Share your work! For your class project, paint this sunset landscape! Play around with color mixing and brush marks and also try out the exercise of building dimension and form.

Once you are done take a picture of what you’ve created and share your projects with us here and upload it to the “Your Project” tab.

*** Follow this class up with more WATER PAINTINGS :

loose beach landscape : https://skl.sh/3bhMl2B
ocean water: https://skl.sh/3NlBQvo
more beach paintings : https://skl.sh/3cRsacU

NOTE : cannot be sold or reproduced in any way. Any work you create from this class is meant of educational and learning purposes only. All of my work is copyrighted and that is a violation of the copyright.

Reference pic : Free image, right click save to desktop or print.

TOPICS I COVER:

Prepping your canvas and materials – I will show you how to prep your canvas before painting and all the brushes and paints you will need for this project.
Brush marks – I will demonstrate basic brush techniques that will be used in today’s class project.
Color mixing - will show you variations of color mixing to get darks and lights.
Dimension / Form – I will teach you the basics of achieving form in any shape based on color and value.
Painting process and details – I will teach you how you can layer and build your colors to add definition to you painting.

MATERIALS I USED (but use whatever you have available.)

1) Paints:

Arteza Acrylic paints (premium 60 set) - https://bit.ly/3dhihCo : Phthalo blue, deep green, yellow oxide, white & black

2) Brushes:

3/4 flat brush (ersatz by global art)
3/8 angles brush (craftsmart)
2 round brush (zen art)

3) Acrylic Canvas (5x7") - http://bit.ly/3epVzfY

5) Glass Palette - https://amzn.to/32w9BWI

6) Glass scraper - https://amzn.to/3mjIWo9

7) Bowl for water

8) Paper towel / rag

9) Gesso - https://amzn.to/3j48nXY

10) Artist Tape - https://amzn.to/2XAtPuI

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