Watercolor painting - dark cliffs and rocks on the sea. Wet sand and foam. Clear turquoise water.

A tutorial for painting dark cliffs and rocks by the seas in watercolor. Watercolour lesson that shows how to paint realistic dark rocks and cliffs. Topics covered include, dark cliffs and rocks, clear aqua water, wet sand, foam at the edge of the sea, adding depth to a watercolor painting, the importance of simplification. 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 00:23 The drawing 04:08 Mixing the colors of the rocks and sky 06:56 Painting the water 13:16 Painting the sand 16:25 Underpainting for dark cliffs and rocks 31:41 Painting the sea foam on sand 34:44 Painting dark cliffs and rocks detail 52:25 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 Cadmium Orange Permanent Rose Scarlet Lake Burnt Sienna Raw Sienna Raw Umber Brushes: Size 8 & 12 round watercolor brushes Mop brush for wetting the back of the paper Other material: Waterproof backing board, I use 6mm thick matt black acrylic, which I purchased off eBay, held at about 20 degrees