Easy Landscape Painting Ideas
Looking for landscape painting ideas? This collection of 50+ curated landscape painting tutorials will be sure to satisfy all skill levels, from beginner to more advanced painters alike. A wide variety of landscapes ranging from sunset, sunrise, desert, tropical, forests, galaxy, mountains, etc.
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Landscape Painting Tips
Below are some quick and easy tips for beginners to make your landscapes looking great and easy to paint.
- Use color temperature: cool colors in background and warm colors in foreground to create the illusion of depth to the viewer’s eye.
- Use a reference photo to help paint realistic details in your painting
- The best way to paint a landscape is painting the background first then add foreground elements
- Create a focal point in your painting to help create more interest in the composition.
- Use the rule of the thirds to know where to place your focal point.
- Ultramarine blue paint makes a perfect blue sky color for any landscape painting.
- Use double loading brush method to create smooth blends in sunset background
- Add easy silhouetted trees, mountains /hills in front of any background to create in easy beginner friendly landscape scene.
- Use the atmospheric perspective phenomenon to create the illusion of depth in your painting: things further away from the eye are lighter/duller (I.e faded) in color and not as vibrant as things that are closer to the eye (foreground etc.) . Mix a bit of black and white paint into a vibrant color to tone it down to use in background elements.
- For a more realistic painting, add a variety of different tones of one color. I.e. if you’re painting a green treed forest, add a variety of greens to add dimension and richness.
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50+ Landscape Painting Ideas For Beginners
A collection of 50+ landscape painting ideas to get your inspired.
Campfire Under the Stars Step by Step Acrylic Painting Tutorial for Beginners
Paint this serene and peaceful forest campfire scene in a step by step Youtube tutorial.
Starry Night in the Forest Step by Step Acrylic Painting on Canvas for Beginners
Paint this starry night landscape painting with full Youtube tutorial.
Learn How to Paint "WINTER DANCE" with Acrylic - Paint & Sip at Home - Figures Step by Step Tutorial
Paint this winter landscape painting of lovers dancing on a snow filled street.
How To Paint a Mountain – Easy & Fun Mountain Scene For Beginners
Learn to paint a simple mountain landscape painting in this beginner friendly landscape tutorial (written ad Youtube). Uses watercolor paints.
Easy Beach Painting with Acrylics for Beginners
Paint this beach scene landscape in a step by step written tutorial with full Youtube video.
How To Paint a Sunset Cityscape with Acrylics – Easy and Fun!
Paint this easy sunset painting with some easy techniques and basic colors.
How to Paint WINTER STROLL OVER BRIDGE with Acrylic - Paint and Sip at Home - Step by Step Tutorial
Paint this magical winter scene with a couple of lovers crossing a bridge together into the moonlight. Youtube tutorial.
Driving Somewhere | Acrylic Painting Tutorial Landscape Easy | Easy Landscape Painting Acrylic
Paint this peaceful night drive scene with a silhouetted tree line and a sunset sky with stars.
How To Paint Tropical Moon Rise With Ship
Paint this moon rise tropical landscape scene with palm tree silhouettes.
How To Paint With Acrylic On Canvas Dee's Tree's Easy Landscape
Paint this fresh and scenic mountain, forest , valley landscape painting.
Learn How to Paint "HORSEBACK OCEAN SUNSET" with Acrylic - Paint & Sip at Home - Animal Step by Step
Paint this beautiful sunset painting with a girl on a horse riding in the water, YouTube tutorial.
Learn How to Paint FLIGHT OF THE IMAGINATION with Acrylic - Paint and Sip - Step by Step Tutorial
Paint this magical mountain forest scene that brings imagination to life.
Learn How to Paint SUNSET DOLPHIN DIVE with Acrylic - Fun Paint & Sip - Step by Step Tutorial
Paint this pretty tropical sunset painting with silhouette dolphins jumping out of the water.
Learn How to Paint EARLY MORNING FISHING with Acrylic - Paint & Sip at Home - Step by Step Tutorial
Paint this peaceful scene with a couple of people fishing in the middle of a scenic lake at sunrise. YouTube tutorial.
Sunset Rolling Hills Art With Coffee!
Make a simple and easy sunset with rolling hills artwork with something surprising-coffee! The tutorial will show you how to paint the sky, hills and setting sun with different strengths of black coffee.
How to Paint NORTHERN LIGHTS Landscape with Acrylic - Paint and Sip at Home - Step by Step Tutorial
Paint this beautiful and colorful northern lights painting with forest landscape. YouTube tutorial.
Learn How to Paint NOVEMBER MOON with Acrylic - Paint and Sip at Home - Step by Step Tutorial
Paint this scenic November full moon reflecting into the water painting. YouTube tutorial.
How to Paint a TROPICAL WATERFALL with Acrylics | Paint and Sip at Home | Step by Step Tutorial
Watch this tropical waterfall come to life in this step by step YouTube tutorial.
Easy Autumn Sunset Landscape with fall tree Acrylic painting tutorial step by step | TheArtSherpa
Paint this colorful and vibrant fall tree landscape painting. YouTube tutorial.
Winter Landscape with glowing lake Reflections Acrylic painting Tutorial | TheArtSherpa
Paint this gorgeous winter landscape painting of a picturesque cabin on the lake. YouTube tutorial.
Landscape Path Wildflowers Big Sky Clouds Acrylic Tutorial Step by Step | The Art Sherpa
Paint this open field of wildflowers on a country road with hills in the distance and and a big sky with clouds. YouTube tutorial.
Learn to paint with Acrylic A Desert Landscape with Reflection Pallet knife | TheArtSherpa
Paint this beautiful and vibrant landscape painting, with blue skies and mountains in the distance reflecting into the water. YouTube tutorial.
Fall Forest with pumpkins Step by Step Acrylic Beginners painting lesson | TheArtSherpa
Paint this fall inspired forest scene with pumpkins in this easy beginner friendly YouTube tutorial.
How to paint a Sunset over Water with pier Acrylic Painting on Canvas for Beginners | TheArtSherpa
Paint this stunning sunset over the water with pier and a couple of birds flying. YouTube tutorial.
Easy Desert Sunset Saguaro's in silhouette Acrylic painting tutorial on Canvas | TheArtSherpa
Paint some silhouetted cactuses in front of a vibrant desert sunset sky. Beginner- friendly YouTube tutorial.
Desert Sunset Easy Daily Painting Step by step Acrylic Tutorials Day 23 #AcrylicApril2020
This desert sunset makes a fun painting to make using some vibrant paint colors for the sunset sky.
Desert Landscape Painting Tutorial – Night Desert Scene
Paint this lovely desert landscape scene with a full moon, twinkling starts, rolling hills, and colorful cactuses lined up in the desert ground. Step by step written tutorial.
Fall Snow Landscape Easy Acrylic painting tutorial step by step Live Streaming | TheArtSherpa
Paint this gorgeous fall snow landscape, a cottage on the lake scene and birds in the sky. YouTube tutorial.
Fireflies forest painting | Acrylic painting tutorial | step by step #12
Paint this enchanted forest scene complete with a glow from magical fireflies and mushrooms lined up on the ground. YouTube tutorial.
Sunset Road Painting
Get inspired for a road trip by painting this lovely pink sunset sky background in front of a tree lined road. Step by step written tutorial.
Acrylic Landscape Painting in Time-lapse / Empty Road / JMLisondra
Paint this fall inspired empty road landscape scene with fall trees and scenic mountains tin the distance.
West cowboy painting tutorial / Sunset / horse / Easy / step by step / Day #141
Paint this fun country landscape scene with a couple of adventurous cowboys riding off into a of colorful sunset. YouTube tutorial.
“Wildflower Landscape” (Members Bonus Tutorial)
Paint this refreshing spring season inspired mountain scene with green fields, blue skies, beautiful flowers and monarch butterflies. Written step by step tutorial.
Cardinal Forest (Members Bonus Tutorial)
Paint this winter landscape scene complete with beautiful red cardinals sitting in a forest full of birch trees and snow covered ground. Add this to your list of easy tree paintings to paint.
Galaxy Campsite Acrylic Painting Tutorial
Paint this magical galaxy night sky landscape scene complete with a campsite, a fire , moon, and shooting stars. Step by step written tutorial.
How To Paint Galaxy Falls
Paint this enchanting waterfall, galaxy night time scene. trees, with a large full moon, and twinkling stars. Written step by step tutorial.
How To Paint Lightning
Paint this electrifying lightening storm landscape scene on a hill with trees. Written step by step tutorial.
How To Paint A Landscape
Paint this beginner friendly landscape scene with simple mountains, trees, open green fields and a stream. Step by step written tutorial.
Desert Painting Night Sky
Paint this colorful desert night sky painting with some silhouetted cactuses lined up a hill. Step by step written tutorial.
How To Paint Willow Tree Moon
Paint this gorgeous weeping wlllow tree in front of a large full moon in the night sky. Step by step written tutorial.
How To Paint A Sunset Lake Pier
Paint this charming lake sunset with a pier landscape scene. Complete with a cherry blossom tree, scenic mountains and a pink sunset.
Couples Painting – Night Landscape
This night landscape is perfect for date night! Easy beginner-friendly step by step written tutorial.
Grand Canyon at Twilight Acrylic Painting Tutorial in REAL TIME (Part 1 of 2)
Paint this scenic view of the grand canyon in front of calm twilight skies. YouTube tutorial.
Easy Silhouette Painting: Joshua Tree
Paint this easy silhouetted Joshua Tree in a sunset desert landscape scene. YouTube tutorial.
Smoky Mountain Sunset Acrylic Painting Tutorial REAL TIME FOR BEGINNERS
Paint the mystic smoky mountains in Tennessee in this sunset sky painting. YouTube tutorial.
TUTORIAL / Acrylic Painting Landscape / Cactus in Desert / JMLisondra
Paint this Arizona inspired cactus desert scene. YouTube tutorial.
How To Paint The Moon For Beginners (Realistic Full Moon with Acrylics)
Paint this large realistic full moon reflecting int the water with simple black and white paint only. YouTube tutorial.
Easy Waterfall Landscape Painting tutorial for beginners || Step by step Waterfall landscape Paintin
Paint this easy waterfall landscape tutorial for beginners. YouTube tutorial.
Forest pathway painting/ easy acrylic painting for beginners/#57 #acrylicpainting
Paint this forest pathway landscape painting. YouTube tutorial.
Sunrise / Easy acrylic painting for beginners / PaintingTutorial / Painting ASMR
This easy sunrise painting is a pleasure to paint in this full YouTube tutorial.
Acrylic Painting Tutorial, Step by Step for Beginners
Paint this vibrant fall forest landscape painting. YouTube tutorial.
How to Paint the Smoky Mountains
This enchanting smoky mountain landscape painting is a magical scene to paint. YouTube tutorial.
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