Climbers in the Alps (part 1)

5 June 2025

Video - Level ◆◆◆

We've got a very grandiose scene for this lesson - a scene from the highest mountains in Europe, near Chamonix. We're up close in the snowy mountains, with beautiful light catching red granite cliffs and some tiny mountaineers to give everything some scale.

At first glance this scene may seem very complex, but actually, once we've made a plan and done the drawing, the painting process is quite simple. It's all in making a good plan!

So in part 1 of this lesson, I talk you through the plan, then we do the drawing together. We paint the sky and the background mountain, leaving all of the foreground for part 2.

Happy painting!