Sunset Paintings to Try!
Sunset paintings are very fun to do and a very easy painting tutorial for beginners to try. You will learn a lot about colour mixing, and colour blending. Check out the sunset paintings mentioned in this blog post you can watch the individual video tutorials on my YouTube channel Jackie Partridge Art.
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Sunset Paintings
I have created a list of sunset paintings, starting with the first sunset. Painting is more beginner friendly and working down to the bottom of the list is more of an intermediate painting tutorial choose the painting tutorial that you feel most confident in based on your skills. If you are new to beginning with acrylic painting, then you will want to start at the top of the list.
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Mountain Range Sunset Painting
This is a great beginner friendly sunset, painting to start out with it is very simple to do an easy enough for kids to try as well so if you are new to starting acrylic painting, I recommend that you start with this sunset painting tutorial first because it is less complicated, and you will have the most success with it. Watch it here!
Simple Sunset Painting
This simple sunset painting is a great painting to try after you have done the mountain range, then start painting and you are feeling confident and happy with that result. This painting will be a little bit more challenging because there are some water reflections you're also learning how to paint water, but it is still simple enough for a beginner to try. Watch it here!
Pink and Blue Sky Painting
In this tutorial, you will learn a lot about texture, and how to paint clouds for tips on painting clouds you can click right here. This is a great painting tutorial to try next after the other sunset paintings. Watch it here!
Easy Sunset Moon and Sky Painting
In this painting tutorial, you will learn how to paint trees painting trees can be a little bit challenging so I recommend that you follow my sunset paintings order that I have outlined above but if you are feeling confident, trying this painting that go ahead and give it a try remember trees do not look perfect and no trees will look the same if you are unhappy with something wait for the paint to dry and then paint over it and try again.
Palette Knife Sunset Painting
If you haven't painted with a pallet knife before, then, I do not recommend starting with this sunset painting to learn more about pallet knives click and watch this video here to learn about my best pallet. Knives that I like using click right here you can check out the sunset pallete knife painting video by watching it below.
Farm Field Sunset Painting
This Farmfield sunset painting can be challenging because of the small details in the silhouettes. You will definitely need a very fine detail brush a number two or a number one round brush will work great with us. You will want to keep your brush wet and with a nice find tip to be able to create the details of the silhouette at the bottom of the Canvas. This is more of an intermediate painting than a beginner painting stuff. Make sure you feel confident before giving it a try. Watch it here!
Glowing Clouds Cornfield Painting
This painting is an intermediate painting, and it can be complicated with learning how to paint the texture of the cornfield as well as the texture of clouds. If you haven't painted clouds before, then I recommend watching my painting clouds tips a video you can click right here to watch that now.
Why Try Sunset Paintings?
Sunset paintings are a rewarding subject to paint for artists of all skill levels. It captures the peaceful feeling of the countryside at golden hour, offering the chance to practise key painting techniques in a relaxed, inspiring way.
Here’s why it’s a great painting to try:
Explore Warm Colour Palettes: A sunset sky is full of rich reds, oranges, and golds. This gives you the chance to play with colour mixing, blending, and creating soft gradients.
Build Atmospheric Perspective: Painting the distant tree line and glowing sky helps you practise creating depth and mood in your work.
Experiment with Texture and Brushwork: The layered fields and soft clouds allow you to try a mix of brushstrokes, from smooth blending to more textured marks.
Materials You'll Need:
To follow along with the tutorials, gather the following materials:
Acrylic Paints: Essential colours include red, yellow, blue, white, and black.
Brushes: A range of brushes—from flat brushes for skies and fields to smaller round brushes for detail.
Canvas or Acrylic Paper: Use whatever size or surface you prefer, as long as it's primed for acrylic paint.
Palette: For mixing your colours.
Water and Rag/Paper Towel: To rinse brushes and adjust paint thickness.
Conclusion:
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Sunset Paintings Links:
Mountain Range Sunset Painting
Easy Sunset Moon and Sky Painting
Glowing Clouds Cornfield Painting