Light through fog watercolor landscape painting tutorial. Watercolour painting step by step lesson

How to paint and capture the light through fog with watercolor. Topics covered include using a limited palette, how to paint fog, painting the sun through mist, color mixing, painting reflections, adding depth to a watercolor painting, birds. The subject is of an English canal in Trowbridge. It is a full step by step 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 00:35 The drawing 02:30 Mixing the colors of the sky 06:40 Painting the sky 09:11 Painting the distant trees 10:52 Painting the water initial wash 16:40 Painting the detailed trees 23:45 Painting the reflections and tree adjustments 29:39 Painting the foreground grasses 33:24 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 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