Creating Luminous Watercolor Landscapes

In just four simple steps, Sterling Edwards will have you painting luminous watercolor landscapes. Learn to paint with watercolor from the best!

Sterling Edwards | Runtime (33 min)

Jumpstart your afternoon painting session by joining Sterling Edwards for a quick watercolor landscape tutorial. The artist walks you through his simple four-step process for creating luminous watercolors that will take you through the essentials: painting the mid tones, laying in the darkest darks, selectively glazing and adding the final details. Voila! Watercolor perfection in 30 minutes. What are you waiting for? Grab your brush and start painting along!

Creating Luminous Watercolor Landscapes with Sterling Edwards


Materials

Maimeriblu watercolors

  • Golden Lake
  • Indian Yellow
  • Orange Lake
  • Primary Red Magenta
  • Permanent Violet Bluish
  • Primary Blue Cyan
  • Brown Stil de Grain
  • Payne’s Gray

Brushes

  • ½, 1, 1½, 2-inch stiff bristle brushes
  • ½, 1, 2 inch soft, flat nylon watercolor brushes
  • large to small rounds, including a no. 6 rigger and a no. 8 round
  • small oil painting bristle brush

Surface

  • Fabriano Artistico 300-lb. cold-pressed paper

Other

  • Pencil
  • Palette with mixing area in center
  • 2 water containers
  • Toilet paper roll
  • Paper towels

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  Peter  4/30/2019


  Paula  10/4/2018


  Janet  9/14/2018


  Janine  8/21/2018


  Danielle  8/13/2018


  April  7/2/2018


  Ann  6/6/2018


  Kenneth  5/22/2018


  Jerry  4/8/2018
Loved the 4-step process to painting, Sterling is so great at explaining the process.


  Robin  4/6/2018


  Richard  2/3/2018


  Patricia  11/28/2017


  Patricia  10/29/2017
Wish he'd gone into explaining his setup and brushes more


  Kenneth  9/15/2017


  Lipa  9/3/2017


  Neel  6/26/2017


  Susan  6/26/2017
As a beginner this helps me with composition, where to start with color, the importance of brush strokes and the most important concept of watercolor -leaving the whites! His comments when adding the final touches the reminder "to not over pick"is now hanging up on my wall!


  Sharon  6/21/2017


  Marietta  6/16/2017
I am a beginner with watercolors and these videos by Sterling Edwards have really helped me to understand and get started. He is thorough in his explanations. His southern language is great!


  June Fisher  6/4/2017


  Margaret  4/26/2017
The artist speaks very fast, making him difficult to understand at times.


  Nancy  4/1/2017


  Paula  2/26/2017


  Frances  2/9/2017
Excellent!


  Robbyn  2/7/2017


  Jill  1/8/2017


  Linda  11/8/2016
Loved it! I'm going to buy the book and try this myself. Thanks!


  Deborah  10/7/2016


  Elsie  9/15/2016
Excellent Watercolor Lesson.


  Diane  9/13/2016
I enjoy Sterling Edwards videos. I like his style of painting.


  Susan  11/13/2014
Very easy to understand but harder to reproduce.....love the way he does trees and grass!!


    11/11/2014
Good techniques


  Lynda  11/10/2014
I love your videos so I ordered your book, 'Creating luminous water colour landscapes'. It's just arrived and I am thrilled to bits with it. It's beautifully illustrated, simply laid out but very informative. I am going to really enjoy reading this and trying out some of the techniques.


  Beverly  10/15/2014
This video explains and demonstrates Sterling's 4 Step Process. Clear and concise. I perfect preamble for his other videos.


  Diane  6/19/2014
I am a pastellist. In attempt to put more pazzazz into my pictures, I stumbled upon Sterling after seeing his high user ratings. I found the video amazing. He makes his 'four step process' for creating a watercolour picture simple - yet easy to grasp. As he paints he talks - so I can see visually what he is explaining as he is doing it. In between explaining how to achieve these luminous pictures in his four step process, he shares lots of little tips and tricks that he has gleaned during his years in watercolour painting. This gives people like my amateur self a huge leap forwrard in creating such beautiful pieces of work. Finally, one of the best aspects to this video....it is only about 30-40 mins, so I could digest the whole thing in one session without becoming tediously bored. Sterling - you rock the paint!


  Greer  5/30/2014
Short, concise, and spot on. I came to this video to learn watercolor underpainting techniques for pastel and left with a new appreciation for how affective watercolor can be. I was particularly impressed with how much information Sterling packed into thirty minutes, due largely because he worked as he spoke instead of lecturing in front of the camera. "Show don't tell," shouldn't only be a mantra for novelists. I've seen the video; now I've got to read the book!


  Pamela  4/7/2014
Thank you so much for this video. I learned many new techniques and enjoyed the teacher's easy manner in doing something he loves.


  Mary  3/12/2014
Doesn't overwhelm you. Keeps it loose and fun!


  Xuliana  2/12/2014
Excellent beautiful watercolor by this great master!


  Matthew  1/28/2014
Sterling Edwards' method is an excellent introductory to understanding the process of working towards a planned end stage through clear and well thought steps which are accessible to any artists' skill level. Thankyou Sterling!


  Camille  12/18/2013
I enjoy the quick but so informative style of the video.


  Barb  11/16/2013
What a great tutorial. I am learning so much from Sterling's workshops...Thanks so much!


  Enrica  11/12/2013
Useful and enjoyable tutorial. But what is this book he keeps referring to??


  Sandra  11/7/2013
Thank you, a great"formula" to work on.



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