Watercolor landscapes are not only beautiful, but also informative. The landscapes that you paint can be done using different techniques, and during painting you will definitely experience positive emotions, because watercolor painting calms and helps to focus. Photos of watercolor landscapes often appear in groups on social networks, but would you like to know their secret?
What you need to know about watercolor painting?
When drawing watercolor landscapes, you need to remember that watercolor is a work with layers, you can easily ruin a watercolor without letting each layer dry out, adding too much color or water. When drawing with watercolors, the new layers are mixed with the previous layers due to the fact that the material is translucent.
Remember that objects that are close to you need to be registered brighter than the background - it should remain light and pale. First, the background is prescribed, and only after each layer dries, the details are made more clear and bright.
What brushes and paper to use?
Use watercolor brushes made from natural hair such as ponies or squirrels. The best pile for the registration of small parts is the columns, it is more elastic, and it is easier for them to carry out precise strokes. Try not to make mistakes when embarking on watercolor landscapes. A set of brushes to start watercolor painting can be minimal, but be sure to buy brushes of several sizes - wide number 6-7 and some thin number 2-3. If you immediately know that you will prescribe small details, take a quality brush No. 0-1.
In order to avoid mistakes, take immediately high-quality paper intended for watercolor painting - it is dense and rough, therefore, it will perfectly absorb paint and water, without becoming wavy from this. It’s not necessary to buy expensive paper! To get started, you can take the most ordinary watercolor paper, which is sold individually at art stores. Be sure to practice painting watercolor landscapes again and again, practice painting as often as possible, and very soon you will see how much your abilities have changed.
How to draw a landscape?
Watercolor landscapes for beginners are the best way to practice watercolor technique. They are drawn interestingly, and for them it is necessary to use not so many colors - after all, when mixing two or three colors, the result is a new one. Try not to use dark, gloomy colors. Black color in watercolor is necessary only when drawing the final details, but when mixing colors it is better not to use it.
First, make a landscape composition - determine what and where you will draw. Then grab a pencil (it is advisable to take a soft - 2B) and light strokes, barely touching the paper, outline the boundaries and objects.
Draw the background, diluting the paint well with water, achieving the effect of lightness. Do not forget to frequently change the water in the jar, otherwise the colors will become dirty over time. Start painting the landscape from the sky, with wide strokes with a brush No. 6, 7 or 8. Be sure to keep the picture at a slight angle, not completely horizontal, so that the paint flows down beautifully. Let's dry each layer before applying a new one. With each new layer, make the drawing more clear and vibrant.