Painting Realistic Watercolor Landscapes
The Final Details 3
A course by Richard Thorn , Landscape and Seascape Painter
About the video: The Final Details 3
Overview
“Finally, I will add sparkle to the leaves and brushes using crayons and highlights. You will learn how to use this step as an opportunity to instil the tangled essence of nature into your painting, by honing in on the finer details – like twigs, bramble, and rock fissures. ”
In this video lesson Richard Thorn addresses the topic: The Final Details 3, which is part of the Domestika online course: Painting Realistic Watercolor Landscapes. Explore brush strokes, color, composition, and tone to illustrate striking landscapes that capture the detail and atmosphere of the natural world.
Partial transcription of the video
“the colors that we've been kind of using I'll start off with this green one. Treason. branches coming through here. We can vary the color of these as they catch the light. You could use gouache here, but I like using the crayon because it's akin to using the pencil. We're just sort of creating that kind of tangle that we find in nature the accidentals and the naturalistic way that Mother Nature arranges herself. I gotta get on just to... Pick out some of these. highlights on the trees. The last thing is... Some of the highlights on this Push, yeah. Yeah. Needs to be deepened a little bit, s...”
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Course summary for: Painting Realistic Watercolor Landscapes
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Fine Arts, Naturalistic Illustration, Painting, Sketching, Watercolor Painting
Richard Thorn
A course by Richard Thorn
Richard Thorn is a professional painter specializing in watercolor landscapes and seascapes. His style relies heavily on techniques he’s developed himself to achieve robust texture and depth in his art. Richard’s approach to painting has evolved over the years, currently focusing on atmosphere, light, and the overall feeling of the subjects to capture the essence of the nature he sees.
His artwork has been sold and exhibited in many leading galleries throughout the UK, as well as America, Taiwan, and South Korea. He has earned numerous awards during his decades-long career, including two for best watercolor from the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours, and another for painting excellence at the 2019 Qingdao International Watercolour Exhibition.
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