You can also try this technique with a jumbo round brush or a filbert. You can also see my post about how to paint trees with a fan brush (which is the same technique as using the flat brush). Do the same technique of painting the trunk first and working in a zig-zag stamping motion from top to bottom. Use mars black for the large tree in the lower right. As you work your way down, do so in a zig-zag pattern making the tree fuller on the bottom. Start at the top of the tree and stamp very lightly to create the smaller branches on top. Use the tip of your brush to stamp the branches. I used the very tip of my brush to do these vertical lines. Using your #12 flat brush and turquoise blue, paint three trunks of the small trees in the distance. Using your #12 Flat Brush and titanium white, paint left and right horizontal strokes on the water. On the lower right part of the mountain, I blended mars black in with the blue. You can even add a bit of texture in the mountain by painting long wavy strokes while blending the white in with the blue. Also I made the hills into two hills by painting a diagonal line.īlend the blue and the white in so it transitions smoothly. To get different values of lights in the mountains, use titanium white. Then paint the entire shape of the mountain in with the ultramarine blue.

It starts out high on the left and dips down to the right. Using your #12 flat brush and ultramarine blue, paint the outline of the mountain. Paint the entire area solid under the horizon line. Paint the water using just turquoise blue and your 3/4″ flat brush. Step 3 Paint The WaterĬompletely rinse your brush. Don’t blend the paint too much because everything will start to turn the same color. There are areas that may be lighter or darker.įill the entire area above the horizon line (but leaving some white space for the mountains). Imagine this background as a round downpour.

Paint using the full width of the brush going in a sort of diagonal/ curved directions. We are going to be painting the rain background. Load your 3/4″ flat brush in all three of those colors. Load your palette with ultramarine blue, titanium white & turquoise blue. Step By Step Directions: Step 1 Draw The Horizon Lineĭraw the horizon line using a T-Square ruler on the bottom of the canvas. Project Type: Acrylic Painting / Category: Storm Color Palette

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