This is the fishing boat "Clematis" moored in the estuary at Christchurch, New Zealand.
This is the scene we will paint today, using watercolors on Saunders 300gm paper.
Always use good quality paper, as washes etc. will be easier.
The image is converted to greyscale and the contrast level is adjusted to give a faded image, this reduces the amount of ink used during printing.
Using the poster function on your printer, it can be printed to any size required, spread over several sheets of paper. For those who want to see an alternative method of printing across multiple pages (or for those who have printers without this feature), be sure to check out our tutorial!
Sheets are trimmed and glued together ready to trace onto your watercolor paper.
Line Drawing
If the lines are too strong, use a putty eraser to lighten before painting.
Raw Sienna, Burnt Umber,French Ultramarine, Cobalt Blue, Light Red, Alizarin Crimson, Paynes Grey
Unless you are extremely confident in laying fast washes and painting around objects, I would suggest you mask off the boat and the white reflections in the water.
I use "Art Masking Fluid for Watercolor" made by Winsor and Newton.
The background houses and radar dome on the boat's superstructure were also masked.
With the paper upside down and the board tilted at about 15 degrees, apply a graduated wash from the tree lines to the top of the paper.
Dilute the wash with clear water as you work towards the top.
Using a mixture of Ultramarine with a touch of light red, apply a wash to top left corner allowing the paint to run wet into wet.
On the lower part of sky, just run the paint in streaks across the paper in a diagonal direction and allow it to blend.
Paint in the distant trees using payne's grey with a touch of raw sienna, changing to raw umber as you reach the waterline.
Before this dries add some payne's grey to give the trees some shape - soft edges will be produced as the original wash is still wet.
Very little detail or tone as they are in the distance.
Just a hint of activity!
Some detail is also painted to far right shoreline, keeping it simple and distant. Use a diluted mix of paint.
Using horizontal brush strokes, paint the water in, leaving some of the paper showing through.
Use blotting paper to lift some of the wet paint, creating lighter vertical bands.
The narrow strip at shoreline will be painted later.
Fold a piece of blotting paper in half to give a thicker edge.
While the paint is still wet, blotting paper is used to lift some of the paint.
While held on edge, the angle of blotter is varied to produce a variety of ripples.
To the left, you can see the results obtained after applying blotting paper to the wet wash.
The paint has to be blotted immediately after laying the wash, in order to get the maximum effect.
Boat and white reflections still masked with fluid.
First washes on water completed.
An additional wash is added to the background water, in order to emphasize the darker reflections.
The reflection of the boat's bow line is painted first to give some direction and length of reflections as a guide.
No straight lines!
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For a few months I have been living in Spain by the sea, so daily I love to go on walks and see the sunrises and sunsets. Just pure therapy for me. This has inspired me to level up my art skills in painting the waves and the ocean.
It can be sometimes difficult to find the best tutorial to follow along that is foolproof and newbie friendly but these are my personal top 10 favorites for you to follow along with me. I am personally now on a drawing challenge that you can follow along on Tik Tok here, where I share my progress.
These tutorials will help you improve your skills and inspire you to create art further.
You don’t need a lot to get started, just always it is better to be prepared. These are my honest recommendations that I love and use.
This looks like such a professional artwork, but trust me it is not. I have tried it myself and fell in love with it. If you do not have making fluid, do not worry, you can use white gouche or acrylic for the desired effect.
Learn how to paint a beautiful sea with seagulls. I love the combination of techniques and how it is easy to follow along and create a painting that won’t give away that you are a beginner.
Sunrises are magical and surreal. When I get a chance, it is literally my hobby to wake up early and meet the sunrise. Follow along this loose watercolor tutorial to learn how to paint a beautiful sunrise in watercolor for beginners.
This is a tutorial of how to paint the sea. It is Devon Beach, have you ever been there? This is such a simplistic sea scene yet very accessible to copy for anyone.
Stormy weather is beautiful to paint. It is when you can be the most expressive you that there is. Yes calm weather is lovely too but I feel like you can be more creative with the weather like that.
Romantic walks on the beach together? I love them so much so when not try to paint one for yourself. It is so simple yet so effective as a result.
Wet in wet might seem a simple technique, but when it is explained well that is when your work transcends to the new level. Paint this couple on the beach in the technique.
Less is more. That is sometimes what can make your work professional or beginner like. Follow along this tutorial and master the art of simplicity.
Breaking waves are so beautiful, yet can be tricky to know how to paint them in watercolor. There are special techniques that will make them look very effortless and beautiful.
Sometimes all you need is a simple sea landscape. This tutorial covers everything from painting the sea with waves to the stones on the beach. It shows a variety techniques to help you master the tutorial.
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With a large flat brush wet all the sky area and then float in some Cobalt Blue. Be careful to keep the horizon straight. Add more blue pigment to the sky mix and bring a touch of Burnt Sienna to warm it up a bit. Drop this colour into the wet sky and move it around to suit.
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In this video lesson you will learn how to create: white sails on the sailboat using masking fluid. a pastel sky filled with puffy clouds. movement in the water using various shades of paint. inked sailboat with watercolor shading. When you have finished this painting lesson you will have an amazing painting to hang on your wall, to give as a ...
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