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How To Paint Watercolor Trees
(Summer Trees)

Knowing how to paint watercolor trees in full foliage is a real problem for many newcomers to watercolor painting. Often, they say their tree looks like a 'big green lollipop with a brown stick for the trunk'...

Well worry no more. In this two-part video feature, I'll show you just how easy it is to learn how to paint trees, using just two colors and three brushes.

Just click on the start button for Part A below and when that's through, go to Part B, further down the page. Oh, and these just cover summer trees. Click on the links at the bottom of the page for more videos on painting winter trees and painting distant trees.


How To Paint Watercolor Trees
(Summer Trees Part A)

Part A covers the colors we'll be using and the brushes. You'll also find some great ideas on mixing a whole variety of greens rather than relying on just one or two greens straight out of the tube...




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Feeling more confident? Now let's move on to Part B...


How To Paint Watercolor Trees
(Summer Trees Part B)

In Part B we look at a complete tree protrait in a landscape setting. Here you'll find out how to 'turn on the sunlight' with the contrast between sun and shadows and how to exploit those green colors we looked at in Part A. I'll show you how easy it is to use summer trees to frame buildings in the background, so they stand out. Enjoy....!




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Well, I hope you enjoyed the videos on how to paint watercolor trees. Hopefully you've picked up a few things that will make this subject one which you'll approach with much more confidence in your future paintings.

If you'd like to learn how to paint other types of watercolor trees please see the two videos below:


How to paint watercolor trees VIDEO TUTORIAL - How to Paint Watercolor Trees (Distant Trees)
Capturing believable distant trees in watercolor shouldn't be a problem after you watch this video tutorial...

How to paint watercolor trees VIDEO TUTORIAL - How to Paint Watercolor Trees (Winter Trees)
Learn how to paint watercolor trees in the winter season... without painting every single twig!



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