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Home | STEP 7 - Buildings

STEP 7 - BUILDINGS & STRUCTURES

Buildings Step 7 shows you how to paint various types of buildings and structures, with far greater ease than they might look at first glance.

Like trees, there are literally an infinite number of buildings and structures that we could have covered. But we narrowed it down to select group of lessons and, I believe, if you follow these you'll feel confident tackling any building you come across in the future :-)

Introduction
This short video covers what you'll be learning in STEP 7 - buildings and structures. var p . . . keep going
Lesson 1 - Simple Barn x3
Let's begin with a simple structure but painted in various seasons. Click here for the Old Barn . . . keep going
Lesson 2 - Easy Doors & Windows
Here's how to paint various doors and windows - they can either be part of a larger picture or a foc . . . keep going
Lesson 3 - Chimneys Short & Tall
In this tutorial we cover how to paint various types of chimneys and chimney pots. var play . . . keep going
Lesson 4 - Mill Sails & Sky
This lesson covers painting a windmill but it incorporates many of the techniques that you've learne . . . keep going
Lesson 5 - Venice in the Mist
Here's how to paint and simplify a skyline of complex buildings and structures - in this example, Ve . . . keep going
Lesson 6 - Bricks Old & New
This lesson shows you how to paint brick and stone work and how to achieve those nice textures that . . . keep going
Lesson 7 - Stone Built
Moving on from bricks and mortar this lessons looks at stones and stone work. . . . keep going
Lesson 8 - Wood, Metal & Rust
You can create some wonderful textures very easily in watercolor - here's how to create realistic lo . . . keep going
Lesson 9 - Timeless Pen & Wash (English Church)
This is a painting of an old English church using the classic pen and wash technique. Click he . . . keep going
Lesson 10 - Elegant Buildings
This final lesson in Step 7 is of a complex stone building with a fountain in the foreground. . . . keep going
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