Landscape Painting, Including Painting Trees, Clouds, and Sky
Articles and tips to help you with your landscape painting, from deciding which direction the light should come from, to painting trees and clouds.
Where to Find Free Reference Photos to Use in Paintings
Find out where you can obtain free reference photos that you can use in your paintings.
Find out where you can obtain free reference photos that you can use in your paintings.
Top 7 Tips for Landscape Painting
A collection of tips to help you with your landscape painting.
A collection of tips to help you with your landscape painting.
How to Paint a Sunset
Tips on how to paint a sunset working quickly and decisively.
Tips on how to paint a sunset working quickly and decisively.
Sea Painting: Observing the Sea with an Artist's Eye
Tips on how to paint the sea, including colors to use and how to deal with an ever-moving subject.
Tips on how to paint the sea, including colors to use and how to deal with an ever-moving subject.
Why Light Direction Matters in a Landscape Painting
One decision that must be made at composition stage, is where the light is going to come from as this influences the shadows, contrasts, and colors. So what are the choices?
One decision that must be made at composition stage, is where the light is going to come from as this influences the shadows, contrasts, and colors. So what are the choices?
Landscape Painting: How to Paint Trees
The 'secret' to painting believable trees is an understanding of the underlying structure of trees complemented by observation of different species.
The 'secret' to painting believable trees is an understanding of the underlying structure of trees complemented by observation of different species.
How to Set Up a Flower Still Life for Painting
Tips on how to set up a flower still life for a painting.
Tips on how to set up a flower still life for a painting.
Tree Painting Step-by-Step Demonstration: Forest in the Style of Klimt
This step-by-step tree painting demonstration shows the creation of a painting of a forest done in the style of Klimt, from start to finish.
This step-by-step tree painting demonstration shows the creation of a painting of a forest done in the style of Klimt, from start to finish.
Thoughts on Painting Trees and Painting from Photos
Artist and art tutor Jerry Fresia expresses his thoughts on painting from photos (don't!), and how first-hand observation is crucial to painting trees and branches successfully.
Artist and art tutor Jerry Fresia expresses his thoughts on painting from photos (don't!), and how first-hand observation is crucial to painting trees and branches successfully.
How to Paint Realistic Water Drops
Transparent water drops are very appealing things to paint. With a bit of practice and careful planning you'll find they're not as impossible to paint as you might have thought.
Transparent water drops are very appealing things to paint. With a bit of practice and careful planning you'll find they're not as impossible to paint as you might have thought.
Reference Photos for Artists: Landscapes
Reference photos for artists: photographs of landscapes to use for inspiration and reference in your paintings and artwork.
Reference photos for artists: photographs of landscapes to use for inspiration and reference in your paintings and artwork.
Reference Photos for Artists: Snow Landscapes
Brrrr, get ready to feel the cold with this collection of snowy landscape reference photos!
Brrrr, get ready to feel the cold with this collection of snowy landscape reference photos!
Landscape Painting Step by Step : Quiver Tree
This landscape painting is one of a series which came out of a trip made to Namaqualand. Follow me through the quiver tree painting step by step...
This landscape painting is one of a series which came out of a trip made to Namaqualand. Follow me through the quiver tree painting step by step...
Plein Air Painting: Taking Your Paints Outside
Practical tips for plein air painting, or painting on location.
Practical tips for plein air painting, or painting on location.
Plein-Air Painting: A Personal Experience Shared
Artist Richard Moore shares his experiences from plein-air painting around the world.
Artist Richard Moore shares his experiences from plein-air painting around the world.
Robert Genn: Cues from Nature
Canadian Artist Robert Genn writes about the cues we can find in nature for our art, in his characteristic erudite way.
Canadian Artist Robert Genn writes about the cues we can find in nature for our art, in his characteristic erudite way.
Landscape Painting: Creating a Series
What makes a group of landscape paintings a series and why would you paint a series of landscapes?
What makes a group of landscape paintings a series and why would you paint a series of landscapes?
Andy Goldsworthy's Cairn at Penpont, Scotland
A series of photos taken at Andy Goldsworthy's cairn at Penpont, Scotland.
A series of photos taken at Andy Goldsworthy's cairn at Penpont, Scotland.
Abstract Painting Step by Step: Heat 1
Abstract Painting: A step-by-step demonstration of painting an abstracted landscape titled ‘Heat’, using reds, oranges, and yellow.
Abstract Painting: A step-by-step demonstration of painting an abstracted landscape titled ‘Heat’, using reds, oranges, and yellow.
How to Use Salt to Create Snowflakes in Watercolour
When you're painting a scene in which it's snowing, it's impossible to leave hundreds of tiny specks of white across your painting. The secret is to take the salt....
When you're painting a scene in which it's snowing, it's impossible to leave hundreds of tiny specks of white across your painting. The secret is to take the salt....
Landscape Demonstration with Acrylics
A five-step demonstration by Charles Harrington of how he painted a landscape with an old building in it. It aims to show how acrylics allow multiple glazes without muddying the underlying layers.
A five-step demonstration by Charles Harrington of how he painted a landscape with an old building in it. It aims to show how acrylics allow multiple glazes without muddying the underlying layers.
Painting Water in Oils
A step-by-step oil painting demonstration on how to use glazing, or thin layers of colour, to paint rocks under water.
A step-by-step oil painting demonstration on how to use glazing, or thin layers of colour, to paint rocks under water.
Big Brush Tree
A 17-step demonstration by Canadian artist Peter Humeniuk showing how to paint a birch tree using a big watercolour brush.
A 17-step demonstration by Canadian artist Peter Humeniuk showing how to paint a birch tree using a big watercolour brush.
Sky "Doodles"
Four different skies done in watercolour with a detailed explanation from the artist of how he painted each so you can copy them.
Four different skies done in watercolour with a detailed explanation from the artist of how he painted each so you can copy them.
How to Paint Water
A step-by-step demonstration of how to paint translucent (clear) water with reflections on it, by the artist David Adams.
A step-by-step demonstration of how to paint translucent (clear) water with reflections on it, by the artist David Adams.
How to Paint Moss
A step-by-step demonstration of how to paint realistic green moss, by the artist David Adams.
A step-by-step demonstration of how to paint realistic green moss, by the artist David Adams.