Beginner Acrylic Volume 5: Water Reflections

In this collection of six exercises in acrylic, artist Jerry Yarnell shows you how to capture the intricacies of reflections on water, for lovely, realistic results. He starts out with examples to help you understand how reflections work, then moves on to complete a pond scene, showing how to paint different aspects of the water with each exercise.

Jerry Yarnell | Runtime (55 min)

In this collection of six exercises in acrylic, artist Jerry Yarnell shows you how to capture the intricacies of reflections on water, for lovely, realistic results. He starts out with examples to help you understand how reflections work, then moves on to complete a pond scene, showing how to paint different aspects of the water with each exercise. 

Acrylics

  • Cadmium Yellow Light
  • Cadmium Orange
  • Cadmium Red Light
  • Hooker’s Green
  • Burnt Sienna
  • Burnt Umber
  • Turquoise Deep
  • Ultramarine Blue
  • Dioxazine Purple
  • Vivid Lime Green (Phthalo Yellow Green)
  • Alizarin Crimson

Surfaces

  • Stretched canvas (medium-textured cotton, pre-primed)
  • Canvas boards

Brushes

  • Long Bristle: nos. 10, 12, 6, 4
  • Hake: 2-inch
  • Sable: round no. 4, flat no. 4, script no. 4

Others

  • Brush soap
  • Color wheel
  • Conte pencil (white)
  • Gesso (white)
  • Palette paper
  • Palette box
  • Palette knife
  • Palette sponge
  • Paper towels
  • Sandpaper (fine-grit sandpaper pad)
  • Spray bottle
  • Water container
  • Vine charcoal (soft, thin)

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  Big  7/12/2019


  Shruthi  11/7/2018
I’m falling love with the landscape paintings , specially water reflection paintings...it’s so beautiful. Thank you!


  Anita  10/20/2017
Learnt so much from this video excellent


  Carol  10/19/2017


  Laurie  9/17/2017


  Sue  7/6/2017


  Peggy  6/2/2017


  Judy  5/23/2017
Excellent clear and very helpful


  David  11/4/2016


  Liz  10/23/2016
Your instruction is so perfectly clear and truly detailed in your explaination - wonderful - as a beginner i got so excited as these snippits are lifting allot of stress of my approach and making my new painting hobby more enjoyable. Thanks again


  Barbara  9/22/2016
Jerry makes things seem so much easier. He explains how to do different areas of painting with so much help. It has helped me so much, now all I have to do is try out all the good advice he has given. Barbara


  Lauri  9/17/2016
Very well done! I greatly appreciate his attention to detail and passing that on to me.


  Lynda  2/28/2015
This is really excellent tuition. Jerry kept the subject simple so you can really concentrate on the important detail and I enjoyed the way it unfolds into a beautiful painting. An invaluable lesson into how to achieve a credible water painting. I also enjoyed watching him mix his paints and use his brushes. I would go as far as to say he is one of the best instructors on this website. I shall look forward to seeing more of his videos.


  Ryan  1/14/2015
Very easy to follow instruction on how to get started with painting reflections.


  ADELA  3/11/2014
Another great video Jerry. So clear I want to paint water something that I never thought about doing. Like the dynasty brush. All the information there for us to learn. Thank you for sharing your Gifts with all of us!


  Derryn  2/21/2014
Fantastic techniques and formula to make your reflections accurate every time!



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