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1. Welcome to the Class: During winters, have you observed the beautiful
morning sky? It's a combination of a
beautiful yellow and blue color. I'm personally not
a morning person, but I love to witness
the sunrise and sunset. In this class, we
are going to paint a beautiful winter
morning sunrise, using the medium
of gouache colors, using easy and simple
painting techniques. Hey, everybody.
Myself, RuwgPatel. 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. We're going to start
by understanding all the three class
projects in detail. We are also going to talk about all the art supplies that you will need for
the entire class. The medium is going
to be gouache, which gives you a
beautiful matte finish. You're going to learn how you
can place your coaster onto your desk surface so that it will not move while
you're painting. You can also take
up the projects on a watercolor paper as well. We're going to start by creating
a beautiful morning sky. And using easy brush techniques, we are going to paint some
beautiful abstract clouds. You're going to
create a snowy effect in the landscape area as well, and some amazing saluts
like pine trees, a little fence, a snowy
mountain, et cetera. At the end, we are
going to paint a beautiful sun and complete
all the three coasters. Using basic painting techniques and combining minimal
elements together, you're going to form these
three beautiful coasters. In case you're new
to guash colors, the class is absolutely suited for you to
explore and experiment. 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. So before
we start with the class, let us talk about all the class projects that we
are going to create. These are basically three
coasters that is going to have a beautiful scenery in it based on winter morning sunrise. So the first coaster,
as you can observe, it's having a beautiful
gradient sky in which near the horizon line you can observe a beautiful
yellow color, and it moves towards the blue. There are these
beautiful silouts of trees as you can observe, and there is going to be
a nice, snowy landscape. This particular painting I have named as the morning trees. And it is very easy
and simple to create. Then comes the second coaster, which I have named
as snowy Mountain. You can observe a
beautiful gradient sky, some amazing abstract clouds, a nice snowy mountain with
a beautiful, snowy texture. There is going to be a nice, snowy landscape and a
beautiful fence element that I have added to
complete the entire scenery. It's a dense morning
sunrise with beautiful color scheme
and minimal elements. Then comes the last painting, which I have named as
pine trees in which we have these beautiful
pine trees silos. There is going to be a
nice shade of yellow and blue together with some abstract
clouds in the sky area. There is going to be a nice, snowy landscape with
a fence element, and at the end, we are going
to paint a beautiful sun. Again, combining minimal
elements together, we are going to form
this beautiful painting. So these are the three
class projects based on morning sunrise using the
medium of gouache colors. In case you want to paint the entire painting on
a watercolor paper, it is completely fine. You can still take up
the class projects. Now let us move
towards the next part.
3. Art Supplies: Hey, everybody. Now
let us talk about all the art supplies that you will need for
the entire class. I have placed all
the art supplies in a systematic manner. Now let me give you the details. So the first art supply is a simple container that you can observe is already having
a nice blue colored water. But of course, we are going
to take some clear water. To take it while we are painting and clean
our brushes as well. You can take any simple container
and fill it with water. Then the next art supply is a simple color palette,
as you can observe. Just make sure that your
color palette is having enough space to take out multiple colors in it
and mix them well. It is important for
your color palette to have enough space in it. Then let us talk about the
most important art supply, which is the brushes that
we are going to use. There are going to be basically three brushes that
we are going to use. The first one is a simple
flat brush of size seven. Then the next brush
is a round brush, which is basically
a detailing brush as well of size four. Then the last one is, again, a round
brush of size zero. We generally use round brushes
to add minute details. So these are the three
brushes that you will need. Then I have a simple pencil to draw basic sketch before
we start painting. Then next up, I have a
simple tissue paper. It is always good to take a tissue paper side
by while you're painting to remove excess amount of color and water
from your brush. Now let us talk about all the gouache colors
that you will need. No need to worry
about the brand. You can go for any
good alternative. So the first one is yellow. Then we have purple, cobal blue, serleine
blue, white and black. So these are the six basic watch colors that you will need. You can go for any good
alternative as well. Then the next art supply
is a simple masking tape. It's basically a simple
paper tape only. You're going to use
this masking tape to place on the backside
of the coaster and place it onto the desk so that the coaster will not
move while you're painting. These are the square coasters on which we are going to
create the class project. It's basically 4 " by 4 ". Let me show you the
class project as well. So on this, we are
going to paint. But in case you do not want to create the class
project on a coaster, you can create the
entire project on a watercolor paper as well. So if you're missing
out on a coaster, you can use a simple
watercolor paper. Let me give you the
details of that as well. These are A six size
watercolor paper, 200 GSM. So you can take the entire class on a watercolor paper as well. So no need to worry in case you are missing
out on a coaster. It is completely your choice on which you want to create
the entire painting. So these are 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. Now, let us move
towards the next part.
4. Lets Place the Coaster: Hey, everybody. Now let us place the coaster onto
the desk surface. So here I have my square
coaster of size 4 " by 4 ". So the reason behind placing the coaster on the
desk surface in a good manner is so that the coaster will not move
while you are painting. I'll be using a
simple masking tape. It's basically a
paper tape only. Take a small piece
of the masking tape. Now we're going to convert
it into a double sided tape, simply flip it over and keep the sticky part
on both the sides. Now simply place the piece on
one corner of the coaster. Similarly, take another piece of the masking tape and
repeat the same step. Now, this time,
I'm going to place the piece on another
corner of the coaster. Use your fingers to
place the piece in a good manner, apply
some pressure. Now simply flip the coaster and place it onto
your desk surface. Use your fingers or thumb to apply some pressure
on the coaster. Now, what will happen is
that your coaster will not move from the desk surface
while you're painting. So it will help you to paint
in a comfortable manner. So this technique you can use in case you're
painting on a coaster. In case you want to
take the class projects on a watercolor paper, what you can do is you can use the same masking tape to apply
on the watercolor paper. Let me show you the
watercolor paper as well. So these are A six size
watercolor papers, 200 GSM. Now, if you want to
take the class project on this watercolor paper, what you have to
do is you have to apply the masking tape on the borders of the entire paper so that the paper will not
move while you're painting. So this is how you can use a
simple masking tape to paint in a comfortable manner without letting your surface
move while painting. Now let us move
towards the next part.
5. Painting 1 - Morning Trees: Hey, everybody. You're
most welcome to the first painting that I
have named as morning trees. So I'll be starting
with a simple pencil. We are going to create
an irregular line, as you can observe, which basically
separates the sky area and the landscape area. You can add few more
random lines to create some depth in
the entire landscape. So we only need these
pencil lines to differentiate the sky
area and the landscape. Now I'll be using a little bit of medium yellow gouache color. Take a little bit of color
in your color palette. Now, just above
the horizon line, we are going to apply this
beautiful solid yellow color. I'll be using my flat
brush of size seven. Now add a little bit of water in the color and make
a good composition of color and water together. Try to have less
amount of water and more color so that you get
a nice solid matte finish. Now you can observe
the way I'm using my flat brush to
apply just above the horizon line. No
need to hurry at all. You have to be a
little bit careful just about the horizon line. Make sure that your brush do not move inside the landscape area. Now slowly, you can use the entire surface of your
brush to apply the color. We are not going to
cover the entire sky area with solid
yellow color. We are just applying it
on a certain portion. So no need to hurry at all. Try to paint with
a lot of patience. I'll be taking a little bit
of solid white color in the color palette to make the yellow color look a
little bit more vibrant. No need to hurry at all, take a little bit of
solid white colour. Apply it just above the yellow color that
we have applied. The more horizontal strokes you'll apply, the better
blend you'll get. Now I will completely
clean my brush in water and dab it
onto the tissue paper, take some good amount
of white color again and apply it on
the above portion. Be a little bit careful
near the horizon line. You can use the tip
of your flat brush. Now slowly, you can blend
both the colors together. The more horizontal strokes you'll apply, the better
blend you'll get. In case you find that your color is getting finished
from the brush, you can definitely
take some more color from the color palette. Now, in order to create the yellow color look a
little bit more vibrant, I'll be taking some
more yellow in the color palette add less
amount of water in it, and just apply another
coat so that you get a beautiful yellow color
just above the horizon line. Now you can observe
that we have added a nice shade of yellow color, which basically represents
the morning sunrise just above the horizon line. Now, we are going to
take the next color. So simply just clean your flat brush in water and dab it onto
the tissue paper. I'll be taking the next color which is going to be bal blue. Take a little bit of colour
in the color palette. Now we are going to
apply bal blue in the remaining portion
of the entire sky area. Now mix the color well, take a little bit of water
to loosen the color up, and start applying these
horizontal strokes from the topmost portion, slowly move towards
the bottom area. Now, once you reach towards the white area that we have applied just above
the yellow color, keep some space
there because we are going to blend the
colors together. 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 axis amount of
water will be removed and you'll have a beautiful
solid matte finish color. I'll be taking a little bit of solid white color mixing
it with bal blue. You can observe it in
the color palette. Now add them in between
yellow and bal blue. You'll observe a
beautiful sky blue color in a very light
saturated amount. Now slowly, you have to blend
both the colors together. The more horizontal strokes you'll apply, the better
blend you'll get. There's a beautiful yellow
color in the bottom portion, and as we move towards
the topmost portion, it is having a nice
cobal blue color. So this basically creates a nice gradient effect and it represents a
beautiful morning sky. In case you want to apply some more bal blue color
on the topmost portion, you can definitely take it in the color palette and reapply the strokes on
the topmost portion. You can do this if you find that the saturation of the Kobal blue color is
a little bit less. Now, if you observe carefully, we have got a beautiful blend
of all the colors together. Now, once we are done
with the entire sky area, you can observe a
beautiful blend between both the colors. Now, we are going to paint
some nice abstract clouds in the sky area as well. I'll be taking some bal blue in my round brush of size four. You just have to take a
little bit of bal blue, use the tip of your round brush and apply very less
pressure on it. You just have to create these little horizontal strokes combining together in
a very random way. There is no specific way
of painting the clouds. Also, in case you want to create your own composition of the clouds, it is
completely fine. So no need to worry
about perfection. Just observe these
steps carefully. So I'll be adding these
little horizontal strokes in the yellowish portion, as well as it creates
a beautiful contrast. So I'm simply using my
round brush of size four, and I'm using the
tip of the brush to get a nice thin
horizontal stroke. You can combine two to
three horizontal lines together to form this
beautiful cloud. In case you want to make the clouds look a
little bit less sharp, what you can do is you can take a little bit of water in it, dab it onto the tissue paper, and reapply the
horizontal strokes on it. You will definitely enjoy
the entire process of painting these clouds as it
is a very random process. Also in case you're not
that much confident enough to paint the clouds directly
towards your sky area, what you can do is you
can practice it on a rough scrape of
paper initially, and then you can come
towards your final painting. This will help you a lot to develop confidence
while painting, and the chances of making
mistakes will be very less. Now let us paint some beautiful
white clouds as well. So in white color, I'll be adding a little
bit of Kobal blue, which was already there
in my color palette. Now just add a little
bit of water and start applying these little horizontal strokes in the blue area. Now, this white color
basically creates a nice contrast with
the Kobal blue color. The steps are absolutely same. You just have to create these little horizontal
strokes together, and you have to
combine them to form a nice abstract cloud.
No need to hurry at all. Take your time, try to paint
with a lot of patience. And the thing that
you have to keep in mind is try to use the tip of your round brush to get a
nice thin horizontal stroke. Try to apply very less
pressure and also try to keep your hand very much
loose and free while you're painting
these beautiful clouds. You'll definitely enjoy the
entire process and no need to worry about perfection and painting it in the
exact same way. You're free to compose your
clouds in your own way. So we are done with the clouds. Now let us paint
the landscape area. So I'll be taking
a little bit of serleine blue in
the color palette. Take a little bit
of color and we are going to use our flat
brush of size seven again. So add a little bit of water
to loosen the color up. Try to have less amount
of water and more color. Now, near the horizon line, just use your flat brush in an angular manner and apply
it on the outline first. Now slowly, you can apply the color in the
remaining portion. You can observe that ceruline
blue is very much dark than the bal blue that we have used on the
topmost portion. You're going to have a
landscape full of snow, so that's why we are applying this serleine blue color in the entire
background portion. No need to hurry at all, and make sure that there is no space left on the entire coaster while you're applying the
seroleine blue color. You can observe the way
I'm moving my flat brush in a horizontal manner to
cover the entire surface. Now, this is the base
coat that we have applied on the entire background
of the landscape area. Now we are going to add a beautiful texture to the
entire landscape area, creating a beautiful
snow effect. Now, to do that, we
are going to use our round brush of
size four again. I'll be mixing a little bit of solid white color and
Kobal blue together. Now we are going to apply
some random strokes. You can observe the
way I've created a nice stroke on the
left hand portion, and slowly, you have to
reapply these strokes, blending it with the
serleine blue color. This basically
creates a nice depth in the entire landscape area. It makes it look a little
bit more realistic as well. And there is no specific way of applying these random strokes. You can observe the
way I'm just adding these little thin strokes
in a very random way only. You just have to blend it with the background color since the background
color is still wet. And the reason behind applying these random stroke is that your landscape area will look a little bit more
realistic and attractive. Since we are replicating snow, that's why I'm using
a white color. I have added a little
bit of cobal blue in it, as you can observe in
the color palette. In case you want to showcase the entire landscape
in a green manner, you can go for a
green color as well. So you're free to
explore and experiment. So now we have created some nice depth in the
entire landscape area. I'll be using my flat brush, clean it in water, dab it
onto the tissue paper. Now simply observe the movement of my flat brush the
way I'm using it. You can hold the flat brush in an angle and simply
reapply it on the white strokes
that we have applied to blend the color with
the background color. So it will decrease the
saturation of these strokes. No need to hurry
at all. Try to do this particular step
in a careful manner. So now if you observe carefully, we are done with the
entire landscape area. You can observe the way we have created a nice snowy texture. Now what I'm going to do
is that I'm going to take a little bit more saturated solid white color from
the color palette. You just have to take
a little bit of water, add it into the color palette. We are already having
some color in it. Now using our round
brush of size four, we are going to add a nice top layer to the
entire snowy texture. This will increase
a nice contrast with the entire landscape area, and it will look a little
bit more attractive. You can carefully observe the way I'm moving
my round brush. You just have to use the tip of your round brush carefully. We are not going to apply
it on the entire surface, just the topmost portion. While you're using
your round brush, one thing that you can
keep in your mind is that whenever you want to
get a nice thin stroke, try to use the tip
of your round brush and apply very less
pressure on your brush. Try to keep your hand
very much loose and free whenever you're painting
in a very smaller portion. This will help you
to get a nice stroke and improvise your brush
techniques as well. Now, similarly, we'll be adding these thin strokes on the bottom portion of
the landscape, as well. Also, one thing that
you have to take care is that no need to
worry about perfection. If you observe carefully, I'm randomly applying
these strokes. So it is not at all
compulsory for you to paint in the exact same way. You can have a nice texture according to your
convenience, as well. Now I'll be taking some serleine blue from the color palette, add a little bit of water, and we're using our same
round brush of size four. To create some more depth, I'm just going to add serleine blue strokes in between the white strokes
that we have created. It basically creates
a nice shadow effect, also, and it enhances the
entire snowy texture. The technique is
absolutely same. You just have to use the
tip of your round brush, apply very less pressure on it, and try to create
these little strokes. So we are done with the
entire landscape area. Now I'll be taking
some solid black color in the color palette and we are going to paint some
beautiful trees just above the horizon line. So these trees are going to be a very beautiful element
in the entire painting, and we're also going to paint some bushes on the
landscape area. So I have taken some solid black colour in
the color palette, and we are going to use our
round brush of size four, add a little bit of
water in black color, not in a very excess amount, try to have less
amount of water and more color so that you get a highly saturated black color. Now, it's a very
interesting technique to paint bushes of
the entire tree. You just have to carefully observe the movement
of my round brush. You just have to use the tip of your round brush and create these little strokes in case you want to create the outline
of the entire tree first, creating these little
strokes together, and fill in solid
black color inside, it is completely
fine, or else you can just create these
little bushes together. So what I'm doing
is that I'm trying to create these little strokes, combining together to form
a nice bushy outline, and then you have to fill in solid black color in
the inner portion. There is no specific way or a particular manner in which I'm trying to paint
the entire tree. It's just a very random process that you have to enjoy doing. In case you want to play with the composition and size of the tree, it is
completely fine. So no need to worry
about painting it in the exact same way. So if you observe carefully, I have created a nice, huge bush on the
left hand portion. Similarly, I'm going to create some little bushes on the
right hand side as well. This particular brush technique helps you a lot to paint in a very smaller portion and to create these little elements. If you observe carefully, you just have to use the tip of your round brush and apply
very less pressure on it. In case you are not that much confident enough to
paint the trees directly towards your final painting and you do not want to
spoil your background, what you can do is you can
practice painting the out of the entire tree on a rough
scrape of paper initially, and then you can come
towards your final painting. This will help you a lot to develop confidence
while painting, and the chances of making
mistakes will be very less. So painting these little bushes, combining together,
we have formed a nice foliage of
the entire tree. Now using the same round
brush of size four, I'll be creating the branches. It's a very satisfying process. You just have to create
these little thin strokes, combining together and just attach it with one tree
trunk on the bottom. So you just have to take these little branches
from the entire bush. You can be a little bit careful while you're adding
these little strokes. Just try to apply very less
pressure on your brush, and your entire
tree will be ready. So I have just taken these
little branches from the bushes and combined it
with one single tree trunk. You will definitely enjoy the entire process of
painting a silo of an entire tree because you
are free to explore and experiment with the shape
and size of the entire tree. Now, similarly, we'll be
adding one more tree, which is going to have a
different size and shape, and I'm going to add it
on the left hand portion. You are free to explore. You can decide the position according to your
convenience as well. So the steps and method
is absolutely same. You can just follow and observe the
brushstrokes carefully. So we are done with the
second tree as well. Now I'm going to add a little
bush on the horizon line. So you just have
to take some more black color from
the color palette, add these little strokes
just above the horizon line. So I'm just going to
randomly add few bushes to make the entire landscape look a little bit
more attractive. So again, it's a very
simple and easy technique. You just have to paint
these little strokes combining together to form
a nice bushy element. So these are basically shrubs on the topmost portion of
the entire horizon line. You can also observe
a beautiful contrast between the yellowish shade and the salts that
we have painted. Now I'll be using my
round brush of size zero, which is even smaller than
the round brush of size four, and I have taken some
solid white color in it. Just simply paint a
circular shape on the yellowish shade that we have created in
the background. So it's the sun that
we have painted, and you have to be very much careful while you are painting a little circular shape using your round brush of size zero. No need to hurry at all, try to paint it with a lot of patience. Using the same round
brush of size zero, you can add few
little strokes on the snowy landscape that we have created on the bottom
portion as well. Again, no need to hurry at all. Use the tip of your round brush, apply very less pressure on it, and try to get these
little thin strokes using solid white color. You can observe the way
the sun is also creating a beautiful contrast with
the background color. So we have almost finished the entire painting in
the landscape area, and we are done with
the entire coaster. So let me take you a little bit closer so that
you can observe all the details carefully using minimal elements and
combining them together, we have formed this beautiful
winter sunrise painting, which I have named
as morning trees. I hope that you enjoyed creating this particular painting and
got to learn something new. Now let us move towards
the next painting.
6. Painting 2 - Snowy Mountains: Hey, everybody. You're most welcome to the second painting, which I have named
as Snowy Mountain. So let us start by
creating a basic sketch. I'm starting with the
horizon line using a pencil, which basically separates the
sky area and the landscape. There is going to be a
nice mountain in between, so you just have to
create a small mountain. And this is the entire basic sketch that you will require. Now this particular morning
sunrise is going to be dark, so I'll be taking
a different shade, which is going to be purple. I'll take a little bit of
purple in the color palette. And this time, we
are going to have a nice purple shade just
above the horizon line. So I've taken a little bit of purple wash color in
the color palette, and we are going to use our
flat brush of size seven. Take your brush and
mix the color well in the color palette try to have less amount of water
and more color, and just simply apply the color just above the mountain
and the horizon line. It is okay if your
flat brush moves a little bit inside the
mountain or the horizon line. Since the mountain
is going to be solid black, it is
completely fine. You can observe
the way I'm moving my brush in a horizontal manner. There is going to be a
little shade of purple. The remaining portion is
going to be with cobal blue, so we are not going to apply purple on the entire portion. In case you find that
the saturation of the purple color is
a little bit less, then you can just
dab your brush onto the tissue paper so that excess amount of water
will be removed, and you'll get a highly
saturated color. Take some more color from the color palette if you want to get a nice thick matte
finish of purple color. Now, we want to have a
beautiful cobal blue shade on the topmost portion. So I'll be taking
a little bit of cobal blue in the color palette. Take a little bit of water
and mix the colors well. But try to clean
your brush first in water because it is already
having some purple in it. Now I've taken some cobal blue, start applying it from
the topmost portion. No need to hurry at all, slowly move towards the bottom area. If you find that your color is getting finished from the brush, try to take some more color
from the color palette Leave a little bit space between the purple color and the cobal blue color that
we have applied. Now if you observe, there
is a line of separation between both the colors
to get a beautiful blend, what we have to do is take
a little bit of white, add a little bit of water in it, and apply the horizontal strokes
between both the colors. You'll observe that
the colors will blend together in a
very beautiful manner. You'll get a nice
gradient effect. In case you find that there is a little bit of
water in your brush, just simply dab it onto
the tissue paper so that it will get completely
dry. No need to hurry at all. The more horizontal
strokes you'll apply, the better blend you'll get
between both the colors. Now you can observe
that we have got a nice gradient effect in
the entire morning sky, starting from the Kobal blue, and we have a light shade of purple in the bottom portion, just above the horizon line. Now, we are going to create some abstract clouds in the sky area. So I'll be using my round
brush of size four, add a little bit of water, take some white and
Kobal blue together. Now slowly start adding these
little horizontal strokes combining together to form a nice cluster of
clouds in the sky area. No need to hurry at all. Observe the movement
of my round brush. It's basically a round
brush of size four, and there is no specific
way of painting the cloud. It's a very random
and natural process. So you're free to
explore and experiment. You can decide the position of the clouds according
to your convenience. One thing that you
can keep in mind is to get a nice brush stroke, what you have to do
is that try to use the tip of your round brush and apply very less
pressure on it. This is how you can get
a nice thin stroke. Now you can observe
that we have created these sharp horizontal
strokes in the ski area. Now, in order to make
these strokes look a little bit subtle and a
little bit less saturated, just clean your brush in water, have a little bit
of water in it, and reapply the
horizontal strokes. You will observe that
these strokes will get a nice blend with the
background color, and it will decrease the sharpness of these
strokes as well. Clouds generally are a very natural element in the sky area, so there is no specific
way of painting them. It's a very random
and natural process. So no need to worry
about perfection and painting it in
the exact same way. You are free to explore
and experiment. You can decide the
position of the clouds. You can play with the shape and size of the clouds as well. So we are done with
the entire sky area and the abstract clouds. Now let us paint a
beautiful, snowy mountain. So I'll be taking my round
brush of size four again. Take some solid black color
in your color palette. Make sure that you have
less amount of water and more color so that you get a highly saturated black color. Now, the pencil line is a
little bit less visible, but it is absolutely fine. You can have a nice organic outline of the entire mountain. Now, once you're done
with the outline, you can fill in the entire solid black color in
the inner portion. Make sure that you do not
move inside the horizon line because it is going
to be a different color in the landscape area. You can use the tip of your round brush wherever there is a smaller portion to paint. Now, you can observe
that we have painted the entire snowy mountain
completely black. There is going to be a beautiful white texture that we
are going to give. That's why we have created a solid black color for
the entire mountain. Now clean your brush
well in water, dab it onto the tissue paper. It's the same round
brush of size for. Take a little bit of solid white color from
the color palette, try to have less amount
of water and more color. Now simply add these
little strokes in between the mountain. So it's basically going
to create a nice, snowy texture on the
entire mountain, and we are going to apply these strokes on the
left hand portion. You can observe the way
I'm using the tip of my round brush to create
these little thin strokes. Similarly, you can add it on the smaller
mountain, as well. These strokes are basically
added on the left hand side. We're also going to add few more strokes on the
right hand side, but it is going to be
a little bit less. And this is how we create some noise depth and detail
to the entire snowy mountain. No need to hurry at all, take your time and do this
particular step. It's a very easy and
simple technique. You'll definitely enjoy
the entire process. To decrease the saturation
of solid white color, you can add a little
bit of cobal blue in it and add a little bit of texture on the right
hand side as well. This will make the
entire mountain look a little bit more
aesthetic and attractive, and it's basically creating a nice snowy texture on
the entire mountain. A And we are done with the
entire snowy mountain. Now let us paint
the landscape area. I'll be taking a little bit of Kobal blue in the color palette. Mix it well with
water in case you find that there is less amount of color in your color palette. Take some color from the tube. Mix it well with water. Try to have less amount
of water and more color. Now simply you can observe the way I'm using
my flat brush to apply the solid patch of bal blue in the entire
landscape area. No need to hurry at
all. Be a little bit careful near the outline. You can use your flat brush in an angle to paint in
a careful manner. Initially, we're adding this
nice solid cobal blue coat on the entire landscape area, and then we are going to add a beautiful, snowy texture
on the entire landscape. So now we are done adding a background color to
the entire landscape. Now I'll clean my
round brush of size four and just dab it
onto the tissue paper. We're going to create a
beautiful snowy texture. So take some white colour
in the color palette. Take your round
brush of size four, add a little bit of
water in it in case you want to make the highly saturated white color
a little bit less. You can add a little bit of
cobal blue in it as well. Now, you just have
to randomly apply these strokes on
the landscape area. The background
color is still wet, so you'll be able to blend
the strokes as well. The best part about
gouache colors is that even if the
background color is dry, you can regenerate the paint by adding a little bit of water. Now, if you observe carefully, I'm using the tip of my round brush to create
these beautiful strokes, which basically
creates some nice, depth and dimension in the
entire landscape area. It makes it look a little bit more attractive and aesthetic. So you just have to add
these strokes randomly. No need to worry about painting
it in the exact same way. You're free to compose the
entire strokes as well. In case you find that there is excess amount of
water in your brush, just simply dab it onto
the tissue paper so that excess amount of
water will be removed and you'll get a nice dry brush. In case you find that your color is getting finished
from the brush, feel free to take some more
color from the color palette. So you can observe that we
have added few strokes to create some nice dimension in
the entire landscape area. Similarly, you can
take some more color to add it on the bottom
portion as well. Also, when you are going to move your brush onto the surface, when there is already a
background color being applied, you'll observe that
you are going to blend the colors in
a very nice way. This is going to
happen when you're going to do it practically. So no need to worry
about blending the colors together and getting a nice dimension
in the entire landscape. Now I'll be taking some
serlein blue to get some nice darker color
in the landscape area. I'm using the same round
brush of size four, add a little bit of water and simply dab your brush
onto the tissue paper. Now, in between
the white strokes, you can add a nice stroke of serlein blue to create some
nice depth and detail. It basically also creates
a shadow effect, as well. So you can observe that it
is a little bit darker than the background color because the background color is bal blue, and right now I'm
using serlein blue. No need to hurry at
all, take your time, use the tip of your
round brush carefully. And whenever you're applying
these little thin strokes, always try to keep your hand
very much loose and free. No need to make it stiff. Now, let us add a
beautiful element in the landscape area, which is going to
be a nice fence, which creates some beautiful aesthetic to the
entire painting. So I'll be using my round
brush of size four again. Take some solid black color
from the color palette, add a little bit of water
in it to lose in the color. Now, simply create
these vertical lines just above the landscape area. You can have variation in the height of
the vertical lines. It creates a beautiful dynamics in the entire landscape area. Now, once you are done
with the vertical lines, just simply connect
all the vertical lines with a single horizontal line. You can add some depth on
the bottom portion as well. While you are painting
in a very thin stroke, always make sure that
you use the tip of your round brrush and apply
very less pressure on it. To create some nice
shadow effect, I'm using the same black color, and I'm adding these
little horizontal strokes near the landscape area as well. Need to hurry at
all, take your time and apply these
strokes carefully. This will make your painting
look very much attractive. You can already observe that
using minimal elements, we have already created a beautiful morning
sunrise scene, and there is a
little element left, which is a beautiful
sun in the sky area. So I'll be using my round
brush of size zero. Take a little bit of water
and mix the colors well. Try to have less
amount of water and more color so that you get
a nice solid white color. Now simply paint a circular
shape in the sky area. No need to hurry
at all. Just use the tip of your brush and apply
very less pressure on it. And we are done with the sun. So we are done with
the entire coaster. I hope that you enjoyed creating this particular painting and
got to learn something new. Let me take you a
little bit closer so that you can observe all
the details carefully. Again, using minimal elements and combining them together, we have formed this
beautiful morning sunrise. Feel free to explore
and experiment with the entire scenery and enjoy
the process of painting. Now let us move towards
the next painting.
7. Painting 3 - Pine Trees: Hey, everybody. You are most welcome to the third painting, which I have named
as pine trees. So let us start with
the basic sketch. I'm using a simple pencil
to draw a horizon line, which basically separates the
sky area and the landscape. You can have a nice variation
in the entire horizon line. As you can observe, I have
kept it a little bit higher on the left hand side and a little bit lower on
the right hand side. Now, this is the entire basic sketch that you will require. I'll be using my flat
brush of size seven. We are going to take
some good amount of yellow color in
the color palette, and we're going to
have a nice shade of yellow just above
the horizon line. So take some good
amount of color, try to have less amount of water and more amount of color, and simply apply it
above the horizon line. You can observe
the way I'm using my flat brush in an angle to apply it near the horizon line, and then you can use
the entire surface of the brush to apply it in
this horizontal manner. No need to hurry at all,
apply the color well and make sure that you do not leave any space on the entire coaster. To get a nice thick
yellow color, you can reapply the
strokes as well. In case you find that there is excess amount of
water in your brush, just simply dab it
onto the tissue paper. Now, simply, I'll be adding
a little bit of white. You can observe that it
gets a little bit less saturated as you apply white
color in the entire portion. The more horizontal
strokes you'll apply, the better blend of
the colors you'll get. Now on the topmost portion, we are going to apply bal blue. I'll be taking a little bit of bal blue in the color palette. Add a little bit of water. But before that,
clean your flat brush because it is already
having yellow in it. Now, try to have more amount
of color and less water. Start applying it from
the topmost portion. Right now, you can observe a
lightly saturated bal blue. That is because we
have more amount of water in the brush. No
need to worry about that. Just take some more color
from the color palette. Dab your brush onto
the tissue paper so that axis amount of
water will be removed. Now you can clearly
observe a line of separation between
yellow and cobal blue, but we are going to
get a nice blend between both the colors. So for that, you have to clean
your flat brush in water, dab it onto the tissue paper, make it a little bit dry, and apply these
horizontal strokes between both the colors. The more horizontal
strokes you'll apply, the better blend of
the colors you'll get. So right now you can observe a beautiful gradient color
in the entire sky area. You can apply a little
bit of serlene blue on the topmost portion to make it look a little
bit more darker. So this is how we have created a beautiful sunrise
in the sky area. I'll be using my
round brush of size four to create some abstract
clouds in the background, and it's a very
interesting process. You just have to take a
little bit of bal blue. Now, we are going to apply
this particular color near the yellowish shade because the Kobal blue
color will create a nice contrast near
the yellow shade. So it's a very simple
and easy process. You just have to create these
little horizontal lines which are combining together to form a beautiful abstract cloud. There is no specific way
of applying the brush. You can just randomly
make the clouds. So if you observe carefully, there is a beautiful
contrast between Kobal blue and the yellowish shade that we have created near
the horizon line. Whenever you're
using a round brush, what you can take care
of is that try to use the tip of your round brush to get these little
thin strokes. Try to apply very
less pressure on your brush and make your hand
very much loose and free. No need to make it
very much stiff. So I'm trying to create
a few more clouds on the left hand side, as well. It's again, the same process. You just have to combine these little horizontal
strokes combining together. So we have added enough amount of clouds just
above the horizon line. We can add few more on
the center portion. Now in the sky area, we have this dark
cobal blue color. To enhance the clouds in
that particular portion, we are going to take some solid white color from
the color palette. You can decrease
the saturation by adding a little bit
of bal blue in it. Now, similarly, we
are going to add these horizontal strokes
in this particular area. Now you can observe
that the clouds look really amazing in
a dark background. You can add these
white strokes near the clouds that we have painted in the bottom portion as well. The technique is
absolutely same. Just observe the brush moment. So we are done painting the sky area and these
beautiful abstract clouds. Now let us paint
the landscape area. So I have taken a little bit of serleine blue in
the color palette. I'll be using my flat
brush of size seven again, add a little bit of water in it, and simply observe the way I'm using my flat
brush in an angle. So I'm using it in an angle near the outline of the
entire landscape. You can use the entire surface of the brush on the
bottom portion. Try to have less amount
of water and more color in case you find that your brush is having excess
amount of water in it, simply dab it onto
the tissue paper. Now you can observe that using my brush in this
horizontal manner, I have applied the
entire coaster with this particular
serlene blue color, which is the background color
for the entire landscape. We're going to create a
beautiful snowy texture on this particular surface. So again, I'll be using my
round brush of size four. We're going to take some solid white color from
the color palette, add a little bit of
water in the color, try to have less amount
of water and more color. You can add a little
bit of serlene blue to decrease the saturation
of white color. Now we are going to randomly
apply these strokes on the topmost portion to create a nice variation in the
entire landscape area. No need to hurry at
all. Take your time. There is no specific way of applying this particular stroke. You can randomly apply it. So I'll be blending
these strokes with the background color since the background
color is still wet. And the best part about
gouache color is that you can regenerate the color by adding a little bit of water
on the surface. Now I'm going to add
few more strokes on the bottom portion
as you can observe. No need to worry about painting
it in the exact same way. It is a very random
and natural process, so you're free to
explore and experiment. You can observe the way I'm moving my round brush in
a very random manner, and I'm trying to blend these strokes with
the background color. So it basically
creates a nice texture and a snowy effect on
the entire landscape. So we have almost added a nice texture on the
entire landscape area. In case you want to have a nice, highly saturated white color, try to have less amount of
cobal blue in it and make sure that you use less
water and more color. On the topmost portion, you can have a little bit of more solid white colour to enhance the entire
landscape area. So now the entire
landscape looks a little bit more
attractive and aesthetic. Let us move towards
the next element, which is the pine tree. So we are going to paint the
pine tree completely black, which is basically a
sellout of the entire tree. So I'm starting with a
simple vertical line. I'll be using my round
brush of size zero. And the entire
process of painting the pine tree is going to
be really interesting. Now, you just have to start
from the topmost portion, start creating these
little strokes. And as you move towards
the bottom area, you just have to simply increase the size of the
strokes that you're making. You can randomly apply
these little strokes, which basically forms
the entire foliage of the pine tree. No
need to hurry at all. It's a very interesting step. You just have to paint it
with a lot of patience. You can observe the
way I'm creating these little strokes as I'm moving towards
the bottom area. I'm going to increase the size
of these strokes as I move towards the bottom part to create the entire structure
of the pine tree. In case you find that your color is getting
finished from the brush, you can take some more color
from the color palette. It's a complete
solid black color, so try to have less amount
of water and more color. In case you find that there is excess amount of
water in your brush, just simply dab it onto
the tissue paper so that excess amount of
water will be removed and you'll get a highly
saturated black color. In case you're not
that much confident enough to paint the
pine tree directly towards your final
painting and you do not want to spoil your
beautiful background, what you can do is you
can practice it on a rough scrape of
paper initially, and then you can come
towards your final painting. This will help you a lot to develop confidence
while painting, and the chances of making
mistakes will be very less. Now, as I come near
towards the horizon line, I'll just attach the solid
black color and make sure that I do not move my brush inside the
landscape area. So you can observe how beautiful the entire pine tree is looking. No need to worry
about perfection. You can have a nice composition
of the entire pine tree. You can play with the shape and size of the pine tree as well. So I'll be adding a
little bit of foliage on the bottom portion to make the entire pine tree look
a part of the landscape. Again, it's a very
simple and easy step. You just have to combine
these little strokes, forming together a nice bush
just above the horizon line. So I hope that you got an exact idea of how you have to paint the
entire pine tree. Now, apart from this
huge pine tree, we are going to have a
few more pine trees, which is going to be a
little bit smaller in size, but the steps are
absolutely same. Just simply observe these steps carefully and the
way I move my brush. Whenever you're using
a detailing brush, which is basically
a round brush, always try to keep your hand
very much loose and free, and no need to make it stiff. Use the tip of your brush to get these little thin strokes. So we are done painting
all the pine trees. Now let us add another
beautiful element in the entire landscape. There is going to be this
beautiful little fence that I'm going to add on the bottom
portion of the landscape. It's a very simple step. You just have to use your
roundbush of size zero. Try to create these
vertical lines, which is having
variation in the height. No need to hurry at
all, take your time, apply very less
pressure on your brush to get these little
thin vertical strokes. Now, once you're done with
the vertical strokes, you can add the black color on the bottom portion to make the entire fence look a
part of the landscape. Now, we are going to add a horizontal line which
is going to combine all the vertical lines together so that the entire fence
structure is complete. So we are done with the
entire fence element as well. I'll be using the same
solid black color to create some nice shadow effect
in the entire landscape. So you can add these strokes in between the white strokes. No need to hurry at all, take your time and do this
particular step. This will make the
entire landscape look a little bit more
in depth and detail. I'll be adding few strokes on the left hand side, as well. Now let us paint the sun. I'm going to take some
solid white color in my round brush of size zero, take some solid white color, add a little bit of water in it, and simply paint a
circular shape just above the horizon line where we
have this yellowish shade. No need to hurry at all, try to paint it with a lot of patience. So we are done with
the last painting. Let me take you a
little bit closer so that you can observe all
the details carefully. Again, we have combined
minimal elements together to form this beautiful
winter sun rise painting. I hope that you enjoyed the entire painting and got
to learn something new. This is the last class project. Now let us move towards
the class conclusion.
8. Class Conclusion: The satisfaction that you get after completing
any painting when you enjoy the entire process of creating is really
amazing. 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 a 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
