Simplified Impression: Painting a Landscape with a Simple Process

In this KZbin tutorial, I'll demonstrate my loose painting approach, focusing on capturing the essence of a scene with just a handful of colors.
With a limited palette comprising warm and cool primaries, along with burnt sienna and yellow ochre, we'll strip away complexity and follow a simple process. This streamlined process not only makes painting more approachable but also encourages creativity and spontaneity.
Beginning with the darkest values, I'll lay the foundation of our landscape, quickly building up to the middle values and lights. Along the way, I'll share insights and techniques to help you paint with confidence and flair.
As we near completion, we'll add bold impasto strokes in the foreground, infusing our painting with texture and depth. Enjoy the demo and let me know what you think in the comments.
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00:00 Introduction
01:11 Painting Starts
03:19 Middle Values
04:30 Lightest light
05:34 Foreground
06:47 Start Second layer
07:30 Impasto layers
08:31 Develop trees
13:16 Colorful shadows
15:22 Finishing touches
16:23 Painting Reveal
17:12 Free Course

[@lollettealipe9363]

I’m a beginner painter @ 67 years old. I truly enjoy your demos, Malcolm. They inspire me to keep on painting.

[@MalcolmDewey]

Wow, thank you

[@joanl3115]

You make it look so easy but I can see the years of experience shining in the beautiful painting

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you so much 😀

[@jeancollier2930]

What a gorgeous little painting! And such a valuable, inspiring lesson. Thank you so much, Malcolm!

[@MalcolmDewey]

My pleasure!

[@user-hw1hz8zi4w]

I love that you show beginning to end. I’m inspired!

[@MalcolmDewey]

Excellent, enjoy your painting.

[@debbiestann3809]

I had forgotten how much I enjoy watching you paint! Your commentary throughout is informative and inspiring. Great little landscape. Thank you so much!😊

[@MalcolmDewey]

So glad, thank you!

[@elizabethlineham4065]

I continue to learn from your amazing tutorials. Your paintings are so helpful - always. 🤗

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thanks so much 😊

[@SingYourselfWell]

So good again, thank you Malcom!

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you 😊

[@juliegriffiths4272]

I thoroughly enjoyed this painting. It has such a joyfulness as the colours play together. Thank you for explaining your thought process as you paint too. So much to learn 😊, I look forward to watching this again.

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you so much!

[@claraedouwesdekker6389]

Lovely painting. Inspirational, as always. Thank you Malcolm. I have been unable to paint for a couple of months, but look forward to starting again in June, and your tutorials are just what I need.

[@MalcolmDewey]

Excellent, enjoy it when you can start again.

[@annettecarnicom7847]

This is amazing……I love watching you paint and explaining your process

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you so much!

[@bonniediener5413]

As always…informative with a beautiful result. Thank you!

[@MalcolmDewey]

Many thanks!

[@c.s.102]

Such a gorgious scene painting. Thank you so much!

[@MalcolmDewey]

My pleasure, thanks!

[@jand9770]

I enjoyed your painting demonstration.. Love the impressionist style of landscapes especially with a mid-saturated color palette such as this.. 👍👍👍

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you so much 😀

[@sontrinh2524]

always a joy to watch your painting tecnics.

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you so much 😀

[@emmanuelpower2439]

Really love your demo. Clear commentary and direction. Just what i need😊😊😊

[@MalcolmDewey]

So glad!

[@Sheena268]

Wonderfully inspirational as always Malcolm. Beautiful colours and brush strokes. Many thanks 😘

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you Sheena

[@lizdang]

Wonderful demo as always!! Love it! Thank you so much Malcolm for your inspiring lessons!!

[@MalcolmDewey]

My pleasure!

[@susanfindell6154]

I’m brand new to this, I’ve watched a few of your videos and I’ve learned so much already!

[@MalcolmDewey]

Excellent, thanks

[@BOMBAY_CAT]

It's beautiful Malcolm!

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you 😊

[@elizabethlineham4065]

Thanku Malcolm, your demonstration are fabulous and i learn so much watching them. Time to start painting your ideas. Not very confident painting in a loose style, so must continue to practice.

[@MalcolmDewey]

You are very welcome

[@terrierose5917]

Lovely ! You are a master of color mixing.

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you Terrie!

[@annnicholson5553]

Loved the video! I would like to paint like this in acrylics. Thanks so much for sharing!

[@MalcolmDewey]

You are so welcome!

[@CiciArt3]

so beautiful. Love your colors. I always dare not use too many colors for fear of ruining the picture. You gave me some inspiration, thank you.

[@MalcolmDewey]

Happy to hear that.

[@odetteuys1111]

Beautiful work, Malcolm! Please could you do a seascape next 🙏😊

[@Yiit-fl9fj]

It's always amazing how you seem to so effortlessly transform a rather unremarkable photo into a gorgeous painting. I'm just getting into painting and my attempts at this kind of loose, impressionistic style are pretty medicore but I hope to be able to achieve something like this with practice eventually. Thank you for all these videos!

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you so much!

[@xiexie68]

You are always helpful on helping taletant students on painting

[@MalcolmDewey]

Glad to help out.

[@user-ib7mp3vp6h]

Love this one, thankyou! Looking forward to diving into your new book too, I enjoy your wit & wisdom 😀

[@MalcolmDewey]

You are so welcome!

[@arcuda2001]

thx so much, Malcolm .. It's always wonderful to watch the process and have you share your thoughts as you go along .. Thank you.. Norakag , here👍👍

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you Nora!

[@traceyferreira8042]

As always I get great enjoyment from watching you paint! Your colours are so beautiful. I would love to learn how to mix colour

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you so much!

[@ritabykhovsky4175]

That is a beautiful result and an excellent explanation.. Thank you.

[@MalcolmDewey]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@harpuaful]

really nice! Enjoyed your dialog regarding process. Thank you!

[@MalcolmDewey]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks

[@manjiabanti]

Your painting is a masterpiece

[@MalcolmDewey]

You are too kind!

[@maisie6904]

No adequate words - such a joyous painting x

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you!

[@yelenafurer541]

It's beautiful as always! Love your strokes creating depth, atmosphere, shadows. You are the great master, Malcolm. Thank you for the video.

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you so much 😀

[@solweigolsson3114]

Lovely color! So inspiring ❤

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you so much!

[@wdbones]

Always inspiring!

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thanks so much!

[@makerous]

lovely work and tutorial thanks

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@bryndissigfusson8909]

Thank you for this demo. I love to watch you paint, and I love the beautiful colors and the juice brush strokes.😊

[@MalcolmDewey]

Always a pleasure, thanks.

[@NatalyKenny-wz5zw]

So beautiful! I love the result! Thank you, Malcolm ❤️❤️❤️

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thanks so much 😊

[@annvandielen8685]

Brilliant!❤

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you!

[@damonoriente736]

Another excellent demonstration. Among many, you are one of the few who really bring the techniques and expression together in a way that is enjoyable, informative and instructive: even I can follow along. I must get back to the impasto course. Thanks for excellent channel.

[@MalcolmDewey]

Excellent, thank you!

[@nickybomont6074]

Another good little painting, thank you Malcolm, as usual so motivating. And every word makes sense..

[@MalcolmDewey]

Many thanks

[@kamleshsunak3176]

Lovely, as always. Thanks Malcolm for inspiration !

[@MalcolmDewey]

My pleasure!

[@leesaunders5495]

Many thanks Malcolm. I’ve finally started to paint simplifying everything, darks and shadows then middle values and then lights. Also paying more attention to shapes which makes things easier and freer. Great tip to clean off brush when painting over wet paint. Great video. If possible I would like to see you painting water in the same kind of way?

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you, will do so soon

[@JimLongCO]

Thank you!

[@MalcolmDewey]

You're welcome!

[@susannaraubenheimer6174]

Lovely. Thank you

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you too!

[@user-eq2cw2db7h]

I love watching you paint, excellent teacher👍F

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you very much!

[@sophiereinecke8659]

Lovely Malcolm. Very inspiring as always!

[@MalcolmDewey]

Many thanks!

[@nicoleweddepohl]

I❤it😊

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you 😊

[@kimranson4775]

❤

[@gitajoneja1401]

Wonderful and inspiring as always. Thanks. Have you done any Cityscapes, with cars, movement or similar? Living in a city we experience more of these on day to day and your experience would be a great guide.

[@MalcolmDewey]

There have been a few on my live channel such a London streets.

[@ionlyemergeafterdark]

You invite suggestions for future videos. I would like to see other genres than landscape, such as urban or city scapes, or portraits, or still lifes. I am sure your methods will apply to those genres as well.

[@MalcolmDewey]

Great suggestion!

[@mona2242]

Love this demo Malcolm ! I have a question for you, what must I do if I want the tree on the left to be the focal point? I have a sketch of an olive tree which I want to stand out. Thx

[@MalcolmDewey]

Biggest tip is to move it into the focal area in the rule of thirds. Use strong light and shadow to help the trunk stand out against the light. That should make a good start.

[@DrTan1980]

Beautiful painting! Would a similar technique work with gouache?

[@MalcolmDewey]

Yes, definitely.

[@coolinva]

I am a beginning painter too, and I thought the loose style is simple and easy so I would like to paint this way, but people told me this still needs some basic painting skills, so I should focus on learning some basic painting skills first before the loose style. Is this true? Do i have to learn some basic (realistic way) before the loose style? Thanks for the tutorials.

[@MalcolmDewey]

Yes there are fundamentals to learn. But not realism per se. More about values, composition, color, drawing basics too. Then brushwork techniques.

[@susanfindell6154]

My first layer of paint, painting in the horizon line and shadows etc., is always so thick. I always have to thin it with linseed oil to make it look fluid like yours does. Is this because I haven’t primed the canvas with a thin layer of paint?( so my paint doesn’t soak into the canvas) or is it my paint?

[@MalcolmDewey]

It's the paint-prepare the piles of paint a little before you start. Use a painting knife and work in two to four drops of linseed oil to get your paint nice and soft. It's quite therapeutic, too 😊 Also, use a long flat bristle brush. It makes moving the paint much easier.

[@susanfindell6154]

@@MalcolmDewey thank you so much!

[@AliBaba-ke5jn]

Hi. Acrylic?

[@MalcolmDewey]

Oils