Watercolor - Landscape With Granulating Paints

I love the effects of granulating watercolors so I picked three of Daniel Smith's granulating colors and created a simple landscape that created lots of texture. I earn a small commission from the affiliate links below.
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PAINTS USED
Daniel Smith transparent yellow oxide - amzn.to/30Bmq3w
Danie Smith transparent brown oxide - amzn.to/3aR5DdT
Daniel Smith Ultramarine turquoise - amzn.to/2O8iDRP
Daniel Smith Blue Apatite Genuine - amzn.to/34sM22I
Winsor & Newton granulation medium -bit.ly/361irx9
BRUSHES
Silver black velvet flat 1" brush - amzn.to/2xIlA3b
Silver black vevlet #14 round brush - amzn.to/31nxJKQ
PAPER
Arches 140lb hot pressed paper - amzn.to/2GA5D4f
Dipping pen - amzn.to/323C84H
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[@annedall8441]

quelle chance d'avoir des artistes qui partagent leur savoir et leurs techniques avec une telle générosité !

[@towardsthelight4919]

Jean ...You’re the best abstract landscape watercolourist on KZbin thank you for teaching us need more of these tutorials🙏

[@rubyfisch5077]

That turned out great! I love the Daniel Smith granulating colors and really like them on hot press paper. At first I was skeptical about using hot press for them because I thought I needed the 'tooth' of the cold press for the granulation to hold onto. But that isn't quite true. While they do look good on cold press, i love the dreamy effect you can get with hot press, which really shines in your sky. Very nice!

[@mfdba]

I love the turquoise. It provides great counterbalance to the oxides.

[@lmrharper3586]

My kind of painting .The granulation is stunning

[@IamMaiLan]

Beautiful. I could watch you painting for hours. So satisfying 🫶🙏

[@onnaaddis7983]

So lovely. You captured colors after the rainstorms in the desert!

[@janicehilton8884]

I love, love the turquoise too. It's so gorgeous within the browns/yellows and cream blend. Thank you so much for a most enjoyable and informative video.

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Interesting. Thanks.

[@jennintransit8034]

Your "thinking out loud" narrative is so helpful. I am excited to start in this style!

[@rainbowfox1934]

That was fun to see how granulating paints move.

[@artstudio5244]

The grained watercolor gives a natural and good representation of the desert. I learned an idea. Thank you very much for posting a good video

[@CousinAAE]

Beautiful demo. Thanks!

[@pumkang7702]

Beautiful granulation of colors. I just love the painting. Thanks for the demonstration.

[@kookaburra24]

Your commentary is so helpful, seeing things from the artist’s perspective

[@lynnhuddleston3199]

This is breathtaking! Love the painting! ❤

[@janerogers5717]

I really love the colours in this one

[@sparkofinterest81]

This painting is beautiful Jean. I love the tip on how to keep the eye in the painting by dipping up with the landscape. I must try some oxide colors :).

[@louisedubois7375]

I love that you're now painting larger pieces and I just know I'm going to have to order these colors now! Thanks for much Jean!!

[@stawberrydawn2181]

I'm in love with your style of watercolor!

[@loveandlife4222]

Beautiful! I love DS granulating primateks! I hope you’ll show us more.

[@shirleyping7058]

I LOVE the colors and the little trees! Just beautiful!!

[@jenfleming9412]

Absolutely beautiful Jean. I have done three paintings from your teaching this week and love them. I am sorting out my granulating paints and find I have quite a few Daniel Smiths. Want to et some of that gorgeous green appetite genuine. Wow that is fantastic. I am working my way through all your videos. You are fantastic and a terrific teacher. Thank you so much.

[@boubella11]

Thank you, Jean. I have never been a fan of granulating paints but you are very convincing and now have inspired me to use them to my advantage. Gorgeous little painting!

[@BarbaraGilbertdesigner]

OMG, this painting made my heart soooo happy! I love granulating colors and I find watching the colors mix together very mediative, it's my favorite part about watercolor. Thank you so much for your awesome tutorials, I am extremely motivated to purchase these colors and work with them.

[@pamteal5433]

Lovely painting. Am paintless at the mo as looking after my mum with a broken shoulder. Your videos keep me happy. Can't wait to play with the Daniel Smith colours. Thanks for your inspiration.

[@peaches5712]

Beautiful color scheme......definitely going to give them a go.

[@saraht4973]

Love that you are saying to try something new. and Always learning

[@SuzanneLegault]

Wow! What a great piece. And your end comments were just what i was thinking - bigger main tree and more vegetation on the slope. Love, lovr, love how you share your thought process and experimentation as you paint. You are a real treasure in this sea (won't say swamp) of watercolor videos.

[@pk3679]

I love the color combo you picked for this example. I have ordered a tube of the blue apatite and can’t wait to try it out in my landscapes. Thank you for the inspiration.

[@zhanghaiyang2654]

So genius!

[@alvax2455]

Beautiful

[@bonniesinclair-davidson6529]

I always look forward your video's Jean! Love you colour choices! Thank's for sharing!

[@dawnborchert772]

Very pretty

[@bessiesegal5885]

What a wonderful and imaginative painting, Jean Lurssen. I just 'met' you for the 1st time today and I' m so happy I came across your videos and FB page. Thank you for sharing your talents with us!

[@mskhartwatercolourwithmisu8598]

This is the perfect video that I was looking for. I wanted to paint the landscape with granulating paint so I ordered it(It's on the way). I wanted to see how it reacts differently than the paints that I have. Because I notice some of the heavy pigment show that effect. I have a single pigment cobalt Turquoise Hue(PB28) it makes that effect beautifully too. I didn't know transparent yellow ochre does that too. I should try that. Thank you for sharing.

[@beverleydrew8069]

Thank you for another wonderful video. I do hope that you are safe, the fires look horrid and very scary! Take care of yourselves. 😘

[@teresajordao6634]

Beautiful work! Thanks 💗

[@chiarinadicintio4531]

I just watched this amazing demonstration. Going to try it right now. Thank you

[@antiochfoxlake7]

I always love your tutorials. This is one of my favorites. You didn’t need to use a granulating medium to achieve this look. I will need to try these colors. Thank you!!

[@JeanLurssen]

Exactly - granulation without granulation medium.

[@LoriFahy]

i just love that granulation.. makes me want to practise more

[@kaxwhitwhittington6347]

I love love love your work!

[@arielacaripan2081]

Simplemente bello!.....felicitaciones Jean.

[@chedoodles]

pretty amazing!

[@yvonnegeelen6571]

Lovely... love granulating colours transparent red oxide and hematite genuine is great to

[@sharonmcmann-morelli4896]

yvonne geelen is granulating just really watered down colors?

[@yvonnegeelen6571]

sharon mcmann-morelli no granulating watercolours are different I don’t think they are ground so fine

[@jeaninerembaud7798]

Magnifique!. Bravo pour ces réalisations puissantes en textures et en émotions. Merci pour votre générosité. Continuez. De la part d'une fidèle abonnée belge.

[@junerubenstein8966]

Beautiful, Jean. Thank you

[@conniegant7781]

I so love this painting! It is absolutely stunning. Thank you for sharing.😊

[@lynnpomeroy9336]

Thank you, that's a beautiful painting. Love the colours.

[@dianefallon8471]

Wow! It is gorgeous.

[@Fleabitten]

The colors work together great! It looks really good! :)

[@hazelhands1]

Lovely landscapes

[@HeiderosesPhotograph]

So beautiful, my favorite color combination, thank you so much, and Merry Christmas :)

[@JeanLurssen]

Happy Holidays to you too Ann.

[@carolinafernandezoro733]

Awesome!!!!

[@colinhazell6259]

Very good!

[@paolatagliapietra594]

I love it. Thanks for sharing!

[@Turkeeney]

Oh it is so exciting to watch you. I cannot afford the Daniel Smith paints! Are there alternatives that you could recommend please?

[@inasrimitra5091]

Beautiful work ❤️

[@stellauno]

Bello tu trabajo, gracias por compartir, hace tiempo que quería ver cómo se hacen los efectos de granulación y no había encontrado una demostración, Gracias por tu generosidad!!!

[@MerrrryBeth]

Thank you !!! I especially love the turquoise!! I am going to buy a tube of that pigment:)

[@mariannefransioli4397]

Splendides effets, magnifique choix de couleurs! Salutations depuis la France.

[@gumpymcbarfbag3884]

Nice!

[@suzanplatzer5416]

I absolutely love all these colors too. Every painting you do is drawing me to buy more paint. I'm a little bit confused the yellow oxide link pulls up red oxide. Just thought I'd let you know. I wish I could take a class from you.

[@JeanLurssen]

Thanks for letting me know about the link - will fix. I have online classes at watercolors.jeanlurssen.com if you are interested.

[@farzanehtn9076]

Lovely!😍

[@sophielegay4104]

Very beautiful! I tried only one abstract watercolor on my channel but I wasn't very happy about it. I think I'm going to do the inktober challenge with one abstract watercolor a day, maybe this way I'll improve ^^

[@johanne2293]

This is great! Is it possible to obtain such effect with granulating medium ? And how do we use it?

[@JeanLurssen]

Mix the granulation medium with watercolor.

[@sherryroberts7716]

Very lovely! Try to hold your sample pieces still when you are trying to show us them. They kept moving as you spoke. I love these granulating paints and own several colors myself!

[@JeanLurssen]

Noted. Thanks Sherry.

[@JakobsAccount]

Very interesting!

[@soupguru1]

I love this painting, but I am not getting the level of granulation desired even though I am using the same paints, mixing thick and spritzing. 1st try was on 140 lb cotton hot press, 2nd try was on 140 lb cotton cold press, 3rd try was on 300 lb cotton cold press. Not sure what I am doing wrong. Maybe I should have tested techniques on small pieces of paper to see what would have given me a better result. I ended up adding transparent red oxide to my 3rd paiting to produce more color depth.

[@AlexsandraPenna]

Estou maravilhada, lindo trabalho

[@maggiemae6867]

Stunning!! Would come press water work just as good, or you you recommend hot press for these granulating landscapes?

[@JeanLurssen]

They are supposed to work better on cold pressed paper. I just prefer painting on hot pressed paper.

[@maggiemae6867]

@@JeanLurssen I'm sorry about that messed up wording. LOL. I was probably half a sleep. Thank you for responding. I love your landscapes!! I try them alot. It's fun to recreate.

[@ladyflimflam]

This looks very much like rockcuts to me-a cross-section of landscape.

[@kbent8394]

Are you using the granulating medium in the spray bottle? Or is it water in the bottle? Thank you for your lovely demo.

[@JeanLurssen]

It's just water.

[@akashgoenka9490]

This is extraordinary. How can I know which colours will granulate and which won’t? (I can’t afford Daniel Smith watercolours - but I have cheaper variants.)

[@rohi881]

I asked myself the same question...

[@SaraElliott45]

I would swatch the ones you have to see if they granulate or not. You can also purchase 'granulation medium' which I think you can mix with non granulating paints to help them granulate.

[@chantalnugues-perrin3631]

Here a very good reading for those who ask about granulating watercolors : danielsmith.com/blogs/jane-blundell-granulating-watercolors-what-why/

[@loveandlife4222]

Akash Goenka - I would save up for Daniel Smith Primateks. They granulate like no other paint because they are made from real minerals. I would try to save and just get one at a time. That’s how I’ve acquired my collection. Good luck!

[@akashgoenka9490]

Love and Life Thank you :)

[@granthudson-artist-painter]

Hi Jean, what sort of marsking tape comes away from the paper without tearing it, cheers grant

[@JeanLurssen]

I have had success with this tape - amzn.to/3y5Bdzr One has to be careful with any tape when removing from the paper. Remove slowly and away from the paper.

[@suzanplatzer5416]

I'm just curious how long your paint brushes last. For some reason I wear off the tip of mine. I think I'm scrubbing or not painting with the brush properly. Do you have any tips on that?

[@JeanLurssen]

I guess it depends on how heavy you are with them and the quality of the brush.

[@fionaross-scott5613]

Lovely. I am really interested to see 'the repair'. Did you 'fix' the bleed into the sky?

[@JeanLurssen]

I didn't really need to Fiona. The trees covered the area quite well.

[@fionaross-scott5613]

@@JeanLurssen Thank you for replying. Your painting looked gorgeous. I just wondered what technique you would use? I think you mentioned adding white earlier along in the video.

[@JeanLurssen]

@@fionaross-scott5613 I would have used Dr. PH Martin's bleed proof white to fix the color overlap. Hope this helps.

[@fionaross-scott5613]

@@JeanLurssen Thank you. Just watched your youtube on that product. It looks just brilliant. I love the 'waves' you did with it too.

[@suel4269]

That’s gorgeous! Do you use a mat to predetermine the painting area?

[@JeanLurssen]

No I don't. That would restrict my painting somewhat. I only add a mat after I'm done.

[@kathytrombetta3438]

I am surprised that you prefer hot press paper. Wouldn’t cold press produce more texture in paintings?

[@JeanLurssen]

For me the granulation works better on hot pressed. Don't know if others experience something different.

[@kathytrombetta3438]

Jean Lurssen I will have to try hot press with your method. I have tried it on cold press and have a few pictures that I like.

[@JannaGlosoli]

beautiful painting! if I can ask, how did you do the white bushes on the bottom of one of those small paintings? Did you just remove the paint while it was still wet with something or is it painted on top of already dried paint? Thanks :)

[@JeanLurssen]

Thanks Jana. I used Dr. PH Martin's bleedproof white. amzn.to/3ecx8ys

[@Roslyngal]

Anyone else seeing a benevolent pussycat looking down from the sky? 🐱

[@Rockymtnbloom]

Jean, your list of paints use shows Blue Apetite Genuine but you talk about turquoise. Which paint have you used in this video?

[@JeanLurssen]

Just realized I forgot to list that one Have added it now under the video. Thanks for letting me know.

[@robertabymers9258]

What paint colors for beginners do you suggest?

[@JeanLurssen]

Hi Roberta. It really depends on what type of art you want to pursue. Some artists like bright colors and others prefer the more muted hues. I would suggest you checkout different artist's work and decide which appeals to you, only then will you know what basic colors to start with.With the three primary colors you can mix just about any color, so I wouldn't start by buying a lot of paints. You could try a few different primaries to see what appeals to you. Be sure to get artist quality paints if you want good results. Never skimp on quality paints or paper. Buy only 100% cotton watercolor paper for best results. My work horse colors are still Winsor & Newton raw sienna, burnt sienna, Payne's grey, Indigo, French ultramarine, sap green, Indian yellow and lemon yellow. I also love the Daniel Smith line and use a numbe of their colors too.

[@GD-eh3mj]

Where does one find the granulation potion?

[@JeanLurssen]

I list all materials with links below the vide.

[@GD-eh3mj]

@@JeanLurssen thank you Jean:)

[@sharonmcmann-morelli4896]

what are granulated colors?

[@JeanLurssen]

It's granulating colors. They are colors made from minerals that separate when adding water or granulation medium and create textures when the mineral grains appear on the page.

[@sharonmcmann-morelli4896]

thank you so much now i get it ❤️

[@Mr.S65]

Have you tried DS Goethite (Brown Ocher)?

[@JeanLurssen]

No I have not. Will have to look out for that. Thaks for the tip.

[@ranjanachand9306]

Beautiful