Difficulty: Beginners

How To Paint A Watercolour Mountainscape Craft Course

By Matthew Palmer

This course is the perfect introduction to watercolour painting where Matthew Palmer will teach you all you need to know from preparing your workspace and wetting your paper to mixing the colours and creating special effects.

The watercolour mountainscape course is run in 4 easy to follow sections

These show how to mask out the mountains, how to paint a sky and background layer, how to paint the snowy shadows, how to add detail to the mountains, how to paint the trees and landscape details and add finishing touches including the cottage.

To participate in the course you will need:- Watercolour Paper (Matthew will use 1/8 Imperial sized 11"x8", 2 Brushes 1 medium and 1 small (Matthew will be using his round brushes in sizes 10 and 6), 3 Primary Colour Watercolour Paints (Matthew will be using Natural Blue, Natural Red & Natural Light Yellow), A board or tray to stick the paper too with masking tape, a craft knife, a plastic credit card, a ceramic plate for a palette, some kitchen paper and a pot of water.

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How To Watercolour Paint With Matthew Palmer Craft Course Kit

Reuseable watercolour pallet pre-loaded with Matthew Palmers artist quality watercolour paint in Natural Blue, Natural Red and Natural Light Yellow (enough to do 12-15 paintings)
2 x Matthew Palmer Super Point Paint Brushes in sizes 6 & 10
3 Pieces of high quality 1/8 Imperial Watercolour Paper 11"x8"

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How To Watercolour Paint With Matthew Palmer Deluxe Craft Course Kit

contains 3 x 15ml Tubes of Matthew Palmers artist quality watercolour paints in Natural Blue, Natural Red and Natural Light Yellow (enough to do 40-50 paintings)
3 x Matthew Palmer Super Point Paint Brushes in sizes 6, 10 & 20
5 Pieces of high quality 1/8 Imperial Watercolour Paper 11"x8"

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An example of the final product

Video Tutorial - Step by Steps

Tutorial Step 1 - Watercolour Mountainscape - with Matthew Palmer

Learn how to paint a wintry landscape on watercolor paper. Prep paper on a board with masking tape. Paint a sky with blues and reds, blend for clouds. Soften cloud bases for a realistic look. Remove tape carefully for clean edges. Master landscape painting techniques in this tutorial.

Tutorial Step 2 - Watercolour Mountainscape - with Matthew Palmer

Matthew discusses the drying process, mentioning the use of a hairdryer or simply waiting for the paint to dry naturally. Then, they move on to painting the landscape, starting with masking tape to create clean edges. They emphasize the importance of shadows in creating depth and use a purple color for shadows, and demonstrate painting mountains using wet-on-dry technique and blending to soften edges.

Next, mixing a dark green color for painting pine trees, suggesting adding pine trees in the foreground for depth and realism, using stippling and dry brush techniques to create texture. They emphasize the importance of practicing and adding detail gradually.

Tutorial Step 3 - Watercolour Mountainscape - with Matthew Palmer

Learn valuable techniques for enhancing their artwork's depth and realism. The tutorial emphasizes the forgiving nature of watercolor paint, highlighting how it remains usable even after drying. By demonstrating how to mix and apply colors to create convincing foreground shadows and soften edges for a more natural effect, you will gain practical insights into achieving lifelike landscapes.

Tutorial Step 4 - Watercolour Mountainscape - with Matthew Palmer

Add foreground detail and finishing touches to your painting as Matthew demonstrates techniques for creating realistic foliage, branches, and grass using a variety of brushstrokes and color mixing. You will also discover how to remove masking tape to reveal crisp, clean edges and complete their watercolor masterpiece.