How I Paint Small Landscape Paintings Step by Step

[@ramesh0785]

Your Best tips: Atmosphere perspective: Things further away = Yellow & red Colours drop out. And left with Blue. They get lighter.

[@JDLandscapePainter]

You deserve a million subscribers already. Thank you as always for sharing your painting wisdom!

[@paintcoach]

Thank you so much 😀

[@melsidian]

I think my biggest takeaway from this was the 'brush economy'. Especially when painting bushes or trees with lots of branches, I end up trying to put too many in and it just becomes a tangle mess. I will try harder in my future paintings to pick out 'key' branches and leaves! I think the way you did the cars was also a good demonstration of this. Even though they were just a couple of strokes, they still strongly read as cars.

[@linzipage859]

Literally what I want to paint and what I'm struggling with! Please do more mini landscape tutorials!

[@Kristina-rt1ty]

I’m learning value is kinda everything when it comes to these paintings. Really fascinating to see it so clearly!

[@kevinhernandez7515]

You are the best art teacher in all KZbin, thanks ❤

[@doctorkraja]

The best teacher ever. Deserves support.

[@annebenkendorf6099]

Thank you for all the helpful information in this video. You put so many painting tips in 15 minutes that it needs to be seen more than once. I shared it with other painters.

[@paintcoach]

Yeah I was actually worried it was going to be information overload. lol

[@jboylan6970]

Great timing...just bought a few small panel boards to do some landscapes. 'When the student is ready, the teacher appears"

[@paintcoach]

Have fun!

[@joannsmith9]

The street scape was my favorite.

[@gabrielasullivan2128]

myakka state park florida! that’s where im from! wooohoo!

[@pugnaciouskk7584]

Another fantastic tutorial! These are golden nuggets of information. Thanks Chris.

[@judymotley9319]

I have just started painting in oils, after many years with acrylics, and have joined a plein air group. All great fun but your videos are immensely helpful with all of this. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.

[@ChristieWilkes]

I am slowly working on my PhD from Fornataro University. This was a BIG help!!! You are literally helping me realize my dream of being an artist- love you, Chris. Seriously, though.

[@cin6346]

Perfect timing as I’ve been struggling with a landscape painting that I just haven’t been able to get right. Thank you!!

[@emilyadams6194]

The most important thing I learned is that these small landscapes look like a a whale of a lot of fun. I imagine this is a wonderful exercise to loosen up and see the large shapes. You provided a huge amount of information on value and color in these little jewels!!

[@barbwhite6217]

One of the best tutorials I’ve seen!

[@DS40764]

I paint in watercolor and sometimes acrylic, but i watch your channel because you explain values and composition very well

[@ernieflynn5124]

You blow my mind when I grow up I want to be like you. Amazing

[@jbn9029]

His confidence shows through in his brush strokes.

[@cathyd1030]

Great vid! At the 2:00 mark, you say the same thing I just read in Greg Albert's book "The Simple Secret to Better Painting" -- which is, essentially, Never make any 2 intervals the same

[@bethbartlett5692]

This guy is really talented as a Teacher/Instructor.

[@stephenkirkby2938]

These tutorials are great. Well explained, simple, clear. Thanks Chris.

[@marcyperrier7030]

I will be watching this video again and again as it is packed with information on color , value.composition etc and how painting these small studies will help with attempting larger versions....thanks Chris.

[@rachelscottart6908]

There is so so much useful stuff in this video - landscape painting is so hard to get right, especially working from photos. You explain & simplify everything - a million thanks!

[@annmarielopiccolo-carlsen7263]

Thanks for an Easter posting.....was not expecting it today....your instruction is better than Easter candy☺️

[@Clamski]

Thanks Coach! My plan is to ASAP store my stuff, and hit the road in my van, travel, and do some Plein Air stuff. Your vids have been both instructional, and inspirational. I wish I had some magical B/W value study glasses like you do. Squinting only goes so far.

[@paintcoach]

That sounds awesome! I've always wanted to travel the country painting

[@almila1368]

You make it so simple to understand. Going from rough to detail is the key. And how much detail you want to put it's totally up to you. When i look at those paintings they are not so much detailed, but they are looking so good. Especially in the thumbnail it looks like a photo! Thanks for it, i learned so much.

[@Azul-ud9iv]

I watch a lot of art videos but rarely leave a comment..bravo ! Gracias ! Your teaching style is above and beyond any I've seen. I do acrylic painting but I still learn a lot from you.

[@birgitblume4980]

I learn so much from your explanations during your painting process! Thank you for your excellent videos!

[@richcorzatt7886]

Chris, awesome tutorial! I’ve got a boatload of small landscapes to complete, and this is a gem of a video. Thanks SO much!

[@yogieswar]

Thank you Chris I hope you get to 100k subs and thank you again our coach

[@HasbrookHives]

Could you make a video about how much medium to use each time you paint a new color or layer. I’ve been struggling with this every time I’ve been painting.

[@maple5703]

Thank you for your great advice on landscape painting! I love painting landscapes the most and I always get a giggle out of your coffee ‘breaks’ 😄

[@davidbwalters3564]

Did your father or mother paint? what i was impressed with your teaching was the speed of your painting! that helps me to have patience to finish my painting! you know how fast you can paint that looks beautiful! amazing!

[@pratigya_berwal]

You're amazing! I'm learning so much here. Thank you Chris ❤️ very grateful 🌼

[@wsieci4204]

My favorite painting star ⭐

[@jacolineloewen6530]

Useful. You are improving my painting. Will look at your courses. Well done.

[@judithlarkin600]

So helpful Chris! I work with watercolors but I’ve learned alot about composition and value from you! One of these days I’ll get the courage to try oils!

[@amisa_euris]

I have been doing your guides and tips! Very helpful for my improvement.

[@veronicarinker4058]

You are a MAGICAL FIND!!!! Genius….

[@susanwong6471]

Great tips coach! I was never inspired to paint landscape but you have changed that, your paintings are so beautiful and I am inspired to give it a try 💕🥰❤️♥️😻

[@lalithakrishnamurthy9663]

Such mastery over this medium!वाउ superb!

[@1Thedairy]

This is extremely helpful. Very to the point and informative. Thank you

[@michaelellsworth5645]

Thanks again for taking the time please keep up the good work sinsa

[@eleftheriageorgiadouart7156]

Thank you so much you are a great artist and teacher!!!!!

[@patrickflynn1602]

Absolutely amazing. Wish I could get off my a** and start painting again !

[@leimakamaedill2802]

Your videos are so well done and informative...have learned so much! Thank you!

[@AudiobookLibrary24-7]

Amazing demos! from Louisiana, USA

[@sarahdownton7754]

Wow. This is an amazing video jam packed with information for painting landscapes. I've taken copious notes amd look forward to watching more. Thank you

[@TheBuldog2000]

Cool🤗

[@laurajohnston9909]

I am getting so much for your videos. Thank you!

[@MikeTrainormusic]

Really great work & helpful tips. I struggle with doing water, in the sense that too much detail takes away from the aesthetic of a painting, but too little detail and it loses it's realism/affect. Are there any good tips you have to keep a good balance there; and also, do you think it's always necessary to add a background for a portrait? Cheers Chris:)

[@embran8486]

IMHO a background isn't truly necessary, provided you go for either a more unfinished or hyper-realistic look. The latter pops up so strong it doesn't need a background or minimal at best. By the way do you mean complete absence as in blank canvas behind the figure or at least an even color? If the first the edges of the head can be a bit too pronounced because it hasn't something to blend with it. Though an unusual color and the edge needs pronouncing. Paint Coach his Jack Nicholson is only one color, not a true background. In contrast The thumbnails of his "check my courses below" show the old man with patches of color giving outside feel to living it up quite a bit. Both work, just handled differently. On a final note I would say blank canvas as background works better with watercolor than other mediums such as oil, because the study more easily can have an "early stage" look that is in fact finished.

[@deejaytori]

"Economy of brushtroke": gotta remember this!

[@lalaperezperez100]

I love your videos, you are so clear. Will you make a video of how you create those pretty colors?

[@lisakunish936]

Beautiful paintings!!

[@joycewhitney1953]

Thank you for this great instruction!

[@sujanithtottempudi2991]

Could you do a video on how to read a reference?

[@Lifeover70]

Need to watch this at least 10 more times so much info...Thank you...

[@hanali7054]

Thanks a lot,coach!

[@1224mayday]

WOW really like it!!

[@lgee6951]

Hi Chris, again a very instructive video, thx. For value skills may i give two further hints? There is a notanizer app for phones, that converts your photos in 2,-3-, or 4-values black&white pictures. Good for checking and training values estinamtion. (Notan is japanese für b/w balance.) Another guy here, also a good coach (Malcom Dewey) recommends for training loose painting b/w thumbnails with a marker in a scetch book (fast and with "drive out of the wrist") and then as real painting start transposing this notan with dark blue on your canvas (very similar to your prcedure). This together with the notanizer is a nice training setting. (I hope is is ok to mention Dewey by name as you talk about other coaches like ian roberts and chelsea lang yourself.) Many thanks for all your good stuff. Jochen from Germany

[@leojablonski2309]

Merry Christmas, 2021 !

[@TheBuldog2000]

So cool!🤗☺️

[@jonroads8281]

Absolutely brilliant video, particularly enjoyed this one!

[@paintcoach]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jonroads8281]

@@paintcoach I certainly did. These little images really pop in that 2x2 arrangement, definitely something I'm going to try.

[@MangoSmoothieYumYum]

Thank you! 🔥🔥

[@nancyl6745]

This was a really helpful and inspiring video!

[@user-yb2py6or9s]

Thank u so much for this video I love your style so freakin muchhh

[@anatosic7323]

Hi, thank you for the amazing detailed instructions! I was just wondering what type of paint you're using oil/acrylic/tempera? Also what kind of paper or canvas is best for this? Thank you!

[@gabrielasullivan2128]

he’s using oil

[@drawbasartchannel4267]

That's a really good tip!

[@sarajamal799]

Love your videos 👍👍👍

[@aliciamolloy5948]

Great tips thank you!

[@giacomopiseri189]

Hi, I got into oil painting in the last week or so, and i already saw some great result, but one thing is really keeping me from exploring and practicing, and that is the fear that my colors are going to dry too fast (they always do) so i'd have to waste a lot of material; one other side effect of this same issue is that i have some problem with brushing a lot of colour, I can't carry much color into a single brush, so i have to go back to grabbing the color way too often.

[@barrymoore7445]

You sure you are using oil. Not acrylics? Oils take literally days to dry.

[@paulmiddlehurst5152]

Nice one chris

[@frances3254]

super video, thanks very much!

[@sebasortiz6309]

Hey Paint Coach! I wanted to ask, do you think that people can learn a few fundamentals of oil painting by practicing with procreate and using brushes that resemble paint brushes? Understandably, color mixing will have to be learned outside of procreate, but if I want to practice on procreate with an IPad I already own, could I learn something of oil paint without having to spend money right now?

[@karenthomas7678]

Great video! Thanks, Chris :)

[@mevlidasofic9131]

Great. Thank you

[@bellischubert8747]

So good 😱 thank you 🙊💕

[@scholarthefuture7284]

Thank you!!

[@Rassu.s]

Love your videos!! Could you do some videos on compositions please :)

[@stormcorrosion176]

Thanks brotha

[@143ArtandSoul]

Hi Chris, thanks so much for these tips! Do you sell your studies?

[@shayantani81]

Are you using a big canvas here? What size is it? Also i see a black board thing on your easel a lot. What is that Chris? Love your channel, complete newbie and im learning a lot from you

[@mojcaceh1510]

Where do you get reference photos? Do you mostly take them yourself or do you use some website, database....? DO you have any recommendations for such things? Other then that I really enjoy your vidos and I watch them as soon as they come out. You are really an inspiration to me and thank you for your good work!

[@sujanithtottempudi2991]

What is it that you enjoy during painting? Is it the colours?is it the meditativeness? Is colour mixing? Is it brush strokes? Why are true artists addictive to process than results?

[@ty88]

Myakka! Love that place. Dive 30 more minutes east on 72 and get you some raw milk at jersey acres :P

[@paulajanegermack2299]

Great lesson! I wish you talked slower. But one of the best lessons! Great job.

[@sujanithtottempudi2991]

If you are painting with oils everyday ....how do you keep your palette wet...????? I'm using open acrylic everyday as it's easy to keep them wet in stay wet palette.itrued the same with oils with adding poppy oil, stand oil etc even with water mixable oils but nothing stays wet....skin forms after 3days even in a closed box. Any suggestions to keep wet?

[@yogieswar]

Great talk

[@tracyforester9825]

What size brushes are best with small works

[@sandipmukherjee3230]

Can you make a video on having painting as a career?

[@Nina-rp8df]

Can I use your course for acrylic too?

[@lukoshey79]

Have you tried this illusion trick, to create blue without using blue.. Ok, so first you need to lay down a warm brown like burnt umber, let it dry then take a really diluted titanium white and wash it over the brown so that you can still see the brown underneath, the human eye will see this layering affect as blue.. Try it friends.. Peace..

[@frankovitchgrimowski4950]

I have failed three times at a large painting, I paid about $80.00 bucks for the canvas, can I use paint remover on it to try again? And yes I need to go back to painting smaller. Thanks coach.

[@girleecountry5438]

i think you can

[@ashleywaydestroya]

I'm pretty sure you can. My art teacher says you need to remove the layers of the paint with the palette knife and apply the acrylic primer on a canvas. Actually, I suggest using paper for oil painting, it's cheaper than canvas, so you don't have to spend a lot of money every time you're not satisfied with the result :)

[@DannySabraArt]

If the paint is dry you can simply paint over the top of it. Some painters will even paints a solid mid tone to cover up any distracting details from the previous painting. If your paint was super thick you might want to sand down the canvas, however be very careful not to inhale any of the dust. Good luck!

[@michaelellsworth5645]

I myself suggest that you just let it dry...be patient

[@sujanithtottempudi2991]

Recently I followed Dianne mize instruction of reading loud , writing about the reference photo... example your LA sunset photo...? nontechnical...meaning...saying this photo has sunset...looks warm evening with some cool shadows...trees looks bit still...road in front looks cooling off the day...etc...then speaking technical.. perspective,. composition...values, temperature etc....th is way I find I get map...to flow through the painting and can reassess at the end whether I met all the above.

[@tribalstyle138]

Oh no this is oil? I thought it was gouache. Hm. I'll still try. Maybe I'll use the acryli gouache

[@lucia.priezvisko978]

IM EARLY!! Love this

[@1970pizza]

Question , i want to start oil painting from scratch , mixing colours and see what happens and so on , money and time are not my problem , and my goal is to only make a painting to hang up on my wall or family or friends and not to make money , my problem is that i turn 51 yrs old shortly , am i to old to start oil painting , everyone seems to be at it for a lot of years before they are my age

[@paintcoach]

absolutely not! Go get painting!

[@momichia]

You're not too old or late at all! All that matters is giving yourself a chance to try something new and having fun exploring it.

[@rkdaley]

I started at 50!

[@michaelellsworth5645]

Dude im 58 and i took a college class Lbcc to help motivate me...to do something in art...now I'm having the time of my life

[@juliereddy8192]

I started painting at 52 and have been using oils for the last few months and feel I've made huge progress. Definitely not too old, if you enjoy it and paint regularly you will improve very quickly.

[@ChristieWilkes]

Me again: so can I sign up for like an intense, in-person training week? 😅Is that a thing? It should be- if it’s not- and I wanna be the first one. Please. And thank you, in advance.😘

[@reemalyammahi869]

Do you use acrylic paint or what type of paint please anyone answer pllssss??