You’ve learned how to blend…
SO WHY IS IT HARD TO COLOR LANDSCAPES?
For a lot of people, “coloring” is the same as “blending”.
Which leaves you with streaky skies and trees that look like weird green clouds.
Hmmm… maybe blending is the wrong technique for backgrounds and scenery?
Fine Art Lessons for Colorists - Intro to Landscapes
AND NO, THAT RANDOM “TEXTURE TECHNIQUES” CLASS IS NOT THE ANSWER
Sooner or later, colorists realize that blending isn’t the best technique for everything.
So we start collecting textures. “Here’s how to color woven fabric”, “Here’s how to color bricks”, “Here’s how to color water”
Which is fun when you’re making a page of random texture samples, but somehow these textures never look quite right in a project.
So you just give up and stick to what you know— blending.
But hang on, maybe the problem is you’re coloring great big landscapes exactly like you’d color a small daisy or a bite sized blueberry muffin?
Landscapes require bigger thinking, let me show you how.
THE LIGHTHOUSE COLLECTION
INTERMEDIATE COLORING
MARKER + COLORED PENCIL INSTRUCTION WITH AMY SHULKE
TWO LANDSCAPE LESSONS
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GET STARTED
Shift your focus from coloring small items large to coloring large items small. We’ll cover what to do with detail plus other insightful landscape tips.
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SCALE
The marker nibs and pencil points we use for landscapes are the same size as the nibs and points for general coloring. Let’s investigate what this means for landscapes.
THE LIGHTHOUSE COLLECTION
$75 USD - Instant Access to TWO Workshops
Professional Illustrator, Amy Shulke guides you through your first landscapes
Urban and landscape sketching is popular right now
But have you noticed sketchers mostly use fine-line pens and watercolor?
Which is weird because back in art school, the marker instructors told us markers were the perfect sketching tool.
I’d like to share the old-school marker indication process with you.
Improve your coloring by improving how you think about color
Intermediate Level
Copic Markers & Prismacolor Pencils
Minimal Supply lists
Maximum Impact
The big, wide world requires a big, wide technique.
IT'S TIME FOR A NEW KIND OF CLASS:
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SKILL
Control markers and pencils with accuracy. When the mechanics of coloring becomes automatic, your mind is free to concentrate on the important aspects of art.
COLORING IS EASIER WHEN YOU'RE NOT WORRIED ABOUT TECHNIQUE
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VERSATILITY
What we do with markers and pencils isn't magic. Coloring Theory should work with watercolor, pastels, or any other medium. It's not about the product, it's how we use the color.
COLOR IS UNIVERSAL. COLORING LESSONS SHOULD BE TOO
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INDEPENDENCE
"How to color a lighthouse" is useless unless you plan to color lighthouses for the rest of your life. With fine art concepts, you can apply the lesson to an endless variety of objects.
COLOR WHATEVER YOU WANT, WHENEVER YOU WANT
Color the earth like an artist
Color each project as many times as you wish — You’ve got FOREVER ACCESS!
One time payment - $75 USD
How The Lighthouse Collection works:
Enroll today for instant access to two separate lessons including detailed supply lists, line art, photo references, printable guidebooks, and full set of videos. No waiting.
Consult the photo references while you color along with the video. Printables include project diagrams and process photos to check your progress plus helpful descriptions and tips.
Don’t just color each project once, test what you’ve learned! Can you color the project on your own without watching the video? Can you change the summer time-setting to autumn or winter while still retaining the same depth and dimension?
INTERMEDIATE COLORING SKILLS REQUIRED
Beginner techniques like blending and layering will not be covered in depth.
To master these skills before coloring The Lighthouse Collection, I have two beginner courses. More info here.
IF YOU LIKE THIS PROJECT:
Get Started with The Lighthouse Collection Now
A whole new world of coloring is about to be yours.
One time payment - $75 USD
Quick Questions:
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This workshop is taught at the intermediate level.
We will not cover beginner techniques such as marker blending or how to layer colored pencils.
To learn these beginner skills, please see our beginner Copic Marker course, The Blend
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Immediately and Forever! As soon as you're through the enrollment and payment processes, the class material automatically opens for you.
This workshop is 100% FULL ACCESS from the moment you enroll. Work at your own pace and take as much time as you want to complete the lesson.
Save your log-in info for forever access to the workshop materials.
Questions? Email us at info@vanillaarts.com
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The line art is included with the printable workshop materials.
No secondary or outside purchase necessary.
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Sorry but no. You must be logged into your account here at Teachable to view the videos.
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This is a self-directed workshop with no forum access or feedback from Amy or the Vanilla Team.
For more community support and feedback from Amy, please consider joining the Color Wonk community.
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No problem. Colored pencils are much easier than markers!
I don’t do anything fancy with pencils, anyway.
We cover the pencil technique in every demo and most marker people pick it up easily in just a few projects.
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Sorry, but no. We’re doing fine art techniques which require artist grade alcohol markers. Despite what you’ve heard or read, inexpensive markers are not the same as Copic and Olo.
Inexpensive markers can not handle the kind of heavy layering and color mixing we do in my lessons.
If you absolutely must use student or craft grade markers, then I’m the wrong instructor for you. There are other instructors who can teach you to use them.
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In my own work, I substitute colors all the time— but this is a class and you’re here to learn.
Not all markers and pencils behave the same way, even when the colors look similar. It’s a matter of chemistry and at this intermediate level, it’s safe to assume you’re not adept at making the correct chemical substitutions.
But here’s the important part: every substitution you make increases the difficulty of the project. Fighting with your art supplies will distract you from the lesson goals.
For your benefit, I highly recommend sticking to the recommended colors. They were chosen for a reason.
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This is a one-time, single payment purchase with no additional billing.
We use the Teachable platform to process your purchase. Teachable uses Stripe to accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover payments. We do not accept PayPal deposits but you may use a PayPal debit card.
Several major currencies are accepted but prices are listed in USD. VAT is automatically charged where applicable. We absolutely can not waive VAT charges.
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If you are unsatisfied with your purchase, contact me at info@vanillaarts.com within the first 48 hours for a full refund minus processing fees.
Note: A refund withdraws you completely from the workshop. You will lose access to the course panel, all materials, and any associated forum.
Repeat refund requestors will be blocked from participation.
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