Painted trees. Paint, pencil and gouache

Painted trees, grass, foliage are important details when creating a landscape. Drawing them is not as easy as it seems, so you need to master certain techniques. Beginners need to start drawing with simple pencils, then you can paint the picture and use other techniques.

How to draw a pencil tree

Most often the children depict a herringbone or a birch tree. First, in the middle of the sheet, you need to make a large line, this will be the trunk. From her, draw other lines, from which the twigs will turn out. They must be at different distances, because in nature absolute symmetry does not occur. Then additional branches come from them, too many do not need them, they also need not be symmetrical. They will be placed leaves or needles. Then on the drawn contours it is necessary to spend once again a line a pencil, but not absolutely equal, as the drawn trees should be similar to the present. In the middle of the trunk, tufts are directed toward the artist, this will add volume. Then an approximate amount of foliage is determined and a contour for the crown is drawn. On the branches draw small ovals, these will be leaves. Between them there should be no emptiness. Leaflets are drawn according to the location of the branches. Next, we need to mark in small strokes the bark of the trunk and branches of trees. Added grass next to them, optional sun, clouds and stuff.

How to Draw a Tree with Paint

For drawing, acrylic, oil or watercolor paints are taken . Beginners artists will stop at the last. The simplest way is to master the technique of drawing by spray. Only it is necessary to make a table with a newspaper, because the paints can get not only on the drawing. With this technique, the painted trees are light and airy. If you take yellow and orange colors, then the trees will be autumnal, and you can represent the spring garden in green. When the table is prepared, a sheet of paper is put on it. It draws a trunk and branches with a thin brush. Then take a cup of water. The brush is first dipped into it, then into the paint. And then, holding the brush over the desired place of the drawing, you need to hit it with your fingers. Spray will fly, so you get painted trees with bright irregularly shaped leaves. It is necessary to let the drawing dry.

How to Draw a Gouache Tree

First you need to prepare the material on which the picture will be drawn. It is best to take a sheet of cardboard or thick paper. Wide brush should be dipped in water, walk it on the cardboard. On it gouache it will be better to go to bed. With slight movements, use a simple pencil to draw a sketch of the drawing. Prepare the paint. Fresh should be properly mixed, in a little dried up before that add water. Brushes need flat or round. Large areas fill with paint. In the pictures executed by gouache, it is characteristic that the painted trees differ in a variety of shades. To obtain them, mix the available paints until the desired color is found. To add volume, undiluted gouache is used, but if the paint layer is too large, it can crumble. The finished picture should be dried, then inserted into the frame.