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Sunday, November 1, 2020

Free How to Paint a Picture Worksheet for Flowers in the Rural Fence

Here is a Free How to Paint a Picture Worksheet of Flowers in the Rural Fence

 
This picture is inspired by a photo I took of some flowers growing beside the path where I walk my dog. They were bright yellow and were growing through the two cross pieces of the fence. 

This is a great little project for the beginner. This picture is somewhat simple. It is and not intended to be overly realistic. I always felt if you wanted something as real as a photograph then you should buy a camera. You can use this worksheet as a beginning point and add your own ideas and interpretations, so it is ok if your finished picture does not look like mine. (It might look better).

If you have problems making this worksheet to print CLICK HERE to visit my how-to-print page for some suggestions.  or try the updated link below.

How to Paint a Picture of Flowers on a Fence, Lesson and Worksheet


My printables are free, so print as many as you like. They take a lot of my time.  I often have to create several images before I get the right one for an illustration.  It is a lot of work, but I am glad to have the opportunity to inspire others.
I only ask that you consider making a donation. Your gift of support will enable me to create more worksheets for you. 


Thank you for your support.

Below is a link to a PDF of the image above.

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SUPPLY LIST

You can use any watercolor paint. I prefer my small Windsor Newton paint set; it has a nice selection of colors. I also use Grumbacher Paints in the tubes.  You can easily find these at any craft store like Lobby Hobby or Michaels. (Look for coupons online.) You can collect lots of paintbrushes, but it is better at the start to keep it simple with a few small, medium, and medium-large brushes and a combination of flats as well as rounded paintbrushes. For these art lessons, I use Strathmore series 300 Watercolor paper. It is economical and available at Michaels and Hobby Lobby and online. 

PRINTABLE NOTES

Start by tracing the outline of the picture onto 140 lb watercolor paper. If you have trouble seeing it through the paper try holding it to the window and tracing with the sunlight shining through. Do not be too worried to get it right, feel free to make changes. 

FIRST WASH
To start use a medium brush and keep the paint watery on the brush. Wash in an even blue for the sky. Wash a light green for the far background on the left, behind the flowers, and the lower area below the post rail.  

Save the fun stuff for last, so do not do the flowers until the end. Think of it as a reward for doing a good job on everything else. 

SECOND WASH
After the first step has dried. 
Mix your color carefully. Make a watery brown-grey by adding a TINY touch of black to brown and a SMALL DAB of red to make a grey color and paint in the brown-grey wood of the fence.  You will be adding texture after this wash dries.  

Add leafy texture to the foreground, MIx a dark gree using a TINY touch of black and some blue to some green. DONT MAKE IT TOO DARK. Later on, you can mix the darkest green for the deepest shadows. Use a small brush and short strokes to give the texture of a leafy shrub.
Don't add dark treen to the top areas so they look like distant trees. 

FOREGROUND PATH
For the dirt path use the watery brown-grey mix and with a lot of water stroke the paint onto the paper using long back and forth strokes. While it is still wet stroke a LITTLE watery blue across the foreground two or three times, then stroke a LITTLE watery grey. Let the colors blend softly. 

DEVELOPING DETAILS
After the first layer on the fence has dried, mix a darker brown, with red, and grey. Add dark areas on the shadow side of the fence post and the bottoms of the crosspieces. Don't overdo it.

After the dark areas have dried make another darker black-brown and use the TIP of your brush and DRAW lines for the texture. 

FLOWERS- The most important part so take your time!
Yellow is very pale and does not show up much so do not get frustrated. Use the tip of your brush and stork yellow into the flowers.  Do not use a very wet brush, try tapping your brush against a tissue to suck the excess water out of it.  If the flowers do not show up much try putting a TINY dot of orange at the tip of each petal while the petal is wet, the moisture will draw the orange up and give some distinction between the flower and the background. 

AFTER THE YELLOW HAS DRIED mix a little dark brown and use the tip of your brush to dot in the centers of the flowers. After you have done the brown use some black and put a dot or two on the shadowy side of the brown. 

Mix a darker green than before and use short downward strokes to add a little darker leafy texture to the shrub. 

Sign and date you work but be sure to leave room for a frame.  

I hope you create a masterpiece!

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Sunday, October 25, 2020

Free How to Paint a Picture Worksheet of Apples in the Harvest Bushel

Here is a Free How To Paint Apples in the Harvest Bushel Worksheet.

 
This picture was inspired by a visit to a fruit stand in autumn. It celebrates the blessings of the harvest and the Lord, who gives us much to be thankful for. 


How to Paint a Picture Of the Apple Harvest Bushel Worksheet 



My printables are free, so print as many as you like. They take a lot of my time.  I often have to create several images before I get the right one for an illustration.  It is a lot of work, but I am glad to have the opportunity to inspire others.
I only ask that you consider making a donation. Your gift of support will enable me to create more worksheets for you. Thank you for your support.

Here is a link to a PDF file that may work better for some printers.

CLICK HERE for a PDF of this worksheet. 


If you have problems printing this worksheet, CLICK HERE to visit my how-to-print page for some suggestions.  or try the updated link below.

This is a great little project for the beginner. This picture is somewhat simple. It is and is not intended to be overly realistic. I always felt if you wanted something as real as a photograph then you should buy a camera. You can use this worksheet as a beginning point and add your ideas and interpretations, so it is ok if your finished picture does not look like mine. (It might look better).

SUPPLY LIST

You can use any watercolor paint. I prefer my small Windsor Newton paint set; it has a nice selection of colors. I also use Grumbacher Paints in the tubes.  You can easily find these at any craft store like Lobby Hobby or Michaels. (Look for coupons online.) You can collect lots of paintbrushes, but it is better at the start to keep it simple with a few small, medium, and medium-large brushes and a combination of flats as well as rounded paintbrushes. For these art lessons, I use Strathmore series 300 Watercolor paper. It is economical and available at Michaels and Hobby Lobby and online. 

PRINTABLE NOTES

Start by tracing the outline of the picture onto 140 lb watercolor paper. If you have trouble seeing it through the paper try holding it to the window and tracing with the sunlight shining through. Do not be too worried to get it right, feel free to make changes. 

Use a small flat brush, if you have one, and give the grey wall the first wash. For the color mix VERY LITTLE black with brown and blue to make a cold grey. The amount of water on the brush should be light. Take your time and use strokes going up from the crate and up from the floor beside the crate. 

Use the small flat brush to stroke back and forth with a red-brown color for the floor.
 
Use the small flat brush and stroke the color on the crate. The crate is old and weathered looking so mix a VERY LITTLE BLACK and yellow so it looks dull. 
You may need to switch to a round brush for the shadow inside the crate. Mix blue and black and with a medium-wet brush carefully go around the apples and the outside edges of the crate. fille in the areas inside the crate. 
Take a break and let it dry a little.

Mix VERY LITTLE red into some brown for the bushels. Use the flat brush to stroke the color in the bushels. Do not let your brush become very wet for this stage. A dryer brush will add texture to the baskets.  

For the apples use your smallest brush or the VERY TIP-TOP of your regular brush. Do the apples in three steps; First, light areas, with yellow or orange,   second the medium areas with red-orange, and last, the dark areas, the shadows with VERY LITTLE blue and red mixed together. Do some greenish apples the same way. 

Take a break and let things dry. 

The last step will take as much time as everything you did before. 
Now change your method from painting to using your brush to draw. Use the very tip of the brush and draw lines for the details wherever they are needed. Do not use a very wet brush, try giving your brush a little twist when you lift it out of the paint. Dab the brush to get the extra water off before you paint. 
Dark verticle lines for the boards on the wall. 
Brown lines for the floorboards and the bushel. 
Dark yellow lines for the boards on the crate. 
Dark lines for the areas inside the crate. 
Grey lines for the edges. 

Add shadows where they are needed. Mix a little blue and black and go over areas that need shadows.  

Sign and date your masterpiece an inch from the bottom so there is room for the frame.

10/25/20 Adron © 2020

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Tuesday, September 22, 2020

How to Paint Flowers Beside a Path, a Watercolor Worksheet

Here is a Free How To Paint Flowers Beside The Path Worksheet.

 
I love the world God gave us, and it is a joy to paint a picture of a garden path on a sunny day.

I know this little lesson will be meaningful for you. This picture is simple in composition. It is like an impressionist painting and not intended to be overly realistic. I always felt if you wanted something as real as a photograph then you should buy a camera. With paint, you can interpret and give expression to a scene that a camera is not designed to do. But you can use these ideas and put them to your own use.

A WORD ABOUT PRINTING THE WORKSHEET
If you have problems making this worksheet to prin,t CLICK HERE to visit my how-to-print page for some suggestions or try the updated link below.

How to draw flowers beside the path, watercolor worksheet

My printables are free, so print as many as you like. They take a lot of my time.  I often have to create several images before I get the right one for an illustration.  It is a lot of work, but I am glad to have the opportunity to inspire others.
I only ask that you consider making a donation. Your gift of support will enable me to create more worksheets for you. 


Thank you for your support.

Here is a link to a file that may print better.

CLICK HERE for a PDF file.

SUPPLY LIST

You can use any watercolor paint. I prefer my small Windsor Newton paint set; it has a nice selection of colors. I also use Grumbacher Paints in the tubes.  You can easily find these at any craft store like Lobby Hobby or Michaels. (Look for coupons online.) You can collect lots of paintbrushes, but it is better at the start to keep it simple with a few small, medium, and medium-large brushes and a combination of flats as well as rounded paintbrushes. For these art lessons, I use Strathmore series 300 Watercolor paper. It is economical and available at Michaels and Hobby Lobby and online. 

PRINTABLE LESSON NOTES.


BEGINNINGS
Trace the design onto 140-pound watercolor paper. It is a heavy paper that will not buckle. If you have trouble tracing through the paper, try holding it against a window with the light shining behind it, and then you should be able to trace it easily.

This design is not to be painted exactly as I did but it is a guideline, so you can change things and make it your own special picture. So feel free to experiment. 
 
FIRST WASH
Use a medium brush and wash in the pale blue sky, keep the paint watery, and do not worry about the trees you'll paint them on top of the blue later.
In the same way, use watery yellow-green and wash in the foreground flower area, 

BUT BE CAREFUL NOT TO PAINT OVER THE TULIPS, go around the tulips. 

In the same way, use watery sandy brown and wash it on the road.
LET IT DRY  

Do not feel you need to finish the painting all at once. Take breaks and come back after a while. Some artists work on a picture for several days to finish a painting. And some artists do a painting once to work out the mistakes, like a practice painting, and then paint a second one after they know what will work. 

BUILDING IT UP
After the first wash has dried mix a deeper green by adding a TINY dab of red or blue to your green. With a small brush dab green into the trees.

Carefully work the lower foreground by dabbing green to make it look like grasses and leaves. Leave yellow areas between the green. Work the dark dabs in rows that get smaller as they near the trees. 

BUT BE CAREFUL not to paint over the yellow-green flowers or the tulips. LET IT DRY
After the second step is dry, repeat if the colors need to be darker in the trees and grasses.

For the distant trees add a little brown to the green and work in the shadows of the trees. Let it dry before you add any tree trunks or branches.  Do the tree trunks in two steps a medium brown and after the medium brown has dried paint in the dark brown. Mix a little blue or black for the darks in the tree trunks.

TECHNIQUE
To get an impressionist feel do not try to be overly realistic. Try to use your brush with small dabs and short strokes. Just touch the brush to the paper over and over until it builds up. BE PATIENT! LET IT DRY IN BETWEEN COLORS AND STEPS. 

TULIPS
Paint the tulips in steps. First, with a small brush wash the pink-red over the tulips and let it dry. 

Use a darker yellow to add some detail to the yellow flowers. If you have problems mixing a darker yellow try a TINY touch of black or orange. The trick is to keep it suggestive like an impressionist painting. 

After the pink wash has dried mix a little lavender or blue and red to make a darker color for the details. Use the tip of the small brush and DRAW the details of the tulips. Draw the shadows around the bottom and on one side and draw the shadow inside the bowl of the flower. 

Sign and date your work.

(c)Adron 9/22/20

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Thursday, September 10, 2020

How to Paint a Picture of The Tulips Worksheet

How to paint a picture of the tulips worksheet and lesson. 


I love God's creation and the beauty He put into it. Tulips are one of the treasures he put in the world, and they are such an exciting flower to paint.  I always enjoy painting them. I know this little lesson will be meaningful for you. It is simple, and when it is done, it is beautiful.

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A WORD ABOUT PRINTING THE WORKSHEET
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This is one of my favorite projects. I worked on it for a long time, and I hope you like it. 





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Below is a file in PDF format if you have problems printing the image above. 

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SUPPLY LIST

You can use any watercolor paint. I prefer my small Windsor Newton paint set; it has a nice selection of colors. I also use Grumbacher Paints in the tubes.  You can easily find these at any craft store like Lobby Hobby or Michaels. (Look for coupons online.) You can collect lots of paintbrushes, but it is better at the start to keep it simple with a few small, medium, and medium-large brushes and a combination of flats as well as rounded paintbrushes. For these art lessons, I use Strathmore series 300 Watercolor paper. It is economical and available at Michaels and Hobby Lobby and online. 

PRINTABLE LESSON NOTES

Trace the design onto 140-pound watercolor paper. It is a heavy paper that will not buckle. If you have trouble tracing through the paper, try holding it against a window with the light shining behind it, and then you should be able to trace it easily.

BACKGROUND
The green is darker at the bottom and lighter at the top. Mix some dark green by using a TINY amount of black with the green, make it watery. Apply the dark green with a small brush starting at the bottom and working up a little. For the light green mix a little green with some yellow, make it watery. Apply the lighter green starting at the top and work it down until it touches the dark green.  The two should blend at the edge where they meet. 
LET IT DRY

After the background dries mix some yellow-green and with the tip of your brush draw a yellow-green line on the sunny side of the stems and leaves. While the stems are still wet mix some dark green and use the tip of your brush and draw a line down the shadow side of the stems and leaves. Let the two colors blend so that it looks round. 
LET IT DRY

Use a small brush and some watery light blue and pant the lower areas between the flowers and stems. Take your time. Continue the light blue around the flowers and up a little. Mix a little dark blue or violet and use a medium brush, starting at the top paint the darker blue going down. The two colors should blend where they meet. Pick up the paper and tilt it so the colors flow together in an interesting and random way.  

FLOWERS
Don't try to paint all the flowers at once, do a few of the red ones and then a few more and after that do a few purple ones. Use watery red and with a medium brush paint the flowers. While it is still wet mix a little red, and violet together and with a small brush add a LITTLE shadow to the darker areas. 

After you finish the red flowers do some purple ones the same way. 

If the flowers look too flat use a little tissue paper and dab the side that has the sun to lift out some of the colors. or use some clean clear water on your brush and lift out some of the colors on the light side. 

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Friday, July 31, 2020

How to Paint a Picture of the Old-Time Prospector.

Free how to paint a picture of an old-time prospector, an art lesson, and a printable watercolor worksheet.


The old-time prospector is a project that can help the young artist or a beginner become more confident in basic watercolor art. It is a picture of a person of character, not just a pretty face but a regular guy.  As an artist, you will find yourself doing more portraits of everyday people than the glamorous movie star types.  This project uses only a few colors so it is simple.

Remember to set your printer to color.


A WORD ABOUT PRINTING THE WORKSHEET
If you have problems printing CLICK HERE to visit my how-to-print page for some suggestions or try the updated PDF link below that should print better.

Free how-to-paint a picture of an old-time prospector worksheet.


My printables are free, so print as many as you like. They take a lot of my time.  I often have to create several images before I get the right one for an illustration.  It is a lot of work, but I am glad to have the opportunity to inspire others.
I only ask that you consider making a donation. Your gift of support will enable me to create more worksheets for you. 


Thank you for your support.

CLICK HERE for a PDF file.

SUPPLY LIST

You can use any watercolor paint. I prefer my small Windsor Newton paint set; it has a nice selection of colors. I also use Grumbacher Paints in the tubes.  You can easily find these at any craft store like Lobby Hobby or Michaels. (Look for coupons online.) You can collect lots of paintbrushes, but it is better at the start to keep it simple with a few small, medium, and medium-large brushes and a combination of flats as well as rounded paintbrushes. For these art lessons, I use Strathmore series 300 Watercolor paper. It is economical and available at Michaels and Hobby Lobby and online. 

PRINTABLE ART LESSON NOTES.


BEGINNINGS
Trace the design onto 140-pound watercolor paper. It is a heavy paper that will not buckle. If you have trouble tracing though the paper, try holding it against a window with the light shining behind it, and then you should be able to trace it easily.

I like to take my time when I paint a picture and sometimes I even let one stage dry for a day before I do the next stage. If you do not have the time to wait for it to dry sometimes you can hurry the drying with a hairdryer.

BACKGROUND
Keep the background a little wild, I chose blue and violet but you can use greens, yellows, or any other colors. Keep the color watery and use a zigzaggy stroke to put the color on the paper. Be careful not to get into the figure.  In the same way mix in some watery lavender or another second color that is close to the first- this is to give the background interest and movement. Leave it watery so the colors blend on their own. 

LET IT DRY 

FIRST WASH
Keep the colors light and watery at this stage. Work carefully so colors do not mix. Keep tissue nearby to blot up any that is not doing what you want. Use brownish-yellow for the hat and gloves. Light brown for the face. Light blue for the shirt and violet for the pants. Use a light brown for the coat. The only place that is dark at this stage is the belt, use a purple-brown color. While the coat is still wet add a little watery red or orange and let it blend on it's a little. Add a little watery purple to the pants and let it blend a little too. This makes it look not flat and interesting.  

SECOND WASH
Let the first wash dry. If it is a little damp that is ok. TAKE YOUR TIME ON THIS STEP. Decide where you want the shadows to be. In my example, the light is from the right so the shadows are on the left. Make the same colors you used before darker by adding blues purples violets and browns. You may have to mix these colors yourself. Use a small brush and add darker browns to the face on the shadow side, beside the nose, and under the chin. Use purple-brown for the shadows on the coat. Use violet for the shadows on the shirt. and use purple-blue for the shadows on the pants. 

Save the facial features for the finish.

After the shadows developed then add with the tip of your small brush a LITTLE black- but be careful you do not want much since it will take the brilliance out of your colors.  

NOW TAKE A BREAK AND GET SOME EXERCISE
After you take a break come back and look at it with fresh eyes. Correct or finish anything that needs a little attention.

DETAILS AND FINISHING TOUCHES 
Mix a little black with brown and use the tip of your brush and draw the features of the face: the eyes, eyebrows, and hair.  In the same way use the tip of your brush to add dark edges to the glove, the canteen, and the clothes. Use an almost dry brush to add the green and red to the canteen and the red on the hat. 

Sign your work about an inch up from the bottom that way there is room for the frame.

(c) Adron 3/2/20

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Monday, March 2, 2020

Free How to Paint a Picture of a Bird of Paradise Flower, Lesson and Worksheet.

Free how to paint a picture of a bird of paradise flower, an art lesson, and a printable watercolor worksheet.


This is a good practice project that will help a young artist, or a beginner become more confident in basic art. It is not hard and uses a simple color combination so you do not need to spend a fortune on supplies. 

Remember to set your printer to color.

A WORD ABOUT PRINTING THE WORKSHEET
If you have problems printing, CLICK HERE to visit my how-to-print page for some suggestions.  Or try the updated PDF link below, which should print better.

I started creating these worksheets as a handout for when I was teaching homeschoolers. I am humbled to think that they are used by thousands of families all over the world.

How to Paint a Picture of a Bird of Paradise Flower, Lesson, and Worksheet.

My printables are free, so print as many as you like. They take a lot of my time.  I often have to create several images before I get the right one for an illustration.  It is a lot of work, but I am glad to have the opportunity to inspire others.
I only ask that you consider making a donation. Your gift of support will enable me to create more worksheets for you. 


Thank you for your support.

If the image above does not print for you then try the PDF. 

CLICK HERE for a PDF file.

ART SUPPLY LIST

You can use any watercolor paint. I prefer my small Windsor Newton paint set; it has a nice selection of colors. I also use Grumbacher Paints in the tubes.  You can easily find these at any craft store like Lobby Hobby or Michaels. (Look for coupons online.) You can collect lots of paintbrushes, but it is better at the start to keep it simple with a few small, medium, and medium-large brushes and a combination of flats as well as rounded paintbrushes. For these art lessons, I use Strathmore series 300 Watercolor paper. It is economical and available at Michaels and Hobby Lobby and online. 

PRINTABLE ART LESSON NOTES.


BEGINNINGS
Trace the design onto 140-pound watercolor paper, this is the heavy paper that will not buckle. If the paper is too thick to trace through place it against a window with the light shining behind it and then you should be able to trace it easily.

UNDERPAINT THE YELLOW HIGHLIGHTS
The flower looks orange, but start by painting the yellow highlights first. Let the yellow dry.

PAINT THE ORANGE ON TOP OF THE YELLOW
Using long strokes from top to bottom paint the orange on top of the yellow but leave yellow highlights showing.

BLUES
Use light blue to paint and the tongue-like-part sticking out. After the light blue dries mix some red to make violet and paint the shadows, but be careful to leave the light blue highlights showing in places.
For the blue body use light blue for the highlights and while the paper is still damp add violet blue for the lower shadows. While that is still damp use VERY LITTLE black for the darkest shadows on the bottom edge.

GREENS
For the leaves, use light green for the highlights. After the light green dries use dark green for the leaves and the stem.

BACKGROUND
You may want to leave the background white.

Or you can mix A LITTLE BLACK with some green and carefully go around the flower and make the background a little darker so the flower stands out.

Sign your work about an inch up from the bottom that way there is room for the frame.

(c) Adron 3/2/20

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Sunday, August 4, 2019

How To Paint a Picture of a Covered Bridge in a Landscape

Free how to paint a picture of a covered bridge in a landscape, an art lesson, and a printable watercolor worksheet.


This is a good practice project and skill builder for any young artist or beginner.

Teachers and parents can use this in class or as a do-at-home project. It can be a lesson by itself or an extra activity.

A WORD ABOUT PRINTING THE WORKSHEET
If you have problems printing, CLICK HERE to visit my how-to-print page for some suggestions.  or try one of the updated links below that should print better.
 

How to Paint a Landscape With a Covered Bridge Lesson and Worksheet


My printables are free, so print as many as you like. They take a lot of my time.  I often have to create several images before I get the right one for an illustration.  It is a lot of work, but I am glad to have the opportunity to inspire others.
I only ask that you consider making a donation. Your gift of support will enable me to create more worksheets for you. 


Thank you for your support.

If the image above does not work the PDF is often the better choice.

CLICK HERE for a PDF file. 

ART SUPPLY LIST

You can use any watercolor paint. I prefer my small Windsor Newton paint set; it has a nice selection of colors. I also use Grumbacher Paints in the tubes.  You can easily find these at any craft store like Lobby Hobby or Michaels. (Look for coupons online.) You can collect lots of paintbrushes, but it is better at the start to keep it simple with a few small, medium, and medium-large brushes and a combination of flats as well as rounded paintbrushes. For these art lessons, I use Strathmore series 300 Watercolor paper. It is economical and available at Michaels and Hobby Lobby and online. 

PRINTABLE ART LESSON NOTES.


BEGINNINGS
Trace the design onto 140-pound watercolor paper, this is the heavy paper that will not buckle. If the paper is too thick to trace through place it against a window with the light shining behind it and then you should be able to trace it easily.

SKY AND CLOUDS
Wet the paper all around the clouds. Be careful to not cross into the clouds. Mix some watery blue and lay it into the background. Keep the blue pale at the hills and a little darker at the top. LET IT DRY then wet the clouds and drop in some watery light-blue and watery blue-black. Use a small brush to move the color around to make the shape of the clouds. Let the bottom of the clouds disappear into the sky.

For more color you can add a little watery rose or yellow to the clouds it will give them a summer afternoon look.

HILLS
Wet the hills but not the trees, then brush in some light browns and greens for the hills. After the hills dry dab with a brush the light green for the distant trees.

TREES
Use green for the trees but drop into the green some darker greens made of black and green for the shadows. Make the foreground darker than the hills. Dabb darker dots of green around the base of the hills and in places to give it texture.

RIVER
Start with blue then add black for the shadow below the bridge. After it dries add green and brown for the deeper water but keep some blue showing in places.

BRIDGE
Use brown and grey for the river bank. The road can be grey black brown or clay red.

Use the tip of your brush to paint the bridge, think of it as drawing with a brush. Use grey for the roof and red for the sides. After it dries go back and add more detail and shadow with black and red for the shadows.
ROAD
The road can be grey black brown or clay red.

FINISHING TOUCHES
Use clear water and tissue to "Lift Out" any color that is too intense. Dabb dots of darker color to give texture and richness.

Sign your work about an inch up from the bottom that way there is room for the frame.

(c) Adron Dozat 8/4/19

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