Realistic Tree Bark & Simplifying Overwhelming Complexity. Tree Detail in Watercolor

Adding lots of tiny, granular details to your painting won't make it more realistic. In fact, you're more likely to make a painting look convincingly realistic by simplifying the subject and choosing the right details and values. Let's look at how I did that in this watercolor of a complex tree limb.

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Steel Blue
Graphite Gray
Autumn Brown
Cool Brown

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