Boat on Water Tutorial - Part 1 - Advanced (Patreon)

Hi everyone,

Here is Part 1 of the Boat on water tutorial. I was inspired to paint this after we took a little boat up the Nambucca River a month or two ago.

Part 2 of this tutorial is here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/60109077

This is the first time I have painted water like this in watercolour so it was a learning experience for me. It wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be, probably because I adopted the rule my drawing teacher used to drum into me all the time: 'work broad to specific'. I painted loosely first without looking at the reference photo and then I slowly started to add details as I looked more closely at my reference photo.

I used only three colours for this painting. The blue I chose was French Ultramarine but I also did a study of this painting using Antwerp Blue and I love the colour of that one - you'll see it in this tutorial. Experiment with blues that you have.

The reference photo I used for this painting was taken by Oliver Cole and I downloaded it from Unsplash website. Here is the link: https://unsplash.com/photos/HLGMLpxOSjk

All of the files you need to complete the painting are attached below my message here. There are lots of progress photos included to help you. I've included an enlarged version of the line drawing spread over two files for those who aren't sure how to enlarge files on their printer.

Have fun!

Louise

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