Fundamentals of Watercolor & Landscape Painting
This course guides absolute beginners through fundamental watercolor techniques, color theory, and composition before applying them to complete landscape paintings. Learners practice key methods like washes, wet-in-wet blending, drybrushing, and masking while completing full scene tutorials featuring skies, water, trees, and mountains. It suits aspiring artists seeking a structured, step-by-step introduction to watercolor painting.
Lessons by Watercolor with Bob on YouTubeCurated by YodaHut. These lessons are hosted on YouTube and produced by their original creators, who are not affiliated with YodaHut. You still earn YodaCoins, keep your streak and track progress here.
What You'll Learn
- Master foundational watercolor wash techniques, including flat, graded, wet-in-wet, and drybrush methods
- Apply color theory, color mixing, and value contrast to create depth and visual balance in artwork
- Paint landscape elements including dramatic clouds, water reflections, expressive trees, and mountains
- Use masking fluid, tape, glazing, and lifting techniques to preserve highlights and build layered depth
- Complete full-length landscape projects such as atmospheric misty scenes, woodland streams, and rural barns
Prerequisites
- No prior watercolor or drawing experience needed
- Basic watercolor supplies: paper, brushes, and paint
Course Curriculum
- 1Introduction to Watercolor Painting and Mindset7:16
- 2Essential Watercolor Materials and Setup14:02
- 3How to Stretch Watercolor Paper7:31
- 4Reflection: Creative Courage in Art5:45
- 5First Watercolor Brushstrokes and Paint Behavior22:38
- 6Bamboo Exercise for Brush Control and Flow15:12
- 7Reflection: Patience and Artistic Growth6:00
- 8Painting a Smooth Flat Wash5:43
- 9Painting a Graded Wash and Color Transitions12:41
- 10Wet-in-Wet Technique for Soft Edges and Blends6:18
- 11Drybrush Technique for Texture and Detail7:59
- 12Watercolor Glazing, Charging, and Lifting16:32
- 13Painting with Negative Space7:02
- 14Reflection: Living a Creative Life6:37
- 15Basics of Watercolor Composition12:51
- 16Understanding Value, Light, and Shadow15:55
- 17Color Theory, Mixing, and Palette Setup22:23
- 18Creating Textures with Salt, Splatter, and Drybrush9:55
- 19Using Variety for Dynamic Paintings7:59
- 20Finishing Touches and Accents10:42
- 21Reflection: Finding Joy in the Process2:38
- 22Painting Dramatic Skies, Clouds, and Gradients41:24
- 23Painting Expressive and Natural Trees53:12
- 24Painting Water, Reflections, and Ripples42:50
- 25Reflection: Seeing Like a Painter2:34
- 26Step-by-Step Old Barn Landscape Painting29:42
- 27Painting Misty and Atmospheric Landscapes42:35
- 28Woodland Forest Stream Landscape Tutorial51:34
- 29Step-by-Step Mountain Landscape Tutorial44:29
- 30Watercolor Collage and Mixed Media Techniques40:10
- 31Starting with the Foreground in Composition18:30
- 32Using Tape and Masking Fluid for Highlights27:19
- 33How to Fix and Rework Watercolor Paintings16:38
- 34Course Conclusion and Creative Reflection8:30
About the Instructor
Watercolor with Bob
YouTube creator
The lessons in this course were produced by Watercolor with Bob and are published on YouTube. YodaHut selected and sequenced them into this course; we did not make them, and Watercolor with Bob is not affiliated with YodaHut.
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- 34 lessons
- 10h 43m of video
- Earns YodaCoins & streaks
- Timestamped notes
- Free — hosted on YouTube
No certificate is issued for Library courses.