Jerry Yarnell Teaches Ocean Waves & Wet Sand | Seashore Acrylic Painting Tutorial
May 21, 2026
Jerry Yarnell teaches how to paint a dramatic Seashore scene featuring crashing ocean waves, rugged coastal rocks, misty shoreline atmosphere, reflective wet sand, and a distant sailboat in this full-length acrylic painting lesson from the Inspiration of Painting series.
In this complete instructional lesson, Jerry combines many of the foundational painting techniques taught throughout the series into one beautiful ocean landscape composition. You’ll learn how to paint realistic ocean surf, coastal mist, wet reflective sand, shoreline grasses, textured rock formations, and glowing atmospheric light using Jerry’s loose and easy-to-follow dry brush techniques.
This acrylic painting lesson focuses heavily on atmosphere, motion, texture, reflections, and understanding how all the elements of a complete painting work together. Jerry also explains how to avoid overworking your paintings by blocking in large masses first and then developing detail with carefully placed highlights and reflections.
Techniques taught during this lesson include:
• Painting soft stormy coastal skies
• Creating distant misty shoreline hills
• Painting realistic ocean waves and surf
• Adding ocean foam, spray, and mist
• Creating transparent wave effects
• Painting rugged coastal rocks and cliffs
• Painting reflective wet sand and shoreline reflections
• Adding shoreline grasses, pebbles, and seashell details
• Creating atmospheric depth and movement
See detailed information about the paints, brushes, and palette setup Jerry used in his acrylic paintings in Jerry’s Acrylic Palette Layout Sheet here: https://yarnellart.com/acrylic-palett...
This video was from the Jerry Yarnell Inspiration of Painting PBS educational television art instructional video series — Episode 8956 Seashore https://yarnellart.com/8956-Seashore
All of Jerry’s original videos from the Inspiration of Painting and the Jerry Yarnell School of Fine Art are available on DVDs or digital downloads at https://YarnellArt.com
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Jerry Yarnell demonstrates techniques for painting a rugged coastal scene featuring dramatic waves, misty distant hills, and realistic wet sand. By focusing on brush control and layering, Yarnell shows how to build depth and movement into a complete seascape, transforming simple blocking into a finished piece of art.
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