines and some shapes onto the ground. We have added a shape there. Maybe you can follow that line and then add some irregular shapes and some lines onto the ground, while the background is still wet. Okay, so go with the color similar to this. It's a mix of paints gray and brown. Start with a similar tone and value. Don't make it too dark in the beginning. We can gradually add more textures and details using a Taco tone. But to begin with, go with a similar tone. I'm also adding a few lines in the background. Now you can see how it's all coming together. So just a few lines of gray in the background. We need that yellow asphll. So the sunlight is reflecting on the ground. That's why we have that golden yellow, and along with that, we're also adding some shadows using a brownish gray or a grayish brown. Now I'm using a medium tone, and I'm adding a few more shapes there. So when we're adding these shapes in the foreground, using a medium tone, it will look like this place is closer to us, and the other part in the background is far away. So that's why we're focusing on this part. We're adding more textures and shadows and shapes here. We won't be adding a lot of details in the background. Okay, so that's how it turned out. Next, before the background dries up, we need to add the horizon details. And for that, I'm going to go with the same color, which is a mix of pinks, gray and brown. And I'm going to add a small shape here. Okay. So we have to be a little quick if your background is drying out especially. So add a shape here with that same gray color you used. Maybe it can be a bit more darker than earlier. Otherwise, it may be too dull when the background dries up. Okay, so simply add a shape like this from left to right. At some places, it can be higher. I'm making it higher on the right. Try not to cover the white space we have in the sky. That's where we have the sun. So let that stay. Now, quickly, I'm going to dab off my brush on a paper towel. And with that dry brush, I'm going to dab off some paint from the horizon line to make it clean. Now I'm going to go back with gray, and I'm adding some shapes again, making it a bit higher on the right, and also a bit darker. Okay. Maybe on the left, it can stay in the same tonal value only on the right. I'm making it a bit darker. Okay, now, there is one more thing we have to do. So clean your brush, dab between a paper towel and pick a little of orange. Now, we're going to add that behind these trees to create a sun glow effect. So just take a little of paint on your brush and add them around the trees, only on the top. This one is a very simple step, but it will create a beautiful glow in your paintings. Okay, so just pick a little of orange, add them around the trees, only on the top. Now, I'm going to go back with dark brown, and I will add a little more at the bottom, adding some shapes on the top as well. Okay, so that is it. Now, I will clean my brush again. Then I'm going to lift up some paint at the bottom to make that line clean. The paint is still spreading. I don't want it to spread a lot. I want a clean line there. So I'm gently running my brush in a line to clean it and to stop the spreading. You can see the difference. Okay, so that's a base layer. Now let that dry. Okay, so let us dry completely. Next, we're going to add the rest of the details on snowy ground. We are going to use the same colour we used in the background, mix of paints gray and brown, but we will use a medium tone. So pick some paints gray, add a love burnsina or brown with it. Then make your paint kind of dry. Once you have taken the paint, dab it on a paper towel, and then start adding some dry textures on the ground. There is no rule or anything here. You can add it however you like. I'm going to focus on the area where I have the fence. Okay? So the color you see here is a medium tone. After this, I'll repeat the same with a darker tone to add more crisp textures. Okay? We can also add a few lines in the background. Be sure you're using a medium tone. We don't need very bright and prominent patterns in the background. Okay. So just add a few lines as well along with the textures. You can see the lines are have ad. They're using a medium tone. Now, I will add some more patterns at the bottom over here. Then I will go with a darker tone. So go with a mix of pinks gray and brown. Make sure it's a medium tone or too dark. Then tab it on a paper towel and make your paint dry. Then simply add some textures to bring in some realistic features. Okay, so let's do this. Next, I'm going to do the same thing using a taco tone, and then we have the fence left. So let's go with some pants gray. Again, dab it on a paper towel. Then add some more textures, especially where you have the fence. Okay? A Okay, so those are the darker textures. If you want to add more textures, if you do that, or let's go ahead with the fence and come back to this later. Now for the big layer, I'm going to go back with a mix of pinks, gray and brown. I've used a medium tone first, then I'm going to apply that onto these wooden locks. So starting from this one here. This color is more like bird umber, and I'm using a medium tone, and I'm filling the shape using that tonal value. So for the first three, I will just use this color acetis. And for the bigger one, we have to introduce some yellow asphalt to create the glow. We have to create the effect of light heating on this wooden fence. So start with the same color on the top. Then on the right side, leave some gap. And that's where we're going to add some yellow. Okay? So I'm cleaning my brush, and I'm picking some yellow, a light tone, the same yellowish orange I use for the sky, and I'm adding that on this place on the right side. And for the rest, I will just use brown. I mean, brown and pinks gray mix. I will add that towards the bottom, and also a little onto the top. Then I will gently smudge it all. So just on the right side, where the light is hitting, we have a yellowish color. Rest is the same color I used earlier. Now with a clean brush, gently dab it off and smudge it. Only for this one, I'm creating this effect. For the rest, I will just use a mix of pins gray and brown without any yellow or any other effects. Okay, so that's how it has turned out. Next, I'm going to add some lines onto these. So I'm just using a mix of pinks gray and brown. And I'm adding a few lines to bring in some texture. Go with any of your smaller brush when I'm doing this. So make some pinks grey and some brown and create a darker tune. Then simply add some lines onto the wooden log. I just some irregular lines. This will add a beautiful texture, and it will really look like wood. Okay, so that's the first one. Now the same onto the second one. Now we have one more left. So it's just some simple lines, nothing else. And when you add them, it will have a beautiful texture, a wood like texture. Okay, now we have one more left, the main one in the foreground. And for that as well, I'm going to add some lines, but make sure it's not completely wet. Mine is still a bit wet, which I think is okay. So I'm just focusing on the top and the bottom. And I'm adding some lines. I'm not going to touch the yellow part. I'm leaving that place as it is. So only on the top and the bottom, I'm adding some thin lines to create those texture. Okay, so that's how it has turned out. Now you can really see the glow. Maybe we can add few more lines towards the bottom. And, yeah, that's it. When we add those darker textures, the glow is really prominent, and I think it has turned out really beautiful. Now, with the same brush, I'm going to add some more pattern at the bottom. I'm dabbing that on a paper towel. And you seeing those darker tone. I'm gonna add some more. So wherever you feel like adding, you can add this. You don't really need to follow the same way how I'm adding it. Wherever you feel you want to add some more textures, you could do that. Okay, so those are the textures. Now with the same brush, I'm going to add some grassy pattern. This one is completely optional, but it will give your painting a finished and a polished look. So maybe you can give it a watch. And if you feel like adding them, you can go ahead and add them wherever you like. Go with any of your smaller brush or a brush with a pointer tip for this tip and use a mix of pink gray and brown. Now, wherever you want to add these grassy pattern, you can add them. So over here, I'm going to go with a big group. Okay. Now I will add some smaller groups as well. Don't overdo this. We only need a few groups here and there. Next time I'm going to add one here, you can see the difference. That's a shorter group. So in a similar way, go with different groups of different height. Add a few in the background, and also a few in the foreground. Okay, so that's how it has turned out. If you want to add more grassy pattern or more textures on the ground, you could do that. And after this, we have to finish of the fence. We need to add some strings connecting all the wooden posts. Okay, so add in some textures and some more grassy pattern. And finish off that part. Okay, so this one is done. Now for the last step to add the string, I'm going to go with a much more smaller brush, more like a detailing brush. You can also use a pin, if you prefer that. Choose your brush and go with some paint screen. The strings has to be really thin. So go with any of your detailing brush or a miniature brush. This is the one I'll be using. Okay. Now with this, I'm starting by adding a line. Maybe we can start with the first one here, the bigger one. So first, I will add a line around the wooden post. Now, from this point, I'm adding a line. See that? My lines are really thin and crisp. There's a good part about a detailing brush. You can also use a fine liner brush. Similarly, I'm adding another line at the bottom. And also make sure your pin is not too dry. If the pin is dry, the line will be really cracky and dry. Next onto this, I'm just adding a cross mark, a tiny cross mark at regular interval. Okay? Just to make it look like a fence. Se on the bottom one. I just a tiny cross mark. Nothing else. Okay, similarly, we have to finish off all the other ones. We have to connect the wooden post, add a line, then we add a cross mark on it. Okay, so that is it. If you are nearly done, I just need to add a cross mark on the last few fins. When I started off with this painting, I wasn't really sure it will end up looking this good. When I was halfway through, I was thinking of giving up and starting all over again. But good that I trusted the process. And here is our gorgeous painting for the day. I'm really loving the glow here. And before you wrap it up, if you want to add some more grassy pattern or texture, you could do that. And there you have it. I painting for day five. Now it's time to peel up the masking tape. So here's our soft and dreamy winter sunset. Hope you all enjoyed the process and had a good time feeling this. If you haven't tried it yet, do give it a try. Alumina you liked it. 9. Day 06 - Snowy Seascape: Hello, dear friends. Welcome today's six of painting Dreamy winter landscapes. Our painting for the day is a very dreamy, moody, Snowy Seascape. It's a simple minimalist painting, which we can finish in less than 20 minutes. So as usual, let's start by having a look at the colors. So for this painting, you will only need three colors. The first one is indigo. I've seen really light one of Intigo for the sky. So indigo is the first color you will need. Then for the sea, I will mix some indigo and turquoise blue together. So turquoise blue is our second color. Okay. The mix of turquoise blue and indigo, it looks really beautiful. It's a perfect color to paint the sea. Okay, so that's turquoise blue. Now, along with this, you will also need some pinscrey to add all the textures and the rocks. Okay, so that's our next color. You will need some pinks grey. So indigo for the sky, turquoise blue and indigo for the water. Then we will need some paint scre to add all these textures and the rocks. And finally, you will also need some white quash to add the waves. Okay, so keep all the colors ready, and let's give it a try. Alright, so the first thing we have to do is to add the sketch. I'm starting with the horizon line. I'm going to go with a very light line. Okay. Next, we have to add an irregular line at the bottom to show the snowy ground. You can go with any shape. We just need an irregular line. That's all. Okay. As we're painting, we'll be adding thickness onto these areas. I will change shape a little bit. Okay, so we'll add thickness like this also over here. We'll be doing this as we're painting. For now, this is all we need. Okay? So we already discussed about the colors. We'll have to go with a light tone of indigo for the sky. Then for the sea, we will introduce a bit of turquoise blue. We'll mix turquoise blue and indigo together, and that's what we're going to use for the sea. Okay? So I'm hoping you guys have the colors ready on your palette. Once you have it ready, we can start right away. So the very first step is to add a coat of water onto the sea and the sky together. We are going to paint that in one go. So apply a gentle coat of water. Don't add a lot. We only need a shiny coat. Okay? So just run your brush back and forth and make sure you don't have pools of water. We need a shiny even layer. Okay. So my sky and the sea is evenly wet. Now we can start applying the paint. Now, the color I'm going to go with is a light tone of indigo, and I'm using my flat brush to apply paint onto the sky. So add some water into indigo and turn that into a lighter tone. Okay. Now let's apply that onto the sky. So go the similar tonal value. Don't make it too dark. Looks like there is some violet or some other color on my brush. The intego looks a bit different. Okay, now it's fine. So just go with a similar tonal value and apply an even layer onto the entire sky. Once you're reaching the horizon line, we will add some turquoise blue into the same color. Okay, so we can apply a little more. There is our horizon line. Okay, so that's the sky. It is a plain, simple layer, no clouds, no gradients, nothing. So just add Itko onto the entire sky. Now, along the horizon line, we are going to go with a slightly darker tone. So into the same, I'm going to add some turquoise blue. I'm mixing these two together. See that? So that's the color I'm going with. Well, start from the bottom, and then I will go towards the top. Otherwise, the colors will spread into each other quite a lot. Okay, so we'll start with the bottom, apply that around the snowy ground. Now let's gently take that to the top because we need a blurry horizon line, and we don't want the color to spread into each other. Okay, so carefully, apply your paint back and forth. Until you have got a blurry horizon line, a soft horizon line. We don't want a sharp line tear. Okay. So that's how the background has turned out. We have the sky and the sea. Now we can add some more taco tune, especially at the bottom. Along the horizon line, the color is perfect. So only at the bottom, I'm adding some lines, using a mix of turquoise blue and indigo again. But this time, the color is a bit darker. See that? So simply add some lines to show all the textures and the waves, add them at the bottom. Then you can also add some lines in between. But don't go with the paint that is too watery. If it's too watery, they will spread into the background, and the base color will all disappear. So in case if you feel your paint is too watery, dab it on a paper towel and then add these lines. Okay. Next, I'm going to go with the smaller brush, and I'm going to add some more lines which are more definite, like some more ways, which has got a better shape. I'm using the same color mix up turquoise blue and intco. Okay. Again, if your paint is too water, dab it on a paper towel. Now, introduce some waves, especially towards the bottom. The background is still a little wet. So the lines you're adding, they will spread a little. Which is completely okay. You can see how it is turning out. I'm leaving a gap in between, and I'm adding some waves. So far away, closer to the horizon line, go with a medium tone, and at the bottom, you can make it a bit more darker. See that? That's how you bring in a depth in your painting, darker tones in the foreground, lighter tones in the background. Alright, so those are the waves. Now we can leave it for trying, and after that, we can be in the snowy ground and add the final details. Okay, so dry completely. Next, let's pin the snowy ground. And for that, we're going to apply a coat of water first. So go with any of your armtrs and apply a nice shiny coat of water. Be careful not to add any water into the sea. So follow that outline and apply a light layer of water. Okay. Okay. So that part is evenly wet. Now for this, we're going to go with the light tone of indigo. So go with any of your smaller brush, pick some indigo. It can be a light tone or a medium tone. Okay. Now, let's drop in that color onto the wet background in a very random way. So we just need some shadows and textures here and there. No particular order or anything. So simply drop in some random shapes using indigo onto that wet layer. Okay. Maybe we can add a little of paints gray. It's looking so bluish. So I'm just adding little of paints gray into indigo. Okay. And this looks better. So make your blue a little grayish by adding some pinks gray, and then use that color when you're adding these shapes and textures. Alright, so that's how it has turned out. If you want to add more, you could do that. Now, let that dry. In the meantime, we can start adding the rocks. And for that, I'm going with pinks gray. We need a dark tune of pins grey for this. Okay. And also try to go with any of your smaller brush or a medium size brush. We are going to add some small rocks. They're not really small. We are trying to show them as if they are far. Okay. So go with pink grey and add in your rocks wherever you feel like. And you can go with any shape. It doesn't need to be exactly like mine. Maybe you can add one here, one in the background, wherever you like. And whatever shape you want to go with, just do that. Okay. But when you're doing this, try to go with different shapes and sizes so that it will look more realistic. So you can see here, one is smaller, and the other one is bigger and longer. So in a similar way, add them however you like. Oh Okay, so those are the rocks. Now with the same brush, I'm going to add the thickness. We have a small piece here and also another one towards the bottom. So first, let's fill in this gap. So just add some paint onto that corner in a very messy way. It doesn't need to be a very proper shape. You can add them in an irregular messy way. Okay. Same goes here. So just add some paint and create that corner or that split. Okay. Now, I'm going to grab a paper towel, and I'm tapping my brush on that paper towel to make the paint dry. Now with a dry brush, I'm going to add some textures. So for this as well, there is no rule or anything. Wherever you want to add these textures, you can add them, but try to go with the dry paint. The textures will be really beautiful if you use a dry paint. Okay. Now we can add a few more pattern with the same dry paint. This step is really simple, but it has got a real impact on your painting. Instantly, your painting will look complete and polished. So don't skip this. Along with the dry textures, you can also add few small shapes, just some small dots or something to show the rocks or the stones. Now, the next step we have is to add the waves. And for that, I'm going to go with some white quash. And for this step, you will need any of your smaller brush or a detailing brush. The waves that we're adding should not be too thick and prominent. So try to go with any of your smaller brush. Now, take some paint onto your palette, add a few drops of water. And then we can start adding some lines. I'm starting with this side where I have the rocks. So pick some white paint on your brush and simply add some thin lines. We don't need to have any particular length or size or anything. You can simply keep on adding them. You have to add a lot. So you just keep on adding lines like this. And then when you add a lot of them, you will get a C kind of a texture. Okay? So first, let's focus on the area where we have these rocks. We will add some lines underneath them. Then also, we can spread that a bit. Okay, so let's keep on adding them. At the beginning, when you only have added a few lines, it won't look that nice. But when you add a lot of them and when you add lots of textures, it will really look beautiful. So keep going won't stop. On top of the waves, I'm just adding a thin line. I'm not going to add a lot of lines here. Okay. And I'm adding that line in a broken way. It's not a very strong, prominent line. Okay? So on top of the wave, add broken line. Then underneath the rocks, you can add many more lines. Oh. If you look at the painting, I only have a few lines. This is not enough. We need to add more and more and create a very beautiful texture. So just keep on adding them in a very random, weird way. So just run your brush back and forth and add these lines. Okay, I'm focusing at the bottom part and also underneath the rocks. Then maybe we can add a few in the background as well, one or two lines. Not a lot. Alright, so let's do this. D I'm nearly done. You can see the way how it has turned out. Now, take a look at your painting, and if you feel you need to add more white lines, you could do that. Maybe a few in the background or a few in the foreground. I'm adding some thicker lines at the bottom. Okay, so that is it. Now, there is one last task I want to do. So for that, I'm cleaning my brush. And I'm going to go back with a bit of turquoise blue. I think we can add a little of indigo as well. So it's the same color we used again, mix of indigo and turquoise blue. And I'm adding this wave. Right now, the color is not very prominent. So I'm just defining that wave again, only these two, the ones at the bottom. So adding a line. Then pick some water and gently smudge that into the background. So I have added the line. Now I'm picking some water, and I'm gently smudging it. See that? Now, these two waves are really prominent. You can really see the shape. So that is the last thing I wanted to do. This one is not necessary. Only if you want to add a little more definition to your waves, you could do that. Otherwise, you can just leave it as it is. It is not a necessary task. Alright. And with that, we are done with our painting for the day. Alright, so that's how the painting has turned out. It was a really simple painting. I think we took less than 20 minutes for this entire painting. So yeah, now it's time to peel off the masking tape. And here is a simple, snowy sea scheme for the day. I hope you all enjoy it. It's a very simple, moody, beautiful painting. So in case, if you haven't tried it yet and you have some time to spare, give it a try. I'm very sure you will enjoy the process and love your painting as well. 10. Day 07 - Mountain Far away: Hello, dear friends. Welcome today's seven of painting dreamy winter landscapes. Our painting for the day is absolutely soft and dreamy, just like the name of the class. So we'll start by having a look at the colours. I have used pastel colours for the sky. As you can see here, it's a combination of pasil blue and pasil orange. The pastel blue you see in this painting is a mix of indigo and white. Then towards the bottom, closer to the mountain, I have used a pastel orange. So these are the two colors we'll be using for the sky. I mean, for the background. Then to add the clouds, I will also be using some paints gray. I have some pastel colors with me, but I don't have a pastel blue. So the easiest option is just mixing some white watercolor with some blue. You can go with any blue. I'm going to use indigo. As I want a dull blue, I don't want a bright blue. So pick some indigo, then add a little white watercolor. And that's our blue. Okay. So here's the color I'll be using. The color can be a bit more darker or lighter according to the amount of white and blue you're mixing. That's totally okay. Next color I have here is a pastel orange. This one is from Shen watercolors. But just like how we created blue, you can also add some white with orange and create a similar color quite easily. Okay, so those are the two colors I'll be using for the background. So I'll just make some orange with white. And you can see the color. They are quite similar. Okay, so just go with any kind of basil orange you prefer. Again, depending on the orange you're using, the color can be slightly different, which is, again, totally fine. Okay. Now the next color you will need is pains gray. Into the pastel blue we have made, we will add a little of pink gray, and that's the color we'll be using for the clouds. So yeah, first, we will go with a blend of blue and orange, pastel blue and orange. Then we will add some clouds using gray. Then for the mountains, it's all pains grey. We will use lighter tone for the background and Dako tone for the full ground. Now for the snowy ground, we will use lighter tone of indigo for the background layer. Then we will add some textures using pinks gray. Okay, so those are the colors you will need. Keep them ready, and let's give it a try. All right. So, let's start by adding this sketch. First, we have to add an irregular line to show the snowy ground. Okay, so that's our snowy ground. Now we have to add two layer of mountains in the background, one in the foground and other one in the background. So I'm starting with the one in the background. So that's a one in the background. Now, in front of this, I'm going to add another one. You can go with any other shape. It doesn't need to be exactly like this. Okay, so this is the one in the foreground. For the one in the background, we will go with lighter tones, and for the one in the fgroun we will use darker tones. That's how we're going to create a depth in our painting. Alright, so that's a sketch. Now we can start painting. We already had a look at the colors. So I'm starting with a snowy ground and then the sky. Oh, let's start with the sky first. I think coming from the top to the bottom is the better way. So I'm hoping you guys have the colors ready for the sky. We're going with a pastel indigo and a pasil orange. I have a pasil orange with me, but to create a pastel indigo, I'm squeezing out a little of white watercolor onto my palette first. Okay, now, I'm going to apply a cotter water onto the sky to make it evenly wet. The color combination that we're going to use for the sky is a really gorgeous one. I guess at least some of you may have witnessed the sky. I mean, the colour combination in your real life. Anyway, let's give it a try. So I've made my background evenly wet. So first start by mixing some intigo and white together. If you want to go with a different blue, that's totally fine. It doesn't need to be indigo. We just need a pastel blue, which is not too bright. That's why I chose indigo. I think at the beginning, I picked a different blue, but indigo is my choice. Okay, so that's a color I'm going to use for the sky. We'll apply this on the top. I'm applying this color on the top of the sky using a round Brush. You can go the Rundbsh or a flat brush. It doesn't matter. Okay, so that's a mix of indigo and white watercolor. Now, as I'm reaching towards the center, I'm cleaning my brush, and I'm making the color lighter by adding more white. Then gradually we will go with a patel orange and we will apply that around the mountain. Then we will blend them together. Okay? So I've made the color lighter by adding some white watercolor. Now, let's clean the brush. I'm picking some more white, making it lighter again. Okay, so you can see on the top, we have a medium tone. Then as I'm coming towards a mountain, I made the color lighter. Now I'm picking the pasil orange. You can go a brighter orange or lighter orange like this. It's totally up to you, and I'm applying that around the mountain. So the major part of the sky is going to be blue. Only towards a mountain, I'm using a pasil orange. So carefully apply that around the mountain. I'm only adding a little see that? Now I'm going to gently blend that with the blue, but there's a lot of paint on my brush. So I'm cleaning it first. Then I'm blending it with a clean dry brush. I'm not putting a lot of pressure. I'm not running my brush too many times. Okay. So that's a base layer. You can see the colors. It's a very pretty color combination. Now we can start adding the clouds. And for that into the blue I have created, I'm going to add a little lot pink gray. So it's going to be more like a grayish blue, and I'm using a smaller brush. The one I used earlier was a bit bigger. This one is a smaller brush. It's size number two. Now, I'm just going to add few streaks onto the sky, few on the right, and few on the left. So that's the first cloud. In a similar way, I will add one or two on the other side as well. I don't want to make it too dramatic, so I will just go with a soft grayish blue. You can see the color. It is not too dark. And the clouds are also not too dramatic. The shape is very small, and they are more like some lines. That's what I want. I don't want to make it too dramatic and too busy. See that? Maybe we can add one more Okay, so that's it. That's how the sky has turned out. If you want to add more clouds, you could do that. Maybe I will add one more there. Alright, so that's a beautiful color combination. Now, let that dry. In the meantime, I'm going to start with a snowy ground. So first, we will apply a coda water, just a shiny layer, not a lot. Then we will use some indigo. We will add the shadows and textures. Okay, so we'll start by applying coda water. Just one swipe. That's all. Don't add a lot of water. Now go with any of your smaller brush. Don't use a bigger brush. This is very important. If you use a bigger brush, you will end up adding more paint, and it will just spread everywhere. Okay, so use a smaller brush, preferably two or three or four. Now onto this wet layer, that seems too hard. Okay, so I'm adding some paint at the bottom. Go with a similar tonal value. Now we could add some lines and some small shapes over here and also closer to the mountain. If it's too wet, dab it on a paper towel, because if it's too wet, it will spread a lot, and you will end up having no paper white. It is the white color of your paper, which makes it look snowy. So it's really important to have that blue color as well as the color of your paper, which is the white color. Okay? So just keep on adding some lines in the background and also in the foreground. Maybe at the bottom, the color can be a bit more darker. But far away, closer to the mountain, be sure to make it lighter. See that? So we have some white space in between, as well as some blue lines and shapes. Don't overdo it. Go in a similar way. You can add some dots and some small shapes to make it look more natural. Okay, so that's how it has turned out. Now we can leave it for drying. Let it dry completely the sky and the ground. And then we can paint the mountain. There is some bleed on the top. I'm just fixing it. It is still a little wet, so it's easy to fix. Okay, so that's our sky. Now let's take a quick break. C come back when this has dried completely. Okay, so that has dried completely. Now we can start with the mountains. We will first pin the one in the background, then the full ground. And for the one in the background, I'm going to go with a light tone of pin screy. So go any of your smaller brush, and use a really light tone of pins green. I'm going to add some lines and some small shapes onto this mountain, Leaving some paper white in between, you can give it a watch and then start your mountain, so you have better idea on how to approach it. You can see the gaps I'm leaving in between. It is the color of the paper, and that will end up looking like the snow. So just keep on adding some shapes and some lines onto the mountain, leaving some gap in between. Do this for the interior mountain. I'm leaving the white gaps mostly on the top. Towards the bottom, I will add more gray, and also try to add your lines in a sloping way just to make it look like the mountain is also sloping down. Okay. Now I'm going to add some gray at the bottom, and I'm adding them from the bottom towards the top. See that? So when you're doing this, don't pick a lot of paint on your brush, go with very little paint, and also be very careful about the tonal value. Go with a light tone. Okay, so that's the first layer. Now leather dry. And after that, we can add some texture. So at the bottom, I'm adding more gray, and on the top, we have some white caps in between. Okay, so that's done. Now, I'll wait for that to dry. Alright, so that is right completely. Now to add the textures, I'm going to go with a slightly darker tone of paints gray. So we need to use a dry paint to add the textures. Once you have taken the paint on your brush, dab it on a paper towel and make sure it is a dry paint. Okay. So go within if your smaller brush, pick the paint, dab it on a paper towel. Now, we're going to add some dry textures in a very random way. And we don't need a lot. We only need here and there. Again, I'm following the same pattern. I'm adding them from the top to bottom in a slightly inclined way. You can see the patterns I'm adding. They're not too dark. It is still a medium tone, maybe slightly darker than the color we have used in the background. I'll take a bit more paint. Again, if it's too dark, make it lighter, and if it's watery, dab it on a paper towel. And then add these patterns. Don't cover the entire background. We need to see some white space, as well as the light one of gray, and then some darker patterns in between. This mountain is far away. It's in the background. So don't add a lot of patterns. We want to keep it very simple and minimal. Now, I'm going to quickly add some more patterns, and with that, we'll be done with the background mountain. Then we have the foreground one left. All right, so that's the one in the background. Now let's go with the one in the full ground. For this one, we're going to use a slightly darker tone, add a few drops of water into your pinkcray and turn that into a slightly darker tone. I'm using the same brush. Go with any of your medium sized brush or a smaller brush. Now, I'm starting from the bottom. You can start from the top and come towards the bottom, or you can start from the bottom and go towards the top. Either way can be done. So the same technique, again, leaving some gaps in between, but not as much as colo, and the color is quite dark. So my idea is to use a medium tone on the top. Then towards the bottom, I want to make it more dark. So in case if you're starting from the top, go with a medium tone first. Then when you're applying the paint, leave some gaps in between. Then towards the bottom, make it more dark. So that's a technique we're going to follow throughout the entire mountain. Now, just in case if you are not able to leave white gaps in between, that's totally fine. You can come back and add some white lines and some shapes using white quash or white water glove. So don't worry about that. Okay, so I'm going to continue with a mountain. I think I will go with a medium tone first. I will add those shapes and lines on the top. Then towards the bottom, I will introduce a darker tone. I think that would be easier. Okay. So add some water into your pinscrey and turn that into a medium tone. Then add some lines and shapes, leaving some white gap in between. It is just some random shapes and lines. No particular rule or method here. While you're adding the paint, leave some white caps. That's all. Okay, so that's how it has turned out. Now in a similar way, I'm going to continue, and I'm going to finish up the entire mountain. This one is a really simple and easy technique, especially when your mountain is far away and it doesn't require a lot of details. You just have to leave some shapes and some lines in between when you're adding your paint, and that will look like the snow on the mountain. Now with the same brush, I'm going to pick a slightly darker one of pain screy, and I'm going to add that towards the bottom. So you can see on the top, I have a medium tone, and there are some whie gaps in between. Now at the bottom, I'm introducing a taco tone. So first, I'm adding the shape. Now I will just much the paint towards the top to blend the colors into each other in a natural way. So first, let's add the paint. Now I will dab it on a paper towel. Then with the dry paint, I will just lightly smudge. So this will also create some texture, which will add more beauty to our mountain. Okay, so that's how it has turned out. You can see how easily we painted two mountains, one in the background and one in the foreground. And you can see the depth we have created here, just by playing with different tonal values. We're nearly done. Now, just in case if you want to add more textures and more taker tones, you could do that. Once we're done with this, we're going to add some textures on the ground as well. And that would be the final step. Alright, so the mountains are done. Now with the same brush, I'm going to add some textures on the ground. We don't need a lot of textures, just a few here and there. So pick the paint. If you feel it is watery, dab it on a paper towel, and then simply introduce a few patterns. Wherever you feel like? Go the combination of bigger patterns and smaller patterns to make it look more natural and be sure to take only a little amount of paint on your brush and also go the smaller brush. Okay, so let's quickly add some patterns, and let's finish it off. Along with the patterns, I'm also adding some bigger shapes to make it look like there are some rocks or stones there. So I've taken some more paint on my brush, and I'm adding a little bigger pattern using that dark tone of paints gray. Just a few here and there. I'm not going to add a lot. And I'm adding them in different shapes and sizes to make it look more realistic. Okay, so that's done. Now, if you want to add some more patterns or some more textures, you could do that, and that would be the last task. I feel like adding some more darker patterns on the mountains. So picking some more paint screen, and I'm adding some dry textures using a darker tone. This step is completely optional. Only if you feel like you need to add some more patterns, you could do this. Otherwise, just call it done. I'm adding them only at the bottom. I think the rest is looking fine. Okay, so all the textures are in over that, we're done with our painting for the day. Here is our painting. You can take a closer look at all the details and the gorgeous mountains and the sky. It's a quick painting. You can finish this in less than 15 minutes or 20 minutes. So give it a try if you to try it, and I'll let you know if you liked it. Thank you so much for joining and happy painting. 11. Day 08 - Golden Hour: Hello, my dear friends. Welcome to the eight of painting gorgeous winter landscapes. And here is our pretty sunset for the day. It's a golden hour. You can see all the beautiful textures and the details. It's a wonderful painting, and I'm really excited to try this painting with you all. So as usual, let's start by having a look at the colours you will need to paint this gorgeous window sunset. So the first color you will need is a yellowish orange. You can see that in the background. This one is permanent yellow orange. If you don't have a similar color, you can just mix some orange or scarlet with any of the yellow you have got. So this one is more like a golden yellow. Now the second color you will need is any kind of orange. This one is brilliant orange from Shinhan. You can also go with scarlet or vermilion. Okay, so that's our second color. Now, along with that, the third color you will need for the sky is burn Sina or brown. This one is brown. It can also be burn Sina. Okay, so these are the three colors we will mainly use for the sky. Then towards the bottom, to add those landscape, we will use some paints gray. Alright? So these are actually the major colors we will need for this painting. Now, along with that, to paint the snowy ground, we will also need a bit of indigo to add all those shadows and texture. Okay. So that's our final color. Okay, so that's some rice, all the colors you will need for this painting. We will need some yellowish orange, then a bright orange, then some brown or Brzena then paints gray and indigo. Okay, so keep all the colors ready, and let's give it a try. All right, so let's start with this sketch. First, I'm going to add a line a little below the center of the paper. Now, the major element of this painting are two trees. You can place it wherever you like. I'm thinking of adding them on the right side. So I'm just going to add another irregular line here. Just to make it look like this place is a bit elevated. Now, on top of that, I'm going to add the trees. One is going to be a bit huge and bulky. Okay. And right next to that, I will add another one, maybe slightly thinner than this. So if you want to go with just one tree, that's totally fine. Or you can go with three. It's totally up to you. Okay, so that's all we need to add for now, the rest of the branches or the other things we can do as we are painting. Okay, so that is it. I'm hoping you guys have the colors ready on your palette. When you have them ready, start by applying a coat of water onto the bottom area. We are starting with the ground. Then we will go up to the sky. Okay, so make it evenly wet. If you feel like there's a lot of water, run your brush multiple times. And just to be sure we only need a shiny coat of water, not a pool of water. Now, I'm going to grab my medium size brush. And the first thing I'm going to do is I'm going to add a bit of yellowish orange onto the ground. It is a golden art, and we will have that beautiful sunlight reflecting on the ground. So that is what I'm trying to achieve by doing this. So go the yellowish orange, more like a medium tone and apply some lines on the ground. Don't add a lot. Just a few lines here and there, with enough of white gaps in between. Onto those gaps, we're going to introduce some blue later. I'm going to add few lines in the background as well. Be very careful about the tunal value. Go with a similar tonal value. Don't make it too bright. Okay. So that's the ground. The first layer. We have more task left. Now, to speed up the process, I'm going to use my blow dryer, and I'm going to quickly dry this spot. And then I will paint the sky. Alright. Now we can go the sky and the background elements. So I'm starting by applying a coat of water. Again, a very gentle coat of water. Don't add a lot of water. So run your brush multiple times back and forth, just to be sure you haven't added a lot of water. I think I missed this color earlier. So to begin with, you will need some sort of yellow. You're going to add some yellow around the sun. So it can be any yellow. The one I'm going to use is naples yellow. Go with a light tone or a medium tone. Don't make it too bright. Now, leaving some white gap, apply that yellow. Okay. Now around that, we can start applying more yellowish orange than a bright orange. So at the center, we need a light tone. So that's where I have the sun. I have added that in a circular way. And I have left some paper white at the center. Now, around that, we can apply our yellowish orange. Start with a light tone, then gradually make it more intense. Otherwise, it won't be easy to blend them. Okay. So we have some naples yellow at the center, then a yellowish orange around that. We'll apply a bit more, and then we can switch to orange. Go with any of your medium size brush or a bigger brush. This way, it will be easier for you to apply the paint. If it's a smaller brush, you will have to run your brush multiple times to fill up the space. Next I'm picking some orange, and I'm adding that to a leftover area. So at the center, we need lighter tones, and when we are going away from the sun, the colors can be more bright and dark. Okay. So that's a first layer. We have a circle at the center, which is the sun. Then around that, we have a light yellow, then a yellowish orange, and then some brighter orange. Now, I'm going to quickly run my brush very gently to make the colors look a bit more smooth and soft. And then I will make the colors more brighter. Okay, so now it looks more clean and smooth. Next, I'm going to pick some more orange, a more intense and bright orange. And I'm going to apply that onto the outer corners. So only if you make the colors more intense around the sun, the glow will be more beautiful. If it's all lighter tone, that glow won't be more intense. Okay, so I'm going to add a bit more orange over here. And I think with that, we can coll it down. The colors are looking very pretty. Next, I'm going to grab a bit of brown, and I'm going to add the landscape at the bottom. We have to do this before the background dries up. So I'm switching to a smaller brush. This one is size number six, and I'm picking some brown. We want the landscape to have a blurry look, so we have to apply this while the background is still wet. Okay. So I'm going to add that over here. I just a very random rough shape. You don't need to put a lot of effort right now. Okay. So simply start by adding a rough shape using brown or burn ena. Go with a similar tonal value. Don't pick a lot of pigment. You can apply that over the tree. No problem. Now, when I'm at the center, I'm picking some orange, and I'm adding that at the center because that's where we have the sun. So obviously, the sunlight will be reflecting onto the plants as well. So on either side, you can use brown and at the center, add some orange asp. Okay, we can add more orange at the center to make it more intense. And on the top, you can add some shapes like leaves and plants. Okay. I'm going to make it higher on the left side because on this side, we don't have a tree. On the right, we have two trees. Okay. So start with orange. Then as you're going away from the sun, make it into more brown and taco tones. So the trick to create a glow in your painting is using lighter tones and yellowish colors closer to the sun. And when you're away from the sun, use more taco tones and brighter tones. So over here, I'm using a lighter tone. We can add some yellowish orange when we're adding these plants and trees and leaves and everything. Okay? Now the same thing I will do with a taco tone onto the farther end. See that? You can already see a glow here. So that's a trick. When we are painting the tree as well, we will follow a similar trick. For the tree that is far away from the sun, we will use darker tones. And for the one that is touching the sun, I mean, closer to the sun, we will use lighter tones and more yellowish and orangish tones. Okay, so I'm just going to add some more leafy patterns here. Looks like the background has already dried up. Never mind. Add some shapes using a lighter tone or a medium tone. Don't make it too dark at this point. I'm adding some yellowish orange leaves here as it is closer to the sun. Now only at the bottom, we can introduce a taco tone. The rest can stay as it is. I'm loving all the colors and the glow here. I'm picking a little of pink green, mixing that with brown. Looks like that is too dark. Only on the outer corners, I'm adding a taco tone. The rest I'm not even going to touch. I'm picking some brown and I'm trying to smudge it. You can see the difference now. So it's only when you add that darker tones, the colors will look more glowy. Otherwise, you won't be able to bring in that glow in your painting. So onto the outer ends, introduce some taco tone, and at the center, leave your orange and yellow acets. Looks like the background has already dried up. So I'm making my brush a bit damp, and I'm smudging it very gently. I don't want the colors to be too strong. I want them to have a blurry look, so I'm smudging it. Okay, so with that, we're done with the sky and the landscape in the background. Next, we are going to go with the ground. We are yet to add the blue on the ground. So what I'm going to do is I will add a coat of water again. Pick only a little of water and make your background evenly wet. Be sure to leave a tiny gap between the landscape and the ground so that you won't accidentally mix up the colors. Okay. Now I'm going to go with my smaller brush, and we'll pick some indigo Okay, the first color I picked was an tigo. Go with some intigo more of a medium tone. Don't make it too light or too dark. Now we're going to add some shadows onto the ground using this color. So we have some yellow in between. We're not going to cover that. We will leave those spaces as it is. And in between, we are going to introduce some lines using intigo Okay. This can be super random. You can add them however you like, but don't overdo it. We need some yellow aspher, so don't cover that up. That should be your primary focus. The yellow applied at the beginning has already dried up, so it's not going to mix up with your blue. Don't worry about that. Okay? So introduce some lines very carefully, especially when you are over this area. And if the blue is looking really light, you can make it a bit more intense. I think it is quite light. When it dries up, it will be one ton lighter. So let's make it a bit more brighter. Okay, so introduce some lines, some shadows onto the ground, leaving some yellow in between. I still feel the blue slide, so I will go with one more tone daker, and I will introduce some more lines. If you feel yours is perfect, you don't need to add any extra lines. Leave it as it is. I'm going to add some lines here and also along the tree. Okay, this is the color I wanted. The one I used earlier was clearly. So I'm just going to add a curvy line there to create a pump. Similarly, I will add a line on the top as well where we have the trees, adding some lines to the bottom as well. Okay, so that's it. Now the color is clearly visible. Earlier, it wasn't. Alright. So that's our snowy crowd. Now we can leave the entire thing for drying and then we can pin the trees. Okay, so it's time for a short break. Okay, so that has dried completely. Now, before I go ahead with the trees, I think I will add some stems and branches in the background. So I'm using my smaller brush, and I'm going with brown. And I'm going to add some thin stems and branches, not a lot, just a few. So first, I will add one over here. I'm starting by adding a straight line. I'm not going to do that continuously. I will break that in between. Then I will also add some leafy patterns. Okay. So first, add a stem like that. Then onto that, you can add few patterns. So this one is completely optional. If you're happy with your trees in the background, you need to add these stem sun branches. Just leave it as it is. The process is still the same. When you're away from the sun, you can use brown or a Daco toon. As you're going closer to the sun, the color have to be more orangish or yellowish. So over here, when you're adding the leafy patterns and the branches, you can use brown. For the next one as well, I will use brown. Then as I'm going towards the sun, I will use orange. Okay, so that's the first one. I have also added some leafy pattern. Now I will add another one in a similar way. Onto this, I'm not going to add any patterns. I will just leave it as it is. Now adding another one here. Okay. Now on the top, I will just add a few branches and some leafy pattern. You can see the color. It's a bit lighter than the color I used earlier. Now using a yellowish color, I'm adding another one. Maybe we can add some leafy patterns as well. But be sure as you're closer to the sun, use a color that is lighter, which can be more yellowish or orangish. Don't use brown acetas. The color I used is more like brownish. So I have added some water, and using a lighter tone, I'm adding some patterns on it. Just a few, we already have enough in the background. So we don't need a lot of leafy pattern. Okay, so that's how it has turned out. If you want to add more patterns, you could do that, but be very careful about the tuna value you're using. Okay, next, we can go ahead with the trees. And for that, I'm going to go with the medium size brush. This one is size number six. And I'm mixing some brown and pinks crit together. Okay. And that's the color I'm using for the bigger tree I have on the right side. Don't add a lot of pins cree just a little bit. Now apply that color onto the entire tree. Maybe onto the left, you can add a little of orange, only a little. So I'm just adding that over here. So that's the area closer to the sun, and I'm adding that only on the left side. The rest can be all brown. Okay. So this one is just a base layer. We have to add all the textures and details onto this. We have some space left at the bottom. And for that, I'm going to go with the darker tone. So I'm picking more pinks gray and I'm adding that with brown. I will also add some onto the right side and also at the bottom. Okay, so simply introduce that darker tone on the right side and smudge it into the background. So I'm adding that darker tone on the right side and also at the bottom. Okay. So first, I will add an irregular shape at the bottom. Then I will fill that space. So just add an irregular line Okay. Then fill up whatever space you have left over there, then smudge it all. It doesn't need to be perfect. It doesn't need to be a clean blend. We're trying to add some texture here. So just push and pull your brush and leave some textures like this. It's totally fine. It doesn't need to be clean. Okay. Maybe we can add some more textures before the background dries. So I'm picking some more paints gray, adding that with brown. I will add some more at the bottom. The color is not really dark, so I will add that irregular line again. Then just like I did earlier, I will push and pull the paint into the background, and I will create some texture. You can also add some lines. So have some paint on my brush. I'm pushing that onto the top. Along with that, I'm also adding some lines. See that? So simply add some lines onto the background. This will leave a beautiful texture. Okay. You can do that onto the entire tree. Just some irregular lines. There is nothing to worry here. You don't need to think a lot. Simply add some irregular lines. They can be long or short. They can be thick or thin. It doesn't matter. Okay. Now in a similar way, we will pin the other tree, and then we can come back and add the final details when the background has dried up. The other tree is much more close to the sun, so we have to introduce some yellowish tones and orange asphalt. We cannot directly go with brown and pink gray. So clean your brush properly and go with a light tune of yellowish orange or yellow. Then add that over here. It has to be much more lighter. So I'm picking some water. Okay, so start with a really light tone of yellowish orange or yellow and add that where you have the sun. Okay, this is a perfect color. If needed, we can make it more brighter later, but start with a really light tone of yellow or yellowish orange. Next, I'm going to pick some orange, and I will add that next to this color I have applied earlier. Then I will smudge it. After this, we can make the color more brighter. So onto the area closer to the sun, the color has to be yellow or yellowish orange. Then as you're going away from the sun, we can add more brown. So next I'm picking some brown, and I'm adding that onto the other end and also onto the top and the bottom. So on the top and bottom, I'm adding brown. Then also on to the right side. Then we have to very gently smudge it all. It should not look like different sections. It should all look like one single tree. Just like I did earlier, I'm adding an irregular line at the bottom, and I'm applying the paint from the bottom toward the top. Now, I'm going to continue this paint on the right side. You can see that I have left a gap in between. Onto that gap, I'm going to add some orange. Okay, so pick that bright orange you used earlier and add that in between. Right now, the colors are looking like different sections. We need to smudge it all to look like one single background. So that's our next task. I will need to add some more orange, then some yellow again to make it look clean. So I'm adding orange next to brown. Now cleaning my brush. Then I'm picking some yellowish orange, adding that again right next to the sun. So over here, we need a really light tone. Be careful about that. Don't introduce your brown and orange everywhere. You can already feel the glow here, but I think I need to lift off some paint from here. There is some brown there. I will add the orange again. Okay. So right next to the sun, you have to go with a yellowish orange or yellow. Then you can add some orange, then brown, then your darker tones. That's a trick to create that glow in your painting. So that's a base layer. You can see how beautiful it has turned out. Next, I'm going to add some textures onto both the trees. It is nothing much. We are simply going to add some lines onto the tree. So onto all the areas which is away from the sun, you can go with a medium tone or a darker tone of brown and simply introduce some irregular lines. Okay. And when you're adding them closer to the sun, go with the color that is a bit lighter. So have this darker tune. With that, I'm adding some lines onto the other tree as well. Or maybe let's just finish the first one. So I'm adding some orange into the mix, and I'm going to add some lines onto this tree here. So yeah, it is very important to play with different tonal values, especially if you want to create that glow in your painting. Now, I'm going to go with the next one, the bigger one. And for that, we can just use a darker tone of brown and we can simply add the lines. These are just some irregular line. There is nothing to worry here. Add them as if your hands are shivering. Okay? You can see the kind of lines I'm adding. They can be long or short. Just some messy irregular lines. That's all we need. You can clearly see the difference they made. Now in a similar way, I'm going to add some textures onto the other tree as well. Close to the sun, I'm not adding much. I'm only adding them on the right side. I think the rest is looking quite good. We don't need any more texture. Okay, so that's how it has turned out. You can see the glow and all the texture. Next, we're going to add some rocks on the ground, and that's our last task. So go with any of your smaller brush and pick some paints gray. Then simply add some dry textures on the ground like this. It doesn't need to be a completely painted rock. You can leave some cap in between. So it will look like there are some snow textures on it. That's the first rock. In a similar way, wherever you want to add them, you can add. They can be of different shapes and sizes. I hope you can see the white patches, which is actually the color of your paper. This way, you don't need to add any extra white textures on it. See that? So you can add some rocks and also some textures. I will add a few in the foreground and also few in the background. You can see the difference they made. Now in a similar way, I will add a few more. You can also add some dry textures. So when you're painting these rocks, go with the minimum paint on your brush. Don't pick a lot of paint and try to go with the paint that is kind of dry. If you feel there is water on your brush, dab it on a paper towel, and then add these textures and rocks. When the paint on your brush is nearly dry, it will leave a beautiful texture which looks really natural. Okay, I'm adding some textures in the background. I think I will add a few more rocks. I'm really loving this part of the painting. I will add a big rock at the bottom. Then I'm thinking of adding a cluster of rocks in the background. If you're happy with your painting, you can call it down. You don't need to add any extra rocks. Okay. So this one is going to be the last task, and with this, we'll be done with our painting for the day. Okay, so that's done. Now finally, I'm going to add some more textures onto the tree. It looks like they are not really visible. So I'm going with pains gray acets and I'm going to add some more lines mainly onto the big tree here. So I'm just adding some thicker lines, just the same kind of lines I added earlier. These are thicker and more darker. Okay. Maybe we can add one or two onto the other triaspob especially onto the bottom and onto the top. Alright, so that is it. Initially, when I started, I was thinking of adding some branches. But I think this one is looking very pretty the way it is. So I'm not going to add any more branches. If you want to add some branches, you could do that. Or you can just leave it the way it is. Okay, so now it's time to peel off the masking tape. And here is our golden winter sunset. You can see all the beautiful textures. The tree is looking really beautiful and also the rocks on the ground. You try if you get to try it. I'm very sure you're going to love it. 12. Day 09 - Colorful Sunset: Hello, dear friends. Welcome to D nine of painting Dreamy Winter landscapes. And here is our painting for the day. It's a beautiful color combination, and I'm so happy with the way this one has turned out. So as usual, let's start by having a look at the colours you will need. So as you can see here, we will need three colors for the sky, starting with violet on the top, then a pastel pink, and then a yellowish orange towards the bottom. So these are the three colors you will need for the sky. Then for the landscape in the background, you will need some pink gray and brown. Okay. So these are the colors you will need for the sky. I will spatch out one by one. So this one is violet. It is permanent violet from Shinhan. So that's the first color you will need for the sky. Then the second one is a pastel pink. Instead of violet, you can also use blue on the top. That will also make a beautiful color combination. Okay, so that is violet and pastel pink. Next one is permanent yellow orange. It's a yellowish orange. So these are the three colors we will need for the sky. Now for the landscape elements, you will need some pinks gray and burn ina or brown. So this one is pains gray. Next, you will need some brown or burned ina. I don't think I have enough brown here, so I'm just mixing that with burn sienna. You can go with either one of the burn sina or brown. Okay, now there's one more color you will need. You can see here this orange globe behind the trees. That is what makes the sunset more beautiful, the color you see here. So to add that, you will need any bright orange. This one is brilliant orange from Shinhan again. You can use vermilin or any similar color. Just a bright, dark orange. That's all. Okay? Now, finally, you will need one more color O is ultramarine blue. We'll be using a medium tone of ultramarine blue to add all the shadows on the ground. Okay, so that some rice, all the colors you will need for this painting. We will need some violet, pink, a yellowish orange, then some paints gray and brown. Then we will need a bright orange and finally some ultramarine blue. So keep all the colors ready, and let's give it dry. Okay, so let's start with the sketch. We need to add a tree. I'm just going to go with one tree, and I'm going to add that on the right side. So I'm starting by adding a line, then a tree. Okay, so that's the size I'm going with. You can make it more thicker or thinner. That's totally up to you. So that is the basic shape of the tree. Now, I'm just going to add one or two branches for now. The rest we can add as you're painting. So I'm just going to add the major branches for now, adding one there. We will have some thicker branches which are going to be the main branches. Then along with that, we will add some thin branches. So the next one, I will add over here. I think for now, these two are all we need. Next, I'm going to add another line here. So that's the horizon line. Okay. Now over here, we will add some shadows and everything. And in the background, we will add some plants. Okay. So that's a sketch. We can add all these things as we are painting. We don't need to sketch them. So for now, you just need a tree and the horizon line. Now, I'm going to start by painting the snowy part. So first, I will add a qua of water over here. I'm adding that only at the bottom section, adding a bit of water into the tree as well. Okay. I haven't added any water onto the top section. I have left that dry. Okay? Now, I'm going to grab my medium sized runfrsh and I'm going with ultramarine blue. I'll go with a medium tone. Otherwise, when it dries, everything will look very light and pale. So let's pick a medium tone. So we have the right tonal value when it dries. If it's too water, dab it on a paper towel. Now, I'm going to add some random shapes and lines onto the wet background. I'm focusing on the bottom part first. Then we can add some lines onto the background part. Add a little of blue onto the tree as well. Now simply add some bigger and smaller shapes and lines and patches. I'm picking a bit of water on my brush. Looks like the background has dried up. So I'm quickly smudging them to give it a softer look. Okay, so go a similar tonal value. Don't make it too light. Add some lines and shapes, but don't forget to leave some wide gap in between. That is really important when you're painting snow. Now with a light tonal value, I'm adding few lines in the background asple. I'm not going to add any water there. I'm simply adding few lines, just a few, not a lot. Okay. So that's how it has turned out. You can see here the front part looks a bit elevated, and the background looks like it's a bit far. That is exactly what we're trying to create here. Okay. Now let's go with the sky and the background. I will just add a bit more blue into the tree. Okay, so that is it. Next, let's go with the sky. We spoke about the colors. I hope you guys have them ready on your palette. Once you have them ready, start by applying coater water. So we need the colors for the sky. Along with that, we will also need some brown to add all the landscape in the background and also a bit of pinks gray. Now, when you're applying water, try to leave a little part of the tree at the bottom. To be specific, leave that part where we applied blue onto the tree. Don't add any water onto that area. Okay. So I have made the sky evenly wet. Now, the first color I'm going to go with is pink. Then onto the top, I will add some violet, and towards the bottom, I will introduce some yellowish orange. So first, I will pick some pastel pink, and I'm applying that right at the center. I'm using a size number eight runrsh go with a similar size or a bigger one. This way, we can apply paint onto a larger area quite quickly. I'm making it a bit more brighter. Okay, so that is pisel pink. Now I'm applying that until the top, and then we can just apply violet on top of it. So with the same brush, I'm picking some violet, and I'm adding that onto the top. It looks like that is too bright. I have cleaned my brush, and I'm trying to give it a quick blend. Okay, so we have violet on the top, then some pink. Now I'm going to clean my brush. Then I'll pick some more pink, a bright pink, and I'm going to add that again. I feel the colors are not too bright, so I'm just adding that again. Okay. Now I'm going to go with a yellowish orange, adding that. Now, at this point, I have to be really careful. Don't add any paint onto the tree. It has dried up. So I'm just adding paint around the tree. Okay. So that is yellowish orange. Now, towards the bottom, I will make it a little more brighter. So I'm picking some more intense orange, and I will finish up that area. Honestly, I'm not really happy with the colors, especially the ones on the top, violet and pink. I feel they are quite dull. So once I'm done filling this part, I might add one more layer on the top, just to make it a bit more brighter. If you're happy with the colors and the blend, you don't need to add any other layer. You can leave it as it is. For me, I feel some more violet can make it better and also some pink. So I'm going to do that next. I'll clean my brush. Then I will pick some violet. I will apply that on the top. Then I will also add some pasil pink. Such a beautiful color combination, and I think the colors are looking much more prettier than Heier. Now, there is a bit of space over here. I'm going to fill that with pink. I can see some white gap there. So I'm just adding some more paint and I'm smudging it all. You can see the way how I have left the tree. You will see how it's going to turn out when we start adding brown onto the tree. Next, I'm going to switch to my smaller brush and I'm going with some brown. We're going to add the landscape while the background is still wet. I'm adding a little of pinks gray as well to make it a bit darker. Okay. Now, let's add the landscape. It is just some random shape. We have to add this while the background is still wet. That's the only thing. I'm using brown here. If you don't have brown, you can go with burnt ina as well. So let's add a very basic shape here, using a smaller brush. And don't go with a really watery paint. The paint will spread a lot if it's too watery, and you won't get a small shape like this. Okay, so go with a smaller brush and also be sure your paint is not too watery. Now, I'm going to continue the shape until I reach the other end. But at the center, I'm making them shorter, and on either end, they can be a bit higher, just to give it a realistic touch. Okay? You can see on either end, they are a bit higher, and at the center, it is shorter. Now I will make it a bit more higher on the side. Okay, so simply add a shape like this. It can be much more bigger. That's totally up to you. But try to go the similar tonal value. Alright. Now with the same dish, I'm going to pick some orange. So first, let's clean it and go with the vermilion or any other dark orange act. And let's add that around the trees, only on the top. This tab will instantly give your painting a sunset glow. So don't skip this. Once you have added that shape using brown, right away, go with some orange and add that only onto the top. You can see the difference it made. Beautiful ride. So it's a very simple trick. Anytime when you're painting a sunset, you can add some orange around the trees to give it an instant sunset glow. Okay, I'm loving the colour combination and the way this is turning out. Now before this rise, I think I will just make it a bit more higher only on the left side. So I'm going back with a mix of brown and I will make it a bit higher on the left. Then I will add the orange again. Okay, so that is it. That's our sky. Now let's leave it for trying. Okay, so that has dried completely, and the colours are looking really gorgeous. Next, let's paint the tree. Or maybe I will just add some textures in the background. It is looking quite empty. So I'm just picking a mix of brown and paint gray. I have some leftover paint here, which I used for the landscape. So if your paint is wet, dab it on a paper towel and make it dry. Now, simply add some dry textures in the background. Go with small patterns. This area is quite far. So try to go with a similar tonal value and similar kind of textures. Don't make it too big and prominent. So go with very little paint on your brush, make it dry, and then add some small teeny tiny patterns. Okay. Along with that, I'm also adding a few patterns at the bottom. Let's add a few now, then the rest we can add later. Okay, so I'm picking some more paint, adding some teeny, tiny lines and dots. Even though there are some simple messy patterns, you can see the difference they made. Now, I will add similar patterns at the bottom. Over here, it can be more bigger and prominent as this area is much more close to us. But for now, I will just add a little. Then once I'm done with the tree, I will add some more. Okay, so I'm going to stop it here. Now, I'm going to go with some brown. And I'm going to paint the tree. Maybe we can go with brown and pinks grey, a mix of brown and pinks grey. If we use brown acets, it will be too bright. So let's go with a mix of pinks grey and brown. Like I said earlier, if you don't have brown, go with burn ina. We have that snow detail at the bottom. So let's start from the top. Okay. Just make sure it has dried completely before you start painting your tree. Now I'm starting from the top. You can see the color. It's quite dark. It can be a bit more lighter if you prefer that way. Okay. Now, as you're reaching the snow part, be a bit careful. Now, from here, I'm going to add an irregular line first. A messy broken kind of a line, not a straight line, not a curvy line, an irregular broken kind of a line. Okay. I'm going to continue that until I reach the bottom. See that? So we have some snow on the left side. Okay, so that's a major element. Once you're done with that part, the rest is quite simple. You can simply fill that entire tree and also add the branches. Later, once we're done with everything, we can add some snow patches using some white gouache. Or if you can, you can also leave some caps in between like this. Only if you can, we are anyway going to add some snow patches at the end using white gouache. Okay, I'm adding some teeny, tiny lines and dots to make it look more natural. Okay. So that's the snowy part of the tree. Now I'm going to fill up the entire tree. I'm also going to add the branches, the bigger ones. Then for the smaller ones, I will go with a smaller brush. Okay, so let's finish up the basic shape of the tree. Oh Okay, so that's a tree and few branches. I have some leftover paint on my brush, so I'll just add some more patterns at the bottom. So these patterns doesn't need to have any particular shape or size or anything. You can simply add them wherever you prefer. At the bottom, I'm going to introduce some bigger patterns as well to make it look like there are some rocks and some stones. All you have to do is just add some messy, irregular shapes, which will look like some stones or rocks. See that? Don't cover the entire shape, leave some gaps in between. You can also add some patterns in the background. Don't overdo this. At any point you feel you have added enough of textures and patterns, just call it down. Don't add anymore. Next, I'm going to add some more branches onto the tree. The tree looks quite empty. So I'm going with my size number two onrech and I'm going to add as many branches as I can. Go with nice irregular shapes when you're adding these branches, don't add all of them in the same way. And the more the branches, the more beautiful your tree will be. So add as many as you can. Okay, so I have added enough of branches. You can see the difference it made. Early the tree was quite empty. Now I have added enough of branches, but I'm not done yet. I'm going with a much more smaller brush, and I'm going to add some teeny tiny branches, some super thin ones. When you're adding these branches, add them as if your hand is shivering, so it will have a very natural shape. Okay, so keep going and add in as many branches as you can to make your tree the most prettiest one. Boom. Okay, I'm done adding the branches. Next I'm going with some white quash to add some snowy textures onto the tree. If you don't have white gouache, you can also use white watercolor. Just be sure not to add a lot of water. We need the white to be visible. So we have to use the paint in a thicker manner. Okay, so I'm picking some paint directly from the tube, and I'm adding some lines and some small dots onto the tree. See that? We're not going to add a lot, some dry lines and dots. That's it. Okay. Similarly, we will also add some snow onto the branches as well, only onto the major ones. I have no patience to add snow on all the branches. So I'll just focus on the bigger ones like this one here. Maybe a little onto this. You know, we have one at the bottom. So onto that pocket, I'm adding a bit of white paint. That's it. If you need to add snow onto all the branches, it will take forever, and they're super tiny, so it's not an easy task. Now, there's one more thing we can do with this white paint. We're just adding some thin trees in the background, but my paint is super dry, so I'm adding a few drops of water. Okay. This doesn't need to be too prominent and also go with a very thin brush like this. Pick a little of white paint, and a few drops of water. Then simply add some thin trees in the background. This step is completely optional. Only if you can add them in a thin way, add them. Otherwise, don't add them. Don't make it too thick and prominent. Okay, I will add a few more. And with that, we'll be done with our painting for the day. Now, in case if you want to add some more textures on the ground or some snowy textures on the tree, you could do that, or some more branches. And if you feel like you're done, you can peel out the masking tape with me. And here is the finished painting. You can see our soup or gorgeous sunset. The details are just stunning and the color combination is amazing, as well. You can see the glow around the trees. So that's why I said that orange can make a lot of difference. So, yeah, that's all for the day. If you haven't tried it yet, do give it a try. Alumin if you liked it. Um, 13. Day 10 - Purple Sunset: Hello, dear friends. Welcome to the final painting of the Dreamy Winter landscape series. And here is our Dreamy landscape for the day. It's a really beautiful color combination, and we have some lovely details there. Okay, so without wasting any time, let's start by having a look at the colours, and then let's get into the painting. So the colour compinon is more or less similar to what we tried earlier in our previous painting. We have violet, but for this painting, we're going to use violet a bit more. In the previous one, we have only used a bit on the top. Then we don't need any pink for this. Instead, we need some red to add the clouds. Okay. Then towards the bottom, as you can see here, you will again need some yellowish orange. Then some pinks grey and brown for the landscape details and also some orange to add the glow around the landscape. Then for the road, again, you will need some pinks grey so yeah, those are the colors you will need for this painting. Now, just in case if you don't want to use violet for the sky, you can swap this with blue. You can go with any blue of your choice. So intra Volet maybe you can use blue or just stick to violet. The choice is totally yours. So yeah, you will need some violet, some yellowish orange, then red, then some paints gray and brown and also some orange. Finally, to add some snow textures on the tree, we will also need a bit of white gouache or white parlour. Okay, so that's some rice, all the colors you will need. Now, let's start by adding the sketch. It's a pretty basic sketch. We will start by adding a line. Okay, now another line at the bottom to separate the road and the snowy ground. Okay. Next, we need to add a tree. When we are painting, we'll add some shadows and textures here. So that's all we need for now. The major part of this painting is going to be the sky. Next, we have to add the tree and also some cabins far away. So I'm going to add the cabins on the right side and the tree on the left side. You can flip it if you feel like. Okay. So that's the size I'm going with. They're super tiny. That's where we're going to bring the sense of distance in our painting. If it's big, it will look like they are near. And then we will have to add a lot of details. So by making them small, we are actually making it look like they are far away. And also, we don't need to add a lot of details. Okay, so I have added three cabins, a taller one, the two smaller ones. Next, I'm going to add the tree on the left side. If you want to add more than one tree, that's totally fine. Not a problem. I'm adding an irregular shape. I'm just adding the shape for now. The rest of the details we can add as we're painting. Okay, so that is the sketch. Next, we can start painting. I'm starting with a snowy ground. First, I'll apply a coat of water with an presch. Looks like there was some brown on it. Okay, so I'll just add a coat of water. Now to add the textures and the shadows on the ground, I'm going with a mix of violet and a bit of ultramarine blue. Okay. Don't add a lot of violet, just a little and a bit of ultramarine blue. Now, just add some lines and textures at the bottom. You can see the way how I'm adding it. Add them from the bottom towards the top and go a similar tonal value. Don't make it too dark and too light. Let's add a bit next to the tree as well, and also onto the tree. Okay. So that's how the snowy crown has turned out. Be sure to go the similar tonal value. If it's too light, when the background dries up, it won't be visible. Okay. Now, I think I will add a few more lines in between, and then we can leave it for drying. So I'm adding some more shadows and textures. Okay, maybe we can pick a slightly darker tone and add few more lines to make it more prominent, especially at the bottom most area. That's where we have all the shadows and the dakotns next to the tree as well. Alright, so that is it. Next, I'm going to go ahead with the sky and then the road. We already spoke about the colors, so I'm hoping you have them ready on your palette. Once you have them ready, start by applying a qua of water onto the entire sky using any of your clean brush. If you can try to leave out the houses, Okay. And also leave a tiny gap in between when you reach the snowy ground. We just painted that portion, so it might not be completely dried. So for the safer side, it's good to leave a tiny gap in between. Now, I'm starting with violet. I'm using a size number eight round brush, and I'm applying that on the top. Maybe we can make it a bit more brighter. Okay, that's a pretty color. I love this violet. It's from Shinhan. It's called permanent violet. Now I'm going to clean my brush, and with a clean brush, I'm making it lighter. Okay. So start by adding a bright tone of violet, then make it lighter using a clean brush. Next, I'm going to go with permanent yellow orange, and I'm adding that towards the bottom, leaving some gap in between. Okay. Over here, we have to leave out the tree. Don't add any paint onto the tree, especially onto the bottom part. The top part is fine because this is where we are going to add the snow. So it's better to leave out that area. Now I'm applying this color around these cabins. If you want to make it a bit more brighter, you could do that. I feel the color is quite dull. Maybe we can make it a bit more brighter by adding some more paint. I'm adding that as some lines. So this way, there will be some textures and some clouds on the sky, and it will make it more beautiful and a bit dramatic. Okay, next, I'm going to pick a little of red, and I'm adding a few lines. Just a few in between, again to make our sky more interesting. Now with the same color, I will add few clouds in between where we have violet and this yellow orange. Not a lot, one or two clouds. That's it. Maybe we can add a few over here. So when you're adding the clouds, you have to be sure the background is still wet. If it is starting to dry, it is not a good idea to add them. Okay. Because the clouds have to be soft, it has to be blurry. Only when your background is still wet, they will have a blurry and a soft look. If it is still wet, you can add a few more clouds wherever you feel like. I'm adding some onto the top. I'm really loving this color combination, especially the clouds on the violet part. Now, towards the bottom, I think I will add a few more around the cabin. To make it a fewer sunset. Alright, so that's how it has turned out. Now I'm going with brown. We need to add the landscape in the background. That also has to be done while the background is still wet. So go the darker tone of brown or burn Sina. Now, add some shapes around the cabin. If you want to continue till the other end, you could do that. Or if you want them only on this side, you can just add them here and stop it midway. See that? So simply add some lines just to make it look like some of the trees are tall, some of them are short. Okay. Now, I'm gonna continue that till the other end. We can also add a bit of paint screen in between to make it more prominent. See that? So I have made it shorter towards the left side, and they are higher around the cabin. So these kind of little details will make it more realistic. Don't add them in the same way. Next I'm picking some pink screen, and I'm adding them at the bottom. I'm really loving the color combination of the sky, especially those red clouds, which is pready into the violet background. That looks really beautiful. In a way, I'm going to continue adding these trees. In between, I'm adding some lines as well. So when you're adding these lines, it will spread a little and it will look like a tree, which is far away. We're not going to add a lot of details here. Simply add a few lines in between. Don't add a lot, add a few in between. The rest can be some shorter plants. Okay. So that's how it has turned out. Now, quickly, I'm going to clean my brush, and I'm switching to a little of orange. And I'm going to add that around these trees to create that glow behind them. We have tried this in some other paintings as well. I think when I add orange, the trees, they just spread. They don't look like trees anymore. So I'm switching back to some paints gray, a mix of paints gray and brown. And I'm going to add some more lines here because the ones I added earlier, they are barely visible. So I'm just adding a few in between. And I'm not going to add any more orange. I think we have enough there. Okay, so that is it. That's the sky and the snowy ground. Now, before I go ahead with the root, I'm going to add some textures. There's already some leftover paint on my brush, a mix of paints gray and brown. I think I'll make it a bit more darker by adding more paint gray. So once you've taken the paint, dab your brush on a paper towel to make sure the paint is dry. Now with this dry paint, I'm going to add some textures on the ground. Okay, so just dab it on a paper towel. Now, from the bottom, add some textures to the top. Just the same way how we added those lines earlier. Okay. If there's a lot of paint on your brush, dab it on your paper towel again, and then continue adding these textures from the bottom towards the top. Okay. So keep doing that until you're happy with the results. Adding these textures are a really small and simple step, but it makes your painting look complete. Otherwise, it won't have that finished look. So even though you're not adding a lot, don't skip this step. At some places you can add some dots and some small lines and also some dry textures. Okay. For now, don't add a lot. If needed, we can add them later. Okay. So that's how it turned out. Next, we can go ahead with the road. I'm starting with this leftover paint on my brush. I have a mix of paints gray and brown. That's what I'm going to add first. Or maybe we can add a bit of intigo onto the entire road. Like a medium tone of intigo. Just add that onto the entire area. And then we can add some pink gray on top of it. Now, when you're adding pink grey, leave some cap in between. Now, that indigo in between will make it look like a real snowy road. Okay, so leave some indigo in between. When you're adding pains grey, you can make it more darker on all the corners and at the bottom. Also add some shapes and textures in between to make it look more realistic. See that? So we have some indigo in between, a really light tone, and also some paints gray. You can see the color of the road and also the beautiful textures we have got here. It looks like a real road. Alright. Now, I'm going to dab my brush on a paper towel, and with that paints gray, I'm going to add some more textures. I'm not going to add a lot. We have already added enough. Only at some places, I want to introduce some textures, especially at the bottom. Okay? So I'm just adding some thicker textures here. Alright, so that is it. Now, let's leave it for drying. Okay, so that has dried completely. Next, I'm going to go ahead with the cabins. So first, I will paint the roof, and for that, I'm going to go with a light tone of pink gray. I will add that paint at the bottom. Then I'm simply dragging that towards the top. So we just need some shadow here. It doesn't need to be painted completely. Okay. Same goes to the other one. So I've taken very little paint on my brush, and I'm just adding some shadows onto the roof. That's it. The rest, we can paint later. Now, in the meantime, we're going to start with the tree. For the tree, we need a mix of paints gray and brown. Okay, so make some paints gray and brown or burn sina. We just need a darker brown. First, we're going to paint the bottom area. That's where we have the snow detail. Okay. So we have left some space here. First, I'm going to add an irregular line. And then I'm filling up the right side. So on the left, what we have there is a snow. There is some snow on the tree. That is what we're trying to show here. And on the right side, I'm simply applying the paint. Okay? Now we're going to continue with brown. But before that, we can add some textures as well onto the bottom part where we have the snow. So I'm just adding some dots and some small lines onto it, just to make it look more realistic. Okay. So that's it. That's all we need. Next, I'm going to continue with the rest of the tree. So first, add the basic tree trunk, go with an irregular shape to make it look more beautiful. Okay. So the tree trunk has to be thicker. Then you can add one or two thick branches, then some thinner branches. You can paint the tree however you like. It can be much more thicker or thinner, and it can be in any shape. Those things are totally up to you. Okay. So first, go ahead and add the tree trunk. So that's our tree, the major tree trunk. Now onto this, I'm going to add one or two thick branches. The first one I'm going to add over here. So just like I said earlier, you can add the branches however you like. You don't need to follow the same shape and the same thickness. Add that however you like. Okay. Now, I'm going to add some more branches. Alright, so that's it. I'm done adding all the branches. You can see how beautiful the tree has turned out. Next, we're going to paint these cabins. So I'm going to start with a slightly darker brown. I'm mixing some paints gray and brown together. And I'm going to add that onto one of the walls. Then using pains grey, we can add some dakotns as well. We just need a dark brown. If you have a similar brown with you, you can use it directly. Okay. So this one is a mix of pins grey and brown, and I'm adding that onto the first wall. Then using pins grey, I will be adding some Taco tones. Okay? So that's the color I'm using. I'm using a small brush here. So carefully apply that paint onto the entire wall. Now, I'm going to add same color onto this wall. I'm not going to show any other details like the windows or the doors. We can just assume they are there maybe on the other side. Okay. Now with the same brush, I'm going to pick a little of paints gray, and I'm going to add that onto one of the side, just to add some taco tones. So I just add some pain screen underneath the roof line and also onto the left. Okay? Now, similarly, I'm going to paint the other cabin as well. Now, using a dark brown, I'm going to fill the leftover walls. We have to left. So simply fill them in a similar tonal value. I felt this wall can be a bit more darker. So I'm just adding some more pain scree, and that's it. So these are the cabins. Now for the last task, I'm going to grab some white quash, and I'm going to add some white textures onto the tree to show the snow patches on the tree. So pick very little paint on your brush and add some dry textures wherever you feel like. So onto the tree, I'm just adding textures, some dry textures. And after that, we can add some thicker snow patches onto these pockets here. Okay. Similarly, I will add that onto the other branches as well. You can see the difference it made. So don't skip this step. Go with the dry paint. It can be white quash, white watercolor and add some lines and some textures onto the tree. Now, in case, if you could not preserve that white area at the bottom earlier, you can add that with some white quash, white watercolor. Okay, now I'm adding some white onto this pocket here and see onto the top one. Also adding some textures onto the branches. Don't add the snow as a very thick, continuous line. Add that in a broken way, and we only need some textuy lines, not continuous thick opaque lines. Okay. So that's it. That's a snow. It made our tree really beautiful and super snowy. Also, I forgot to mention, go with a smaller brush when you're doing this so that you won't accidentally add a lot of paint onto the tree. Okay. So that's a tree. We have added enough of snow onto the tree. Now with the same brush, I'm going to add some lines onto the road. I'm picking some white paint on my brush and I'm dabbing that on a paper towel. We don't need a thick, watery opaque paint, go with a dry paint, and just add some textures and some lines onto the road. We only need some bits and pieces. We don't need a lot. See that? So just add some tiny shapes and some textures, and that's it. Over that, we are done with our last painting of the series. Now it's time to peel off the masking tape. Alright, so here is a gorgeous painting for the day. It is really beautiful and dreamy. I hope you all enjoyed it. If you're here to try, you know what to do. Give it a try and let me know your thoughts about it. Thank you so much for joining and happy painting.