Sketch the landscape view you want to paint in charcoal or with a pencil. Chose a central and notable point in the landscape from which to start your sketch. With oils, you don't require a detailed drawing, because oils are a medium which allow you to both lay on paint and, with a palette knife, easily remove paint which has been laid on too thickly. A landscape painting will normally take several hours to finish, so, because of light issues, that will give you less time to create a detailed drawing.
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Paint the outlines of the main features of the landscape -- trees, hills, mountains, rivers, etc. The landscape sketch will make this task easier, as you will only need to paint over the sketched outlines that are already in place.
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Fill in details of the landscape. You should begin with the main natural features previously mentioned. Once you have painted, in detail, the landscape's main features, move on to the smaller details, which may be animals, birds, people, or buildings. The images closer to you should be more vibrant. The images further away can be painted with softer tones.
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Move on to the mass areas of the painting -- grass, fields, sky. The sky and shadows should be the final part to be painted, because the light will have gradually changed throughout the day. Notice the shadows on everything in your painting and these should be the final painted part of your landscape
