Why spontaneous landscape painting? In this introductory video, Steve covers materials, methods used and a rationale for making spontaneous watercolor painting part of your regular art practice.

In this video Steve demonstrates practicing the background layer with 2 different methods; wet-on-wet approach vs. wet-on-dry approach.

SUPPLIES:
► Strathmore 500 Series Ready Cut Watercolor Paper, 8"x10", 100% cotton:
https://www.strathmoreartist.com/pain...

► MaimeriBlu Watercolor Paint: Dragon's Blood, Van Dyke Brown, Mars Brown, Ultramarine, Permanent Violet Blue, Neutral Tint, Phthalo Turquoise, Cobalt Green Light, Primary Blue Cyan, Green Gold, Payne's Gray

► Princeton Neptune & Aqua Elite Brushes:
https://princetonbrush.com/brushes/wa...

INSTRUCTION SHEET:
https://strathmoreartiststudio.com/fi...

WATCH THE OTHER VIDEOS IN THIS SERIES:
► Lesson 2: Spontaneous Landscape Painting - Wet-on-Wet Method
   • Spontaneous Watercolor Landscape Pain...  

► Lesson 3: Spontaneous Landscape Painting - Wet-on-Dry Method
   • Spontaneous Watercolor Landscape Pain...  

► Lesson 4: Merging Spontaneity with Planning in a Watercolor Landscape
   • Merging Spontaneity with Planning in ...  

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