I wanted to paint a tree for a while, however I found it really intimidating, because I have never painted a tree before. But then this happens with everything I paint. What really inspired me and pushed me to paint this tree, are all the autumnal trees in our neighbourhood. I saw a few trees that were still very bushy and green, except on the top there was a patch of yellow leaves forming. This was at the beginning of September, so still early autumn, but I thought it looked so beautiful and I had to make a card with an autumnal tree. This is a very budget friendly card, it doesn’t require too many products. To paint the tree you need watercolour paper, watercolours and a brush. And if you want to make a card - you don’t have to make a card if you don’t want to - you will need a card base, adhesive and maybe a sentiment and a black ink. I always list the products down below. I should also mention that while I was inspired by trees in my neighbourhood, I didn’t paint any particular tree. This is simply loosely based on those trees and the tree I painted is imaginary. I started with a light wash of paint, I used light green for the most of the tree and light yellow mainly at the top. On the first layer, while the paint was wet, I added more saturated colour here and there, just to take an advantage of the wet on wet technique. I painted the tree a little bit thiner or slimmer at first, because you can always expand, but you cannot retract. And as I was painting additional layers I was expanding it. I was painting in a dabbing motion creating something like clusters of leafs. Also I left some spots white, without any colour, where I will at the end paint in few brunches. I managed to cover most of the white space, as I wasn't paining attention, but that’s ok. To be honest, the trees I was basing this on, they were really full, you did not see any branches. This painting is definitely for beginners, mainly because I’m beginner myself and I had to watch a few tutorials to see how to paint a tree. There were a few I really liked and I was trying to follow them, but my brush was just doing something else. However those tutorials were a good starting point and I put some of them into a playlist that you can see here. What worked for me and I found very helpful and that I did not see other’s doing (or I did not remember others doing) is not only working in layers but also letting each layer dry, before adding more darker colours. This also helped to create more depth. After I finished the leafy top of the tree, I painted the trunk as well as the ground. To paint the trunk I started with brown outline, then I filled it in with the paint and while the trunk was still wet, I added in more saturated paint to create more organic texture. I also painted the grass and because the trunk was still wet it seeped into the green paint, which is something I wanted. It created this effect where the trunk looks like it is connected to the ground. I really like that, but I wanted the roots to bo more visible, therefore after the paint was dry, I painted in few roots. Then I painted in the brunches between the spaces that were still white. The painting of the tree is finished, to make it into a card I started by stamping the sentiment. You can skip this if you don’t have stamps, but since I do have stamps, I like to use them. I looked through my stash and found a stamp that fits perfectly. It says Just For You and I stamped it on the left side, using a black ink. Lastly I adhered the panel onto a card base that I made out of craft card stock. If you do not make your own card bases, you can always buy them pre-made. And that’s it, the card is done. Make sure you check out my video on YouTube and give it a Like, the list of product is down below, where you can also find a few blog posts that I think you might enjoy. And if you have any questions, just drop me a line. VIDEO TUTORIALWatch the video below or on my YouTube Channel. PRODUCTS USEDDisclaimer: I’m currently not using any affiliate links. These links are just to help you find the products. The list includes alternatives to what I was using and while I haven't used some of them, I only recommend brands I trust. Tritart, Watercolour Card Stock 300 gsm AmazonDE Kuretake, Gansai Tambi, Watercolour Paints 36 Set AmazonDE | AmazonUK Tsukineko, Versafine Ink pad, Onyx Black AmazonDE | AmazonUK Clearly Besotted, Scrumptious Script Joy Crafts, Kraft Paper,A4 300gsm/140lb (card base) KreativbuntDE | AmazonUK Papermania, A6 Card Bases + Envelopes, Craft AmazonDE | AmazonUK Sellotape Double Sided Tape AmazonDE | AmazonUK Fiscars, Guillotine A5 AmazonDE | AmazonUK Crafting Mat, Black AmazonDE | AmazonUK YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKEPIN MEDid you like the card? I would love, if you pinned it to your board on Pinterest!
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