Here is a list of the brushes I generally use for plein air painting:

Quinacridone crimson (you can use alizarin crimson instead).

Yellow oxide (you can use yellow ochre instead).

I painted this artwork using oil paint and the colours I used in this painting are as follows: The positioning and form of the cliffs and the mid ground rocks help lead the eye towards the breaking wave. I have loosely incorporated an ‘S’ composition into the design where the channel in the foreground leads the eye towards the breaking wave. If you’re ready to save yourself years and years of struggle and learn how to paint beautiful wave paintings within just 7 days, I’m looking forward to teaching you on the other side.The main area of interest in this seascape is the translucent breaking wave. If you take the course and don’t enjoy it or just want a refund for any reason at all, it’s very easy you just email me and say hey I’d like a refund and I say absolutely, here you go. That’s why I’m also giving you Access to our private members page on Facebook where you can post your work and get advice and encouragement from other students including myself. Sometimes all it takes is one person saying 'hey I like that, good job', to spur you in to starting your next painting. One of the most important things that keeps people painting is feedback and encouragement from other people. Add to that my printable palette underlay and you’ve got yourself a top of the line professional palette that you can use to get your values right every time (this is one of the biggest keys to painting well), and you’ve also got a handy reminder of the the colour wheel right there where you need it. Most professional artists I know use a glass palette in the studio.

Sometimes you get so busy with other stuff it’s hard to calm down into the creative mode though, and that’s why I built this guided meditation to take you into that space, to be totally present, letting go of everything else, and tuned in for a beautiful painting session. One of the main benefits of painting is that it gets you in that timeless creative mind state, very much like meditation. If so, take this 1 hour Oil Painting Basics course to get you started (also good for acrylics). Perhaps you’re not ready just yet to tackle waves. I want you to find real painting freedom so I’m giving you some special gifts if you join this course today. INVEST IN YOURSELF TODAY and save yourself years of struggle. Two months after I made this Painting Waves course I decided to add this bonus chapter, including all the new learning I had done myself, learning from master artists like William Trost Richards, Ruo Li, and Roy Tabora. How to place rocks properly in your paintings.Rocks can make great supporting actors in a wave painting. How do you find the right colour scheme for your scene?.

How can you use Value to design a painting?.What are the best ways to lead a viewer to the focal point?.How does the light behave within a wave?.How do all the elements combine to give a wave its look? How to invent rocks and place them properly.

How to design a successful wave painting.Specific brush techniques for beautiful effects.The 4 step process to painting any wave.ALL skill levels from beginner to advanced.You can spend years tracking down all this knowledge, or take the fast track and learn it all in one place. With this detailed guided course you can learn to paint beautiful waves, fast. That's what you'll learn here, in spades. The ocean is such an alluring subject for painters, but to paint it well there's a LOT to know - not just the concepts, but also the techniques.

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