Place
This is Beppu bay. It is in Oita prefecture, Japan. And this particular part of the bay is about a 5 minute bicycle ride from my house. In the summer of 2016, I often went to this bay to paint the sun setting over the sea. It is an inspiring place.
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”) |
| Liner |
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: I recommend 15ml tubes. Also 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. Also, I normally use a 34 x 24 cms (13” x 10”) pad. But in this video I use a 41 x 32 cm (16” x 12”) pad.