How to Approach Simple Rural Landscape Painting in Watercolor — Step by Step Tutorial

Most beginners struggle with landscapes not because they can't paint — but because they don't know how to approach them. In this tutorial I show you my complete approach to painting a simple rural landscape from start to finish — how to look at the scene, simplify it and paint it with confidence. 🎨 My approach to rural landscapes: • How to look at a landscape and find the painting in it • The horizon line decision — high vs low and why it matters • Dividing your painting into just 3 zones — sky, middle, foreground • What to include and what to leave out • Starting with the lightest values first • Building dark values last — trees, hedges, shadows 🎨 What you'll learn in this painting: • Open sky with soft clouds — wet on wet • Distant fields and hills — atmospheric perspective • Rural mid-ground — trees, hedges, farm buildings • Foreground texture — fields and path • Warm vs cool — distance vs foreground • Keeping it simple and fresh 🔔 New watercolor tutorials every day — subscribe so you don't miss the next one! 📩 Custom commissions: #watercolor #watercolortutorial #rurallandscape #landscapewatercolor #simplelandscape #watercolorforbeginners #countrysidewatercolor #watercolorapproach