Paint a Moody Watercolour Landscape (No Drawing Skills Needed!)

No drawing skills needed — anyone can paint a landscape! 🎨 🎁 FREE Guide to Frames & Mounts → https://go.festivalofcraft.com/frames-and-mounts Following on from Jill's "Chaos Technique" video (the one where she layers leftover paint and pen lines into stunning floral artwork) — watch it here: https://youtu.be/3un6Q0dAGyM — this time she applies the same easy, forgiving method to a beautiful moody autumn landscape, painted live, start to finish, in her brand new studio (aka "the shed")! Using leftover paint, simple pen line "stripes," and a touch of gold, Jill builds rolling Yorkshire Dales-style hills, a dramatic sky, and a glowing moon — no drawing skills required, and every "mistake" left in so you can see it really doesn't matter. You'll learn: ✅ How to set up rag paper for a landscape using tape (no set square required!) ✅ Drawing simple guideline shapes — mountains and hills, freehand ✅ Layering chaos colour washes for hills, fields and sky ✅ Using a paper towel to lift paint and create texture, clouds and trees ✅ Adding direction-line "stripes" to bring shading and texture to life ✅ Creating a perfect moon with a plotting compass and a gold cork-stamp technique This is a relaxing, real-time watch — perfect with a cup of coffee. Less than an hour from blank paper to finished landscape. 00:00 Introduction — Following On from the Chaos Technique 01:43 Prepping a Background Layer from Leftover Paint 02:04 Rag Paper & New Studio Tour ("The Shed") 03:16 Taping the Border Without a Set Square 06:10 Drawing the Landscape Guidelines 08:27 Charging Watercolours & Choosing an Autumn Palette 10:29 Painting the Greens — Hills & Fields 13:01 Texture with Paper Towel 18:43 Adding Oranges & Browns for the Upper Hills 25:26 Painting the Dramatic Sky 29:07 Lifting Colour for Clouds & Trees 33:23 Adding Direction Lines & Stripes for Texture 53:30 Finishing the Mountain & Marking Out the Moon 57:00 Painting the Sky Spirals 1:00:36 Stamping the Gold Moon with a Cork 1:08:53 Final Reveal —————————————————————————— 🛒 SUPPLIES USED IN THIS VIDEO Paints → Kuretake Gansai Tambi 12 Colours (Starter Set): 🇬🇧 https://amzn.to/4e812Fc 🇺🇸 https://amzn.to/4v1POcQ → Kuretake Gansai Tambi 48 Colours (Traditional): 🇬🇧 https://amzn.to/3PLLI9n 🇺🇸 https://amzn.to/4oa6tIx → Kuretake Gansai Tambi 24 Glittery Colours II (Metallic/Gold): 🇬🇧 https://amzn.to/4ob2RWH 🇺🇸 https://amzn.to/4ovQLaV → MEEDEN Watercolour Paint Set 96 Colours: 🇬🇧 https://amzn.to/49L6e0r 🇺🇸 https://amzn.to/4echswl Paper → Khadi Handmade 100% Rag Watercolour Paper 320gsm (A3): 🇬🇧 https://amzn.to/4uoiuLU 🇺🇸 https://amzn.to/43RoVw1 → Khadi Handmade 100% Rag Watercolour Paper 320gsm (A4): 🇬🇧 https://amzn.to/4vxzPTE 🇺🇸 https://amzn.to/43k9o7L Pens → Uniball Signo 0.38mm (fine detail lines): 🇬🇧 https://amzn.to/4okavhy 🇺🇸 https://amzn.to/4ukBtXC → Uniball Signo 0.7mm (bolder lines): 🇬🇧 https://amzn.to/4obXWVa 🇺🇸 https://amzn.to/43fkXx4 Tape → Frog Tape Yellow Delicate Surface 36mm: 🇬🇧 https://amzn.to/4fpU3tF 🇺🇸 https://amzn.to/4fuNBSi Other supplies Jill uses → Elan Paint Brush Set (short handle): 🇬🇧 https://amzn.to/4fvT5fp 🇺🇸 https://amzn.to/3Q8oMBd → MEEDEN Ceramic Palette 18 Wells: 🇬🇧 https://amzn.to/4fuShrg 🇺🇸 https://amzn.to/3PXNbcF → Plotting Compass (for the moon): 🇬🇧 https://amzn.to/4vnVfTD 🇺🇸 https://amzn.to/4xedgVw As an Amazon Associate, Festival of Craft earns from qualifying purchases. This doesn't affect the price you pay. 💬 Have a request — landscapes, dragons, or something else entirely? Drop a comment below and Jill will do her best to cover it in a future video! ——————— Subscribe for more Japanese-inspired craft, taught through film. 🌸 About Festival of Craft We share the stories, crafts, and techniques of Japanese textiles through film. Explore more at: https://FestivalOfCraft.com 📬 Join our newsletter for free patterns, tutorials and Japanese craft inspiration: https://FestivalOfCraft.com 👍 Subscribe for more craft, textiles, and mindful making: 👉 youtube.com/@festivalofcraft