Mixing Styles: Watercolor Landscape with Plastic Wrap & brush Techniques

Hi, I’m Lynda M. Norman, a watercolor artist from the beautiful Okanagan Valley in British Columbia, and today I’m excited to show you how to combine two different styles in a single painting! We’ll be using plastic wrap to create rich textures and a water droplet brush technique to bring out organic shapes—perfect for trees and landscapes.

In this step-by-step tutorial, I’ll guide you through:

Using plastic wrap to create interesting textures for landforms.
Incorporating water droplet spattering to form trees and natural features.
Layering techniques with my favorite pigments, including Mayan Dark Blue and Undersea Green.
Tips for balancing different styles in one cohesive composition.

This is a fun, creative process that can add a lot of dimension to your work. I love how unpredictable and organic these methods are, and I think you will too!

If you’re ready to get experimental and dive into a mixed-style watercolor painting, grab your supplies and join me! Be sure to subscribe and hit the notification bell so you don’t miss future tutorials, and check out my website bandraoistudio.com for more creative insights. Thanks for being here, accomplices!

Video by Lorenz Plourde