Learn to paint in watercolor with Mark Mehaffey

Learn how to paint a dramatic landscape with Mark Mehaffey in this wonderful watercolor instruction DVD. You will learn many important tips on painting, and learn how to paint evocative scenes with a limited palette. [continued…]

Painting a Dramatic Landscape in Watercolor

Mark Mehaffey teaches you how to plan and how to paint a dramatic landscape by using a few strong shapes, bold color and a limited palette. The scene, a high mountain lake in the Grand Tetons, incorporates the glowing colors of a setting sun reflected on water.

Mark shows you important tips on controlling moisture in your brush for successful wet into wet painting, how to get variety with a limited color palette, the role of silhouette and scale in landscapes, and the importance of a value sketch. In a few hours even a beginner will achieve drama in their landscape watercolors.