Embrace the quiet beauty of winter through the subtle language of tone and value. This course focuses on using limited palettes to express mood and harmony, revealing how simplicity can create powerful visual impact. Discover how the absence of color opens new ways to convey warmth, silence, and serenity within your winter landscapes.
Winter Glow in Monochrome
Embrace the quiet beauty of winter through the subtle language of tone and value. This course focuses on using limited palettes to express mood and harmony, revealing how simplicity can create powerful visual impact. Discover how the absence of color opens new ways to convey warmth, silence, and serenity within your winter landscapes.
Course Outline & Schedule
Lesson 1 — Winter Stream Glow
Feb 27 Fri.
Objective: Learn to paint glowing winter light, soft atmospheric depth, and moving water using controlled values and subtle temperature shifts.
Lesson 2 — Snowy Forest Path
Feb 27 Fri.
Objective: Practice creating depth through perspective, cast shadows, and layered tree forms while keeping snow shapes clean and luminous.
Lesson 3 — Quiet Neighborhood at Dusk
Feb 27 Fri.
Objective: Capture evening mood with cool tonal harmony, simple architectural shapes, and expressive street lighting in snowy conditions.
Lesson 4 — Suburban Winter Light
Feb 27 Fri.
Objective: Study sky transitions, soft distance, and snowy ground textures while simplifying homes and vehicles into clear value masses.
Lesson 5 — Frosted Fence & Morning Light
Feb 27 Fri.
Objective: Focus on backlit winter light, warm-vs-cool contrasts, and textured wooden fences to build strong foreground interest.
Lesson 6 — Winter Mist & Tree Silhouettes
Mar 31 Thu.
Objective: Explore misty atmosphere, layered silhouettes, and broken fence rhythms to create a sense of depth and poetic winter mood.