Loose and Free: Watercolour Without a Plan | Spontaneous Landscape Painting Demonstration

This was my first painting session in weeks and, as always after a long break, I felt quite rusty when I picked up my brushes again.

I know that to shake off those cobwebs, I need to simply start painting… no plan, no expectations, just the brush gliding across the page and the colours dancing on the wet paper. I am not painting for a polished landscape here; I am painting for the process itself.

Let me show you how I create a landscape out of a chaotic, playful first wash – I will let the colours, the soft and hard edges, and the tonal values guide me along the way.


Let's have some fun with watercolour and invite joy into our creative process.

Materials used:

PAPER:
Baohong Master's Choice 100% cotton 300gsm cold press paper, 18 x 26 cm (7 x 10 in)

PAINTS:
Indian Yellow (Schminke Horadam)
Olive Green (Daniel Smith)
Sodalite Genuine (Daniel Smith)
Quinacridone Sienna (Daniel Smith)
Burnt Umber (Daniel Smith)
Perylene Green (Daniel Smith)
Sepia (Daniel Smith)
Indigo (Michael Harding)
White Gouache (Winsor&Newton)

BRUSHES:
DaVinci Casaneo Series 490 Long Mop Size 2
Princeton Aqua Elite Long Round Size 12
Panart Global Flat Series 1121 Size 12
NEEF Taklon Glaze Flat Size 3/4
Princeton Select Liner
Roymac Revolution Taklon Rigger Size 2
NEEF Master's Point 2018 Size 10/0

OTHER MATERIALS:
Ceramic mixing palette https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/thehaven...
MEEDEN Well Palette
Hand towel or dishwashing sponge (to dab the brush on to remove excess water)
Spray Water Bottle
Hair Dryer
Pencil
Eraser
Cotton Buds

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Music: "Sleep Music Vol.15' by RelaxingTime from Pixabay.com