I get so many requests asking how I create my soft sunrise paintings, so I thought I’d create a tutorial for everyone! In this class I walk you through this dreamy ocean sunrise from start to finish using a vibrant palette and truly easy to follow steps. This class is suitable for artists of all skill levels.

In this class I hope that you are able to find some new skills that help you translate beautiful sky and water scenes onto canvas in a way that matches your creative vision. I would love for you to explore the magic that can be found within this vibrant palette, and paint to life an ocean scene that makes your soul sing.

Using the gentle blending techniques that I show you, I would love to see how you can build up a soft, vibrant Ocean Sunrise on your own canvas. As you gain confidence with the brushstrokes, try and explore how you can transform the scene into something that is very pleasing for your eye. The greatest way to learn as an Oil Painter is to not be afraid to try new things, so be sure to play with the water and the clouds and see what kind of magic you can create!

If you are interested in using the exact same materials that I use in this class, please feel free to check out my Online Paint Shop!

Material Suggestions:

The blending brushes that I use are called Escoda Natural Bristle Brushes and the best sizes to get are 18, 24 and 30 for larger canvases or 12, 18, and 24 for smaller canvases.

For the detail work you can use the University Long Handle Bright Brushes in sizes 1 & 2 or brushes that are equivalent to those sizes.

Having the Short Handle Select brushes in sizes 1” and ¾” will be useful as well.

You should have a palette to hold your paint and medium. I use porcelain butcher trays that can be found in my Paint Shop but you can use anything that you like!

There are three great options for mediums that I suggest using for this class:

Alkyd Walnut Oil is an all-natural medium that does not have any harmful fumes. It helps to speed up the drying time of your paintings.

Walnut Oil is another completely all-natural medium that extends the drying time of your paintings if you wish to have more time to work on each layer.

Liquin Light Gel significantly speeds up the drying time of your paintings but should be used in a well-ventilated space as it is not a natural product and does emit fumes.

You can use any brand of oil paint that you like for these classes, but for cost and availability Winsor & Newton or M Graham & Co are fantastic options.

Paint Colors: Titanium White, Prussian Blue, Green Earth, Sap Green, Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Yellow & Naples Yellow.

I use a size 18” x 24” gallery depth canvas for this class, but feel free to scale that size up or down to whatever you are most comfortable with.

You should have some lint free shop towels or old rags on hand as well.

If you are having a hard to source out any of the materials that you would like to use for this class, you can also find them in my Paint Shop!

Happy creating!

Hanna B

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