Tree Texture Painting- Acrylic Medium

Learn basics of acrylic painting

Created byMohini Sinha

Last updated 2/2021

English

What you'll learn

Students will learn how to paint tree texture using different mediums

Course content

1 section • 9 lectures • 45m total length

Introduction1:27
Learn to create tree textures with acrylics by applying texture techniques, blending colors, and using a knife. Explore leaf bending, layering techniques, and rendering fine branches.
Fastforward Video1:12
Explore tree texture painting with acrylic medium in this fastforward video. See how acrylic medium textures surfaces and brings trees to life in a rapid demonstration.
Materials Required1:43
Gather materials for tree texture painting with acrylics: heavyweight paper, masking tapes, palette knife, crackling medium, brushes, acrylic and watercolor colors, a glass palette, and a container.
Blocking Background4:34
Block the background with a blue and white wet wash using a large flat brush, then blend lemon green and permanent green in the foreground before drawing the tree.
Creating Texture7:37
Sketch a rough tree line, then apply golden crackling paste on thick branches to create textured, 3d effects using a knife or stick, and let it dry overnight.
Painting Tree Trunk4:58
Master acrylic tree trunk painting using a layering technique: block with a darker color, then burnt sienna and yellow ochre to build texture with synthetic or bristle brushes.
Painting Leaves9:18
Master acrylic leaf painting through layering and tiny textures with Bristol and flat brushes, using red, black, white, yellow, and orange with light pressure and minimal water.
Creating Branches4:45
Develop acrylic texture skills by painting branches with line and round brushes, thinning paint for fine lines, adding base grass, and texturing with white and yellow using a finger dab.
Final Detailing9:40
Master final detailing in tree texture painting with acrylics by adding green dot highlights for leaves, edge shading, and thin branches, using flat, round, and lino brushes with masking tape.

Requirements

Need acrylic colors , crackle paste

Description

Hello everyone,

Thank you for joining this Class and starting your painting journey with me. I’ve made this special class, keeping in mind the art enthusiasts who want to paint but don’t know how to begin. So it doesn’t matter if you are a beginner; all you need is some paint, few brushes, a bit of curiosity, and a patient mind.

Course Highlights

The Basics of acrylic painting: What do you need to start your painting journey?
Helpful tips about acrylic color and paintbrushes. (what brands are worth buying?)
Blending of Colours.
Usage of different paintbrushes
Masking your canvas to give a clean and neat border effect.
How to paint tree texture
How to paint water and make it realistic with ripple effects.
Finally, detailing to make your artwork shine and look closer to real life.

Steps to be taken:

1. You will first need to block the background using the blending technique.

2. Draw the tree line using a pencil.

3. Apply crackle paste on the tree line and branches using a knife to give fine texture.

4. After crackle paste dries. You'll apply paint on the branches.

5. Use the layered painting technique to paint the leaves.

6. Give a final touch to the painting by focusing on detailing a bit more.

7. You are done. Congrats, you should have a wonderful piece of art in your hands.

I’m super excited to see your work, so please don’t forget to post your project, even if it’s just a work in progress.

Also, don’t hesitate to ask any questions, I would love to discuss them with you.

Note: I've attached a high-resolution picture of the painting for reference and should help in your project.

I hope this Class will help you start your painting journey or begin again, in-case you have left your painting brush behind due to a hectic life. This Class is a bonus for anyone who is already an artist. I would love to hear back from you and appreciate your feedback because painting like life is a journey where we learn each day.

Thank you & All the Best!

Mohini

Who this course is for:

Who want to learn acrylic medium basics