How to Paint Trees and Light
Inspiration For This Painting
The inspiration for this painting came from a location just a five minute drive from my art studio in Queenstown, New Zealand where I live. I happened to be driving through the valley one evening when I noticed the evening sun shining through the willow trees. Given it was spring and there was fresh foliage on the trees, the different hues of greens where really vibrant. I pulled over at the side of the road and took some photos. The idea for a painting was born!
In this tutorial I will cover the following:
Colours
Brushes
Composition
Blocking in the painting
Adding detail
Final details
Colours
The colours I used in this painting are as follows:
Titanium white
Burnt sienna
Yellow oxide
Cadmium yellow
Cadmium orange
Quinacridone magenta
Ultramarine blue
Phthalo green