In this video I show you how to paint water, trees and mountains. The painting depicts a very familiar view in Queenstown, New Zealand and the view features willow trees growing on the foreshore of Lake Wakatipu, with The Remarkables Mountains in the background.
This painting was a commission and as the view is so well known in Queenstown, I was limited on being able to change the landscape to improve the composition. However I looked at some old 19th century paintings and got some composition ideas from them.
I painted this art work in oils but you can also use acrylics as the principles of colour and tone are exactly the same.
In the video I will explain the following:
If you would like to paint along with this, check out the link below for the written notes that accompany this video. Feel free to copy the painting and copy / use the reference photos that are in the written tutorial.
WRITTEN NOTES: https://www.samuelearp.com/new-blog/2019/4/29/how-to-paint-water-trees-and-mountains
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