This tutorial shows you how to capture the atmosphere in a seascape with watercolors. Topics covered include color mixing, painting foam on the sea, birds, sand, shallow water, and distant mist and hills. It is a watercolour painting for all levels. My PATREON MEMBERSHIP PAGE: https://www.patreon.com/joecartwright - in addition to ad-free content you get exclusive content (new videos will be more in depth than those on my YouTube channel), hi-resolution reference photos, photos of my finished painting, and drawing outlines where available. Other benefits are also included. My teaching manual: Mastering Watercolors - A Practical Guide: https://amzn.to/3CgYQfB Why I wet the back of my watercolor paper: Here is a video I made which explains why I wet the back of the paper. https://youtu.be/f3SlN7jfxRw ⏱️TIMESTAMP⏱️ 00:00 Intro 00:12 The drawing 00:29 Mixing the colors of the sky, sand, hills 04:55 Painting the sand and sky 08:08 Painting the dark hills 19:37 Painting the deep sea 24:02 Painting the shallow water 35:20 Painting the final details Materials used: Paper: Eighth sheet, 185 gsm Arches Cold Pressed watercolor paper (Approx. A4 size) Watercolor paints, all are Winsor and Newton: French Ultramarine Cobalt Blue Cobalt Turquoise Aureolin or Winsor Lemon Permanent Rose Burnt Sienna Raw Umber Brushes: Size 8 & 12 round watercolor brushes Mop brush for wetting the back of the paper Rigger brush Small Fan brush with stiff hog hair bristles Other material: Waterproof backing board, I use 6mm thick matt black acrylic, which I purchased off eBay, held at about 20 degrees

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