Peaceful Autumn Landscape Watercolor Sketch Tutorial (Patreon)

🍂 In this peaceful watercolor lesson, we’ll paint a calm autumn landscape with a golden tree reflected in the quiet river. It’s one of those sketches that instantly brings a feeling of stillness and warmth — a perfect way to slow down and enjoy the gentle rhythm of painting.

We’ll start by building the composition from simple shapes, then work step by step with watercolor layers to capture depth, light, and the beautiful contrast between the bright autumn leaves and the cool reflections in the water.

In this lesson, you’ll learn:– how to balance warm and cool tones to create a natural, harmonious landscape– how to paint trees and reflections with transparency and texture– how to create a feeling of space and perspective in a small sketch

It’s a relaxing and inspiring sketch, ideal for practicing calm brushstrokes and finding beauty in simplicity. ✨

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

Pyrrole Orange PO73 [Daniel Smith] (Azo Orange PO62 [M.Graham])

Ultramarine PB29 [Daniel Smith]

Dioxazine Violet PV23 [Turner] (Violet PV3)

Burnt Umber PBr7 [White Nights] (or Van Dyke Brown PR102; PBk8)

Light Ochre PY43 [Daniel Smith]

Cadmium Yellow Medium PY35 [White Nights]

Cerulean Blue PB28 [Sennelier]

Quinacridone Red PV19 [Daniel Smith]

Phthalo Blue PB15 [Daniel Smith]

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