This is a free video tutorial from the watercolour course NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR of Canadian Landscape series. You will do a practical exercise of fast tonal and negative space sketching of the puffins. A pencil template is provided.
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Willing to discover more beauty of Canada?
Explore the Canadian landscape in the set of mini-courses. Travel with me from East to West painting the Atlantic ocean coast of Nova Scotia, fascinating landscapes of Newfoundland and Labrador, beauty of Prince Edward Island, breathtaking views of Quebec, fairy tale winter sceneries of Ontario, fantastic skies of Saskatchewan, and the natural beauty of Alberta and the British Columbia coast.
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NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
This mini course takes you to the East coast of Canada where you will learn to paint puffins and ocean coast landscapes.
In this course you will learn to create outstanding landscape painting within 1 or 2 hours. The minimum colours in your palette will give you absolute freedom and will help you to train your vision. You will finish at least four large paintings plus practical exercises.
QUEBEC
Quebec is one of the mini-courses of the Canadian landscape set of courses. Quebec constitutes nearly one-sixth of Canada’s total land area, Quebec is the largest of Canada’s 10 provinces in area and is second only to Ontario in population. You will explore landscapes through the beauty of Quebec’s lakes, National parks and the ocean coast of this incredible province.
In this course you will improve your skills in painting seascapes, coast lines, sky and whales. You will work developing your eye for light and reflections, shading, atmospheric perspective and depth.
FREE BASIC watercolour tutorial WHALE from course Canadian Landscape Quebec
NOVA SCOTIA
This mini course takes you to one of Canada’s Maritime provinces – Nova Scotia. The province is almost entirely surrounded by water and boasts over 13,000 km of coastline, thousands of lakes, lush valleys, whales and the world’s highest tides.
In this course you will improve your skills in painting seascapes, coast lines, surf and sand. You will experiment with the colour palette to create waves, wet send, birds and reflections. You will finish at least four large paintings plus practical exercises.
FREE BASIC watercolour tutorial STONES from course Canadian Landscape Nova Scotia
ALBERTA
Alberta is one of mini-course of the Canadian landscape set of courses. You will travel through well known national parks Jasper and Banff.
You will practice to paint mountains, trees, forest lines and water surface reflection. You will experimenting with colour palette to create the illusion of depth of crystal clear turquoise lakes. You will finish at least four large paintings plus practical exercises.
FREE BASIC watercolour tutorial PINE TREE from course Canadian Landscape Alberta
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
This mini course takes you to one of the smallest provinces of Canada – Prince Edward Island. The island spans a spectacular stretch of land encompassing sand dunes, salt marches, remnants of an Acadian Forest, coastal headlands, beaches and sandstone cliffs.
In this course you will improve your skills in painting seascapes, coast lines, surf and sand. You will experiment with the colour palette to create waves, wet send, birds and reflections. You will finish at least four large paintings plus practical exercises.
FREE BASIC watercolour tutorial BALANCE from course Canadian Landscape Prince Edward Island
SASKATCHEWAN
Saskatchewan is one of the mini-courses in the Canadian Landscape series. This time we will travel to the heart of the Prairies. The land is open and expansive, the horizon stretches infinitely, the grain elevators stand proudly against dramatic skies, the light changes endlessly, the storms roll in with breathtaking power, the sunsets burn with colour, and the winter frost transforms everything into quiet poetry.
Through four atmospheric conditions: Sunset, Storm, Sunrise, and Frost, you will study light, colour temperature, mood, and compositional balance between land and sky. Each lesson combines structured practical exercises with one complete, expressive final painting.
FREE BASIC watercolour tutorial CLOUDS from course Canadian Landscape SASKATCHEWAN
Student’s work from the course NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
Materials that I am going to use during the course;
This list is only for your information, there is no need to get exactly what I am using:
Watercolour paper, per lesson:
- One or two sheets of The BEE Paper company, 100% cotton or Paul Rubens watercolour paper, 50% cotton, cold press, 300 gm2, for the class practice;
- And /or One or two sheets of Arches watercolour paper, cotton, cold press or rough, 300 gm2, for the class practice;
Watercolour brushes;
- Round # 10-12, # 6 and # 2; Escoda, Paul Rubens or Dainayw;
- Flat synthetic brush 3/4 and 1 1/2 or larger (Escoda, Grumbacher, Santa Fe Art Supply, Connoisseur )Â
- Liner brush (Princeton, Artist’s Loft)
Watercolour paint;
UltramarineÂ
Indigo
Cobalt Blue
Cerulean Blue
Lavender (optional)
Neutral Tint
Payne's Grey
Olive Green
Dark Green (optional)
Burnt Umber
Burnt Sienna or Quinacridone Rust
Indian Red
Orange
Ochre
Buff Titanium
Yellow
Opera
Red
Violet
White Gouache (optional)
And/or
White pen, Gelly Roll, 08, Sakura, Japan
And/or
Artistic tape;
Watercolour board (the board which you will tape your watercolour paper to) and plexiglass board (any plastic board that the wet paper will stick to); You can use any smooth surface board big enough to place your paper on it; glass, mirror, flat baking sheet.Â
Watercolour palette with a large surface for mixing pigments.  Alternatively, you can use a white ceramic plate. Also, you will need a wheel palette for the lesson 2. Alternatively, you can use a ramekin.
A Pencil 3H and 2B and Eraser;
Two large jars for water;
Paper towels;
Sea sponge (optional);
Sponge (a small piece approximately 2x2 cm for the Lesson 2).
Hair dryer.
