Simple Watercolor Demonstration - Paint A Building In Light

Dec 01, 2025

This painting is one that was accepted into an exhibition in 2024. I loved the light in the scene, and want to show you the steps to painting a building awash in light.

Let Me Show You How To Paint This Cathedral in Watercolor

What Supplies Do You Need to Paint This Rainy Scene?

I am painting on Saunders Waterford Cold Press 140lb paper, and I have my surface tilted to 35 degrees.

I use a variety of brands of brushes, but I mainly stick to a large mop, medium round and smaller synthetic brush with a point.

Here are the list of pigments on my palette:

Burnt Sienna
Cadmium Red
Cadmium Yellow Medium
Cerulean Blue
Cobalt Blue Cobalt
Teal Blue
Cobalt Turquoise
Lavender
Neutral Tint
Payne's Gray
Quinacridone Gold
Raw Sienna
Raw Sienna Light
Raw Umber
Rose Madder Permanent
Ultramarine Blue

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