Did you know there are nearly 100 free tutorials on this blog? They cover a variety of subjects from horses to landscapes to drapery. Today, I’m sharing links to my favorite free step-by-step landscape tutorials.
These are all standalone tutorials, the sort of tutorials you can do in a week or less. Some of the tutorials are older and many of you may not have seen them when they were first published.
Let’s go!
Free Step-by-Step Landscape Tutorials
How to Draw a Foggy Morning
This short tutorial shows you in a few easy steps how to draw a foggy morning with colored pencils. It involves basic drawing techniques on colored paper. I used Polychromos pencils on Canson Mi-Teintes, but you can use any paper/pencil combination.
How to Draw Summer Grass
Grass isn’t always green. Or maybe a better way to say it is that grass isn’t always the same shade of green. Spring grass, for example, is often bright and almost glows. Summer grass can be less vibrant. This tutorial shows you how to draw summer grass in a meadow. It includes tips for drawing a detailed foreground and blending it into a less detailed background. Prismacolor on Bristol.
How to Draw Fading Summer Grass
The later in the summer, the more faded grass becomes until it eventually turns brown. Even if you’re not a dedicated landscape artist, knowing how to draw the right shades of green for the season can make a major impact on your artwork. In this tutorial, I share some tips and techniques for drawing the faded greens of late summer. Faber-Castell Polychromos on Bristol.
How to Draw Autumn Grass in Colored Pencil
Tall grass is one of my favorite things to draw. In this little study of Kansas tall grass, I show you how to draw tall, waving grass that overlaps the background or sky. Prismacolor on Bristol.
How to Draw Snow on Dark Grey Pastelmat
Draw snow on Charcoal Grey Pastelmat using nothing but Prismacolor grays in this fun and easy tutorial. This is a very simple project that’s perfect for weekend fun or taking a break from a more involved drawing. As with each of these tutorials, you can use whatever paper and pencils you have, but I do recommend a medium-value or darker paper to make the most of those lovely grays. I think this would be beautiful using Prismacolor French Greys on an earth-toned paper.
How to Paint a Tree With Snow in Watercolor Pencils
Would you like to try your hand at using watercolor pencils? Here’s a tutorial that shows you how in an easy four-step method. Watercolor pencils on watercolor paper.
Conclusion
Those are the six best free step-by-step landscape tutorials. All of them were a lot of fun for me to do, and I hope you enjoy some of them, too.
If you enjoy short or mini tutorials and/or landscape tutorials, stay tuned. More are in the works!
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I use several different kinds of papers and pencils from prismacolor to luminance and papers from mi tientes to pastlemat etc… I know one teacher that uses pastlemat almost exclusively. The only issue I see with pastelmat is that it is becoming extremely expensive to use. Not everyone is in position to spend that type of money, so I think that alternatives need to be able to used too.
Karen,
There are a lot of artists who use different papers and pencils depending on whatever they’re working on. I do a little bit of that myself, but the papers in my collection are limited.
Pastelmat is an expensive paper. That’s one of the reasons I like buying the pads. They’re less expensive overall (though the full sheets are more cost effective.) I also don’t have to cut them to size! That’s a huge benefit for me.
For those who want to try textured papers like Pastelmat, there are some less expensive options. UArt Premium Sanded Pastel Paper is an excellent choice. It’s about 2/3 the cost of Pastelmat. The first sanded paper I tried was UArt.
But the primary concern for all artists is budget. It’s never a good idea to spend more than you have on anything, and that means drawing papers, too. That’s still my primary concern, as well, and I’ve been drawing and painting for decades!
Thank you for your comment, Karen!
Hi Carry….
I too love working With pastemat paper as well as polychromos colored pencils. They both are my go to for commission pieces. I love doing animals as the colors and depth usually turn out wonderfully.
I buy my materials through Blick Art supplies. Located in Seattle Wa. They often have good sale prices too.
Happy Drawing!
Sheila
p.s Still working on a website!
Sheila,
Thank you for reading this post and taking the time to leave a comment. I’m currently working on some ACEOs using Pastelmat and Prismacolor pencils. Someone asked recently how I liked Prismacolors on Pastelmat, so I thought I’d find out.
I get most of my art supplies from Dick Blick, too, but there is no store near us, so I do all my ordering online. A great company with great customer service.
Hey! Keep after that website!