Three Steps for Painting Realistic Trees

Learn how to paint trees with these three easy steps. Whether you're painting a pine tree, an autumn tree, or bare tree in the winter, I think approaching them in a similar way to this can work well in most scenarios.

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Brushes used -
Small round - http://shrsl.com/1qg23
Dagger striper - https://shrsl.com/2aqvg

Oil Paints -
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COLOR MIXTURES -
Pine tree base: Black + medium
Darker deciduous trees: Black with a touch of red/white + medium. For the small branches, I just added more medium until it was transparent.
Trees near the sun: Orange with a touch of red/black + medium.
For the trunks I mixed in some more red/black into the same mixture

Professional lighting setups I recommend for artists:
5000k 96 CRI 4FT Fluorescent lamps: http://shrsl.com/1qp6n
Used with 4ft shop light fixture
Or
5000k GU10 LED 94+ CRI bulbs: https://amzn.to/31lXDvn
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My compact setup I use on the go:
5000k LED 90+ CRI bulbs: https://amzn.to/2Yy1Nn1
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Видео Three Steps for Painting Realistic Trees канала Chuck Black