Watercolor Painting | How to learn from MASTERS | Isaac Levitan

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This watercolor painting tutorial is based on an oil painting "Birch Grove" by the late nineteenth century Russian landscape painter, Isaac Levitan. This painting is a part of my series from watercolor masterclass series #LearnfromMasters.

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TIME STAMPS
0:00 Introduction
0:44 A note on easel and cotton rag
0:58 Masking fluid
1:21 The method
3:48 My PATREON Channel - a brief introduction
5:01 The Green
10:54 The dark Green
19:14 The Shadows
30:29 A note on maintaining correct perspective
38:23 Texturing
46:12 Birch tree trunks
51:21 The 'details
57:56 Twigs
01:04:53 Use of toothbrush
01:10:34 Corrections
01:12:45 Darkening of tree trunks



List of Materials:
Blues:
Cobalt Blue, French Ultramarine, Cobalt Teal

Reds
Cadmium Red, Cadmium Orange, Dioxazine Purple

Yellows:
Cadmium Yellow, Naples Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Indian Yellow

Earth Tones:
Raw Umber, Burnt Umber, Raw Sienna

Greens:
Olive Green

Neutrals and Whites:
Neutral tint, Warm Grey, Cool Grey, Chinese White, White Gouache

Brushes:
Escoda : Aquario no. 14 and Perla no. 4,8 & 12
Art Essentials Brushes: Kazan Squirrel no. 000, 1, & 2
Raphael Soft Aqua brushes: 3/0, 0 & 2

Paper: Sized from Fabriano Artistico Traditional White 100% cotton Rough 140 lbs 9"x12"

Other Accessories: Nano mist sprayer, palette knife, spray bottle, Cotton cloth, paper towel, brush cleaner soap.