hi it depends on what water you’re tying to render honestly!! for landscapes that have water i’ll just copy and paste then flip the sky!
for ocean pieces:
waves: i look at a lot of references i mean a loooot and usually i’ll pick out a wave shape that draws me in and try to replicate that! pay attention to the shadows inside the wave and the foam/highlights then just blending from there!!
beach sea foam: again look at a looot of references, once you have what you’d like to make in mind, start with the shapes, then add in the colors step by step, this tutorial is pretty good:
basically i do similar i just start with a basic wave flow, add background color, then the lightest highlights, then add shadows under them for depth and keep doing that until you’re happy with the level of detail! i’ve been drawing for a while and it took me a few years before i could draw ocean/beach waves confidently 😊
