A Downloadable Watercolour Painting Lesson - Learn to Paint Frosty Holly in Easy to Follow Steps
Holly is a familiar and much-loved evergreen tree. It is instantly recognisable with its shiny, spiky leaves and gorgeous bright red berries. The tree is found in a range of habitats, and the berries, in particular, are an important food source during the winter. At other times of the year, its dense growth provides shelter for nesting and roosting birds. Whereas, the dense, dry leaf litter is ideal for hibernating mammals like hedgehogs.
This tutorial provides the opportunity to apply a lovely, colourful background wash to set off the bright white frost around the edge of the leaves. I experimented with several colour combinations and styles before deciding on this one, maybe you might do the same. Before working on the frost, I would advise practising with your white on a dark background. This will ensure that it is as opaque as you want it for this project.
This is an instant PDF download, you could start work on this sprig of frosty holly in a matter of minutes. You don’t even need to wait for the post to arrive! You will receive a 26-page PDF document. Set out in the same way as the tutorials I write for magazines. However, you get lots more large photos of the different stages.
Downloadable lessons enable you to work at your own speed, you can dip in and out of the content, you can spend time studying the fine details and practise the various techniques as often as you like.
Have fun with this lesson, take your time and let me know how you get on. Try printing off the last few pages which have the larger versions of the step-by-step photos for additional help.
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