Watercolor Postcard Paint-Along: Lighted Christmas Trees at Night on a Snowy Slope
Experimenting with the concept of a lighted Christmas tree at night on a snowy slope. Can we create the illusion of light? Paint along with me and let's see if we can pull it off.
00:00 intro
00:35 concept for this postcard
00:48 a challenge with wet-in-wet techniques
01:28 a tip if you're struggling
02:03 supplies you'll need
03:45 planning marks & the painting plan
04:45 prepping materials & mixing the sky wash
06:37 spattering for colored lights
08:07 negative painting the trees
09:29 assessing after step 1
10:14 spritz-and-drag to create trunks, shadows
11:40 adding dark sky and foreground shadows
14:26 evaluating the first draft
14:57 comparing 1st and 2nd drafts
15:19 controlled softening of small areas
16:09 what's next?
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