watercolor sailboat with name

Come "Sailboat" Away In This Watercolor Sailboat Tutorial

Join us in this smooth sailing watercolor sailboat tutorial artist william "bill" dunn demonstrates how to use different techniques to paint this scene of a harbor in fort bragg, california..

"Anchor" yourself into this easy tutorial that shows you how to paint a watercolor sailboat! With artist William "Bill" Dunn captaining this lesson, you'll learn how easy it is to paint this idyllic yet quaint scene of Fort Bragg. Want to watch the video version? The full tutorial is available to members of our  Beeblys WatercolorPainting.com .

Materials Used In This Watercolor Class:

• Reference picture of a harbor in Fort Bragg, California (click  here  for Bill's picture)
• A block of Arches cold press watercolor paper (140lb, size 12″ x 18″)
• Pentel Graphgear 1000 automatic drafting pencil, 0.7mm lead size with 2B lead
• ½" Artist's or masking tape
• Painting palette for watercolor paints
• Auxiliary plate or palette for gouache paint
• A container of water
• Paper towels or a rag
• A tabletop easel or a box to prop your painting on
• A spray bottle with clean water
• Kneaded eraser
• 10" Hyde curved spring aluminum paint shield (or any paint shield)

Paints (Holbein Artists' Watercolors)

• Cadmium Lemon Yellow
• Brilliant Orange
• Pyrrole Red
• Cobalt Violet Light
• Mineral Violet
• Olive Green
• Cobalt Green
• Cerulean Blue
• Cobalt Blue Hue
• Prussian Blue
• Yellow Ochre
• Burnt Sienna
• Burnt Umber
• Neutral Tint
• Ivory Black

Daniel Smith's Extra Fine Watercolors

• Chromium Green Oxide
• Carbazole Violet

Holbein Artists' Gouache

• Permanent White
• Escoda Perla Joseph Zbukvic Series: Round brush (no. 8)
• Escoda Perla Joseph Zbukvic Series: Round brush (no. 12 )
• Escoda Perla Joseph Zbukvic Series: Round brush (no. 20)
• Neef Rigger Supreme Taklon Series: Long handle rigger brush (no. 8)
• Neef Rigger Supreme Taklon Series: Long handle rigger brush (no. 12)
• Winsor & Newton's Cotman Brush Series 111: Round brush (no. 1)
• Loew-Cornell: Chinese bamboo brush (size 2)

Step 1: Anchors Aweigh!

Step 2: A "Wet-In-Wet" Forest

Step 3: How To Paint Tree Shapes

Step 4: "Wet-On-Dry" Buildings

Step 5: Water, Water, Everywhere

Step 6: Adding Contrast, Details, And Texture

Step 7: Details On A Watercolor Sailboat

Step 8: White Paint And More Details

Step 9: Finishing Touches And Painting A Watery Reflection

Step 10: Lettering And Making It "Pop"

Step 11: A Final Sky And Signature

March 23rd, 2018

• Step-By-Step Painting Ideas
• Artists in Action
• Watercolor Lessons
• Watercolor Paintings Gallery
• Intermediate Techniques
• Advanced Techniques
• Step-By-Step Lessons
• Original Stories by WaterColorPainting.com
• Color Theory
• Preparing for Painting
• Tutorial Preview
• Beginner Techniques

Jenna Rainey

CEO + ARTIST + EDUCATOR

hey friend!

I’m jenna rainey. , i'm an artist, self-taught designer, and multi-faceted creative entrepreneur who is hell-bent on teaching everyone how to find their inner creative voice..

My favorite supplies

A highly creative nerd with a unique breed of humor and the proud earner of a self-bestowed award for being the world’s most curious and driven human.

Hey I'm Jenna!

Hang out on youtube, it’s like netflix-binging bob ross videos, but with a dose of dry + quirky humor and fewer happy little tree references. .

Wanna Learn Watercolor ?

i wrote some books

DEVELOP YOUR ARTISTIC STYLE

GRAB THE FREE GUIDE

Watercolor Sailboat

Jenna .

This week, I'm teaching you how to paint a quick and easy watercolor sailboat landscape!

When I don't have a lot of time or I just want to play with colors and basic shapes, I paint loose-style. It's just whimsical and fun!

This watercolor sailboat takes less than 10 minutes to paint but includes simple techniques to inspire and spark creativity. This is a great tutorial for beginners, too!

Watercolor Sailboat Step by Step

00:00 – Intro. 00:32 – Color mixing. 01:06 – Painting the sail boat. 02:16 – Painting waves. 03:01 – Painting trees and background. 04:53 – Painting the sky. 06:14 – My thoughts on the painting. 06:51 – YOUR thoughts?

Links & Freebies

Get access to all my favorite art supplies and business tools here. My Amazon storefront with supplies and other random things I love. My Spotify painting playlist My Floral Watercolor E-book  My Calligraphy E-book

Related videos

Complete Beginner's Guide to Watercolor Complete Beginner's Guide to Watercolor: Top Questions Answered Complete Beginner's Guide to Watercolor Flowers Watercolor Techniques: Wet-on-Wet Watercolor Techniques: Wet-on-Dry 10 Tips to Improve Watercolor

… and for even  more  tutorials, subscribe to my YouTube channel!

Patreon Community

Join my Patreon community!  You have a variety of fun options to choose from like:

• Watch my YouTube tutorials ad-free
• Get early access to the tutorials before they're released on YouTube
• Patreon-exclusive tutorials

Head on over to Patreon to get all the fun details.

by Jenna Rainey 

+ show Comments

- Hide Comments

add a comment

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Browse By Category

art + creativity

So Hot Right Now

3 Creative Outlets for Peace and Presence

4 Reasons Why Creative Expression Matters

Business Resources

The 4 Best Business Investments for Creative Entrepreneurs

 Are You Ready to Hire A Business Coach?

How to Get Started Selling Your Art on Etsy

How to Get Out of a Creative Rut

back to blog home

Previous Post

« How to Map Out Your Content Calendar

“Should I Have a Blog?” Reasons Why Blogs Are Important »

The Complete Beginner's Guide to Watercolor

Get a rundown of all my recommended supplies, learn fundamental techniques and tips including color theory and composition, and walk away feeling super confident with your new love of watercolor!

Free e-book

Kickstart your art practice!

*signing up will subscribe you to our email list, you may unsubscribe at any time, though doing so means we cannot contact you with more free, valuable education and tips on this topic. you also agree to our terms and conditions and privacy policy ., an artist, self-taught designer, and multi-faceted creative entrepreneur who is hell-bent on teaching everyone how to find their inner creative voice., i'm jenna rainey..

Customer Support

YOU'VE GOT MAIL!

back to the top

Read the blog

watch me on youtube

my art community

art retreats

everyday watercolor books

licensing resources + tips

The Ceo advice column

Customer service

program login

community login

contact us!

© 2018-2024 JENNA RAINEY LLC | TERMS & CONDITIONS | PRIVACY POLICY | SITE CREDIT

@JENNARAINEY

Princeton Blog

Blog categories.

• All categories
• Mixed Media
• Oil Painting
• Artist Spotlight
• Fashionable Fridays: Art in Fashion
• Featured Brush
• Artist Tips
• Free Projects
• Painting Techniques
• What's New at Princeton Brush
• Where's Howard?

November 7, 2017

Watercolor Sailboat Painting Tutorial

Los Angeles-based watercolor artist Maria Raczynska demonstrates how to paint a beautiful birds-eye ocean scene with a sailboat in this video tutorial!

Filter Blog Categories

Filter gallery categories, gallery categories.

• Kurt Weismair
• Terry Moeller
• Gentian Osman
• Kickstradomis
• Holly Hanley
• Michael Fitts
• Josh Tiessen
• Imperial Gallery
• Heritage Gallery
• Summit Gallery
• Neptune Gallery
• Umbria Gallery
• Select Artiste Gallery
• Expressionism

Join Our Mailing List

Sign up now to receive monthly newsletters featuring talented artists, tutorials, news and more!

We do not sell your information. All emails include an unsubscribe link. You may opt-out at any time. See our privacy policy .

• Start Here!
• Art Tutorials
• Art Lessons

Art Supplies

• Shopping Cart

Sailboat Painting Tutorial Watercolor Painting Tutorial

The sun is shining, the wind is blowing and it's time to paint! Travel with me to the Maine coast and paint this gorgeous sailboat.

Painting Tutorial Level

Skill Building

M. Graham watercolors

Painting Demonstration 1

I paint a quick, rough first wash with big mop brushes. I want the brush to hit and miss a lot, so I have the sparkling, dancing light. There are very few bright white highlights on the water. Most of the highlights are the color of the sky, a soft almost cobalt blue.

I paint the background trees first wast after the sky and water have completely dried, otherwise they will bleed everywhere. The trees are going to be painted in several layers, so don't worry about perfection, just a nice gray green color.

Painting Demonstration 2

This is the really fun step. Just let your brush dance along the water, pulling into the shadows on the sails. Be sloppy! Don't worry about perfection, just the slapping of the hull on the water and the wind blowing in your face. Paint that!

Painting Demonstration 3

It's time to start painting the sailboat. I use a very light dry brush on the wood of the boat to get the sparkle.

I try to paint the people in one step as far as possible. I don't want any details in the people at all. I don't want skin color or clothes color, just the idea of people enjoying themselves on a beautiful day. So leave the highlights white, paint the shadows and let the rest bleed into each other.

Artist Tips

Painting Demonstration 4

Just a few details on the sailboat, as well. I want the sails to have a bit of shape and structure, but I don't want to paint every line.

The United States flag is really a focal point of this painting, but it's off to the side so that makes it tricky. The bright colors are muted just a bit in shadows on the flag. I can tell it's bright but it's not distracting from the painting as a whole. I also added a touch of the bright Pyrrol Red around the painting so it wouldn't be a completely unique and distracting color. Just a touch will do it!

Painting Demonstration 5

No that the sailboat is almost done, I can darken the water. I want those sails to glow against the water. I'm leaving lots of sparkle and movement in the water. It's an exciting day out on the water, after all!

Painting Demonstration 6

I've added a bit more detail to the boat and refined some edges. I'm also darkening the trees and enlarging them. I don't want it to be a stripe but I do want the dark to contrast with the white sails.

To purchase Sailboat Painting Tutorial original watercolor painting, please click!

Sailboat Painting Tutorial Final Watercolor Painting!

I did a bit of refining with this painting at the end. I toned the edge of the tree line down so it wasn't so harsh. I also made it a lot taller. I played with details and fussed a bit, but eventually I had to slap my hand and stop.

I thought about making it the slight gray day like the photo, but this is one time the photo is off. In my memory, it was a bright sparkling summer day. So I painted it that way.

I love this painting! It just sparkles with light and that lovely summer day haze over the water. Maybe I'll go sailing next summer...

I hope this inspires you to paint - or to sail. Either is an incredible journey!

Related Art Lessons

• Painting Galleries
• Latitude Pens
• Contact Me!

All Paintings, Images, Videos, Text and Website Design Copyright 2022 by Jennifer Branch. All Rights Reserved. No Image, Video, Text or Website Design may be used without my written, specific permission.

Flowing Waters Art

Creating art for harmonious living.

Watercolor Sailboat – Tutorial

I enjoy sailing, but never seem to do it enough. It is so very peaceful to sail in the open waters. I love listening to the waves splash against the boat as it zips through the water at the mercy of the wind.

I created this painting last month from an online tutorial. My art for this week is a bit behind schedule with the Thanksgiving holiday but I’m working to catch up. It was my first try at painting waves with watercolor and it was harder than I originally thought. I used a pen for a little outlining and that was it.

This is probably the only painting I’ve ever done without adding bling with Stickles. It was hard to do, but thank goodness I survived, lol.

I hope it inspires you to create!

Thanks for stopping by.

Share the happy!

Share this:

• Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
• Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
• Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)

2 thoughts on “ Watercolor Sailboat – Tutorial ”

I also love being on the water. Peaceful. The mind slows down. Yessss. I love the sky in your painting. It contains the essence of watercolor.

Like Liked by 1 person

Thank you Gretchen! I’m glad you liked it 😊

Leave a comment Cancel reply

• Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
• Subscribe Subscribed
• Copy shortlink
• Report this content
• View post in Reader
• Manage subscriptions
• Collapse this bar

Original Sailboat Watercolor Paintings For Sale

Browse art and see similar matches

Try Visual Search

Impressionism

Illustration

Expressionism

Abstract Expressionism

Photorealism

Documentary

Portraiture

23 3/4 Carat Gold Leaf

Soft (Yarn, Cotton, Fabric)

$500 - $1,000

$1,000 - $2,000

$2,000 - $5,000

$5,000 - $10,000

Over $10,000

Orientation

Artist country.

United States

United Kingdom

Czech Republic

Switzerland

Featured Artist

Saatchi Art Catalog

Inside The Studio

Rising Stars

One To Watch

The Other Art Fair

Blue Bay | Paradise Sands

Paintings ,  27.6 W x 19.7 H x 0.8 D in

Yuliya Martynova

Anchored Boats in Sepia

Paintings ,  11 W x 14 H x 0.1 D in

Mark Rafenstein

Boatman on the river in the morning mist

Paintings ,  8.2 W x 11.6 H x 0.1 D in

Eugene Popov

Prints from $40

Superyacht set sails.

Paintings ,  22 W x 15 H x 0.1 D in

Erkin Yılmaz

Paintings ,  5.1 W x 7.1 H x 0.4 D in

Konrad Biro

Prints from $90

Blue Bay | Makena

Paintings ,  23.6 W x 23.6 H x 0.8 D in

Blue Bay | Tiger Bay Blue Hole

Sailing III

Paintings ,  15 W x 22.4 H x 0 D in

Yuriy Kraft

Prints from $100

Desarbolado

Paintings ,  29.9 W x 22 H x 0 D in

marina del pozo

Prints from $73

a rust chain

Paintings ,  15 W x 22.4 H x 0.4 D in

yossi kotler

***Harbour***

Paintings ,  11.8 W x 15.7 H x 0.4 D in

Sailcamp in the Cove

Paintings ,  15 W x 11 H x 0.1 D in

Summer Squall

Paintings ,  84 W x 44 H x 1 D in

Michael Katz

Sailboat at storm

Paintings ,  9.8 W x 12.8 H x 0 D in

Kovacs Anna Brigitta

Prints from $99

Set Sail for Orange

Paintings ,  7.7 W x 10.6 H x 0.1 D in

Ebru Acar Taralp

Prints from $49

***Marina II***

***Marina I***

Paintings ,  11.8 W x 11.8 H x 0.4 D in

Yachts at anchor #10

Paintings ,  9.1 W x 12.2 H x 0 D in

Eugenia Gorbacheva

Rainbow in Harbor

Paintings ,  11.6 W x 16.5 H x 0.1 D in

Svetlana Samovarova

***Marina III***

Paintings ,  12 W x 16 H x 0.1 D in

Gregory Radionov

Prints from $66

Paintings ,  7.3 W x 7.3 H x 0.7 D in

Serge Vasilendiuc

***Sailing XXIII***

All lined up

Paintings ,  8.3 W x 11.7 H x 0.1 D in

kathleen burke

Sailboat resting III

Paintings ,  7.5 W x 11 H x 0 D in

Prints from $129

Paintings ,  11 W x 11 H x 0 D in

Olga Larina

Prints from $60

***Stille***

Paintings ,  11 W x 18.5 H x 0.4 D in

Serene sailboat at sunset

Paintings ,  12.2 W x 9.1 H x 0 D in

Kristina Malashchenko

Yellow Sail Boats

Paintings ,  7.7 W x 10.6 H x 0 D in

***Sailing XV***

Paintings ,  15.7 W x 22.4 H x 0.4 D in

Great sailboat

Paintings ,  5.5 W x 11.8 H x 0 D in

Sailboat at sunset II

Paintings ,  9.8 W x 12.8 H x 3.9 D in

Paintings ,  11.8 W x 15.7 H x 0 D in

***Sailing XVI***

Paintings ,  13 W x 20.1 H x 0.4 D in

Rough Wave and Sailboat

Paintings ,  12 W x 9 H x 1 D in

Alex Tolstoy

Sailboat in the wind II

Paintings ,  15 W x 22 H x 0 D in

Sailing regatta white 2

Paintings ,  18.9 W x 13.8 H x 1 D in

Irina Afonskaya

***Im Bootshafen***

TRISTEZZA - original watercolor painting sea wave ocean breeze boat gift for him gift for yachtsman

Paintings ,  22 W x 29.9 H x 0 D in

Valeria Golovenkina

Paintings ,  13.8 W x 20.9 H x 0.4 D in

Giorgio Gosti

Paintings ,  13 W x 7.4 H x 0.1 D in

Donna Goldman

Yacht club italiano. Genova.

Paintings ,  11.8 W x 8.9 H x 0 D in

Dina Aseeva

***Sailing XVIII***

CLEANING THE BOAT...

Paintings ,  14.2 W x 10.2 H x 0.1 D in

Prints from $46

***Stille II***

Paintings ,  15.7 W x 11.8 H x 0.4 D in

Paintings ,  26.8 W x 18.9 H x 0 D in

Arnaud Faugas

Paintings ,  20 W x 14 H x 0.1 D in

George Collins

Sunset boats II

Ksenia Lutsenko

1 - 50 of 160 paintings

• AI Generator

563 Sailboat Watercolor Stock Photos & High-Res Pictures

Browse 563 sailboat watercolor photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more photos and images.

We’re sorry, but Freepik doesn’t work properly without JavaScript enabled. FAQ Contact

• Notifications
• Go back Remove
• No notifications to show yet You’ll see useful information here soon. Stay tuned!
• Downloads 0/60 What is this?
• My collections
• My subscription

Find out what’s new on Freepik and get notified about the latest content updates and feature releases.

• Clipper ship
• Sailing ship
• Watercolor boat
• Cruise ship clip art
• Ship captain
• Boat painting
• Galleon ship

Watercolor Sailboat Images

• Add to collection
• Save to Pinterest

• sailing ship

• summer watercolor
• background summer

• ocean water

• fitness poster
• sport training

• background watercolor

• illustrations

• summer water

• summer typography

• rainbow sky

• beach elements

• travel world
• tourism traveling

• banner summer

• sea watercolor

• background sea

• Images home
• Editorial home
• Editorial video
• Premium collections
• Entertainment
• Premium images

AI image generator

• Curated collections
• Animals/Wildlife
• Backgrounds/Textures
• Beauty/Fashion
• Buildings/Landmarks
• Business/Finance
• Celebrities
• Food and Drink
• Healthcare/Medical
• Illustrations/Clip-Art
• Miscellaneous
• Parks/Outdoor
• Signs/Symbols
• Sports/Recreation
• Transportation
• All categories
• Shutterstock Select
• Shutterstock Elements
• Health Care
• Sound effects

PremiumBeat

• PixelSquid 3D objects
• Templates Home
• Instagram all
• Highlight covers
• Facebook all
• Carousel ads
• Cover photos
• Event covers
• Youtube all
• Channel Art
• Etsy big banner
• Etsy mini banner
• Etsy shop icon
• Pinterest all
• Pinterest pins
• Twitter All
• Twitter Banner
• Infographics
• Zoom backgrounds
• Announcements
• Certificates
• Gift Certificates
• Real Estate Flyer
• Travel Brochures
• Anniversary
• Baby Shower
• Mother's Day
• Thanksgiving
• All Invitations
• Party invitations
• Wedding invitations
• Book Covers
• About Creative Flow
• Start a design
• Photo editor
• Background remover
• Collage maker
• Resize image
• Color palettes

Color palette generator

• Image converter
• Creative AI
• Design tips

AI generator

• Custom plans
• Request quote
• Shutterstock Studios
• Data licensing

You currently have 0 credits

See all plans

Image plans

With access to 400M+ photos, vectors, illustrations, and more. Includes AI generated images!

Video plans

A library of 28 million high quality video clips. Choose between packs and subscription.

Music plans

Download tracks one at a time, or get a subscription with unlimited downloads.

Generative AI plans

Generate unique images with the AI generator and get access to over 3 million AI generated images.

Editorial plans

Instant access to over 50 million images and videos for news, sports, and entertainment.

Includes templates, design tools, AI-powered recommendations, and much more.

Sailboats Watercolor royalty-free images

7,437 sailboats watercolor stock photos, vectors, and illustrations are available royalty-free for download., wedding invitation of sunrise landscape with harbor and boat watercolor.

Oil Painting - Sailing Boat

A yacht with sails set (sailboat) at sea hand drawn in watercolor isolated on a white background. Watercolor illustration. Marine illustration

Lighthouse, ships, rope, seagulls. Nautical watercolor hand drawn clipart

Yacht, catamaran, lighthouse, seagulls. Watercolor seamless border sea cruise. Hand drawn illustration

Watercolor children water transport composition with ships, boat, submarine, yacht, sailboat, lighthouse, whale, Dolphin, steering wheel, seagulls, spray

elephant sailor sailing on a sailboat, watercolor clipart, cartoon style, on an isolated background.

A seascape with a yacht and seagulls flying in a blue sky hand drawn in watercolor isolated on a white background. Watercolor illustration.

Pier, yacht and seascape. Watercolor card for adventure. Premade poster hand drawn illustration

Sailing boat, hand painted watercolor illustration

Watercolor hand painted old ship object isolated on white background. Sea travel illustration. Vintage nautical sailing clip art element for scrapbook, banner, postcard, children book. Antique boat.

Graphic image of a four-masted sailboat against the background of the sea and sky made with liners and watercolors

Watercolor illustration of a sailboat in a marina with some yachts and buildings on the horizon

Seamless pattern, seascape, sea, sailboat, seagulls. Digital drawing, imitation of watercolors.

Hand drawn vector set of vintage sailing ships in the sea. Watercolor sketch.

Seascape with sailboat. Watercolor.

Oil painting art on canvas, sea landscape background, seascape with ship, vessel in ocean drawing, its art hand drawn by oil on canvas

Watercolor hand drawn nautical / marine illustration with sailing ship

Watercolor ship with red flag.

Watercolor marine illustration with ship and wave isolated on white background

Islands, wedding dress, bouquet, ship. Watercolor nautical wedding card

Seascape with sailboat. Watercolor. Ship in the waves and cloudy sky light blue colors.

Set of a watercolor nautical illustrations

Sea vector landscape. Abstract watercolor background with boat seagulls inside watercolor spot

watercolor sailboat isolated on white background

Painted in watercolor pattern anchor and lifeline vector. Pattern for recreation, vacation, of marine walks and the ocean.

Watercolor illustration of ship

Palm tree and sailboat, watercolor background, vector illustration

Marine sea life clipart. Blue fish, whale, narwhal. Lighthouse illustration set. Watercolor sea treasures, sailboat, jellyfish. Underwater animals, undersea illustrations

Large vintage sailboat during a storm, painted in watercolor on textured paper. Digital watercolor painting

Sailboat, ship, yacht, seagulls, lighthouse, nautical set, for postcards, invitations Watercolor

Hand drawn painted sailboat isolated object on white background. illustration

One line drawing tropical oasis island seamless pattern. Abstract landscape background with mountains, sea, coconut palm tree, yacht, birds continuous art. Vector illustration for minimal print fabric

Sailboat, sailing yacht on the waves near the sea cliff. Hand drawn watercolor illustration

Watercolor seascape yachting illustration regata nautical scene sailing boat

Cute watercolor ship, boat with wooden steering wheel, decorated with sea shells and red starfish. Hand painted summer sea nautical illustration isolated on white background.

Sailboat, sailing yacht on the waves near the tropical beach. Hand drawn watercolor illustration isolated on white background

Original oil painting of lighthouse and storm in ocean on canvas.Modern Impressionism.

Ship Shipwreck Sea Waves Tall Ship watercolor painting Abstract background.

Sailboat, sailing yacht. Hand drawn watercolor illustration isolated on white background

Sailboat, yacht, ship, sea, seascape, seagulls, The sea is waiting Watercolor card

Sailing yacht from multicolored paints. Splash of watercolor, colored drawing, realistic. Vector illustration of paints

watercolor drawing of a sailing yacht on the water in light colors on a white background

Sailboat watercolor illustration. Drawing of sailing ship in pastel colors for Baby shower design on isolated background. Sketch of Boat or Yacht for childish design in nautical style. Colorful Sailer

Nautical summer watercolor individual elements

Picturesque seamless border pattern of speedboats, yacht, seagulls and blue stripes hand drawn in watercolor isolated on a white background. Watercolor seamless border. 5000x2500px

Ship watercolor.ship.children's dreams.dream.clouds, underwater world.Adventure.watercolor set of postcards

Cute seamless pattern sea landscape, waves, montains, ships, lighthouse, clouds and rainbow, balloon for travel. Watercolor illustration. Children's horizontal poster. Horizontal repeating banner.

Seascape in oriental style with fishing sailboat in calm waters. Traditional oriental ink painting sumi-e, u-sin, go-hua. Hieroglyph - clarity

Sailing boat on the surface of the water. Set of watercolor illustrations. Yacht

Watercolor nautical seamless pattern with lighthouse, sailing ship, waves, seagulls, clouds. Sea life. Nautical background for children's print, fabric, textile

Nautical print depicting a sailboat with soaring seagulls. The composition is located on a white background.

Summer banner with a fishing ship, lighthouse, gull, clouds. Watercolor illustration for print, site.

Yacht, sailboat, lighthouse, sea, seagulls, clouds, nautical pattern Watercolor seamless pattern

Watercolor creative whale poster. Hand painted fantasy blue whale with lighthouse, sailboat, plants, float, old boat, sea star, lantern isolated on white background. Vintage style nautical art

set of tourism icons. watercolor hand drawn vector illustration. sailboat, hot air balloon, luggage, umbrella, airplane, camera, compass, mail, wallet and food symbols

Sailing boat on the surface of the water. Watercolor illustration. Yacht

Ship wheel vector art Wooden rudder Marine retro style Sheep navigation Nautical decor Watercolor for design logo or decoration

Watercolor illustration of a sailing ship.

Illustration sailboat watercolor.Art print boat with blue sails.water extreme sports.Activity Travel at sea.Clipping paths.

Watercolor wedding invitation of nature landscape with harbor and boat

Wedding invitation of nature landscape with harbor and boat watercolor

Summer beach logo, icons, signs. Hand drawn isolated on white background. Handwritten font, lettering

Watercolor set with sailboats. Hand-drawn illustrations of ships, gulls, lifebuoy, knot and rope

Abstract summer seamless pattern. Watercolor sailboat, palm tree, leaves, grunge textures, doodles, brush strokes. Water color background in minimalistic style. Hand painted tropical illustration

Pattern with sailboats. Hand-drawn seamless texture with ships, gulls, lifebuoy, knot and rope

Yacht and catamaran, palm tree, seagulls. Watercolor set of sea cruise. Hand drawn clipart

Watercolor Nautical seamless pattern, Sailboat digital paper pack

Watercolor wedding invitation of sunset nature landscape with harbor and boat

Sailboat watercolor illustration. Drawing of sailing ship in pastel blue and beige colors for Baby shower design. Sketch of Boat or Yacht for childish design in nautical style. Colorful Sailer.

Sailboat watercolor illustration. Drawing of sailing ship flying on cloud in pastel colors for Baby shower design. Sketch of Boat or Yacht for childish design in nautical dreamy style. Colorful Sailer

Abstract watercolor boat, red flag, floating on the waves of the ocean - a template for the invitation cards, concept of love and freedom - texture of paint paper in blue color - vector illustration

Watercolor illustration, hand drawn sailboat. Art cut out yacht sails, watercolor isolated objet on white background.

A sailboat painted in watercolors on the ocean, Vector. capturing the beauty of the watercraft with its mast and sails fluttering in the wind

Indigo colored tranquil seascape with white sailboat, calm ocean and distant shoreline. Hand drawn watercolor illustration.

Sailboat with white sail. Sailing or Yachting sport. Private boat. Beautiful ocean seascape. Watercolor Painting.

Watercolor painting depicting a seascape

Vector illustration of a beautiful seascape with a sailboat.Typography for printing T-shirts.

A speedboat (motorboat) and a seagulls flock at sea hand drawn in watercolor isolated on a white background. Watercolor illustration. Marine illustration. Sea fishing

Watercolor cartoon summer paper boat toys set isolated on white background

A seamless pattern of yacht, speedboat and seagulls hand drawn in watercolor isolated on a white background. Watercolor marine seamless pattern.

Hand sketch of sailing yachts regatta. Races in the sea. Vector sport illustration. Watercolor silhouette of yacht with thematic words. Text graphics, lettering. Active people. Extreme. Traveling.

Hand drawn watercolor sail boat, sea waves. Seamless vector pattern background tropical beach paradise wallpaper

Watercolor children water transport elements: ships, boat, submarine, yacht, sailboat, lighthouse, whale, Dolphin, steering wheel, seagulls, spray

Watercolor summer landscape with Sailboats vector illustration

Beautiful hand drawn summer beach surfing illustration in the ocean. Isolated on the navy background.

Watercolor summer landscape with the sea and sailing. Vector illustration

Watercolor illustration, hand drawn painted sailboat isolated object on white background. Art print boat with blue sails.

How to paint sunset boat silhouette with watercolors

Sunsets are always exciting to paint! They can be the perfect thing to admire at the end of a very busy day. In this tutorial I decided to paint a sunset boat scene with vibrant colors in order to capture the essence of a typical sunset.

I thought this scene would be perfect for anyone wanting to try painting different types of skys. Not to mention, you will also learn how you can use contrasts as a technique.

Before you continue, I would recommend checking out my article on how to paint a watercolor sunset , which goes over the planning process and has 3 step by step watercolor sunset examples!

Materials used:

• Cold pressed 300gsm/140lb paper
• Round: size 8, size 4
• Flat: size 1/2
• Hb pencil, Kneaded eraser
• Paper towel (for when you need to dampen the brush)
• 2 jars of water (one for dirty and one for clean)
• Watercolor: Cobalt blue; Rose madder; Ultramarine; Lemon yellow; Yellow-orange; burnt umber; Paynes grey

Color scheme:

I have listed the different colors I use in this tutorial. However, you are more than welcome to use different color variations according to your personal preferences.

• Rose madder +Ultramarine = purple + cobalt blue= Lavender purple
• Lemon yellow
• yellow-orange
• Rose madder + Ultramarine = purple + cobalt blue= Lavender purple
• Yellow orange
• burnt umber
• Burnt umber+ Paynes grey (only a small touch)= Dark brown

Step by step sunset boat tutorial

Beginning with the boat outline

As always, its time to begin with a simple pencil sketch. Here I started by drawing the horizon line across the middle of the paper. Next I drew the outline of the land and then I added the outline of the boat.

Painting the sky

Colors used:

• Rose madder +Ultramarine = purple + cobalt blue= purple blueish color
• Round brush size 8

I began with the wet in wet technique, adding a glaze of clear water to the sky area. However, I made sure not to add too much water to prevent unwanted blossoms. Next I added streaks of Lemon yellow in the middle.

I then added the purple-blueish mixture along the top of the sky. Making lighter strokes as I moved towards the middle of the sky.

In step 3 I added a few strokes of yellow-orange along the horizon just below the sunlight. At this point the first layer was still damp (close to dry but not yet).

I used the tip of the brush to add dabs towards the left and right ends of the horizon.

Painting the ocean

Now that the sky was drying it was time to work on the water!

Watercolors:

• Rose madder + Ultramarine = purple + cobalt blue= Bluish-purple color

Still using the size 8 brush I began by adding a gentle glaze of bluish-purple. I added soft waves using a sweeping motion with my arm. The middle was left for later…

Repeating the fifth step, I added smaller waves of lemon yellow along the centre of the water surface.

Just then, I switched to the size 4 brush and added more defined strokes of blue and yellow (image below).

Painting the land

Land colors:

When painting the land, I first painted a light layer, allowed it to dampen then added another layer.

I continued on and added another light wash of burnt umber just beneath the first layer.

While the layer was still wet, using the size 1/2 flat brush I mixed burnt umber with a small touch of paynes gray (not too much). I then used the end of the brush to dab the paint.

Adding the boat

The final step of the painting!!

Land and boat:

In this step I made sure to mix more paynes grey with less burnt umber. This is because I wanted to make the boat darker than the land behind it. I was trying to create contrast between the sunlight and silhouette.

It was only a matter of painting the sails, the outside of the boat and the teeny tiny person with the same value that brought out a silhouette.

I continued by adding the reflection of the boat with a slightly lighter value. All I did was use less paynes grey when mixing.

And there you have it, the step by step process to painting a colorfule lively sunset with the boat silhouette.

I hope you all enjoyed trying out this tutorial! I would love to hear your thoughts or questions so definitely let me know in the comments below.

If you want to learn about more watercolor techniques click here.

FREE Beginners Watercolor Package

What you get if you sign up:

1. Beginners map to watercolor painting (64-page PDF ebook)

2. Ebook topics include: supplies, color mixing, techniques, and mini exercises to get you started.

3. Gain access to my 3-day watercolor landscape exercises.

You will also receive updates on new posts on watercolor tutorials, tips, and techniques.

You can unsubscribe anytime.

Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.

Leave a Comment Cancel reply

 Yes, add me to your mailing list

Notify me of follow-up comments by email.

Notify me of new posts by email.

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed .

Coroner IDs man killed in single-boat crash on Ashley River

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - The Charleston County Coroner’s Office has released the name of the man who died in a single-vessel boat crash last week.

Joseph Corradino, 41, of Charleston, died from injuries sustained in the crash on Friday, Charleston County Coroner Bobbi Jo O’Neal said.

The crash happened near the James Island Connector sometime Friday night, according to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.

Officials said early evidence indicated the boat likely crashed into a day marker, a visual aid only visible during the day which helps sailors to navigate.

The SCDNR is still investigating the crash.

Copyright 2024 WCSC. All rights reserved.

FIRST ALERT: 2 areas watched for potential tropical development

Troopers investigating multi-vehicle crash on Highway 17A

Driver leaves scene after crashing into West Ashley convenience store

Teen boy missing from Pawley’s Island

Latest news.

Charleston Police arrest man suspected in string of area robberies

VIDEO: Charleston Police arrest man suspected in string of area robberies

Summerville Police investigate gas station robbery

Former Charleston Co. teacher charged with cruelty to children

Fire department to honor the ‘Charleston 9′ in ceremony 17 years later