Introduction
Welcome to our Seascape Texture Paint Kit Series. This relaxing paint-along is perfect for all skill levels. In this tutorial, you'll create an eye-catching seascape featuring wildflowers, sand dunes, and the rolling emerald green waves of Florida's Gulf Coast.
This course values improvisation over precision. Use palette knives and piping bags to apply Heavy Texture acrylic for bold, 3D effects. There’s no right or wrong way, just relax, go with the flow, and let the texture unfold.
Grab your Seascape paint kit, press play, and paint at your own pace.
Materials
- 12" x 12" x 1.5" Birchwood panel
- 2x Titanium White Heavy Texture acrylic, 16oz
- Bismuth Yellow Heavy Texture acrylic, 2oz
- Phthalo Green Heavy Texture acrylic, 2oz
- Ultramarine Blue Heavy Texture acrylic, 2oz
- Quinacridone Red Heavy Texture acrylic, 2oz
- White base coat, 2oz
- #2022 spade palette knife
- 1" panel paint brush
- 2x LDPE piping bags, 16"
- Wheat-straw paint palette
- Printed Instruction Card
Not included but nice to have: Scissors, paper towels, a cup of water, fan, and disposable gloves
Step 1: Background (Layer 1)
Step 2: Swooping Sky
Step 3: Sculpting The Sun
Step 4: Background (Layer 2)
Step 5: Piping Wildflowers
Step 6: Building Sand Dunes
Step 6: Glazing Texture Waves
Pro Tips:
- Practice on your palette
- Use the bottom of your palette knife for lift and color glazing
- Use more paint than you think
- Put a fan on it
- Don't eat paint
Conclusion
And that's your seascape. Step back and take a look, because no two ever come out the same, and that's the whole point. The ridges, the sun, the way the light catches your waves, that's yours. If it looks a little different from ours, even better.
We'd love to see how it turned out. Snap a photo and tag us on Instagram, or drop it in our community, because we share our favorites and there's nothing better than seeing what you make with this paint.
This is just the first episode, so keep an eye out for the next one in the series. Until then, keep those knives moving, use more paint than you think you need, and don't eat paint.