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1. Welcome to the Class: Painting a landscape using the medium of watercolors
is very peaceful, especially when done using easy painting techniques.
Hey, everybody. You're most welcome
to my new class, myself, Rudick Patel. I'm a self taught, independent artist and an interior
designer by profession. I personally love to explore different art forms and styles and not stick to
one particular thing. So if you are joining
me, you'll find a variety of classes
that I create. You're going to start
by understanding all the art supplies that you will need for
the entire class. In case you're missing out on
any particular art supply, you'll find it very easily in
any nearby local art store. You're going to learn
how you can apply masking tape before we
start with the painting. The first step is to
create a basic sketch followed by creating
a nice dramatic sky. Once we are done
painting the sky area, we are going to
paint the landscape in an abstract manner. The entire process of painting the landscape is
very satisfying. We're going to combine
different elements to form a beautiful village landscape using different and easy
watercolor techniques. It's a short class and it will not take a
lot of your time. By the end of the
class, you'll have a beautiful village landscape. The class will help
you to explore watercolors and develop
your painting skills. So without any delay, grab your art supplies and join
me on this creative journey.
2. Art Supplies: Hey, everybody. Now
let us understand all the art supplies
that you will need for the entire class. No
need to worry at all. In case you are missing out
on any particular art supply, you'll find it very easily in
any nearby local art store, or you can go for any other
good alternative as well. The first art supply is a simple container in which you can already observe
some colored water. Definitely, we are going
to take some clear water. So water is important whenever we are working
with watercolors. Then comes the next art supply. It is a simple tissue paper on which you can already
observe some color. It is good to keep
our tissue paper nearby whenever we
are working with watercolors to dab
the brushes to remove excess amount
of water or color. Then comes the next art supply. It is a simple masking
tape that you can observe. We're going to use
this masking tape to apply on the sides of the paper so that once we are done painting and we
remove the masking tape, we get a beautiful border. It's a simple color palette
that I have created so that we get an exact idea about the colors that
we are going to use. Then comes the next art supply. It is a simple color palette in which you can already
observe some colors. Make sure that you use a nice color palette
which is having enough space for taking out multiple colors and some
mixing space as well. So it's a simple color palette
that I'm going to use. Then comes the next art supply, which is a simple
mechanical pencil. You can use a simple
pencil as well. It is absolutely fine.
You're going to use a pencil to create
a basic sketch before we start painting. Then comes the next and the
most important art supply, which is the brushes that
we are going to use. So there are two basic
brushes that you will need. One is a quill
brush of size four, another one is a round
brush of size zero. And this is the best
part about the class that you will need only
two basic brushes. Now let us talk about
the next art supply, which is the paper that
we are going to use. You can observe that I'm having this basic sketchbook
right over here. It's a little bit smaller
than A four size. You can use any
good alternative. You can select any size
of your convenience. The pages are 170 GSM in case you want to use a
300 GSM watercolor paper. It is absolutely fine. You can observe the
class project over here. So the GSM is basically the thickness of the
paper so that you can apply heavy washes of
watercolor on the paper. You can use the paper
according to your convenience. Now let us talk about another
important art supply, which is the colors that
we are going to use. So there are going to be
basically seven colors. The first one is white. Then we have blue, black, ochre yellow, yellow,
sap green and red. These are the seven basic colors that you will need for
the entire painting. So we are done with
all the art supplies. I hope that you
got an exact idea about all the art supplies that you will need for
this particular class. No need to worry at all. You can use any other
good alternative as well in case you are missing out on any
particular art supply. Now let us move
towards the next part.
3. Tape the Paper: Hey, everybody, so now
let us tape the paper. Before starting
with the painting, we are going to apply
the masking tape on all the four
sides of the paper. So the reason behind applying this masking tape
on all the sides is that once we are done painting and we remove
the masking tape, it will give us a beautiful white border on
the entire paper. It is a very
satisfying process of removing the masking tape
once we are done painting. So now let us start
applying the masking tape. I'll take one single piece of the paper and apply it
on the right hand side. No need to hurry at all. While
applying the masking tape, you have to be a
little bit careful. Try to align the masking
tape with the paper edge, make sure that the
masking tape is parallel. And once you are done,
just simply paste it and apply some pressure
using your thumb. Now, similarly, I'll
take another piece of the masking tape and apply
it on the left hand side. Again, be a little bit careful, align the masking tape
with the paper edge. Make sure that it
is parallel and apply some pressure
using your finger. So we have applied
the masking tape vertically on both these sides. Now we will apply it on the
topmost part and bottom part. So again, I'll take another
strip of the masking tape and simply apply it on the topmost
part in a parallel manner. Make sure that the masking
tape is applied in a good manner because you do not want your
edge to be distorted. We can make it
correct later also, but we can make
sure that we apply the masking tape
in a good manner. I'll apply the last strip on the bottom part and apply some
pressure using my finger. So we are done applying
the masking tape on all the four sides. I hope that you
got an exact idea about applying the masking tape. We're ready with the paper. Now let us start
with the painting.
4. Village Landscape: Hey, everybody. Now let's start with the
village landscape. I'm ready with my paper, and let us start with
the basic sketch first. I'm using a simple pencil
to create a horizon line. It's a simple
horizontal line which separates the sky area
and the ground area. Now let us start with
the first house. We are going to create a simple roof that you can observe. It's basically a
simple trapezium. No need to hurry at all. Try to draw the sketch in a
slow and steady manner. No need to apply a lot of
pressure on your pencil. Just make sure that
it is visible to you. Then I have created two
vertical lines on either sides, a simple door and window
in a rectangular format. It is not at all
compulsory for you to draw the sketch in
the exact same way in case you want to
change the composition or the structure of the
house, it is absolutely fine. Now, similarly, I'll just add another little house
attached with the first one, and we are going to
add another house a little bit shifted
towards the right inside. This time, I'm using a
different angle for the house, so it's having a simple
rectangular roof, followed by two vertical
lines to complete the walls, a simple door, and some windows. Now in order to get
the exact position of two trees that we
are going to paint, I'm just creating
two vertical lines, having variation in the height, about the first house. And I'll add few
more vertical lines, which is going to be
the electricity poles. You can again decide
the position of the poles according
to your convenience. So it is not at all
compulsory for you to draw the scenery in
the exact same way. You are free to compose the entire scenery according
to your convenience. You can just observe
the techniques and it is very easy to complete. So you can observe that we are almost done creating
the basic sketch. Now let us paint a beautiful
sky in a dramatic manner. So I've taken my quill
brush of size four, apply a nice coat of water
on the entire sky area. Make sure that you do not
move your brush inside the houses and try to apply
an even coat of water. You can use the tip
of your quill brush in smaller areas where
you want to apply water. Now I'll take some
blue colour in the color palette and apply
some good amount of water. Try to have a composition
in which you have less amount of color
and more water. Now this is basically known
as a wet on wet technique. Since the paper surface
is wet completely, and you'll apply
your brush on that, the color will spread
automatically in a random manner. So you get a nice abstract sky. Now you can increase the saturation of
the color by having more color and a
little bit less water and simply reapply
these strokes. There is no specific
way of painting it. You can randomly
apply these strokes, leaving some space in between. You can observe a
beautiful variation of white and blue together. It's an abstract
form of painting, so no need to worry
about painting it in the exact same way. Your sky and my sky can be completely different and
it is absolutely fine. What is important is that
you've got the technique, how to create this
beautiful abstract sky. And this is basically known
as a wet on wet technique. Now, the surface near the
horizon line is wet right now, so you have to be a
little bit quick and you can reapply a little bit of water in that
particular area. No need to hurry at all.
Make sure that you do not move a lot of water
inside the house. You can use the tip
of your quill brush to paint in smaller areas. I'll take a little bit of sap
green in the color palette. You can add a little
bit of black in it to make it a little bit
more dense and in depth. Now, use the tip of your quill brush and apply
these little patches. Since we applied a little bit of water near the horizon line, the color will
automatically spread. So this basically
helps us to paint these little bushes of green
color around the house. You can keep a nice variation by taking a little bit
of solid black color, mixing it with sap green, and you'll observe a beautiful
spread of the colors. Again, no need to worry about painting it in the
exact same way. There might be variation,
and it is absolutely fine. So this is how we have
added a little bit of greenery just above
the horizon line. Now taking some more sap green and a little bit
of black together, I'm going to start applying
these little color patches around the vertical lines that we created above the house. So there are going
to be two trees. You can observe, it's a very
simple and easy technique. You just have to start
applying these strokes. As you move towards
the bottom area, you can increase the size of the strokes that
you're making. And the trees are in
an abstract manner, so no need to worry
about perfection or painting it in
the exact same way. Now in the bottom
part of the bushes, I'm taking a little bit
of solid black color, mixed it with a little
bit of sap green to add some shadow in the
bottom area of the bushes. You can apply it near the
roof of the house as well. It will create a nice contrast with the roof structure as well. Now in order to create some
depth near the horizon line, now let us paint the
landscape in the bottom area. So I'll take some
yellow color from the color palette
and simply take some more water in it and apply it on the entire
surface of the ground area. Make sure that there
is no space left in between the masking
tape and the paper. Now mix a little
bit of ochre yellow and yellow together
to get a nice depth. Start applying these little strokes below the horizon line, using the tip of
your quill brush. Now we'll apply these
random patches around. Since the surface
is wet right now, the color will
spread a little bit. And this is again, the
wet on wet technique. You can observe the
way we have created this beautiful variation
above the solid yellow color. Now to create some more depth, you can add a little
bit of black and you'll observe we get a darker
tone of ochre yellow. There is no specific way of applying these strokes
in the ground area. You can create your
own composition and apply these strokes according
to your convenience. Now when the surface
is a little bit dry, we are going to take our
round brush of size zero. I'll take a little bit
of solid black color, mix it with ochre yellow. Now this time, try to have a
little bit of less amount of water and more color to
get these beautiful, highly saturated strokes that we are going to use
to create the grass. It's a very simple
and easy technique, and it is very
satisfying as well. You'll need a little
bit of patience while you are painting
these little strokes. You just have to combine these little vertical strokes
in different direction, combining together to form
a nice bush of grass. You can observe the way
I'm using my brush. Try to keep your hand
very much loose and free, no need to make it stiff. Now slowly, I'll apply
these little strokes near the horizon line as well. You have to simply observe
these steps and follow them. It's a very simple process. You just have to create these
little vertical lines and no need to paint in
the exact same way or worry about painting
it in the exact same way. You're free to explore
and experiment. You can compose these strokes according to your
convenience as well. So now you can observe
that we have applied these beautiful grassy texture on the entire ground
area surface. I'll take some solid red
color in the color palette. Try to have less
amount of water and more color so that you get a highly saturated color patch. Using the round
brush of size zero, we are going to paint the
entire roof of the house. No need to hurry at
all. Take your time, try to paint in a very
slow and steady manner. Be a little bit careful
near the outline. Use the tip of your round brush to paint in smaller areas. You can observe how
beautiful the red color creates a nice contrast
with the background. Similarly, I'll add the roof of the smaller house
attached with the big one. And the house that is on the
right hand side as well. In case you find that your color is getting finished
from the brush, feel free to take
some more color from the color palette in case you find that you have excess amount of
water in your brush, just simply dab it
onto the tissue paper. So it is very important
to keep a tissue paper nearby whenever you're
working with watercolors. It will help you to dab
your brush to remove axis amount of water
from the brush or color. So now you can observe
that I have painted the roof of the house on the
right hand side as well. Now let us add the details. So I'll add a little
bit of white colour in red and create some
variation in the shade. Now I'll apply this
particular shade on the topmost part to make
it a little bit lighter, and I'll then take a little
bit of water in my brush, dab it onto the tissue paper, and blend both the colors. You can observe how beautiful the roof is looking right now. It creates a nice contrast and some shadow effect as well. Now, similarly, we'll repeat the steps in the
remaining roof as well. Now let us add few more
details in the entire scenery. I've taken a little bit of solid black color in
my color palette, try to have less amount
of water and more color and create a nice
composition of the color. Now there are going to be some electrical poles that
we are going to add to the entire scenery to create a beautiful scene
of the village. You can create these little vertical and horizontal
lines combining together to form the electrical
pole. It's a simple step. I have created two little horizontal lines on
the topmost part, followed by one
single vertical line. Now there is going
to be a few more electrical poles that
we are going to paint. It is absolutely fine. You can compose the
electrical poles according to your convenience, so you can decide the position
and height of the poles. So this basically adds a few more details to
the entire scenery, and it makes the scenery look a little bit
more aesthetic. Now, once we are done painting
the electrical poles, what we are going to
do is that we are going to connect
some wires around. But before that, we
are going to add these little strokes inside the trees that we have painted, which are basically
the branches, so it gets a little bit more in detail and looks a little
bit more attractive. That's a simple step.
You just have to create these little strokes
inside the bushes. You can add little strokes getting out of the bush as well. And again, I'll tell
you the same thing. No need to worry about painting
it in the exact same way. There might be difference
between your painting and mine, and it is absolutely fine. The entire look of
your painting changes once you start
applying the details, and applying details is
one of my favorite parts. I'll use the same
black color to enhance the side walls and paint
the windows and doors. You can observe, I have added a little rectangular
shape for the windows, and similarly using some
horizontal and vertical lines, I have painted the door as well. Now, again, you can compose the windows according
to your convenience. Once you apply the
outline to the house, it gets a little bit more in contrast and looks a little
bit more attractive. Similarly, we'll add a single
horizontal line just below the roof to create some shadow effect and make it look a little
bit more aesthetic. B now let us add the wires connecting
the electrical poles, which will make
the entire scenery look even more attractive. You just have to apply less
pressure on your round brush, try to have a little bit of
solid black color in it, having very less amount of water and simply connect
these wires together. The wires are coming out of the landscape area and connecting it with
the electrical pole. You just have to create it in this curved manner using the
tip of your round brush. To get a very thin line, try to apply very less
pressure on your brush. Try to keep your hand
very much loose and free while you are painting
these electrical lines. And now you can observe how beautiful the entire
scenery is looking. Again, no need to worry about painting it in the
exact same way. You can paint it according
to your convenience. In case you want to
decrease the amount of electrical poles, it
is absolutely fine. And in case you do
not want to add them, it is also absolutely fine. Now I will just make the horizon line look
a little bit more in depth and having a separation between the ground
area and the skyline. You just have to take
some solid black color, create these little
patches just above the horizon line so that we get a nice difference between the ground area
and the sky area. So I've started from
the left hand side, slowly moving towards
the right hand side. Now you can observe
a beautiful contrast between the ground
area and the sky area. Black color always helps to give a beautiful depth to the entire scenery when
used in a right amount. Now, in order to make the door look a little bit
more attractive, I've taken some
solid red color from the color palette and apply it on the entire
surface of the door. This is how we make
it look a little bit more in contrast
with the wall color. Similarly, you can apply it on the door of the
smaller house as well. Now comes another very
interesting part to paint. So using the same
solid black color in a very highly saturated manner and having very less
amount of water, you're going to paint little
birds in the sky area. It is a very simple
and easy process. You just have to create
these little strokes in a V shape and simply create a nice cluster
of birds in the sky area. You're free to decide the position of the
birds according to your convenience and create a cluster of four to
five birds together. No need to hurry at all, try to paint in a very slow
and steady manner. I'll just create a little
bit of depth below the doors of the house using the
same solid black color. I'll mix a little bit of aka
yellow and yellow together, add a little bit of
black color in it, and we are going to
enhance the ground area. So it's a very simple
and easy step. You just have to mix some cha
yellow and yellow together. In case you want to add a little bit of black,
you can do that. Try to have a little
bit of water in your brush and simply create this texture
in the ground area. You can observe the way I'm
randomly applying the brush. I'm using the surface
of my round brush. We are not going to apply
it on the entire surface of the ground area just
randomly in certain areas, and it is not at
all compulsory for you to paint it in
the exact same way. You are free to explore
and experiment. In fact, you can create
the entire scenery according to your convenience. The texture basically
helps us to make the ground area look a
little bit more attractive. This is the first layer of
the entire ground area. We are going to apply another
layer using sap green, and it will enhance
the entire landscape and make it look even more
attractive and beautiful. I'm applying the
texture a little bit on the right hand side as
well in the bottom corner. Now we are going to enhance
the landscape even more. So I'll use my quill brush, apply a thin coat of water on the entire surface
of the landscape. Now we are going to mix some sap green and black together, and we are going to
reapply the entire color. No need to worry at all. I will look really nice once it dries. So I've taken a little bit
of sap green and just try to apply it in a random manner
by creating these strokes. You can leave a little
bit of space in between to keep the yellow color that we applied initially. Now I will simply increase the saturation of
the sap green color. Mix it with water, try to create a nice composition of water and color together, and try to have less
amount of water. Now, simply, I'll just
create these strokes around. The highly saturated
strokes are on the edges, and as I move towards
the inner area, I just create these
horizontal strokes. You can observe how beautiful it gets as we create
the variation between the landscape
that we applied initially and the strokes that
we are applying right now. No need to worry at all. I will look really nice when it dries, and we are going to even create
the grassy texture again. Now using my round
brush of size one, we are going to reapply
the grassy texture using some solid black colour. Now, this time, these strokes will look even more beautiful, create a nice contrast
with the background. These steps are absolutely same. You just have to use the tip of your round brush to create these little vertical
strokes combining together to form a
nice grassy texture. So now you can observe that
we are almost done adding a beautiful grassy texture
in the entire landscape. You can apply as many
Atrokes as you want to. The more grassy
texture you'll apply, the better the
landscape will look. It is a very satisfying process, and you'll definitely enjoy adding minute details to
the entire landscape. Just try to keep a little
bit of patience and try to paint in a very slow and steady
manner. No need to hurry. Make sure that whenever you're painting these little elements, always try to keep your hand
very much loose and free. No need to make it stiff. So we are done with
the entire scenery, let us remove the masking tape. It is a very satisfying process and you'll definitely enjoy it. Try to remove the masking
tape in an angle so that you do not end up
tearing your paper. Slowly, I'll be removing
the bottom tape as well. You can observe how
beautiful the edge looks once we remove the
entire masking tape. Now we are left with two tapes. I'll remove the right
hand side one first. And then comes the last one. Now you can observe
how beautiful the entire white border looks once we remove
the masking tape, and that is the reason of
applying the masking tape. Now let me take you a
little bit closer so that you can observe the
entire scenery carefully. Combining these little elements together using the
medium of watercolors, we have created a beautiful
village landscape. I hope that you enjoyed the entire process of painting
this beautiful landscape. I'll be super excited to see
all of your class projects. No need to worry
about the output, enjoy the process of creating. You're free to explore and experiment with the
entire scenery as well. Now let us move towards
the class conclusion.
5. Class Conclusion: Hey, everybody. You're most welcome to the class conclusion. I hope that you enjoyed the entire class and got to learn something
new and creative. While I was creating
this particular class, I made a lot of mistakes, and that is something
that I always tell my students never to be
afraid of making mistakes. It's part of the
learning process. It would be really
great if you add your projects into
the project gallery. I would be really excited to see all of your class projects. It would be really great if you leave a review
for the entire class, as it encourages me a lot and my class can reach many
more students like you. At the end, I would like to say, keep learning, keep practicing. Thank you so much for joining the class and no need to
worry about the output. Just enjoy the
process of creating.
Rutvik Patel, Artist and Instructor
