Things You'll Need:
- Paint
- Paint brushes
- Canvas
- Pencils
- Sketch pad
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Step 1
Sketch a basic idea for your landscape. If, for instance, you are drawing a wood line, sketch in the area the wood line will encompass. Sketch as many of the wood line details as you like, including the brush and tree details. Establish proximity to the wood line by sketching in the ground that will take up the distance between the eyes of the painter and the edge of the woods.
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Step 2
Begin by painting the ground between you and the edge of the woods. Use whatever type of paint you prefer. Oils and acrylics are particularly good for landscapes because of the textures you can achieve with them, but paint with whatever type of paint you're comfortable with.
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Step 3
Apply dark green paint to the canvas and mix in a little black paint to give the trees depth and shadow. If you want to add in a little brown, red or orange to show fall advancing, feel free to do it, even if it isn't actually taking place at that moment.
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Step 4
Use the tip of a thin brush and dab it on the canvas to bring the paint up and create textures. Try pressing your brush against your canvas and slowly turning it to create motion within the painting. These are tiny detail themselves, but looked at within the context of the painting; these little techniques can enhance what people will see in the finished piece.
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Step 5
Paint tiny eyes peering from the woods or add a picnic scene to a landscape. Consider painting wildlife within the landscape, and then use a thinner to wash the images out so they are barely visible. This will create a painting people will want to study.
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Step 6
Paint what you see, not what is actually there. You don't want to paint a landscape anyone can step outside and look at. Add images that tell a story around your landscape. Show people the landscape in another way, adding elements that aren't there already. This is how you create a fresh, interesting landscape painting.
