Creating a Serene Landscape in Muted Colors | Sketchbook Art Tutorial
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- Hello everyone! In today's video, we're adding a new page to my sketchbook with a serene landscape painting using muted colors. These soft tones create a peaceful atmosphere, perfect for relaxing art sessions.
I work in a large square Arway sketchbook, but you can apply the same technique to a canvas of any size.
Here's a step-by-step breakdown of the process:
1. Preparation: I start by prepping the page with a layer of gesso and taping the edges to leave a small white border, adding a nice contrast to the colors.
2. Color Mixing: Before painting, I mix my colors in advance to maintain a smooth workflow. Feel free to take a screenshot of the colors I used, they are also listed in the description below.
3. Layering: I paint in three layers, allowing the paint to dry between each one. For the first layer, I thin the paint with a wet brush to create a light base for the painting.
This tutorial is straightforward and perfect for beginners and experienced artists alike. If you enjoy this kind of content, please consider subscribing to my channel @tinekederaat and giving this video a thumbs up. Your support helps my channel grow and reach more art enthusiasts like you.
My website: www.tinekederaat.nl
Instagram: / tinekederaat.art
Materials Used (affiliate links):
Sketchbook : amzn.to/4bKypLG
Gesso white: amzn.to/4aq3wef
Painter’s tape: amzn.to/4b3cdvc (this tape is quite strong, use it only on a pre-gessoed surface)
Acrylic colors used:
Burnt Umber, Yellow Ochre, Naphtol Red, Titanium White (All Amsterdam Expert)
Terre Verte Hue and Neutral Grey (Golden)
Thank you for watching! Enjoy the painting process and happy creating!
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🎨Welcome to my sketchbook journey!🎨
Thank you for watching! I hope you enjoyed this serene landscape painting in muted colors. 🌄 If you have any questions about the process or the materials used, feel free to ask here. I'd love to hear your thoughts and see your own creations inspired by this tutorial!
Don't forget to check the video description for a detailed list of the colors and materials used. If you enjoyed this video, please give it a thumbs up and consider subscribing for more art tutorials and sketchbook pages. Your support means the world to me! 💖
Happy painting! 🎨✨
Love your videos ❤
Thank you, glad you like it!
New subscriber, here. I love this painting! I’ve been working out the best method for a large abstract landscape and you’ve given me some great ideas. Thanks so much!
@@k8marlowe Thank you, glad this is helpful! Good luck with your painting❤️
I just stumbled upon your channel, I really appreciate your technique and how you break down the steps. For a beginner like me it’s super helpful, thank you!
@@IrisAndrassy Thank you, I'm glad to hear that!
Looks like a person could do this in gouache too. It's lovely.
@@nessapainter Thank you! Yes indeed any other medium would work well too!
love your videos 😍😍😍
Thank you!
Love this! Also, what’s the name of the music, so relaxing yet energetic?
Thank you! This music is from my editing program Filmora, I don"t know the name of the music
Great video. Was gesso applied to the paper you used here? I am a watercolor artist, so acrylic is a bit challenging. Yours is the first YT channel I’ve come across that makes me want to pursue acrylic. I especially admire the way you create from your imagination vs from a reference photo.
Thank you Christina, yes, I always start with a layer of gesso-it makes painting so much easier. I find working with acrylic paint much easier than watercolor. Acrylics dry quickly, and if something doesn't turn out right, you can just paint over it. With watercolor, it feels like it has to be perfect the first time (at least for me). But I guess it all comes down to what we're used to and what we use most.
@@tinekederaat thank you for your reply. Watercolor was much harder to learn, bc water control is quite hard to master (took me over a year). The problem I’m having is that watercolor, being a transparent medium, is light to dark. With acrylic, I was told (and I’d really appreciate your thoughts on this) that one should start with dark or mid tones and then add highlights at the end. The reason I was given is that if you add the whites and lighter colors first in acrylic, they will show through the darker colors. This seems counterintuitive, bc acrylic is opaque, so why should the order of applying various lights and dark matter? What intrigues me about your work, aside from your talent and that it’s really beautiful, is that you dont seem afraid to start with whites and other light colors, and it all works out beautifully. Might you consider doing a video that address the order in which one should lay down lights and darks, assuming there really are hard and fast rules on this? I’m also finding using white difficult in general, bc watercolor artists use water instead of white to lighten things. I am always reflexively thinning acrylic paint with water and rinsing my brush between colors . I was about to throw my hands up with acrylic (I only learned it because I had to teach it recently a- long, boring story - but fortunately I came across your work, which is so loose, free, and pretty, like watercolor, and I want to better understand how you do this. 🙏❤️
@@stinar37
Yes, it's true that watercolor painting typically works from light to dark, using the white of the paper as a highlight. Acrylic paint, on the other hand, often works from dark to light. However, this is just a guideline, and I don’t always follow it. Since acrylic paint dries permanently, it’s easier to paint over it with white or a light color. Acrylics can be transparent, opaque, or somewhere in between. When you mix colors with titanium white, they become opaque. Watercolor, by contrast, is inherently transparent and can be reactivated with water even after it dries. This means you can’t paint a lighter color over a dark one to lighten it. Thus, acrylic and watercolor are vastly different mediums with distinct techniques.
The main similarity is that both use pigments, so color mixing has some common ground. My videos might not be the best tutorials since I work intuitively. I paint until I like what I see; if I don’t, I paint over it, regardless of whether it’s light or dark.
If you’re starting with acrylics, find a reference photo from Pinterest or another source that you like. Start with the darkest colors, let them dry, then add midtones, and finally, the lightest colors. Allowing each layer to dry (acrylic dries quickly) prevents unwanted color blending. Evaluate your painting as you go and make updates as needed, using both light and dark colors.
To adapt from watercolor to acrylic, think "easier." Acrylic is more forgiving and flexible, but watercolor habits might make it seem harder.
For a looser painting style, use a slightly larger brush and avoid overworking the paint. Apply color with one or two strokes and resist the urge to go back and forth too much (a habit I sometimes have).
I hope this helps!
When I suggest using a photo as a reference, for example from an artist, I don’t mean copying it exactly. It's meant as an exercise. You have to start somewhere, and using a reference helps you practice your brush strokes. You’ll likely add your own spin to it, which is great!
@@tinekederaat thank you so much Tineke! Greatly appreciate your thoughtful most helpful response. 🙏❤️