Watercolor Landscapes: Experimental Tools and Techniques

Explore a variety of watercolor techniques using different tools and create unique works of art inspired by the world around you

• Introduction
• Materials, Composition and Perspective
• Techniques
• The Project Step by Step
• Final project

A strong painting is much more than pigment on paper — it activates the senses, says watercolor artist Christian Koivumaa. He is passionate about painting atmospheric artwork that invites people to feel the elements portrayed in a painting, as if they were there. He is a top-selling artist in his home country of Sweden, appearing in numerous exhibitions and galleries.

In this course, he teaches you to paint a unique and enchanting landscape that draws the eye in, using experimental techniques and different tools. Learn about composition and perspective, elevate your sketching techniques, and understand how to create depth, texture and preserve negative white space. Understand how to use the language of watercolor to translate the scenes around you.

This is Christian’s second course at Domestika. In his first course, Atmospheric Landscapes in Watercolor, he teaches you how to paint evocative scenes inspired by the natural world.

• About Me
• Influences
• Materials
• Composition and Perspective
• Sketching from References
• Sketching with Watercolor
• Creating Depth
• Creating Texture With a Spray Bottle
• Scraping Pigment with a Palette Knife
• Creating Fog or Smoke
• Preserving White Areas
• Softening Edges After the Paint Has Dried
• The Sketch and Masking
• Mixing Paint and the First Wash
• Second Wash
• Focal Point
• Details
• Atmospheric Landscapes in Watercolor