Landscape Oil Painting: Waterfall & Rocks

Johannes Vloothuis | Runtime (110 min)

Learn Johannes Vloothuis’ simple oil painting techniques to paint natural, awe-inspiring landscapes from photos. After a review of basic photo pitfalls, and the ways to overcome them, join Johannes as he paints a majestic waterfall and its surrounding landscape. You’ll discover how to quickly block in the composition and establish lights to capture the majesty of moving water and its accompanying ethereal forest. Then follow along to emphasize the focal point and add realistic rocks, reflections, and ripples, which all build up to the final touches that bring the waterfall to life in oil. With Johannes’ easy-to-follow process, you can paint moving water, creating your very own hidden oasis no matter where you are!

Some of the techniques you’ll learn include:

• Detailed tips and tricks for overcoming common photo mishaps
• Techniques on how to capture the movement of water on a canvas
• Multiple ways to paint rocks: wet, dry, or submerged under water
• How to easily paint landscape elements including water, trees, rocks, and grasses
• Step-by-step instruction to achieve a complete understanding of how to block in and paint waterfall scenes