Recently my husband bought me a set of watercolors for my birthday. I thanked him and was very happy with the present, but I have to admit, I didn’t know the first thing about watercolors and really didn’t know what to even do with them. So I went searching the internet for a great watercolor tutorial for beginners and I found this awesome summer watercolor landscape tutorial by Thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich on YouTube, and it was made specifically to help beginners. This tutorial is amazing, Lindsay builds up the summer colors starting with the sky. Then, you just follow her expert instruction, and the color layerings quickly take the form of a beautiful landscape.

Materials:

  • A piece of watercolor paper
  • Tape
  • A piece of cardboard (or foam core)
  • A divided water reservoir (or two glasses)
  • A pallet of watercolors (for this project you will need blue, green, and brown)
  • Paintbrushes
  • A sponge (for blotting the trees)

Directions:

Craft guru, Lindsay Weinrich will take you through every step of this summer landscape watercolor scene. In the beginning, you may wonder how this will turn out, but just stay the course and the painting will evolve into something beautiful very quickly.

Watercolor summer scene for beginners
Image By: Thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weinrich

Then, you will be shown how to add incredible detail to the trees and water that you are learning to paint.

Use A Sponge To Smudge Watercolor Trees In a Summer Landscape
Image By: Thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weinrich

This watercolor summer scene painting is so easy to follow with Lindsay’s expert instructions. I am giving my first painting to my husband for his office, I hope he loves it as much as I loved painting it!

Summer Water Color Landscape Painting For Beginners

Stephanie Hicks | DIY JOY

icon

Stephanie

Since I lover experiments, I’ve alwaysnloved to create, paint, as well as cook and style food. I feel in love with DIY as soon as I discovered it and could not have been more excited when I learned I could share projects with people around the world. Taking photos is a passion of mine, as is design and painting with oils. I love holidays and celebrations, crafting cute little gifts and serving up at least one new recipe I am excited about.

You May Also Like