Uploaded June 2019 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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In today’s painting tutorial we discover how to paint photorealistic trees in our vast landscape. This is a real time art lesson and will illustrate how you can paint hyperrealistic trees in about an two hours’ time.

If you would like some assistance with the drawing process I have the traceable and the reference photos up over on Patreon along with the final epsisode. You can find all of them here:

patreon.com/posts/27585674

For Part 1 where we paint the sky: youtube.com/watch?v=MvnrlWkSYow&feature=youtu.be
For Part 2 where we paint distant mountains and rocks youtu.be/eHcu_jzayi8
For Part 3 where we paint water and the midground youtube.com/watch?v=Ivwa-GEYn2c&t=6s
For Part 4 where we paint the detailed foreground youtu.be/HDYq_rHCiyQ


Acrylic Paints:
Cobalt Blue (Liquitex Basics)
Cadmium Red Deep Hue (Liquitex Basics)
Cadmium Yellow Deep Hue (Liquitex Basics)
Burnt Umber (Liquitex Basics)
Sap Green (Winsor and Newton)
Mars Black (Liquitex Basics)
Titanium White (Liquitex Basics)

Brushes:
2 inch flat brush
1 inch flat headed brush (Artists Loft)
1/4th flat headed brush (Artists Loft)
1/4th inch round headed brush (Artists Loft)
1/8th inch round headed brush (Artists Loft)Canvas: 24X36

Canvas 24 X 36

Other:
Reeves Clear Plastic Palette, Large
A small painting cloth
A small water dish Water... um, tap
Reference photos/traceable/ruler

My eBooks on acrylic painting: etsy.com/ca/shop/StayCreativePainting?ref=seller-platform-mcnav
How to support the channel: patreon.com/staycreativepainting
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