Turn a photograph into a loose watercolour painting

6 techniques for a loose Landscape in Watercolour by Professional Irish Artist Marty Martin

In this tutorial I will take you through a complete painting of an easy impressionistic Irish coastal watercolour scene
In a new series of art demonstrations I demonstrate a broad range of watercolour tips, techniques and tricks. In this easy watercolour tutorial I’ll show you how to paint some of the most common elements that make up a beautiful coastal scene. I’ll also shows you my go-to colours to make this process easier. In this lesson the following will be covered:
How to paint a simple Watercolor sky.
How to paint a fast and loose foreground in an impressionistic style that makes painting rocks easy I also covers some basic tips for dealing with water.
How to simplify and interpret a photograph for painting

0:00 The photo to sketch
1:50 Wet into wet sky
4:24 Painting the distant hills
8:54 Painting water
9:28 Working the foreground
14:19 Finishing touches

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