VIDEO DESCRIPTION
This painting tutorial will take you through easy to follow, step-by-step instructions on how to paint this seasonal image of "Autumn Bridge". You'll learn simple painting techniques that will help you to create this beautiful fall masterpiece filled with gentle autumn colors, a perfectly proportioned park bridge, a couple of anchoring foreground trees that might steal the show, and a gently stream flowing through the landscape. You'll learn how to create this fall landscape with rich vibrant tones and deep atmospheric dimensional elements. Surrounded by the illusion of a natural forest and a body of water, this lush landscape will have you testing your skills while you adapt new painting techniques to your canvas. You'll learn to paint a body of moving water, as well as, distant trees that fade into the background and how to bring the viewers eyes to the foreground with dramatic details in the front trees. Using only 3 brushes and 7 colors we'll create this conversational masterpiece with an autumnal feel and a beautifully decorated bridge that is sure to compliment any décor. So let's get painting and let's get sipping!
IMAGE LINK FOR PRINTING:
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a30281990bade409dfa356b/t/5f957d5a1d206d227a7ea023/1603632557578/Autumn+Bridge.jpg
MATERIALS:
Canvas: 16x20 stretched primed canvas
Brushes: 1/2 flat bristle (large), #8 round (medium), #3 round (small)
Acrylic Paint: titanium white, mars black, burnt umber (brown), fluorescent orange, green oxide, deep yellow, cobalt blue
Other: #2 pencil, palette, cup of water for washing brushes, paper towel for drying brushes
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STEPS:
1. #2 pencil - Draw the outline of the landscape sections
2. 1/2 inch bristle brush - Paint sky with white, blue and brown
3. 1/2 inch bristle brush - Paint 1st layer of land with yellow, white, green and brown
4. 1/2 inch bristle brush - Paint 1st layer of water with white, blue, brown and black
5. #3 round brush - Paint distant tree trunks and branches with black, brown and white
6. 1/2 inch bristle brush - Paint distant tree tops with brown, orange, yellow and white
7. #3 round brush - Paint 1st step of bridge with black
8. #8 round brush - Paint side and underneath of bridge with black, brown, white and yellow
9. #3 round brush - Paint decorative elements on bridge with black and brown
10. #3 round brush - Finish bridge with white, yellow, brown and black
11. #8 round brush - Paint front tree trunks and branches with black
12. 1/2 inch bristle brush - Finish the land and water with green, black, blue, brown, yellow, white and orange
13. 1/2 inch bristle brush - Paint 1st layer of leaves with brown and orange
14. #8 round brush - Paint bark and highlights on front trees with brown orange, yellow, white and black
15. 1/2 inch bristle brush - Finish leaves on trees with brown, orange, yellow and white
16. #3 round brush - Sign with black
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