Watercolor reflections in water

Painting watercolour landscape scenes with reflections on water are fairly easy to do. It's a fun subject to paint and it plays to one of watercolour's

Elevate your watercolor skills as you learn to depict the serene beauty of reflections, adding depth and realism to your aquatic scenes.

This blog along with the previous 4, and the next 22 are designed specifically for the Plein Air Adventure class to go along with the demonstrations I do before each class. The info works just as well for studio paintings. First, study the scene. I usually do a quick value sketch of the scene as a way to study it. What I'm looking for is the edge where the darkest dark meets the lightest light-otherwise known as the focal point. Here' the waterline is the darkest dark with tree trunks on the…