Continuing Seascape Oil Painting of Ocean Wave With Sandy Beach

As you compare the 3rd stage of this seascape with the previous stages, there is more detail to the entire surface of the oil painting. I started with the blue sky area by adding a few light clouds. The sky will be rather simple because the wave and beach surf in this seascape is where all the action will be.

After painting the sky I then I worked on the left side of the wave along with the background water. As I am working on each area I pay close attention to the values. The curling wave on the left side of the oil painting has 3 distinct values of that I blended together. Lastly I started painting the sandy beach area with the incoming wave with the foam edge. As you compare each of the previous stages I think this seascape of a breaking ocean wave is coming together.

Painting A Seascape - Follow Along With Each Step

In the next step of painting a seascape using line and value sketches, I have started the actual painting as you can see above. I have used my value sketch from the previous post to help me but this time it is in color. I will try and match the values from the sketch as I paint. Sometimes it helps to squint your eyes when looking at values. It removes some of the details and helps you look at just the value.

My painting so far has the background and foreground but many of the details are not painted in yet. When I look at this painting so far I can see the darkest darks are not dark enough, the rocks in the distance and the foreground. So I know from my value sketch that I need to darken these areas. Next I will paint in the house and chairs and continue adding detail.