Painting Tutorial: Peaceful Beach (Oil Paint)

Here is another painting tutorial for you! This time we are working with oil paints to make a really peaceful moonlit beach scene. Try your hand at painting along, OR just hang out, relax, and watch this painting come to life!

Seascapes are like a gateway drug to oils paints, so if you are a painter who has been thinking about getting into oils for a while but have tried working with oils and struggled, this might be a good step for you into some of those trickier oil properties like blending.

This is more of an intermediate level painting BUT If you are a beginner, don't shy away! You can modify this painting easily to be for a beginner, like reducing the number of colors you blend in the sky of or skipping some of the harder details. This still can be a beginner painting tutorial.

If you have any questions or struggles with this painting, PLEASE LET ME KNOW IN THE COMMENTS BELOW! I love chatting with people in the comments and sharing some of the experience I have with those looking to learn. Don't be nervous to ask! There are no dumb questions.

If you try this painting yourself and want to show me, you can post it on instagram and tag me @emilymackeyart or shoot me a DM.

Color mixing:
Video on how to match colors:    • How to Mix Color to Match a Reference...  
Try taking a screenshot of the color palette shown in this video and use this linked video to recreate those colors with your paints!

Reference photo info:
Photo by Photographer Sam Johnson
Link to photo:   / b2b071ch0qc  
Link to Sam Johnsons Instagram:   / samjsn  
Link to Sam Johnsons Website: https://www.samjsn.com/