Welcome to this month's video! We're exploring a painting technique using Lunar Black pigment and the fascinating effects of granulating watercolours. Watch as I apply black pigment to create a landscape painting with rolling hills, then add a tree silhouette to complete the scene. I explain the process step-by-step, showing how to paint this artwork. Happy Painting Everyone!

Link to Nicolas Lopez: Instagram: nicolas.lopez.art

To find out more about Watercolour Landscapes for Beginners click the link below:
www.scottswinsonclasses.com/courses

Paper: Arches Cold Pressed, 300gsm, Watercolour Paper, 100% Cotton, half a sheet (56cm x 38cm)

Paint:
Daniel Smith Lunar Black

Brushes:
Fan Brush size 4
Holbein Hake Brush 2"
Holbein Hake Brush 1.5”
Holbein Hake 1”
Size 12 Pure Kolinsky Round Sable
Rigger Size 0 ProArte - 103 England
Hacked up fan brush size 4
Flat Nylon
Small Series 7 Round Sable Size 0 for the

Other:
Gator Board
Spray Bottle
Tissues
Hair Dryer
Fine Mister Spray Bottle

Happy Painting Everyone!

0:00 Intro
1:40 Applying the Lunar Black
4:00 Spraying the Water
12:13 Painting in the Trees
16:00 Painting in the Sky
20:00 Suggestion of Water


Paper - if you can afford it try and use Arches Cold Pressed 300gsm paper or any other 100% cotton paper. Sheets most of the time are the cheapest way to go. I can get Hahnemuhle sheets (53cm x 78cm) for $11.50 Australian from my local art store when buying them one at a time. This gives me 16 sheets of A5 which is much cheaper than buying a pad. If you can afford to buy 50 sheets at a time that can save you a lot of money!

Arches A4 Cold Pressed 300gsm 100% Cotton Pad: https://geni.us/Arches300gsmPad

Arches A3 Cold Pressed 300gsm 100% Cotton Pad: https://geni.us/Arches9x12Pad

Arches A3 Block if you wanted to use that instead of tape to a board:
https://geni.us/ArchesWatercolourPaper

Alternatives to Arches Paper:
Saunders Waterford Watercolour Paper Sheets 300gsm cold pressed 100% cotton from your local art supplies store. Or the links from amazon below.
Sheets of 425gsm:https://geni.us/SaundersWaterford
Block 9”x12”: https://geni.us/SaundersWaterfordBlock

Hahnemuhle Etching Paper Sheets 300gsm (75% cotton 25% high alpha cellulose)
https://geni.us/HahnemuhleEtchingPaper

Stonehenge Paper Sheets 20” x 30”: https://geni.us/StonehengePaper

Baohong Watercolour Blocks: Much cheaper than Arches and good quality paper
https://geni.us/bahongwatercolorblock


Any other 100% cotton, cold pressed, acid free papers

The other paper I use a huge amount is Rives BFK Etching Paper by Arches 280gsm, 100% cotton, white, 56cm x 76cm sheets: https://geni.us/RivesBFKEtching

Paints - you only need 6 colours for this course. You can use Winsor and Newton artist quality or Cotman student quality paints. You can use other brands but the colours and names will be different.  The colours are:

Yellow Ochre
Paynes Grey
Raw Umber
Burnt Umber
Cobalt Blue
Light Red

You will also mix up a grey in a separate bowl using Cobalt Blue and Light Red

Cotman Student Quality Paints
Cobalt Blue amazon: https://geni.us/cotmancobaltblue
Light Red amazon: https://geni.us/cotmanlightred
Yellow Ochre amazon: https://geni.us/cotmanyellowochre

Winsor and Newton Artist Quality Paints (If you can afford it I would encourage you to buy these!)
Cobalt Blue amazon: https://geni.us/WinsorNewtonCobaltBlue
Yellow Ochre amazon: https://geni.us/YellowOchreTube
Light Red amazon: https://geni.us/LightRedTube

Brushes - you only need 6 brushes and a couple of cheap mixing brushes.

Size 12 Round Sable
Pure Kolinsky Round Sable Size 12 - Cornellisen (quite expensive over £150)
https://geni.us/PureKolinskySableSize
https://geni.us/IsabeyPureKolinsky

or
Synthetic Round Sable Size 12 - Micadore For Artists - roymac Revolution Taklon -  ($20)
https://geni.us/SyntheticRound

Hake Brushes x 2
Holbein 2” Hake Brush (my preference)
Holbein 1” Hake Brush (my preference)
https://geni.us/HolbeinHakeBrush
or
Ron Ranson Large Hake Brush (about 2”)
Ron Ranson Small Hake Brush (about 1”)
https://geni.us/RonRanson

Flat Nylon
Long Flat Nylon (¾” wide and 1” long bristles) - Robert Wade Neef 980 Taklon Wash: https://geni.us/RobertWadeNylon


Fan Brush
Fan Brush (I own size 1’s mainly and a size 6) - can be any brand really - I own two Winsor and Newton size 1 fan brushes and an Art Spectrum Series 1000FAN size 6.
I would get Hogs Hair Fan Brushes as they make more interesting marks but that is always personal preference. Some cheap ones on amazon are on the link below:
https://geni.us/DugatoFanBrushSet


Small Round Sable
Series 7 size ‘0’ Winsor and Newton Finish Round Sable (lovely small brush but more expensive than synthetic): https://geni.us/Series7WinsorandNewton