Paint this Aspen scene: Watercolor painting in 3 EASY steps

Here we briefly go over the simple materials we'll be using. And then we start with some masking tape to create the beginnings of our Aspen forest.

In this easy step, we splash on the color to create our lush autumn forest in just a few minutes.

In this final stage, we add some life to the Aspen tree trunks. Before you know it, your forest has come to life, and your painting is finished!

Here we wrap up our painting session. In under 30 minutes, you can be here, holding up your finished Aspen watercolor painting. It really is easy and fun.

In this video, watch as I paint another full Aspen painting, but with variations on the design (adding way more trees), and on the color (I make a bright sunny summer version). This should show you the infinite possibilities of these painting techniques.

Also download the finished version of this painting for your reference.

While this watercolor painting was intended to be fun and leisurely, I do want to impress the idea that there are some real painting concepts to be learned here (for those interested in any kind of serious study). These ideas will open you up to a whole new world of looking at art, and creating it yourself. I invite you to read to this brief touch on the four main painting concepts of Drawing, Values, Color, and Edges. I also provide some examples of my artwork to illustrate these concepts, which if nothing else are just fun to look at :)