How to paint realistic sand dunes with watercolors. Full step by step watercolour painting tutorial

This tutorial shows you how to paint realistic sand dunes with watercolors. It covers the importance of shadows to give sand dunes their form. Watercolour painting lesson 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 00:08 Key points when painting sand dunes 01:12 The drawing sand dunes 01:51 Mixing the colors of the sky 05:00 Painting the sand and sky 07:02 Painting the distant hills 08:23 Painting plants on sand dunes 15:13 Painting the sand dunes 19:36 Painting the shadows on the sand dunes 29:50 Painting the grasses and birds 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 or Alizarin Crimson 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