Painting with Sarah Johnston

Painting with Sarah Johnston Painting what speaks to the soul. Artist + Author: Acrylic Landscapes for Beginners. Shop in the link below!

Artist + author: Acrylic Landscapes for Beginners
Shop in the link below.

05/11/2026

Adding those finishing touches✨

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The most underrated step in painting with tape! Paint over the edges with your background color so it stops the color from bleeding underneath!

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There’s just something about adding highlights to water that satisfy my soul.

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My favorite paint 🥰❤️

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A tree is just made of little swoops of paint.

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POV: you finally stop overthinking trees and just start painting them 🌲

Inside my Skool community, I break down simple techniques like this step-by-step so you can paint moody landscapes with confidence — even as a beginner.

Come paint with us ✨

05/11/2026

Every layer of mist adds to the final image, even if it doesn’t feel like much right now. It pushes everything into the distance and builds depth between the layers.

Want to follow the full tutorial? Check out the l!nk in my b!o

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Step 2 - Background hills

While your white paint is still wet, lay down a layer of green to block in the tree covered hill. It takes a few different brushes but is a pretty simple step.

Want to follow the full tutorial? Check out the link in my b!o

05/11/2026

I typically start with a layer of white paint on my canvas. Not only does it fill in all the canvas texture, it makes it really easy to blend the first layer of a misty landscape.

Want to follow the full tutorial? Check out the link in my bio.

05/11/2026

Just kidding! You don’t have to mist your canvas if you don’t want to.

I love it, though. It makes that first layer of paint go on so much smoother.

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