Learn to paint a realistic beach scene in this workshop preview with artist Pooja Shah (@aalekha_art). She’ll show you how to create sand texture, and you’ll see how to avoid beach paintings that look flat.
Check out these reference photos if you want to sketch along!
Topics Covered:
- Choosing a colour palette
- Creating the perfect shade for a sandy beach
- Adding character and details
- Avoiding flat and boring
- Recreating the reference
Enrol in Aalekha_art's Mini Workshop (Enrol in our US$6.00 Mini Workshops)
In the Mini Workshop, Aalekha_art will teach:
- Sketching the entire scene
- Using more than one blue
- Creating textures
Etchr Products mentioned:
Other materials mentioned:
- Watercolour paints (Suggested brand: Daniel Smith) :
Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean Blue, Phthalo Turquoise, Burnt Sienna, Yellow Ochre, Sepia - White Gouache (Suggested: Holbein Artists' Gouache Paint)
- Watercolour palette
- Jar of clean water
- Some paper towels
- Pencil and eraser
- Masking tape
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- Etchr Studio Team