Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Today I'm going to show you how to paint an idyllic summer afternoon in the countryside - the sort of landscape you can lose yourself in, imagining yourself brushing your hands over the bright red poppy heads as you walk through the fields towards the tree, where you perhaps rest a while in the shade and lean your back against its trunk. This loose watercolor landscape of a poppy field is perfect for beginners and improvers, and I have a composition trick for you along the way. So let's grab our paints and head for the countryside!
This scene was inspired by one of my favorite watercolor artists Wendy Jelbert whose work you can see here on
amazon.com/stores/Wendy-Jelbert/author/B004MQUV7K
Materials:
Kuretake Gansai Tambi 36 set amzn.to/4jdVtGD
Princeton Aqua Elite Round Size 16 amzn.to/4lqToZr
Glass Pen amzn.to/3DQOgbh
Plastic mixing palette amzn.to/4f9PrFf
Chapters:
00:00 Intro and materials
03:10 Wet in wet background layer
10:45 Some observations about what I could do next
11:12 More color to add depth and contrast
16:04 Technique: deciding whether and where to add a tree
17:48 Adding a tree
23:32 Finishing with a final layer
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Today I'm going to show you how to paint an idyllic summer afternoon in the countryside - the sort of landscape you can lose yourself in, imagining yourself brushing your hands over the bright red poppy heads as you walk through the fields towards the tree, where you perhaps rest a while in the shade and lean your back against its trunk. This loose watercolor landscape of a poppy field is perfect for beginners and improvers, and I have a composition trick for you along the way. So let's grab our paints and head for the countryside!
This scene was inspired by one of my favorite watercolor artists Wendy Jelbert whose work you can see here on
amazon.com/stores/Wendy-Jelbert/author/B004MQUV7K
Materials:
Kuretake Gansai Tambi 36 set amzn.to/4jdVtGD
Princeton Aqua Elite Round Size 16 amzn.to/4lqToZr
Glass Pen amzn.to/3DQOgbh
Plastic mixing palette amzn.to/4f9PrFf
Chapters:
00:00 Intro and materials
03:10 Wet in wet background layer
10:45 Some observations about what I could do next
11:12 More color to add depth and contrast
16:04 Technique: deciding whether and where to add a tree
17:48 Adding a tree
23:32 Finishing with a final layer
-----------------------
Get an overview of what we do here at Diane Antone Studio:
https://linktr.ee/dianeantonestudio
Join my FREE Studio Insiders' Newsletter for weekly coupons, freebies, offers, inspiration, news and more: dianeantone.com/join-our-newsletter
Join my YouTube Membership: youtube.com/dianeantonestudio/join
Join my Patreon: patreon.com/dianeantonestudio
Become a Studio Insider for 10 FREE one-click sketch downloads per month: dianeantone.com/product/studio-insiders-pass
Buy original paintings on Etsy: etsy.com/shop/dianeantonestudio
Shop My MERCH: merch.dianeantone.com
---------------------------------------------------------------
SUPPLIES
Browse all of my recommended supplies on my Amazon Storefronts:
USA - amazon.com/shop/dianeantonestudio
Canada - amazon.ca/shop/dianeantonestudio
UK - amazon.co.uk/shop/dianeantonestudio
About my brushes
I have always bought my favorite brushes from Drawell direct from Japan. They are handmade in Japan. Drawell will ship readily to anywhere in the world. The prices on their website are in Japanese currency but if you send Mr Maeyama an email he will give you prices in other currencies. The brushes I use are the Maestro Series (black and Gold handles) and the Golden Nylon Series 11-2 (red and white handles) and I use sizes 5, 7, 9, 11 and 13. drawell.co.jp/english/product.html
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CONNECT WITH ME
Visit the YouTube Community Tab here: youtube.com/DianeAntoneStudio/community
Diane Antone Studio Private YouTube Members Group - for Members only facebook.com/groups/dianeantonestudiomembers
Website: dianeantone.com
Facebook Diane Antone Studio: facebook.com/dianeantonestudio
Facebook Members Only Group:
facebook.com/groups/dianeantonestudiomembers
Facebook Learn to Paint Watercolor Group: facebook.com/groups/learnwatercolourpainting
Facebook Learn to Paint Mixed Media Group: facebook.com/groups/learnhowtopaint
Instagram: instagram.com/dianeantonestudio
Pinterest: pinterest.com/dianeantonestudio
TikTok: tiktok.com/@dianeantonestudio
Please visit our baby sister channel @fromthegarden
Tip Jar: tinyurl.com/dastipjar
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Diane Antone Studio makes a commission from sales made through the above links.*
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