How to paint better trees with watercolor landscapes. Easy watercolour tree painting tutorial.

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11 techniques and tips to help you paint better trees in your watercolor landscape paintings. Simple tutorial for watercolour trees and landscapes.
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00:00 Intro - Painting trees with watercolors
01:08 Tree structure
02:36 Big shapes first - minimize the detail
03:51 Light direction very important
11:33 Using a round brush to paint conifers
13:14 Creating more realistic branches
15:11 Palm trees and conifers using a fan brush
22:10 Poplars and similar trees
26:39 Using a sea sponge to create foliage
30:37 Trees can add depth to your painting
33:59 Individual leaves rarely shown
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@kathrynfairchild1701 5 күн бұрын

Best tip I have ever received was your idea on how to make better branches! Thank you so much. Love your videos.

@JoeCartwright 5 күн бұрын

You are so welcome! Glad to hear my video was of help.

@Ureslt4444 21 сағат бұрын

Thanks a lot! I'm an art student your videos help a lot. New subscriber❤

@JoeCartwright 12 сағат бұрын

Thanks for subbing!

@chelsb5254 3 күн бұрын

Thank you, learning so much from your videos. Im excited to make some trees with the pushing back technique.

@JoeCartwright 3 күн бұрын

You can do it!

@sundararajansellamanickam2254 Ай бұрын

Your way of teaching with a methodical process, tips, and optimal speed is amazing! Thank you so much!

@JoeCartwright Ай бұрын

So lovely to hear. Glad you are enjoying my videos!

@JayKumar-zi3mj Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for fantastic information. Hello from India

@JoeCartwright Ай бұрын

My pleasure!

@JayKumar-zi3mj Ай бұрын

😊😊

@ForRexLapis 5 ай бұрын

My goodness I've started learning how to paint trees and this made things clear for me! Thank you!

@JoeCartwright 5 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

@grantellis2840 6 ай бұрын

Hi Joe, fantastic lessons, as usual, plenty to practise with his class, particularly using the fan brush. Thank you so very much for sharing your knowledge with us 😊😊😊

@JoeCartwright 6 ай бұрын

You are very welcome Grant!

@maitebeato1073 3 ай бұрын

Really helpful for a learner like me. Fantastic explanation, Joe. Thanks a lot from Spain. 🙂

@JoeCartwright 3 ай бұрын

You're very welcome! Glad it was helpful!

@valeriegreco6121 6 ай бұрын

Excellent. Now it’s time to put the tips into practice 😊. Thank you Joe

@JoeCartwright 6 ай бұрын

You got this! Have fun.

@alisonruth3947 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for a very helpful tutorial. I do appreciate you sharing your knowledge .

@JoeCartwright 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@delphinewood7519 6 ай бұрын

This is very helpful. So well explained. Thanks!

@JoeCartwright 6 ай бұрын

You're very welcome!

@noelnicholls3622 6 ай бұрын

What a wonderfully helpful video Joe. So much to practice, practice, practice! Happy New Year.

@JoeCartwright 6 ай бұрын

Happy new year! Glad it was helpful!

@shahzadqurashi7728 6 ай бұрын

Many thanks, wonderful techniques

@JoeCartwright 6 ай бұрын

You're very welcome!

@foxyfox-ru4vf 3 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for your great videos, very understandable and so incredibly instructive, even for beginners. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge🥰

@JoeCartwright 3 ай бұрын

You are very welcome. Glad you are enjoying them.

@patriciadawn4067 5 ай бұрын

Thank you, what a great video! I'm so happy to have found your videos, just what I've been looking for.

@JoeCartwright 5 ай бұрын

Welcome on board. Glad you are enjoying my videos.

@kindredspiritm 6 ай бұрын

Another wonderful lesson from you. Thank you very much!

@JoeCartwright 6 ай бұрын

Thanks again for your support! Glad you liked it!

@karenirving7088 5 ай бұрын

I'm in Australia thank you very much

@JoeCartwright 5 ай бұрын

Nice to hear from you. Glad you are enjoying my videos.

@smkim6099 6 ай бұрын

What a detailed teaching! thanks a lot!!

@JoeCartwright 6 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@serafin8541 3 ай бұрын

Hello, I am new to the world of watercolor, I am amazed at how easy it is and I hope to be able to minimally replicate what you show, I also have ink, to make the shadows darker as you see the combination, greetings from Spain

@JoeCartwright 3 ай бұрын

Wonderful!

@Rockymtnbloom 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for all the tree painting tips. However, there is never a while sky. Would love suggestions on placing on backgrounds.

@JoeCartwright 6 ай бұрын

Have a look at my landscape videos on this channel and you will find skies! :-) Here is one for you: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fJqDZ5h10dTGpn0.html

@lynncondello6082 2 ай бұрын

Thaksfor clear instructions

@JoeCartwright 2 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@kellyhalligan1328 6 ай бұрын

Excellent!

@JoeCartwright 6 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@simpleartofhealing286 2 ай бұрын

thanks!

@JoeCartwright 2 ай бұрын

You are very welcome!

@colinremmer2417 Ай бұрын

Very interesting video Joe. Shoulld your three tones be the same thickness or consistency of paint when mixed or should the darker tones be of a slightly thicker consistency so they don't just all blend into the light tone? Because then the tree foliage can look flat (the problem I keep having). Your three mixes seemed to get thicker. Also, how do you stop your paint from drying so quickly in a warm/hot climate? Thanks for posting this

@JoeCartwright Ай бұрын

Yes, my darker tones would each be a little thicker so they don't blend too much. It takes a bit of practice and observation to get it right. I wet the back of my paper (I have a video with covers that) and that gives me a lot more time to paint even in a warm climate. I also use a spray bottle to keep the surface workable, just in case. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nJmDn7Foz8zcgqs.html and kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qtaHZpteksfKdXU.html

@sandrafisher5444 4 ай бұрын

Nice lesson! Do you prefer the hog hair fan to other fan brushes to get the desired affect?

@JoeCartwright 4 ай бұрын

Yes, definitely. The others are too soft.

@ingelamellgrenohlsson776 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for making me beleive in painting trees, which I always avoid.

@JoeCartwright 6 ай бұрын

So glad you enjoyed my video. Good luck with your trees!

@annettefournier9655 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I do love my sea sponge. My fan brush is not soft enough to splay and I've yet to find a soft synthetic one. I'll keep looking.

@JoeCartwright 6 ай бұрын

You are welcome! I use a very stiff fan brush, not a soft one. Mine is made from hog hair which is bristle. The soft brushes don't splay ever but the bristle ones do, as long as the are not thick with hairs.

@MARIECARMEN55 5 ай бұрын

I had the same question about the stiffness. Mine is hard to make marks with. Maybe I could let it soak a bit. @@JoeCartwright

@JoeCartwright 5 ай бұрын

@@MARIECARMEN55 I use a hog hair fan brush, no need to soak, as you need stif bristles to make the marks like I make.

@rosannako4694 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing these useful tips! When we use light tone, mid tone and dark tone to paint trees, do we always have to stick to the same pigments but only vary the intensity only?

@JoeCartwright 6 ай бұрын

Not always, but by using the same pigments you create a more harmonious composition. In art there are not hard and fast rules however.

@rosannako4694 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for your prompt reply! 😀

@mariapazaristeaguirre4491 6 ай бұрын

Thanks. super clear explanation. And how did you paint those hills of last landscape? Very beautiful

@JoeCartwright 6 ай бұрын

At some point I will be posting the the last landscape as a full demonstration. Not for a while yet as those videos can take me two weeks just to edit!