Painting an African Landscape with Acrylics in 10 Minutes!

Today we paint an African sunset reflecting in a small river with a large silhouetted tree in fewer than 10 minutes! This is a real time acrylic landscape painting tutorial.
Hour long lessons & Patreon: / onehourpaintings
Paints:
Primary Red (By: Liquitex BASICS)
Primary Yellow (By: Liquitex BASICS)
Burnt Umber (By: Liquitex BASICS)
Titanium White (By: Liquitex BASICS)
Black (By: Liquitex BASICS)
Brushes:
Large square headed brush (Artists Loft)
Medium square headed brush (old and rough, unbranded)
Medium square headed brush (unbranded)
Small round headed brush (Artists Loft)
Canvas board 6X8
Water:
Um..tap..
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Instagram: / ryanorourkeart

[@SuperCarmen57]

Wonderful scenery and clear explanations, thank you from the bottom of my heart !

[@Leontinevanvliet]

It's beautiful! makes me think of The lion king right away😁

[@DesignsbyCADPRO]

Leontine van vliet me too!

[@queenbeenewest619]

exactly! 😀😊😃

[@kimbusby5685]

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[@aminatac3477]

Dessin arbre africain elephant

[@ilikecookies6677]

Leontine van vliet Hey! Lol same I subbed to you

[@rawrengchng]

Thanks a million, Ryan. I am 60 y. o. and just taking up Acrylic painting as hobby, your 10 min is priceless, God bless u. I am trying to copy a bit of your paintings, haha.

[@annoommen7278]

Thank you so much for teaching. I am glad that finally I could find a channel where someone teaches acrylic painting so sincerely. This really helped me a lot. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.👍

[@m.p.353]

This painting makes you feel so warm and calm...thank you so much!

[@davithkane1369]

Same here!

[@bandhuvlogs2641]

Davith Kane i

[@sushenvarada7732]

I really love all of your paintings, you are the biggest reason why I am painting today. All of your tutorials make everything easier. THAN K YOU SO MUCH!!!

[@RyanORourkeArtist]

Comments like these are so nice to read. Thank you Sushen!

[@ronelrudman5364]

Thank you for painting African landscapes. Beautiful art. Love from South Africa

[@kathleenmcdonald3412]

I really am glad I found you I not only love your work but the way you explain what to do. The fact you use primary paints and mostly and the basic brushes you use makes it easy for a beginner. Thank you

[@agentaxolotl4796]

These videos have drastically improved my skills. Thank you!!

[@paulafonseca7868]

I was born in Africa (Angola).The most common landscape is "savana", the one you painted. A wide space with very few trees and dry grass. Austral Africa has the most beautiful sunset of the planet, allways around 6 p.m.

[@candyflossinct]

paula fonseca I live in South Africa and I agree african sunsets are gorgeous

[@marjemacmillan1334]

Beautiful as usual, I've learned so much with your 10 minute videos I find I'm like a goldfish and have a very very short attention span. And why sit for an hour watching a tutorial when you can be painting!! Thank you x

[@momcat2011]

Mr O Rourke,, your lessons are the BEST I have found on this site.

[@loyalwarrior3053]

As an avid viewer and diligent collector of good films and videos I have gladly visited this channel and I thank its owner for the provided pleasure!

[@janerochfort2134]

You are amazing 👏....and have such dulcet tones.....a pleasure to watch and listen to.....more 10 minute demos please....Jane....North Wales UK 🇬🇧 👌

[@sj2641]

You know who likes titanium white? Bob Ross. You paint landscapes. Bob Ross paints landscapes. You are an amazing painter. Bob Ross is an amazing painter. My only explanation is that Bob Ross got reincarnated to you. What I'm saying is, amazing art, you are very talented and inspiring.

[@RC.-]

Bob Ross paintings are actually locations where he hid bodies

[@lizwiseman6774]

Absolutely beautiful! I love the clouds. So realistic and you make it look so easy! Thank you for the voice over of what you're doing. So many tutorials are sped up with no indication of what the artist is doing and why. This is my first video of yours to view, and I know I'll be enjoying lots more! Thank you for sharing your gift. :)

[@EducatedWalrus]

Wow. I love love painting and this makes me so happy

[@patwalkins2061]

Love, love painting

[@jarmilakochova8221]

Moc děkuji za krásné ukázky malování.Dekuji. KZbin je skvělé.

[@breviney5897]

I love your videos so much! I attempted this painting to give to my brother who is currently in Africa working with the youth there. Your tutorials make things so much easier to comprehend, especially for beginners like myself. Thank you so much!

[@RyanORourkeArtist]

Thank you, Breanna. It's wonderful that your brother is doing what he is. It's also really nice that you're rendering paintings for him. You seem like great people!

[@ColombianChihuahua]

Thank you for this tutorial. I’ve been trying to do a sunset. The sun is what does not shine. However, your tutorial just taught me how to make it shine. Thank you so much 😊

[@humanbeing1429]

Same here. My sun never shone but now it does after watching this video

[@mahimasharma9669]

This painting is really beautiful 👌👌nd the steps to make is also very easily understandable.. I really love this painting.. ❤️❤️

[@loiswitmer883]

thanks so much for posting these beautiful tutorials! I've done at least 4 of your paintings this week.

[@willdixon9525]

Nice artwork, Watching while I paint. Keep up the awesome videos!

[@t_h_e_o4303]

with your tutorial is everything easier thank you

[@annienuis936]

WATH A BEAUTIFUL AFRICAN LANDSHAPE , AND SO VERY GOOD WITH STAP BY STAP ...❤️💋❤️

[@alinea268]

Thank you for this beautiful video 🥰

[@surinderkang608]

Beautiful work.well done.

[@andrejeangalang1439]

I'm very new to acrylics and the tutorials you've handed really help me develop techniques :)

[@RyanORourkeArtist]

Great to hear, Andre! Best of luck!

[@1homemademom]

Ryan , I am always happy whenever i actually complete a painting and thats because of the way you teach. theres only been 3 other artists that teach at least for me I can not speak for others that really take the time to show the whole shabang ... Bob ross was my first in oil painting and you in acrylics ... I was wondering if you can do your 10 min videos with your pallet of colors and names of them next to it ? I finally got alot of acrylic paints and canvases in which i am thrilled and cant wait to paint and finish them all. instead of being afraid to finish just because i got stuck . watching it visually as well as you explaining it would be so helpful to me that i can see about how much of this or that color your using or when your wetting the brush ...i know you teach us a lot now for some reason im noticing that no matter how much lighting i have on, it still feels like i cant always see it as good as others I am very grateful that i have you to learn from you explain so much which has also helped me in oil painting as well . if you already have videos like that would you send me the link ... and a big thank you for posting all of your hard work and sharing your passion

[@RyanORourkeArtist]

Unfortunately due to time constraints in the 10 minute lessons I can not show you my pallet or how I mix pigments. We cover the painting process in much more detail in our One Hour Lessons on Patreon including how I mix my pigments. I've provided a link to my Patreon below :) www.patreon.com/onehourpaintings

[@canadianroxy]

Really fantastic tutorials... thank you! Beautiful painting

[@DesignsbyCADPRO]

Awesome sky and colors!

[@AnimationArea]

Giving me Bob Ross vibes, I love it.

[@nightwolf3219]

Your amazing, I give my full respect to you sir.

[@neytranayak4075]

Thanks for this, Ryan!

[@danielbringhurst4541]

Great channel and terrific work on this painting and all your others!

[@Debbyiamme]

Thank you, again, Ryan! that's very nice.

[@RyanORourkeArtist]

Thank you, Debby!

[@mimafigueroa9022]

I love the way you do your paintings. Hoped one day I would be able to do something nice.

[@ghghada1816]

you are a great artist 👍

[@susanlindblad1093]

That was a great tutorial! I'll definitely give this a try. Thanks for the lesson.

[@RyanORourkeArtist]

Thank you for the wonderful comment!

[@silvanocece1365]

Excellent and thanks for sharing this tutorial 👌

[@wildannugroho_plus]

you make it looks so easy

[@Bagsandthingsbysilvia]

Thank you for this tutorial, 🙏🏼 I used this cloud technique in one of my paintings, I’m a beginner 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@angelarcher8864]

Finally got to do this one :) posted in your FB page. Thanks for being awesome

[@masterkratos2]

sent by KZbin. And im loving it.

[@dawnlitkowiak5309]

Just beautiful, you make it seem so simple ;-) Thank you! Just followed you now, looking forward to seeing your other paintings and seeing what I can create.

[@benhuckaby]

Saw you as the Creator on the Rise today, figured I'd watch a video, holy cow dude you're incredible, earned yourself a sub, rung the notification bell too!

[@RyanORourkeArtist]

Thanks Ben, I really appreciate it!

[@joycegcooper8278]

Thank you for your beautiful painting!!

[@RyanORourkeArtist]

Thank you for your lovely comment!!

[@startrekkermads]

Thank you for inspiring me ...amazing tutorials!!!

[@RyanORourkeArtist]

Thank you so much!

[@lynnearlyriser]

Thank you - love it !

[@baelt64]

Thank you.

[@ak-ri9iw]

Amazing and easy😎

[@liaminelli9085]

Accidentally did it with oil paints instead on acrylic but it came out absolutely stunning.

[@1homemademom]

oh I am proud to say the one I finished was the cherry blossom painting turned out awesome

[@RyanORourkeArtist]

So glad to hear it turned out well!!

[@Ramenatic]

i really love to paint that take few minutes of my time because of my busy sched.

[@andyaqui]

Love this …. I have a photo with a similar sunset and this helps me with my approach to doing the painting.

[@RyanORourkeArtist]

So happy to hear it! Glad you're incorporating the lesson with something personal :)

[@carolschultz1058]

Beautiful!!

[@scottriggs2592]

nice work man !!!!!!!!!

[@You_surefortnite]

Amazing 👍👍👍😍😍😍👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@October-qm4hj]

You are sooooo talented 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@RyanORourkeArtist]

:)

[@elizabethsobeautifuldickso902]

Love this painting relaxing to look at it. Gives me inspiration .

[@brunbill]

Beautiful Work

[@interesse4381]

Hy, very interesting clouds. Thank you.

[@jeanhurst4]

Great stuff!

[@mekonggiantcatfish202]

Awsome paintings

[@nathaliechoury3538]

C'est très jolie , belle lumière

[@ryanfernando3420]

Saw you as the creator on the rise. Watched this video, you've just received a new subscriber. Good Job.

[@RSJ-Texas]

Nice painting 👍

[@twrecks116]

Nice Work!!

[@Bigice99]

a modern day bob ross.. thank god.

[@NickyEmpress123]

wow, a must try

[@efhoyla2334]

I can't believe this painting is done in ten minutes. Amazing! Of all the paintings you have made, this is my favorite by far. I am inspired to paint. Thank yo, Ryan. By the way, I noticed that you usually paint nature or landscape. Could you please make a ten minute video tutorial on how to paint an animal. I wonder how fur is painted. ^_^

[@RyanORourkeArtist]

While I would love to make something like that I don't think I could accomplish believable fur/feathers in a 10 minute time period. If you're really interested in that subject matter I would implore you to check out Lachri Fine Art or Jason Morgan here on KZbin. They both do a fantastic job with that stuff :)

[@efhoyla2334]

I see. That's fine. I still learn a lot from your tutorials. Thanks for the recommendation, though. I will visit their pages. Is it okay if I copied your paintings? I did some and will put 'em on my wall when they are done. I hope it's fine. I am excited for your upcoming tutorials. ^_^

[@RyanORourkeArtist]

You are more than welcome to copy any of the paintings in this 10 minute painting series. That is what they are for :)

[@efhoyla2334]

Thank you. ^_^

[@sourabhuwusingh]

Hats off🙆🙏👍👍👍👌👌

[@jeanmilhollin5176]

Very very good

[@RyanORourkeArtist]

Thanks, Jean!

[@sheylanovotna]

Cooolll!!!! Omg 😍😍😍😍😍

[@shagufta9078]

Wow 👏👏👏

[@DrawingwithNoel]

awesome

[@czspeed9209]

beautiful

[@swatichatur314]

Simple techniques.. Awesome painting.. Wel frm dis i too tried at home.. Hope it was little bit near to wat you painted..

[@trinhquyen9837]

Thank you so much for teaching ! I do appreciate a lot .. I am new to this, I am gonna learn a lot from you. Can I ask, which paint you use to draw before painting plz, if I use pencil, the color will cover all of it and I am struggling to draw again. Thank you!

[@rodolfom3343]

Excelente. Felicitaciones.

[@NehaKumari-pe2cm]

Grate..i jst love it..and going to do it..

[@prabhavathisubramanya8659]

HI , I FOLLOWED YOUR PAINTING, TILL END ,IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL,THAT IT TEMPTED ME TO START IMMEDIATELY,AND I ASSURE YOU THAT YOU TOO WOULD LOVE MY PAINTING BECAUSE I ALWAYS LIKE GOLDEN REDDISH SKY WHICH LOOK MARVELLOUS,,THANK YOU SO MUCH, GOD BLESS YOU,

[@user-tj4qf8tc2b]

Prabhavathi Subramanya споси

[@user-tj4qf8tc2b]

Спосибо очень красиво!!!!

[@inaya9625]

Perfekt!!

[@anarozo2630]

Amazing it really helpd

[@RyanORourkeArtist]

So glad to hear :)

[@Kunstsportfee]

great 😍

[@verafrux4590]

Spettacolare!

[@Vlr870]

The master......

[@will4618]

6:27 " the bottom portion is much larger than the top " . i would like to point out that in the lower right part of the tree, the branch seems to be a bit thinner than the top branches. not sure if u did that on purpose but just wanted to let you know. besides that , great work on your drawing and your commentating

[@steelstrokes]

I don't mean to be a skeptic here! I really like this painting tutorial! I have given you a like. I was waiting for the reflection of the tree to be painted and ..... it didn't happen. I guess you were trying to beat the clock, It happens... Keep up the good work!

[@RyanORourkeArtist]

The tree is actually set back from the water a fair distance, in both African landscape scenes. As you can see, there is a fair amount of grass in the foreground. As the grass is close to the water, it does have a reflection, unlike the tree. It is important to remain cognizant of how far away your subjects are in relation to your water source as it will heavily affect the amount of reflection cast.

[@steelstrokes]

From the perspective of the painting, I am actually finding it hard to get that point. anyways you are the master, and I am still struggling to get my paint brushes out(that's if I have any)! :) Will try n get your point. :) Cheers n keep up the good work!

[@swapneelbarua6956]

I freakin love ur videos! Im now a new subscriber for u!

[@brendanofarrell7278]

I can't draw for shit and I still watched this. I don't know why.

[@shizuko935]

Beaaaaautiful 😍😍i like it

[@beesnort4944]

You make it look so easy! I wish I had talent like that. Your the new bob Ross! I would love to learn. How much money do you need to start out?

[@RyanORourkeArtist]

Honestly if you're just beginning you can pick up a pack of brushes, paint, and canvas board at the dollar store for under five dollars. They aren't the best quality but it's an affordable way to do a lot of practicing!

[@ahchi4238]

Good👍

[@rajagrawal2938]

Which kind of paper should I use to make these painting by acrylic colors

[@coconutcake3198]

You must put something on the canvas before painting right? You blend so easily where as I can't pull the pigment as far along as you. Did you put liquid white on the canvas?

[@RyanORourkeArtist]

I actually don't use any medium in these lessons. I try to make them as simple as possible :) However, my brush was fairly wet (with water) for those larger applications.

[@hooked4life64]

Beautiful. Did you hurt your hand?

[@paintandpinotinperth7868]

I love how you explain your colour with such great detail. I have to ask tho, do you have really large hands or is this a tiny canvas!!? Lol keep up the great work!

[@RyanORourkeArtist]

Haha, thank you! I'm using a small canvas. I love miniature art because it allows me to try ideas fairly quickly, play with lots of color palettes and they are easy to arrange with a limited amount of space :)

[@OnlineCollegeofArtandDesign]

helpful!

[@annuvish680]

Nice