🌻 Sunflower Field at Sunset Watercolor Sketch Tutorial (Patreon)

In this lesson, we’ll paint a glowing summer landscape — a vibrant field of sunflowers with a warm, colorful sunset sky in the background. This subject is both bright and peaceful, full of light and atmosphere.

Step by step, we’ll explore:

🎨 how to paint many flowers in a field without drawing each one individually

🌅 how to create a smooth gradient in the sky and capture the magic of sunset colors

💛 how to balance warm and cool tones to keep the composition harmonious

🏡 how to add a small house as a focal point and give the sketch a cozy feeling

This lesson is perfect for practicing both loose floral techniques and expressive skies. By the end, you’ll have a cheerful and atmospheric landscape that brings a little piece of summer into your sketchbook.

Let’s capture the golden light of a sunflower field together! ✨

🎨Here’s the palette we’ll use in this lesson (substitutes in parentheses):

Lemon Yellow PY3 [Daniel Smith]

Azo Orange PO62 [M.Graham]

Quinacridone Red PV19 [Daniel Smith]

Dioxazine Violet PV23 [Turner] (Violet PV3)

Ultramarine PB29 [Daniel Smith]

Van Dyke Brown PR102/PBk8 [Jackson's] (Burnt Umber PBr7)

Share your sketch:

On Instagram with the hashtag #dreamanddrawschool and tag my profile @dreamanddraw.school

In our chat 🎨Dream&Draw Club: Sketches & Homework 👉 https://www.patreon.com/dreamanddrawschool/chats (or go to Community > Chats > 🎨Dream&Draw Club: Sketches & Homework)

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Watch the preparatory lessons:

Materials video: https://www.patreon.com/posts/sketching-80343147

Liner and Pencil Practice video: https://www.patreon.com/posts/liner-and-pencil-80344410

Watercolor Practice video:  https://www.patreon.com/posts/watercolor-video-80345551