🌊Turquoise Waters Watercolor Sketch Tutorial (Patreon)

This week's watercolor tutorial takes us above crystal-clear turquoise waters, where a tiny boat drifts peacefully over a colorful reef. It's a relaxing project that focuses on creating beautiful color transitions, depth, and the feeling of transparent water.

This lesson is a wonderful opportunity to practice wet-on-wet techniques, soft blends, layering, and adding texture with expressive watercolor washes. The small boat becomes a simple yet eye-catching focal point against the vibrant sea.

For this tutorial, you'll need 100% cotton watercolor paper, as it allows the smooth blends and transparent layers to develop beautifully.

I hope you'll enjoy painting this peaceful summer scene. Have fun and happy sketching!💙🌊

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

Cadmium Yellow Medium PY35 [Whits Nights] (Indian Yellow PY150 [M.Graham])

Lemon Yellow PY3 [Daniel Smith]

Light Ochre PY43 [Daniel Smith]

Quinacridone Red PV19 [Daniel Smith] (Carmine PV19)

Dioxazine Violet PV23 [Turner] (Violet PV3)

Ultramarine PB29 [Daniel Smith]

Phthalo Blue PB15 [Daniel Smith] (Cyan PB15)

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

Phthalo Green PG7 [Daniel Smith] (Emerald Green PG7)

Turquoise Green PG50 [Sennelier]

Azo Orange PO62 [M. Graham] (Cadmium Orange PO20 [White Nights])

Share your sketch:

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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