Place
This is Shikashima island. I visited this place in 2016 with my family. It is a small island and it only took about 15 minutes to drive around it. On the far side of the island, I came across a rugged seascape with beautiful fluffy white clouds.
Video
In the video lesson below, I will show you how to paint this scene in 5 simple stages.
Main materials
4 brushes
| Flat brush | 25 mm diameter (1″) |
| Mop or quill brush | 10 mm diameter (just over 3/8”) |
| Pointed oval | 10 mm diameter (3/5”) |
| Bamboo brush | Long and thin |
5 paints
| Phthalo Blue (Red Shade) | Ultramarine blue is also okay. |
| Cobalt Turquoise Light | Cerulean is also okay. |
| Permanent Alizarin Crimson | Any cool red is okay, even a warm red will do. |
| Yellow Ochre | |
| Titanium white | Any white will do. |
Note: If you don’t have these colors and can’t wait, then just use the colors you’ve got.
Paper
| Watercolor paper | 34 x 24 cms (13” x 10”) |
Note: I recommend a spiral bound pad.
Reference photo
Reference painting
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