Wanderlust Designer/Inspired by Travel: Paint the Wild Atlantic Way, Ireland
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Inspired by Travel: Paint the Wild Atlantic Way, Ireland

Join me as we take a virtual trip to the rugged coast of Ireland and learn how to capture and paint a portion of the Wild Atlantic Way! We will focus our tour on the Dingle Peninsula where we will explore the small port town with its colorful buildings and fishing boats. Then, we will "drive" along the coast and paint the stunning rugged coastline dotted with cottages, sheep and historic sites. 
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Class Summary

This online class will begin with a "virtual trip" to Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way where I will share with you loads of inspirational photos of the area. Following we will discuss a tried and true technique for making inspiring landscape art, then we will draw and and paint the sites together. Once complete we will have a unique, three dimensional layered landscape illustration capturing not only the sites, but the mood of this region. 

Class Goal

By the end of the course you will have a little taste of traveling along the Wild Atlantic Way in Ireland. You will have learned in detail about landscape composition and how to capture the essence of a location. You will also have learned specific techniques in drawing and watercoloring signature elements of Ireland. Your final illustration will not only teach you how you may capture future travels of your own, but also could inspired you to book a trip to Ireland to see the beauty for yourself!

Course Workbook

Included in this class is a printable workbook filled with details about the location, landscape art techniques and step by step tutorials.

Class Details

Skill Level

This course is open to all skill levels. I will break down step by step how to draw and paint all the elements and landscape we will observe. For more advanced artists, I welcome you adding your own personal flair to your artwork.

Art Supply List

  • 2 pieces of Watercolor paper (preferably a 9”x12” pad or something similar)
  • Watercolor set (any type, from children’s set to professional will do!)
  • Watercolor brush (I use a water brush, but an everyday brush will work too.)
  • Black waterproof pen (I prefer Micron: size 01, 03 and 05)
  • scissors
  • white gel pen and pencil

Content Included

  • Video of inspirational photos of Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way.
  • Vide discussing landscape art composition techniques.
  • Videos divided into segments for easy, follow-along instructions to draw and watercolor an illustration at your own pace.
  • Printable overview of location we are "virtually" traveling to.
  • Printable lessons with step by step instructions on how to draw elements covered in the class including some reference photos and more.
  • Additional creative supplements.

Contents

Introduction to the Wild Atlantic Way

In this section we will head on a virtual airplane to take a trip to Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way. I will give you a high level introduction to the area and let you know the art supplies we will need to create a unique layered landscape illustration.
InspiredbyTravel_PainttheWildAtlanticWay_Overview.pdf
Paint the Wild Atlantic Way Introduction.MOV
Paint the Wild Atlantic Way Art Supplies.MOV

Let's Take a Virtual Trip

In this section we will take a virtual trip to Ireland and learn about the Wild Atlantic Way. Afterwards we will learn about a tried and true composition technique for landscape art.
Paint the Wild Atlantic Way Virtual Trip to Ireland.MOV
Paint the Wild Atlantic Way Landscape Composition.MOV

Draw the Wild Atlantic Way Together

In this section we will learn how to draw elements of a foreground, a middle ground and a background to create a layered landscape of the Wild Atlantic Way.
Paint the Wild Atlantic Way Draw the Foreground.MOV
PrintableArtLesson_IrelandWAW_DingleFishingBoatbyBetsyBeier.jpg
PrintableArtLesson_IrelandWAW_DingleBuildingsbyBetsyBeier.jpg
Paint the Wild Atlantic Way Draw the Middle Ground.MOV
PrintableArtLesson_IrelandWAW_IrishCottagebyBetsyBeier.jpg
PrintableArtLesson_IrelandWAW_ChurchbyBetsyBeier.jpg
Paint the Wild Atlantic Way Draw the Background.MOV
PrintableArtLesson_IrelandWAW_sheepbyBetsyBeier.jpg
PrintableArtLesson_IrelandWAW_BeehiveHutbyBetsyBeier.jpg

Watercolor the Wild Atlantic Way

With our drawings complete, we will now watercolor the foreground, middle ground and background of the Wild Atlantic Way to create a unique, 3 dimensional layered landscape.
Paint the Wild Atlantic Way Paint the Foreground and Middle Ground.MOV
Paint the Wild Atlantic Way Paint the Rest of the Foreground.MOV
Paint the Wild Atlantic Way Paint the Background.MOV

Conclusion

We will head home from our trip to Ireland's beautiful Wild Atlantic Way and discuss ways we can use this landscape composition technique in other art work, illustrations, or photographs we may create.
Paint the Wild Atlantic Way Conclusion.MOV

Extras

In this section I provide a list of links to further enhance your knowledge of Ireland and provide more art exercises inspired by this location.
Create a Toile Pattern Inspired by Ireland
A Free Font Inspired by Ireland
Packing List for Ireland
Irish Pickling Spice Mix Recipe