How to Paint Coral in Watercolor | Easy Top-Down Ocean View

Painting coral from an above perspective is a relaxing and beginner friendly watercolour project. The shapes are simple and organic, giving you plenty of freedom to design your coral using layered ovals, textured washes, and smooth colour transitions. In this tutorial you’ll learn essential watercolour techniques like glazing, layering, and building colour depth to create strong contrast between highlights and shadows. Darker tones sink into the deeper coral sections, while lighter reflective colours on top help the scene glow. It’s a fun ocean themed watercolour study that explores depth, colour harmony, and expressive techniques in an easy, step by step way. Remember to subscribe and follow if you’d like to support the channel 💙 📚 Watercolor Dreamscapes Book: https://christophermaxwellart.com/pag... ✨ CHAPTERS ✨ 00:00 - Start 00:16 - Drawing Coral 01:27 - Painting Lime-Green Coral 02:31 - Painting Turquoise Coral 03:58 - Painting Green Coral 05:03 - Wide Flat Brush Glaze 06:18 - Stippling Watercolour Technique 07:12 - Tissue Lifting Technique 07:35 - Creating Depth with Darker Background 10:13 - Shadow Details 11:22 - Deep Blue Glaze with Quill Brush 12:27 - Lifting Technique with Bush 12:49 - Stippling Details 13:16 - Glaze for Depth 14:17 - Final Coral Details 15:26 - Watercolor Dreamscapes Book Music and sound effects from Artlist: Alexander Gastrell - Wave Break - Gentle Reef Waves Bjorn Lynne - Video Game Level Up Soundkrampf - Retro Devices - Radio Cassette #watercolor #painting #watercolorpainting