I love the colors of spring – they are so vibrant and joyful. So to celebrate the season, here is a colorful spring lake painting with step by step images and process video for any beginner to try and paint along with me.
The complete process video is at the end of this blog, if you want to watch it and paint.
MATERIALS YOU NEED
Acrylic Colors:
- Phthalo blue
- Cerulean blue
- Aqua Green
- Sap green
- Cadmium yellow
- Raw umber
- crimson red
- cadmium red
- White
- Black
Surface:
- I painted on a 4×5 inches acrylic paper.
- Cut this Canson acrylic paper into 6 equal pieces and you’ll get the size I used.
Acrylic Brushes:
- I used a size 4 flat brush from this flat brush set which is perfect for this canvas size. If you are painting bigger, then switch to a size that is proportionate with your painting surface.
- Size 4 liner brush from my favorite miniature brush set
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painting steps:
1. The sky
2. The lake
3. mountain first layer
4. mountain textures
5. distant trees
6. green field in the foreground
7. flowers
8. more flowers
9. flower details
And that’s it… just by following these 9 steps, you can now created your very own spring lake landscape painting.
Did you enjoy following this tutorial? What is the next painting you want me to teach? Let me know how it turned out for you by commenting below!
Happy Painting!
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Video:
If you need more guidance, watch my process here:
Thank you!
