Winter Birch Trees
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Created on November 13, 2023
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WINTER BIRCH TREES
How does this painting make you feel when you look at it? Why do you think it makes you feel this way? What do you think the artist’s intent was when he/she painted this artwork?
Describe the color scheme of this painting.Are the colors WARM or COOL? Why do you think this color palette was chosen?
Start putting in your "trees" with tape. Not all birch trees stand straight up and down so you can have some leaning and/or overlapping each other
STEP 1:
Make sure your tape is sticking well by rubbing your finger over it. If you have bumps watercolor will get under it. Trees closer to you will be larger and trees farther away appear smaller.
STEP 2:
Add some branches if you want. To do this, rip small pieces of tape and add them randomly to the trees
STEP 3:
Lightly draw a horizon line. You need to make sure the bottoms of the trees are below the horizon line. This line can be a little wavy like there is snow on the ground.
STEP 4:
Once you are finished practicing, paint the background sky. You can use two or three colors. Stick to “winter” colors - blues, purples, and even a bit of black at the bottom if you want to give the illusion of an evening sky.
While you are experimenting with their gradients, sprinkle a little bit of salt on the wet watercolor paint. The salt “pulls up” some of the watercolor paint, and when it dries, it leaves a really interesting snowflake/crystal-like pattern.
To create a watercolor gradient, blend two or three colors into each other (shown here). Practice on small strips of watercolor paper so you are comfortable with creating a gradient.
Once all of your trees are outlined, paint a variety of little, slightly curved black lines on them as shown.
Outline all of the trees with a thin black line as shown.
In a paint dish or on a small piece of watercolor paper, mix up a little puddle of black paint. You want it watered down enough so that it’s a light to medium gray color. Using a flat brush, paint one side of the tree with a light watercolor wash. You should paint the same sides of all the trees so that it looks as if the sun is hitting all of the trees from the same angle.
Once your paint is all dry, it is time to begin peeling up all of your tape. This needs to be done as carefully as possible - you don’t want the paper to rip if you can avoid it. You may notice that a little bit of your watercolor paint managed to seep through the tape at some point. Don’t worry about this! When you put the gray wash over your trees, you will barely be able to notice these little imperfections.
Mixing up a small puddle of color like you used to shadow the trees, lightly paint a watercolor wash on an angle on the “shaded” side of your tree. Blue, purple, or even black will work the best.
The final step will be to paint “shadows” onto the snow using a light watercolor wash. ionally, it helps to summarize the content and entertain your audience.
This is what your trees will look like when finished!
You have now finished painting your beautiful winter birch trees!