VIDEO DESCRIPTION This painting tutorial will take you through easy to follow, stepbystep instructions on how to draw and paint this secluded spring landscape image of "WATERFALL OASIS" with acrylic paint. You'll learn simple drawing and painting techniques that will help you to create this inspirational waterscape landscape image with a realistic woman taking a bath under the streaming water coming off of the cliff on a sunny day. This inspirational lady, with long flowing hair and suntan skin, will whisk the viewer away to a private concealed spot nestled in a captivating quiet cove deep in the forest. Surrounded by lush evergreens, detailed rocks, bright flowers, turquois water and blossoming flowering trees, the waterfall will add movement to the composition as gravity takes over and splashes it into the pool below. While painting this tranquil natural oasis, you'll learn how to create dimension in the shape of the figure and in the stones with a simple layering technique to create contour highlights and shadows that will define the small details. You'll also learn how to create drama in the sky and water by using color theory and blending to guide you through a soft gradient of colors. When painting the land and trees, you'll learn to use carefree impressionistic brushstrokes to create texture and dimension. Use your imagination and customize this to resemble your favorite type of landscape with different flowers, like the tropical bird of paradise, irises or orchids, or maybe change up the type of trees to resemble palm trees, pine trees, or birch trees, perhaps the person is a couple, a child or a fantasy fairy. The point is to just have fun with it! With the enchanting narrative storybook fairytale that this painting represents, you'll be able to paint this image that will be a little magical and realistic at the same time, making for a beautiful painting to decorate your home all year long with. You'll have fun painting it and you'll learn some valuable lessons along the way that you can utilize in future work. Let this painting symbolize the release of emotion, rejuvenation and renewal of spirit. Using only 3 brushes and 7 colors we'll create this conversational masterpiece with a delightful semblance of mother nature in her finest hour. So, let's get painting and let's get sipping!

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MATERIALS:
Canvas: 16x20 stretched primed canvas
Brushes: 1/2 inch flat bristle (large), #7 round synthetic (medium), #1 round synthetic (small)
Acrylic Paint: titanium white, mars black, cobalt blue, burnt umber (brown), deep yellow, fluorescent pink, green oxide
Other: #2 pencil, palette, cup of water for washing brushes, paper towel for drying brushes

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STEPS:
1. pencil Draw outline of landscape
2. 1/2 inch bristle brush Paint sky and 1st layer to water with blue, yellow and white
3. 1/2 inch bristle brush Paint base coat for land with black
4. 1/2 inch bristle brush Paint 2nd layer of water with black, green, blue and turquois (made in step 2)
5. #7 round brush Paint rocks with black, brown and white
6. 1/2 inch bristle brush Paint 1st layer of waterfall with black and white
7. #1 round brush Paint tree trunks and branches with black, brown, yellow, pink and white
8. 1/2 inch bristle brush Paint 1st layer of leaves with green, brown and pink
9. 1/2 inch bristle brush Finish trees and foliage with green, yellow, brown and white
10. 1/2 inch bristle brush Finish waterfall with white and turquois
11. #1 round brush Paint person and reflection with white, yellow, pink, brown, black and turquois
12. #1 round brush Sign with black

LINKS AND CONTACT INFO:
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Email: [email protected]

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