Landscape Drawing Lessons

If you love landscape drawing lessons then you have got to watch these videos to see how easy it is to portray what you see.

I found an artist on Youtube, known as "pinsetter1991", who has a brilliant way of explaining how he achieves effect on his drawings.

Along the way you are also told what drawing supplies are being used and why.

I like this guy - very simple, easy to follow, great tips!

Below there are a total of 5 landscape drawing lessons, all by the same artist.

Parts 1, 2 and 3 take you through each process step by step. The 4th video shows you how to draw a palm tree and lastly, you see a speed video (no voice over). It's good to watch in sequence and to see how all the elements come together.

Life just can't get better while you have these free online art lessons at your disposal.

How To Draw Clouds

While you are learning how to draw clouds, listen carefully because the artist shares some great drawing tips and techniques. You are also shown how to use a kneaded eraser for effect.

You've probably heard a million times to never put your fingers on your drawing paper but this artist clearly has no inhibitions about doing whatever he wants. Heh, this guy is after my heart!

If you want to be a professional artist, do try to keep your fingers off the paper because it goes yellow from skin oil in later years. Personally, for us hobby artists, I love that he ignores rules - we should keep in mind that there are no rules in drawing! We each need to find a way that suits us.

I became so enthralled watching these landscape drawing lessons that I completely forgot to draw!

If you're ready, turn on your speakers and have your drawing paper and pencils handy. Let's start...

Duration: 9 minutes
Recommendation: Sound On

Now you know how easy it is to draw clouds! It's great, hey?

How To Draw The Ocean

Here is a follow up tutorial which shows you how to draw the ocean.

A ruler is used to make sure the water/horizon line is nice and straight.

Duration: 7 minutes
Recommendation: Sound On

Ok, here we go learning to draw water...

How To Draw The Beach

I hope you are enjoying following along the landscape drawing lessons. Next you will see how to add the sand. It really is so simple when you know how.

Duration: 8 minutes
Recommendation: Sound On

Let's begin...

Step by Step Palm Tree Drawing

In this video, notice how he turns the paper around which makes it easier to draw with the flow of his wrist.

The palm tree is added in last so I was happy to see the addition of a spare piece of paper under his hand to protect the established drawing.

Duration: 7 minutes
Recommendation: Sound On

Let's continue on...

I love following the steps and listening to the artist. Notice how this fellow says "looks good enough to me", well, that is all you have to do - draw something until it looks right to you!

You are drawing because you love it, so always please yourself first and just draw from your heart.

You might enjoy the drawing videos more if you pause each tutorial so you can copy and draw.

The Finalized Drawing

Up next is a speed drawing of a beach. Now that you've watched the process in stages, this video shows how to put it all together.

Turn your speakers off if you don't like the music, there is no voice-over in this video.

Duration: 3 minutes
Recommendation: Sound Off

This is fast...

So now you have a better idea of how to put a drawing together.

My thanks goes to Artist Pinsetter 1991 who has made it look so easy and he unselfishly shared a gazillion tips along with his time.

Notice how the sun is depicted in the drawing, it's not represented by a circle which many people tend to do.

There is an old saying...
"It is the stuff left out and not what is put into a drawing which makes it good." In other words, leave something to the imagination. When you have told your story it is best to stop talking.

I thought these landscape drawing lessons were really easy to follow and the fact that they are free is an added bonus.

Now you can go ahead and apply this new knowledge to all your future drawings - I wish you well.

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