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1. Welcome to the Class: Have you ever tried sketching or painting on a brown paper? If not, let us explore
watercolor landscape on a brown paper using easy and simple
techniques to paint. Class focuses on enhancing
your sketching skills and make your sketch even more attractive
using watercolors. You are most welcome
to my new class. Hey, everybody.
Myself, Ruwick 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. Before we start with the class, I'll be giving you
the details about the class project that
we are going to create, which is a simple landscape
in an abstract form. We are going to talk about
all the art supplies that you will need
for the entire class. These are basic art
supplies that you will find very easily in any
nearby local art store, or you can also go for any other good
alternative as well. We are going to talk
about the watercolors that you will need to
complete your painting. The first step is to create a basic sketch
using a black ink. The sketch includes a
simple house followed by a simple gate and a staircase covered with some
fence and plants around. Once we are done with
the basic sketch, we are going to apply watercolors
to the entire sketch. Using easy painting techniques, we are going to enhance
the entire sketch and make it look even more
attractive and aesthetic. You will definitely enjoy adding these little details
using a detailing brush. At the end, we are going
to splatter some color in the background and apply a simple color palette
in the entire sketch. By the end of the
class, you'll have a beautiful watercolor
landscape on a brown paper. The glass will
definitely elevate your sketching and
painting skills. It will also help you to explore watercolors on
a different background. No need to worry
about the output, enjoy the process of creating. The class is absolutely
suited for beginners and also intermediate and advanced
level artists can try it. So without any delay, grab your art supplies and join
me on this creative journey.
2. Details About the Class Project: Hey, everybody. Now
let us talk about the class project that
we are going to create. You can observe a
beautiful landscape over here that I have created
on a brown paper. The reason behind selecting a brown paper is not only to
get a different background. But if you observe carefully, it gives a different
look to all the colors, especially the black
ink that we have used. You're going to
start by creating a beautiful sketch of
this simple house, which is connected with
this landscape around, which is this beautiful green shrubs that we
are going to sketch initially and then apply watercolors in an
abstract manner. Then we have this beautiful
gate that you can observe, and then it is connected with these staircase on
the bottom portion. We also have these
little fence which is attached with the staircase
and some landscape around. So initially, there
is going to be a simple black ink sketch
that we are going to draw. Then we are going to
apply watercolors to enhance and elevate
the entire sketch. It is not compulsory for
you to use a brown paper. You can use a simple white
watercolor paper as well. So this is the entire
class project. Now let us move
towards the next part.
3. Art Supplies: Hey, we buddy. Now
let us talk about all the art supplies that you will need for
the entire class. So as you can observe,
I have placed all my art supplies in
a systematic manner. Let me give you the details. In case you are missing out on any particular art supply,
no need to worry about that. You can find it very easily in any nearby local art store, or you can go for any other
good alternative as well. So let us start with
the first art supply, which is the brown paper. It is 170 GSM, and the size is a five. It is not at all compulsory
for you to use a brown paper. In case you want to
use a white paper, it is absolutely fine. So here is the class
project that we are going to create
on a brown paper. Then the next art supply is a simple tissue paper in which you can already
observe some color. It is always good to keep a tissue paper nearby
so that you can dab the brush to remove excess
amount of water and color. Then as you can observe, I'm having a simple
transparent color palette in which there are some
colors present already. You can use any simple
color palette in which you can take out multiple
colors and mix them well. So it is always good
to make sure that your color palette is
having enough space. Then the next art supply is a simple glass container in which you can already
observe some colored water. Of course, we are going
to use some clear water. Since we are working
with watercolors, it is an important
factor to have some water to clean the brushes, mix the colors, and use
water wherever required. Now, let me give you the
detail about the marker, which is basically a black
ink that we are going to use. It's a marker from art line, and you can observe the tip. It's 0.8, and it basically gives a nice
thick, solid black line. No need to worry
about the brand. You can use any good
alternative and just make sure that the
marker is water resistant. Now, apart from this
particular marker, which is basically a black ink, I'm also having a
simple calligraphy pen. It is not required for
the class project, but in case you want to get
a nice thick black line, you can use a
calligraphy pen as well. So you can observe
that it is having a nice thick, solid black tip. Now, apart from the ink, we are going to have
two basic brushes that we are going to use
to apply watercolors. One is a quill
brush of size two, another one is a round
brush of size four. In case you do not
have a quill brush, you can use a bigger
round brush as well. And the round brrush
of size four will help you to apply details
to the entire sketch. Now, let us talk about
the watercolors. The first one is dark brown. Then we have aqua
yellow, simple yellow, sap green, dark green, dark blue and white. These are seven basic colors that you will need
for the entire class. The watercolors that I'm
using are from Bonfll. It's a good watercolor set. You can use any good
alternative as well. So these are all
the art supplies that you will need
for the entire class. 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. Now, let us move
towards the next part.
4. Basic Sketch: Hey, everybody. Now, let us
start with the first step, which is creating
a basic sketch. So you can observe
that I'm ready with all my art supplies nearby, and I'm going to use my
marker from Art line, which is basically
a nice black ink. It is completely
water resistant, and you can observe that it
is having a nice thick tip. So we are ready with
our brown sketchbook and let us start sketching. Let me tell you one thing
that in case you are not confident enough to directly draw your sketch
with a black ink, what you can do
is you can create a rough sketch using
a pencil first, and then you can apply
your black ink on that. It is completely fine. It's an abstract
form of sketching, so no need to worry
about perfection in case your lines are
not that much perfect, it is absolutely fine. So I have started with the topmost portion of
a simple house. We have two inclined
lines together. Then I have added two vertical lines to
complete the walls. Now let us have
the roof and it is in an angle so that we can
get a nice perspective. Now in the front wall, we are going to
have these little two windows that
you can create in a rectangular shape and then apply some black color inside
using the marker itself. Then we are going to
have two huge windows which are in a
rectangular form again. You just have to create these
two rectangular shapes, followed by one vertical
and one horizontal line, which is basically the
framework of the entire window. Now you can observe
that I'm completing the roof of the
house structure by adding these little
strokes combining together to form a
nice bushy element, which is basically a part
of the entire landscape. So you can consider
it as shrubs. Now I'll slowly start applying these little strokes on the
bottom portion of the house. You can observe the
variation that I'm creating. If you observe carefully, there is no specific way
of applying the marker. You just have to
randomly move it. Create these little
strokes combining together to form a nice
organic natural outline. Now, on another wall
of the entire house, I'm simply adding this
little door element. You can fill in black color
in the inner portion and then get a nice framework by adding a horizontal and
vertical line around. It now we are going to add a nice fence element
that is going to be connected with the staircase and the gate that we
are going to create. Now to create the fence element, you can observe that
I'm randomly adding these vertical lines with a small horizontal line
on the topmost portion. The fence is having a very
natural and abstract shape, so it is going to have
difference in size and shape. So it is completely
fine and no need to worry about drawing it
in the exact same way. There might be a little bit of difference and it
is completely fine. Now, I'll just create these steps attached
with the fence. So you just have to keep some space in between
the horizontal lines. If you observe carefully, I have kept a nice gait element on the topmost portion as well. Now, we have left the horizontal
lines in between because it is going to be covered
with some shrubs around. So again, we'll just follow the same steps by creating
these little strokes combining together to form a nice outline of a
plantation around. Trust me, whenever
you're going to create a sketch using a
simple black ink, you'll definitely
enjoy it a lot. So it is absolutely
fine if you do not use a pencil initially and directly start drawing
with a marker. It basically takes
some time to develop confidence to draw directly
using a black ink on a paper. But it is absolutely fine. The more you'll practice,
the better it will get. Now you can observe that I'm
completing the plantation by adding one more outline
on the bottom portion. It's a very natural
and random way of creating a beautiful sketch. In fact, at times, without using a reference, you can directly
create any scenery or landscape by just combining some natural elements
together from the nature. I'll just complete the gate by adding these little
vertical lines, and then we are going to
have a nice structure on the topmost portion. You can create a simple
vertical line on either side, followed by a curved line
on the topmost portion. You can add some vertical lines to enhance some details in the entire gate. No
need to hurry at all. Try to draw with
a lot of patience and take your time
while doing any sketch. And one thing that I
can tell you all is that whenever you're
working with a marker, a pencil, or even
a painting brush, always try to keep your hand
very much loose and free. No need to make it
very much stiff. This will basically help
you a lot to develop your hand movement and draw
in a very confident manner. So even if whenever you are on a live location and you find something very much attractive
to draw and sketch, what you can do is
that these skills will help you a lot to even
create a basic outline. Then you can give
the details later. So now you can observe
that I'm enhancing the staircase area by adding these little strokes
combining together to form some depth and
create some darker tone. You just have to add a nice solid black texture to enhance the entire
staircase area, which is connected with
the fence element. Now, let us add
some landscape area on the topmost portion of
the entire house as well. So there is going to
be these plantations that we are going
to create, again, using these little strokes, combining together to form a
nice tree or bush element. So you can observe that it
is attached with the house, and it is also attached with the gate that
we have created. So in order to create
some depth and shadow, what you can do is you can add this solid black color
using your marker only. The reason behind creating these solid black patches is that when we are going
to apply watercolors, it will look really
nice and it creates a nice shadow effect
in the entire sketch. It also creates some contrast with the background
brown color as well. So that's why I'm enhancing it in the below portion
of the roof as well. So if you observe carefully, we are very much done
with the basic sketch. Now we'll just
enhance it and add a lot of details
to make it look a little bit more
attractive and aesthetic. Now, what I'm going to
do is that I'm going to add these little details
just above the gate, and we are going to add these vertical lines
in the staircase. You can observe carefully. These are simple vertical
lines that you have to add. It basically makes the staircase look a little bit
more attractive. It gives nice depth to the
entire staircase, as well. Now you can observe that we
have these little windows. You can simply give
a double line to the frame structure to make it look a little
bit more in depth. Now I'm simply going
to add another line on the topmost portion and
one in the left hand side. Now, let us enhance
the plantation by simply adding these little
strokes and some dot element. If you observe carefully, I'm just adding these
little strokes and some dots using my marker simply about the outline
that we created initially. It's a very simple
and easy step. You can just follow
them carefully. No need to hurry at all, take your time and apply
these little strokes. Near the outline, you can have more random strokes and dots, as you move towards the
inner or outer portion, you can create some more
distance between the strokes. It basically creates some nice depth and
vanishing effect. So now, as you can observe, we have added a lot of details in the entire
landscape area. Now, simply, you can
add a little bit of fence element on the right
hand side of the gate as well. It's a very simple
and easy step. You just have to create
these vertical lines, having some distance in
between and try to have a little horizontal line on
the topmost portion as well. So it's very similar to the fence element that we have connected with the staircase. It's just that this
particular fence element is a little bit smaller in size. You can add a little
bit of strokes on the topmost portion of the fence to create a nice shadow
effect, as well. Now in order to enhance the
sketch a little bit more, I'll just add few
more strokes around. It's a very random step to apply these strokes
around the entire sketch. It basically makes it look a little bit more
abstract and classic. So no need to worry
about perfection or drawing it in
the exact same way. There might be a little bit of difference between
your sketch and mine, and it is completely fine. In fact, you are
free to explore and experiment with the
entire scenery. You can create your
own scenery as well by combining these
natural elements together. The solid black patches that you are observing
right now that I'm creating using the marker
itself will basically add a nice shadow effect and give more depth to
the entire sketch. So in order to create
some contrast of the fence element that is
connected with the staircase, I'm adding these
little strokes on the topmost portion
of the fence as well. So we are almost done completing the entire basic sketch using a black ink and adding
minute details to it. I will simply add
these vertical lines to create some
nice abstract form around it is not at all compulsory for you to
do it in case you want to. It is absolutely fine. You can observe a
beautiful contrast effect of the black ink with the
solid brown background. To make the house look a
little bit more attractive, I'll just simply add this little chimney on
the topmost portion, and I'll just add a solid
black patch on one side. So adding minute details basically enhances
your entire sketch, and it makes it look
even more beautiful. So we are done with
the basic sketch, and I hope that you
got an exact idea of how to draw a basic
sketch using a black ink. In case you want
to draw it using a pencil first and then
apply a black ink, it is absolutely fine. No need to worry about perfection
or making any mistakes, enjoy the process and
create a basic sketch. I hope that you enjoyed
the entire step. Now let us move
towards the next part.
5. Applying Watercolors: Everybody, so we are done with a basic sketch on a brown paper. Now let us apply watercolors
to the entire sketch. Let me give you the details
of all the watercolors that you will need for
applying it to the sketch. So I've placed them well. I'm using the watercolors from bonfll and you can use any
good alternative as well. It is absolutely fine. So now, let us talk about all the colors that we
are going to use. These are seven basic
colors that you will need. The first one is dark brown. Then we have aqua
yellow, a simple yellow, dark blue, dark green,
sabgreen and white. So these are seven basic colors that we are going to apply
to the entire sketch. I have already used these
colors while I was practicing, so they are already present
in my color palette. You can observe them carefully. So always try to use a good color palette in which you have enough
space for mixing. So now I'm going to use my
round brush of size four, and we're going to
start with the house. So let us paint the roof first. I'll apply a nice
thin coat of water initially on the entire
surface of the roof. No need to hurry at all,
apply an even coat of water and use the tip of your brush to apply it in smaller portion. Now I'll take a little
bit of dark brown from the color palette and simply
apply it on the roof. The color will automatically
spread as you can observe. It's basically known as a wet on wet technique in which you apply a thin coat of water
initially and then color. So if you observe
carefully, we get a nice, beautiful dark color on the topmost portion and a nice light color
in the bottom area. No need to hurry at all.
Apply the color well in case you find that there is excess amount of
water in your brush, simply dab it onto
the tissue paper. Now let us enhance the
entire edge of the roof. So I'll take some solid white color from the color palette, mix it well with water, and simply use the
tip of your brush to apply a thin line in between
the solid black lines. No need to hurry at
all, simply apply a thin line and try to keep your hand very
much loose and free. You can observe a
beautiful contrast of solid white color with the
brown background as well. As you can observe, we are
done with the entire roof. I'll just enhance the
outline of the door by adding these
little thin lines using solid white color. Now, let us paint the
walls of the entire house. So I'll take a
little bit of light yellow and I'll
mix it with white. You can observe it
in my color palette. You can also add a little
bit of aqua yellow in it. Try to create a nice combination of water and colour together. Now simply apply it on the
entire surface of the wall. Make sure that you do not move your brush inside the windows. No need to hurry at
all and use the tip of your brush wherever you find
a smaller portion to paint. You can take some more color from the color palette if you find that your color is getting
finished from the brush. In between, you can take
these little white patches by taking some more white
color from the color palette. It will create a nice texture
in the entire wall surface. Now we are almost done adding the color in the
entire house wall. I'll just add the color
in the bottom portion. You can observe that this
beautiful yellow color is creating a nice, vibrant contrast with the
background brown paper. You can take a little bit of solid white color from
the color palette, try to have very less amount
of water in your brush, and simply add in
this textured manner. So I'm just adding these
little patches around, not on the entire surface
in certain portions only. In case you find
that your brush is having excess amount
of water in it, just simply dab it onto the tissue paper so that excess amount of water
will be removed, and you'll able to get a beautiful solid
patch of the color. Whenever you're working
with watercolors, you have to make
sure that you create a nice combination of
water and color together. In case you want a
highly saturated color, try to have less
amount of water, and in case you want a
less saturated color, mix it well with water and try to have less
color and more water. Now, on another wall
of the entire house, I'm going to apply aqua yellow. So take some good amount of aqua yellow from
the color palette, mix it well with water, and apply a nice patch. To create a nice depth
and gradient effect, I'll just apply some
dark brown on the right inside and simply
make it a nice blend. So this basically creates
an eye shadow effect and it makes the perspective
look even more beautiful. I have added dark brown color on the right hand side of
the wall because it is also acting as a shadow effect of the bushes present
on the right hand side. Now, similarly, we'll use
some light yellow and white together to enhance
the plantation and the landscape
that we have created. You just have to apply
it on the edges. No need to apply it on
the entire surface. So it's an abstract
form of painting, that's why we are applying
it on certain portions only. You'll definitely enjoy
this particular step because we are adding color
to the entire sketch. Now, no need to worry
about perfection or adding the color, painting it in the
exact same way. You're free to explore
and experiment. You can apply the color
according to your convenience. You can also experiment with
the color palette as well. So I'm adding a
little bit of white, and I'm just enhancing the bushes on the
bottom portion as well. So if you observe
carefully the way I'm using the tip
of my round brush and applying the color
on the topmost portion and not on the entire surface. Now slowly, I'll apply this particular
color on the bushes present on the
right hand side as well, just above the fence. So right now, we
applied a nice color on the entire landscape
area using some white, ocher yellow and
yellow together. Now, to create even more
beautiful contrast, try to take some more
solid white color, use the tip of your round brush, and apply it on the tips or
I can say the outline of the entire landscape that we
created using our marker. No need to hurry at
all, take your time and try to paint with
a lot of patience. We are not going to apply solid white color on
the entire landscape, just on the topmost portion and the outlines to enhance the entire bush element
that we have created. You can observe the way I'm
applying these little strokes combining together to form
a beautiful color patch. Similarly, you can apply just
about the fence as well. And to enhance the
entire fence element, we are going to use the
same solid white color. You can observe the technique
carefully over here, take some good amount of solid
white color in your brush. Try to have less amount
of water in it so that you can get a highly
saturated white color. Now simply apply the color
on the topmost portion of the fence and leave your
brush on the bottom portion, so that you get a nice gradient effect in
the entire fence. No need to hurry at
all. Use the tip of your brush carefully, try to apply very less
pressure on it and make sure that your hand is
very much loose and free. Similarly, I have added solid white colour in the fence present on the right hand side, just above the
landscape as well. Now I'll be taking my
quill brush of size too, and let us paint the landscape
on the topmost portion, which is attached with
the house and the gate. So I have taken some water and applied a thin coat
of water initially. Again, we are going to use
a wet on wet technique. So I've applied an
even coat of water. Now take some deep green and sabgreen together from
the color palette, mix it well with water, try to have less
amount of water and more colour in it to get
a highly saturated color. Now observe the movement of
my quill brush carefully, the way I'm using the tip of my brush and adding it
in this vertical format. You'll observe that
the color will automatically spread since
it's a wet on wet technique. Now you can simply just
add your brush in water, dab it onto the tissue paper, reapply it just about the solid color patch that
we applied initially, and you'll observe that we get a beautiful green landscape
on the topmost portion. You can enhance the outline by using the tip of your brush, adding these little
strokes around. Now near the outline, I'm just adding a
little bit of color so that we get a beautiful landscape
on the topmost portion. Now, similarly, using the
same color technique, we are going to apply it on the bushes present in the
bottom portion as well. So I'll just apply a thin
coat of water initially, take some green color
from the color palette, and simply apply it in
the bottom portion. There is no specific way
of applying the color. It is an abstract
form of painting, so it is absolutely fine if you create your
own composition, or there is a minor difference between your painting and mine. So no need to worry about that. I'll take a little bit of
highly pigmented color, try to have less amount
of water and more color, and apply it in the bush present just about
the fence element. So we are done painting
the entire landscape. Now let us paint the
windows and the gate. I'll take some dark blue, mix it well with white to make the color look
even more vibrant. So try to have less amount of water and more color
in your brush, since we have a very
smaller portion to paint, so try to use the tip
of your round brush and just try to keep your hand
very much loose and free. She can observe
that I have added a nice patch of
this blue colour, and it creates a
beautiful contrast with the colors that we have
applied in the background. Y no similarly, using
the same color, we are going to apply
it in the gate as well. So take some more color from
the color palette and apply the entire solid patch of
color in the entire gate. No need to hurry at all,
mix the colors well in the color palette
and make sure that you have less amount of
water and more color so that you can get a highly
saturated blue color. So right now, we have applied a nice even coat of color in
the windows and the gate. I'll take some solid white color and apply it on the
topmost portion to get a nice
gradient effect and to make the elements
look even more vibrant. Similarly, you can do
this particular step in the Windows as well. Now, there is this little
element attached with the entire gate in detail
with these vertical lines, which is also attached
with the staircase. So we'll apply the blue colored in that particular
element as well. You just have to take some blue colour from the color palette, apply it in this vertical manner in between the black lines. Similarly, you can
add the color on the staircase but in
this little amount. So let us add some
solid white color in this particular area. I'll take some white color
in my color palette. Try to have less amount
of water and more color. I'll take some vibrant
white in the color palette, and I'm going to enhance
the staircase area. So just apply it on
the above portion, and simply in this
dotted manner, we're not applying it
in the entire surface. We just want to enhance
the entire element. That's why we are adding
it. Now, in order to make the entire painting
look a little bit more classic and in
an abstract manner, I'm going to use my
quill brush of size too, mix some good amount of solid white color in
the color palette. You can add a little bit of
yellow in it if you want to. Try to have more
water and less color. Now simply tap your finger onto the brush and splatter
some color around. No need to hurry at all, do
it in a very careful manner. Try to splatter the color
in this random way, and you'll observe these
beautiful white dots in the landscape area
and on the brown paper. Similarly, you can take some deep green and sap
green together. Try to have more
water and less color. Simply tap your finger onto the brush to splatter
some color around. You will definitely enjoy this particular step and no need to worry
about perfection. It's an abstract
form of painting. You can just randomly
splatter some color. Now we are left with
the last element, which is this little chimney that we have painted
on the roof, take some white color and apply it on one side
of the chimney. So this is how we enhance
this little element. Now we are done with
the entire painting. We'll just add a
little color palette on the top left corner. So I have taken some blue in
my round brush of size four, create a simple circular shape. Similarly, using other colors, we are going to apply in
this circular manner, these are all the colors that we have used in the
entire painting. This particular step is not at all compulsory
for you to do. In case you want to add
the colour palette, it is absolutely fine. It will make the painting look even more attractive
and aesthetic. And in case you do not want
to add the color palette, it is absolutely okay. Now, let us apply the
other colors as well. So we are done with
the entire painting. Let me take you a
little bit closer so that you can observe all
the details carefully. Using these little
natural elements and combining them together, we have formed this beautiful watercolor landscape
on a brown paper. I hope that you enjoyed the entire class and got
to learn something new. No need to worry
about the output. Just enjoy the
process of creating. You're free to explore
and experiment with the entire class project. Now let us move towards
the class conclusion.
6. Class Conclusion: Hey, everybody. So 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 any number of mistakes, and that is something
that I always tell my students never to be
afraid of making mistakes. It is really great
if you maintain an art journal to practice
on a regular basis. This basically improvises
your sketching, inking and painting skills. I would be really
excited to see all of your class projects
into the project gallery, so do not forget to add them
into the project gallery. 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 happy painting.
Rutvik Patel, Artist and Instructor
