Painting sand easily - watercolor. Step by step tutorial wet sand, damp sand, dry sand, and water.

How to paint all forms of sand with watercolor. Full step by step video which shows you how to paint, water, wet sand, damp sand, and dry sand. Paint sand dunes and grasses is also covered.
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This full watercolor painting lesson is based on an edited version of one of my regular Zoom classes. It is a long video as I believe you can miss valuable information if I fast forward through some sections.
Topics covered include:
Painting the ocean and waves
Painting wet sand
Painting damp sand
Painting dry sand
Snad dunes
Painting grasses
I also have a second watercolor painting book which is full of step by step demonstrations and is titled: Watercolor Step By Step: amzn.to/3z4YXEu
Both books are available in kindle format and paperback.
You can also find a lot of useful information on my website: www.paintingwithwatercolors.com/

[@MM-sp9ss]

You teach better than 95% youtube folks. Anyone wanting to learn watercolor shd watch your channel

[@JoeCartwright]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it.

[@madhurioke8170]

Sir the way you teach is excellent. Thank you very much.

[@JoeCartwright]

You are most welcome.

[@rosannako4694]

Thank you for demonstrating how to paint tufts of grass and showing how watercolor runs into each other to form beauty. Thougtful explanations! The seagulls standing on the sand are awesome!

[@JoeCartwright]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@handymotte9937]

Every day I´M learning a little bit more and soon I`ll be painting your tutorial with the complex skies, Thank you Joe, you are an excellent painting teacher.

[@JoeCartwright]

You are very welcome!

[@LoriJ1962]

I really struggle with how to paint the ocean and your technique and wonderful explanation as you worked really helps! I have several photos I can try painting now - thank you!

[@JoeCartwright]

You are so welcome!

[@janiceeasley5898]

So enjoyed this, Joe! The painting of the tufts of grass was fascinating and the use of your fan brush to accomplish this. I love learning how you accomplish these different techniques! Beautiful, Joe…..and of course my favorite subject…..beach, ocean, sea birds and sand💜

[@JoeCartwright]

So glad you liked it Janice! Thank you!

[@trainguy1254]

You are quite incredible and I love the way you teach technique rather than subject ... thank you for your time and effort in sharing your skills, Leah

[@JoeCartwright]

You're very welcome! And thank you for the feedback, I appreciate it.

[@marlenepruner6179]

It was so easy to follow your instructions and what a beautiful scene. Alot to be said about dry brushing too. I feel more confident now. Thank you for all you have given. Oh what size paper did you use?

[@JoeCartwright]

@@marlenepruner6179 Quarter sheet, approx 14.5" x 10.5" or 37 cm x 27 cm. Have fun.

[@billcorwin3316]

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[@JoeCartwright]

@@billcorwin3316 WOW glad you liked it.

[@gailpartee1186]

Excellent tutorial! Loved explanations of color mixing. So intuitive and natural

[@JoeCartwright]

Glad you liked it!

[@tenderfoot7801]

Thank you so much. Was totally flummoxed on how to paint sand, and the sea and waves w/o gouache. I need to watch this again, and again. 🌊

[@JoeCartwright]

Glad it was helpful!

[@marcythobaben1284]

My 1st time watching your excellent video and admiring how thorough you explain everything! As a newbie, these techniques are so helpful! I had no idea about wetting the nack of the paper as well as the board! Thank you!

[@JoeCartwright]

Glad it was helpful!

[@blackmamba3427]

Wow. Beautiful painting ❤

[@JoeCartwright]

Thank you so much 😀

[@mariagaff-larsen5586]

Thank you, this is a great tutorial

[@JoeCartwright]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@margaretdugdale7398]

Thanks so much Joe, that was a wonderful tutorial and a beautiful painting. You have taught me so much.

[@JoeCartwright]

I'm so glad!

[@tthappyrock368]

Just the tutorial I needed for working on sand and sea! Thank you so much!

[@JoeCartwright]

You are so welcome!

[@trev1968]

That was a really good explanation of your painting process. Thank you 👍

[@JoeCartwright]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@robynlittlejohn2106]

Thank Joe - always great to view your informative videos! ❤

[@JoeCartwright]

Glad you like them Robyn!

[@donnareval8687]

Amazing! I hope to try this one day

[@JoeCartwright]

You should!

[@somacarr7528]

Beautifully done! I learned a lot!

[@JoeCartwright]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@o8rufus]

❤beautiful, thank you for sharing.

[@JoeCartwright]

You are so welcome

[@breeziesmama3439]

Thank you Joe I really enjoy how you teach , mixing paints and brush strokes .and explaining . looks easy an d so real!

[@JoeCartwright]

You are very welcome, glad you are enjoying my videos.

[@lesleyfox6934]

absolutely wonderful lesson Joe, i learn so much from all your lessons. Thankyou so much once again.

[@JoeCartwright]

My pleasure! Glad you are enjoying them! Thanks for the feedback.

[@louisedeal1343]

Thanks Joe, I love the sea foam technique with quick brush strokes. I can't wait to try this tutorial.

[@JoeCartwright]

Have fun!

[@ruthward9626]

What a great tutorial! Thank you, Joe.

[@JoeCartwright]

You're very welcome!

[@Moni-hb5ze]

Love your work. Thank you.

[@JoeCartwright]

Thank you too!

[@cannerobertson1]

Beautiful! Thank you. I look forward to trying this!

[@JoeCartwright]

Have fun!

[@cristinatort8280]

Great exercise , Joe. It really helps to see how you mix colours. Thank you very much 😊

[@JoeCartwright]

Glad it was helpful!

[@1fredricka]

that was a great tutorial! Clear through information on color and techniques. Thank You so much for the video!! Really enjoyed it!!

[@JoeCartwright]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@alynn.art.studio]

Thank you! This was very helpful!

[@JoeCartwright]

You're so welcome!

[@luisaavelar4134]

Excellent demo! Thank you for sharing.😊

[@JoeCartwright]

Thanks for watching!

[@khrisabuid4315]

Another wonderful tutorial Joe....Thank You!

[@JoeCartwright]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Sammy_019]

Just lovely Joe! Thank you 😊

[@JoeCartwright]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@hartkarasch791]

thank you! inspirational to watch. You make this look so easy, and its not.

[@JoeCartwright]

You are so welcome! You can do it!

[@annefleming8761]

Wonderful instruction as always

[@JoeCartwright]

Thanks again!

[@ginistewart9636]

I love your tutorial! So glad I found your channel!

[@JoeCartwright]

I'm so glad!

[@jeanunderhill3868]

Thank you so much for this amazing video in real time. You are an amazing teacher.

[@JoeCartwright]

You're very welcome!

[@rossellabaroni501]

Thanks Joe very much! Your videos are so important for me!!!

[@JoeCartwright]

Happy to hear that!

[@suemiller7414]

You have taught me so many ways of light touches and using water on your board to hold the paper as well as keeping it moist. What a wonderful teacher you are! I will be following.

[@JoeCartwright]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Milzoom]

Really excellent demonstration Joe, Thanks so much for sharing in detailed with color names you used.

[@JoeCartwright]

Glad it was helpful!

[@patriciadawn4067]

Great lesson, thank you!

[@JoeCartwright]

You are very welcome. Glad you liked it!

[@maryrichinick7287]

Thank you! I'm still learning and I'm planning on attempting a seascape and this will definitely help.

[@JoeCartwright]

Glad it was helpful!Have fun!

[@RobertHopkinsArt]

I agree with your assessment of the bottom left colors. There, they remind me of looking at Sargent's beautiful colors!

[@JoeCartwright]

Thank you, I never reject any comparison with Sargent! :-)

[@karemeruest7099]

Amazing lesson! Thank you so much!

[@JoeCartwright]

You're very welcome!

[@barbmummey5467]

Really nice teaching. Thanks!

[@JoeCartwright]

Thank you for the feedback. Glad it was helpful!

[@shaistaaga9295]

Thank you for this amazing tutorial, Its so fun and so much to learn from your experience.

[@JoeCartwright]

You are so welcome! Glad it was helpful!

[@kaycarter6358]

Thank You, Joe! I can only dream,hope, and keep trying

[@JoeCartwright]

You can do it!

[@melbillmc]

Thank you - I loved this !

[@JoeCartwright]

You are so welcome!

[@apronhugsingreeenbay]

This is so helpful! Thank you for the excellent demo.😊

[@JoeCartwright]

Glad it was helpful!

[@joanbarconstomas9637]

if it were possible to activate the automatic subtitles to translate it into other languages. Thank you!

[@JoeCartwright]

@@joanbarconstomas9637 It is already activated. You just need to go to Settings, etc and select the language you want. Just Google how to do it. :-)

This is amazingly well realized 😮 You’re so good at your art sir

[@JoeCartwright]

Thank you. Glad you liked it.

[@sylviaeder4639]

Love it! Love the Dojo, too!

[@sylviaeder4639]

Upps, meant Dobro!

[@JoeCartwright]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@JoeCartwright]

No problem 😊

[@sylviaeder4639]

@@JoeCartwright I love Alison Krauss´ Blue Grass, too. hardly anyone here in Germany knows it unfortuntely.

[@lmiller853]

Wonderful! You make it look easy!

[@JoeCartwright]

Thank you! 😊Glad you enjoyed it!

[@davidkelly1220]

Very helpful, thank you

[@JoeCartwright]

Glad it was helpful!

[@RobertHopkinsArt]

Great painting, Joe! Good insights though out the video.

[@JoeCartwright]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@wherestheaudio1]

I’ve never know you need to wet the paper and board for a painting before wow, these are new for me and well done good sir👏👏👏

[@JoeCartwright]

You are welcome. You don't have to use this technique but I have found that it helps a lot!

[@agold1702]

Excellent demonstration!

[@JoeCartwright]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@carlagasparini9899]

Thank you for this very interesting lesson!

[@JoeCartwright]

Glad you liked it!

[@lyndakowalke8858]

I thoroughly enjoyed that - everything so in detail explained, or from the mixing of colors - to a newbie like me, absolutly fantastic! Packed with info! I was looking for something I had seen recently, the painting of sand and the wee waves at the shore ( most probably was you) I saw your tutorial and couldnt take my eyes off of it from start to finish.You showed everything how to, except the seegulls on the sand at the end lol. It was great! Thank you so much - you have a new sub! lynda🧚🏼‍♀️💕

[@JoeCartwright]

Glad you liked it!

[@elensork]

Прекрасный урок, всё так понятно и технично! Очень красивая, выразительная, гармоничная работа. Сердечно благодарю за урок.❤

[@JoeCartwright]

Thank you, you are very welcome.

[@fernandorabadan1313]

Precioso trabajo. Me encanta. Aprendo mucho observando atentamente los videos de las personas que saben de acuarela. Gracias. Thanks so much!

[@JoeCartwright]

Glad you learned from my video.

[@user-gv8xy3bm3i]

Очень красиво! Попробую повторить... Спасибо за урок!

[@JoeCartwright]

Glad you enjoyed my video.

[@MsVivian99]

This is wonderful teaching and demonstration! Thankyou for sharing

[@JoeCartwright]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@julieo8017]

What a great tutorial, so well demonstrated and explained!!!

[@JoeCartwright]

Glad it was helpful! And thank you!

[@shahrzadafshinpour5847]

Thank you so much. You are an amazing artist and teacher.

[@JoeCartwright]

You are so welcome!

[@wilfredalexandercoelho8003]

Excellent coaching by Joe Cartw.... Much appreciated and please show us some more of such paintings.Thank you and God bless you. Wilfred Coelho

[@JoeCartwright]

Thank you, I will

[@raymcerlean55]

Really good. Love the colours of the sand and sea. Thank you.

[@JoeCartwright]

Glad you liked my video. Thank you.

[@anasel-mahdi7908]

well explained watercolor tutorial using limited colors with great painting.thanks for charing.

[@JoeCartwright]

Thank you so much 😀

[@patriciamckeon8530]

Thank you Joe, that was a very enjoyable 45 minutes watching you paint ! Wow, I am so impressed with your style ! Thank you so much for sharing your talent :)

[@JoeCartwright]

You are very welcome!

[@tetianaadamska177]

Дякую за детальний і зрозумілий урок малювання! Море прекрасне!

[@JoeCartwright]

You are very wlecome. 😊

[@johnwormley4401]

You've revived my interest in watercolours, cheers

[@JoeCartwright]

So glad to hear. Keep it up!

[@janewineinger1569]

The tufts of grasses look more like the picture if you stop and let it dry now, then when dry apply some LIGHTER dried grasses over the top for depth. And if you need a little guoache to do that it helps, as will a touch of just lavender work.

[@JoeCartwright]

Thanks for the tips!

[@JRafael1949]

Magnífico trabajo, maestro!!

[@JoeCartwright]

Thank you! Glad you liked it!

[@guadalupevelez7873]

Thank you ! You’re awesome, very helpful explanation

[@JoeCartwright]

You're very welcome!

[@dscha4399]

Thanks for the great lesson Learned so much !

[@JoeCartwright]

Glad to hear it!

[@marcydrake9159]

Excellent tutorial! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise 🙏

[@JoeCartwright]

Glad it was helpful!

[@maggiemac52]

I really love this. I will have a go soon. Thank you for sharing. 👏

[@JoeCartwright]

Have fun!

[@ReineDujardin]

Très belle démonstration . Merci. Ça parait si simple quand c'est vous qui le faîtes !

[@JoeCartwright]

Lots of practice always makes things look simple. Glad you enjoyed my video!

[@ReineDujardin]

Alors je vais tout faire pour pratiquer le plus possible. Merci à vous pour votre pedagogie.​@@JoeCartwright

[@JoeCartwright]

@@ReineDujardin Have fun!

[@reasonableification]

Thank you, I learned a lot watching you create this lovely seascape. I was surprised how much the shadows added to the overall feeling of this. Subscribed and am looking forward to learning more. Lora

[@JoeCartwright]

Glad it was helpful Lora! I hope you enjoy the rest of my videos.

[@traciesawrey9084]

Always great to watch your progress and thought process. 😊 Thanks waving 😙👋

[@JoeCartwright]

You are so welcome! So glad you are enjoying my videos.

[@monk5838]

Beautiful painting, very good illustration, and very deeply nicely explaining your work.. Thank you for sharing ..

[@JoeCartwright]

Thank you, glad you liked it.

[@sugarcane9425]

My 1st time here . Great tutorial I found in your Chanel. I had subscribed. Thks you

[@JoeCartwright]

Awesome, thank you!

[@dannyschristian6516]

great tutorial, thanks

[@JoeCartwright]

Glad it was helpful!

[@carolbenson6524]

Really enjoyed watching...going to do s beach scene today using your example😅

[@JoeCartwright]

Have fun!

[@GKganesan]

This is excellent. Very useful. Thank you ever so much.

[@JoeCartwright]

You're very welcome! Glad it was helpful.

[@pjs3514]

Excellent instructions and information. Thank you

[@JoeCartwright]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@lesleylampasona7950]

Thank ou Joe, our tutorial was very well explained I enjoyed it

[@JoeCartwright]

Glad it was helpful!

[@sergemassa2937]

Wow, incredible lesson. Thanks for that, i really learnt a lot: subscribed...

[@JoeCartwright]

Thanks for the sub!

[@user-ml8ih2jq6m]

Excellent. Thank you. Please keep the videos coming.

[@JoeCartwright]

Thanks, will do!

[@franceslazu1784]

Very nice tutorial and painting!! Thanks 😊

[@JoeCartwright]

My pleasure 😊

[@Pistachio2024]

Wow. I love the colour transition from water to sand 💕 I bought both of you books😊.

[@JoeCartwright]

Glad you enjoyed my video and thank you very much for buying my books! 😊

[@user-vh1ig1te8s]

Thank you for this tuto

[@JoeCartwright]

You're welcome 😊

[@highwayman01]

Lovely work and great explanation of your steps. thank you.

[@JoeCartwright]

Glad it was helpful!

[@lindagreenwood9055]

Thank you so much for your video-so informative.

[@JoeCartwright]

Glad it was helpful!

[@yvetteafrangui518]

Thank you for your beautiful painting I enjoyed very much

[@JoeCartwright]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@bonniegarson80]

Excellent instructions

[@JoeCartwright]

Glad it was helpful!

[@johnediger3670]

Thanks!

[@JoeCartwright]

Many thanks for your support John, appreciated!

[@ninner196]

I enjoyed your video very much. Sometimes sand can have a little bit of cool tone so sometimes I use either yellow ochre with Potter’s pink for the granulation or raw sienna with the same. It is different but gives a bit of sense of granulation. Thank you 😊

[@JoeCartwright]

Thanks for sharing!

[@mariyaovch3522]

Спасибо!

[@JoeCartwright]

Thank you.

[@victorart-]

This is amazing. I really like this one. Very impressed. And….1….Have a nice day🍀🍀💕

[@JoeCartwright]

Thank you! You too!

[@leekastodio]

Very beautiful work 😍😍💕💕🌹🌹👍👍

[@JoeCartwright]

Thank you so much 😊

[@tiagodagostini]

I know some people that teach the relationship between sky and sea color by addign magenta in the sky. Effectively pushing sky away from green. I think the final relation is somewhat the same of addign green to water. But interesting how our brains accept both approaches.

[@JoeCartwright]

There are many different way to achieve a similar result with colors. In the end it depends on what is in you palette at the time you want to create a particular effect.

[@kellyhalligan1328]

Beautiful, I would have liked to see how you paint the seagulls.

[@JoeCartwright]

Next time. The video was getting a bit long.