Crete house

Irina Glazunova's online lesson

Irina Glazunova
artist, author of the mini-course
«Crete house» includes several video lessons made by me that teach to paint city scenery.

The sunny and vivid picture with white Crete house, laced shadows and rich green plants. We'll create the light and clear picture that will carry us to the warm Mediterranean town near the sea.

The course content

  • Paint architectural objects, using a simplified prospect
  • Create 150 shades of grey
  • Show the atmosphere of the southern town in a sunny day
  • Combine several techniques in one work
And the main thing – you'll make a beautiful picture that everyone will admire.
We make a detailed pencil drawing, construct the house, taking into account the atmosphere of the place and the mood of the sunny day. We create color map of grey shades.
We paint shadows on the house.
We paint rich plants, moving from
light to dark colors.
We create a picturesque view and
southern town mood. Finish the work.
Students' works gallery


Watch speed-up video and see how with just a few strokes of brush it's possible
to paint the midday heat and a house hidden in the delicate shade of trees