How to draw a beach and the sea, using pencil and gouache

Artists who paint the sea learn this all their lives. After all, to convey all the riot of the elements, the play of colors, the nature of the waves, the depth of shades is not so simple. Therefore, the marine painter specializes only in working with pictures that convey a different state of the sea space. Before moving on to drawing paintings with colors, let's look at how to paint the sea and the beach in pencil step by step.

Basic contours

First of all, it is necessary to arrange the sheet vertically and approximately to draw a horizontal line approximately in the middle. She will share the sky and water. Then draw a line of coast of small curvature from either side of the sheet, at your discretion. It should begin near the horizon and move down to the opposite corner of the sheet. Further it is important to imagine how to draw a beach and the sea, what will be on the shore, and in what state there will be elements. On the coast, closer to the line of the middle, you can apply contours of rocks or rocks. Beyond the horizon at the edge of the sheet, draw a pair of small hills that are mountains far away. Mark the sun at the top of the sheet. On land, which is the beach, draw a barrel of the future palm tree, slightly curved towards the sea. At the top of the tree, draw round coconuts and large sprawling palm leaves. Near the trees you can add a large open umbrella and under it a spread out chaise longue. Near the water, draw a small sand castle and a balloon circle. Apply near the sun contours of cloud clusters and a few gulls floating in the sky. At this stage, we looked at how to draw a beach and the sea.

Shading

On the surface of the water it is necessary to draw small waves. For this, put a few strokes on the sea surface with a simple pencil. Shade the surface of the sea near the boulders, this visually enlivens the waves. Slightly rub the eraser with rough features to soften the contour from the pencil. The surface of the sea can also be smoothed by rubbing a finger or a piece of paper. These manipulations help to understand how to draw a beach and the sea so that they look more realistic. The same actions repeat with the coast - shade the surface and lightly moulder, creating the appearance of sand on the beach. Superfluous dark areas in the picture can be removed with an eraser. Stones and mountains should be the darkest areas, so shade them with a stronger pressure on the pencil and increased frequency of movements. On the clouds, draw a weak shading sufficient to visualize the movement of air. дополнительные детали на рисунке нанесите штрихи по контуру, создавая тень и глубину объекта. For additional details in the picture, apply strokes along the contour, creating a shadow and depth of the object.

Colorful picture

We looked at how to draw a beach and the sea with a pencil. Then use gouache. In this case, the work is done without a pencil, but we will take the main contours of the last drawing as a basis. We designate a horizon on paper and divide the heavenly space into three parts. The top will be blue, then pink and then yellow. Wet, washed with a brush, we blur a rough transition from one color to another. On the bottom half of the sheet, we create three color lines again, starting from the horizon - blue, sand, orange, creating the sea, the coastal zone and the beach itself. Again we blur the transitions, without touching the middle line. White gouache we designate clouds and paint over the top with a pink color, the bottom is dark blue. Remembering our drawing with a pencil, we paint the rocks, taking a brown gouache. Draw the relief, shadows and blur them along the top edge. We emphasize the orange gouache line of the beach zone and white color designate the contours of the sea waves. Thin strokes set the waves direction. Foam along the edges of waves and crests is applied with white gouache. With strokes of blue color, we emphasize the shadows.

So we learned how to draw the sea and beach gouache. At will, you can add gulls in the sky, and on the coast you can apply several large stones.