12 Tips for Landscape Painting: How to Capture Your First Impression

I paint a quiet river cove from the edge of a forest, using casein paint, a gouache-like paint that was popular before acrylics. Along the way I share tips for capturing that simple first impression.
MATERIALS
Pentalic watercolor sketchbook: https://amzn.to/2L989y2
Richeson travel brush set: https://amzn.to/2xwq1Rr
Richeson “Grey Matters” brush set: https://amzn.to/2YeNO0P
Connoisseur "cat's tongue" brush: https://amzn.to/2UaBJJj
Water cup: https://amzn.to/2soTw2L
Homemade easel: https://sellfy.com/p/LnZ8/
Tripod: https://amzn.to/2xrRaFc
Water-soluble colored pencils set: https://amzn.to/2DKmT5o
Richeson casein set: https://amzn.to/2L02U6R

VIDEO TUTORIALS:
“Casein Painting in the Wild” (Download on Gumroad): https://gumroad.com/l/casein
“How to Make a Sketch Easel” (DVD): http://kunaki.com/Sales.asp?PID=PX00Z...
“Watercolor in the Wild” (Download) https://gumroad.com/l/watercolor

BLOG POSTS WITH MORE GEAR INFO:
Gouache Materials List: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/201...
Watercolor Materials: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/201...

BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY:
Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: https://amzn.to/2JhWtfc
Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: https://amzn.to/2LbVHhc
Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: https://amzn.to/2xyamRM

OTHER OFFICIAL SITES
Instagram:   / jamesgurneyart  
Pinterest:   / gurneyjourney  
GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/
JamesGurney Website: http://jamesgurney.com/site/shop
Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": https://www.facebook.com/groups/40300...

OTHER TOOLS
Palette knife: https://amzn.to/2J8gmVI
Palette cups: https://amzn.to/2J7e3SD
Gray palette paper: https://amzn.to/2VGSbE8
Wax paper: https://amzn.to/2DHS695
Blue painter's tape: https://amzn.to/2VHJSrI

BRUSHES
Winsor Newton series 995 flat: https://amzn.to/2DGYH3P
Winsor Newton long flat bristle brush #8: https://amzn.to/2DGyItg
Richeson short-handled travel set: https://amzn.to/2Ym56cB
Richeson “Grey Matters” brush set: https://amzn.to/2YeNO0P