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To paint a landscape or seascape in
watercolour is both relaxing and rewarding. If you can let your imagination
flow you should find painting in watercolour a great hobby. Something continues
to draw me to watercolour over that of other mediums like acrylic or oil I think
its because of the varied ways you can apply it. When watercolour painting I myself love to use the
wet-in-wet technique, I love to watch the colours flow and merge in to varying
degrees of colour.
I think by starting out by painting
simple land and seascapes helps to get you used to distance and perspective and
uses the different techniques of applying watercolour.
You can learn to paint a landscape or seascape on the many hot, cold or rough
pressed watercolour papers that are available today to see the various finishes
that can be achieved. If you are just starting watercolour painting I always suggest practicing your techniques first on an inexpensive
watercolour paper and move on to finer quality hand made papers as you improve.
By practicing first on the side
of the paper allows you to test the colour strength then if you are happy apply it to the finished piece.
As you become more confident you may be satisfied without practicing. Remember
to keep your watercolour paintings simple at first and keep a reduced pallet, too many colour
will just confuse a novice. And remember painting is about relaxation and what makes you feel good,
so enjoy!
Here are some of my examples of simple
land and seascapes using only a limited pallet. I hope they inspire you to have
a go.
Note: You can view a bigger
version of the watercolour paintings by placing your mouse
curser on the image and click. A new window will open with the
bigger image. When finished viewing, just close the window and
come back here to view the other watercolour paintings.
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