Gareth Naylor

Atmospheric paintings of Japan

Tag: seascape

  • Beautiful fluffy white clouds – Watercolor demonstration – Intermediate lesson

    Beautiful fluffy white clouds – Watercolor demonstration – Intermediate lesson

    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 brush25 mm diameter (1″)
    Mop or quill brush10 mm diameter (just over 3/8”)
    Pointed oval10 mm diameter (3/5”)
    Bamboo brushLong and thin

    5 paints

    Phthalo Blue (Red Shade)Ultramarine blue is also okay.
    Cobalt Turquoise LightCerulean is also okay.
    Permanent Alizarin CrimsonAny cool red is okay, even a warm red will do.
    Yellow Ochre
    Titanium whiteAny 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 paper34 x 24 cms (13” x 10”)

    Note: I recommend a spiral bound pad.

    Reference photo

    Fluffy white clouds reference photoDownload

    Reference painting

    Fluffy white clouds reference paintingDownload
  • Sea scene with a dramatic evening sky – Watercolor demonstration – Advanced lesson

    Sea scene with a dramatic evening sky – Watercolor demonstration – Advanced lesson

    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 brush25 mm diameter (1″)
    Mop or quill brush10 mm diameter (just over 3/8”)
    Pointed oval10 mm diameter (3/5”)
    Liner

    5 Paints

    Phthalo Blue (Red Shade)Ultramarine blue is also okay.
    Cobalt Turquoise LightCerulean is also okay.
    Permanent Alizarin CrimsonAny cool red is okay, even a warm red will do.
    Yellow Ochre
    Titanium whiteAny 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 paper34 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.

    Reference photo

    Photograph of Beppu bayDownload

    Reference painting

    Beppu bay reference paintingDownload