hi today we're painting a really simple and straightforward seascape first i have
my cerulean blue and i'm popping that on the top of the canvas with a large filbert brush
then i'm adding white underneath and i've taken a smaller filbert brush to gently blend the
colors together and using the curved shape of the filbert brush to map out the shape of the clouds
i'm using the same blue to add some shadows and structure along the bottom of the clouds
when the sky is completely dry we can remove our masking tape and move it upwards
then coming back in with cerulean blue again to block out our sea
the next step is to block out where the cliffs will be i've taken some yellow ochre and added
a little payne's gray and i'm marking out roughly where the cliffs are going to be
i'm using a size 8 round brush but you can use whatever brush you're comfortable with and again
this doesn't have to be perfect because we can alter it and adjust it as we go at this point
we really just want to block it out so we have something to work with as we continue painting
for the front part of the cliffs i'm coming in with a darker color
again i've used my yellow ochre but this time i've added cerulean blue and some payne's gray and i'm
using vertical brush strokes to paint in the front of the cliffs this is where you can alter the
shape a little bit if you want to and then again we'll come in and we'll block out the foreground
the next step is to block out the blues and whites of the ocean
the front part of the sea is going to be a little bit lighter in color because the
water will be a little bit choppier and a little bit rougher around the rocks
so i'm keeping that quite light i'm going to make it slightly darker in the distance
we can add a few fallen rocks at the base of the cliffs now
again i'm just using my yellow ochre with a little payne's gray
you can put the rocks anywhere that you like anywhere you think looks good
i have my small chisel blender now and i'm going to darken up the sea a little bit in the distance
just add a little bit of texture and an indication of some waves
and again i've kept the front part of the sea a little lighter
because that's where the waves will be crashing up against the rocks now i'm moving back to the
rocks and i'm starting to add a little bit of detail i tend to move around the painting
and build up a little bit here and there but you do whatever's comfortable for you
for the really dark color at the front i'm using sap green and i've added cerulean blue and payne's
gray and this is where i can really block out those darker areas at the front of the cliff
to create a bit of distance a good tip is to keep the lines slightly further apart
the closer they are to you so as they go into the distance they'll be closer together
now we've got our lighter color again a yellow ochre with a little bit of white
and we can start building in that structure and the curve at the top of the cliffs where it goes
down onto the cliff front at this point i'm still using my eight round but you can use a smaller
brush if you want to get more detail i'm using the very tip of the brush for the fine detail but
a small brush would work just as well we can add some really nice warm colors we can add some light
highlights and slowly build up that structure and shape of the cliff as it curves over at the top
back to the water again i'm making the blue slightly darker at the base of the cliff because
there'll be a little bit of shadow there and then to get the choppiness and roughness in the water
i'm using cerulean blue and also white i'm just moving my brush from side to side to create that
movement and choppiness in the water and you can do as many layers as you like you
can go over it with white you can go over it with blue until you're happy with the result
i've got a size zero round brush now and i'm coming in to add a few more details
some highlights a little bit more color and again just gradually building it up
for the grass in the foreground i have a flat brush i've made a dark green color with sap green
and payne's gray i'm just putting the brush on its side and doing vertical brush strokes to fill out
as much of the space as i can to make it look like grass and once i've finished with the dark green
i've added a little bit of cadmium yellow and i'm doing exactly the same again
once that's done we can then get a liner brush or small round brush and we'll start adding more
delicate blades of grass and a little bit of detail you can use whatever colors you like for
this you can add some yellow ochre you can add some yellow some light greens just slowly build
it up until you're happy we'll add some yellow flowers now first i've made a darker yellow by
adding a little bit of payne's gray to the cadmium yellow and then i'm going to come in on top with
cadmium yellow and a liner brush and just add in a little bit more detail and make them more vibrant
i'm making the flowers smaller as they recede into the distance
and then we can come in with some really nice vibrant grass over the top doesn't matter if
the grass goes over the flowers just a few extra delicate blades of grass to add some interest
i hope you've enjoyed today's painting tutorial
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