12 Tips for Landscape Painting: How to Capture Your First Impression

I paint a quiet river cove from the edge of a forest, using casein paint, a gouache-like paint that was popular before acrylics. Along the way I share tips for capturing that simple first impression. MATERIALS Pentalic watercolor sketchbook: Richeson travel brush set: Richeson “Grey Matters” brush set: Connoisseur “cat’s tongue“ brush: Water cup: Homemade easel: Tripod: Water-soluble colored pencils set: Richeson casein set: VIDEO TUTORIALS: “Casein Painting in the Wild” (Download on Gumroad): “How to Make a Sketch Easel” (DVD): “Watercolor in the Wild” (Download) BLOG POSTS WITH MORE GEAR INFO: Gouache Materials List: