5 Different Ways To Paint An Evergreen Tree

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Lemon yellow, Cadmium yellow, yellow ochre, cadmium orange, Winsor red, alizarin crimson, perylene maroon, opera rose, permanent rose, quinacridone magenta, perylene violet, Winsor violet (dioxazine), olive green, hookers green, sap green, perylene green, Winsor blue, French ultramarine, phthalate turquoise, cobalt turquoise light, cobalt blue, indigo, Paynes gray, lamp black, neutral tint, sepia, burnt umber, and brown madder.

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- Permanent Rose
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- Cadmium Red Deep
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[kaoruwinky]

Thank you so much! I’m a high school student and I have a talent show art competition in 2 weeks. I was practicing with watercolors as I think it may be the easiest but, I forgot to draw trees and now I’m here. This is just what I needed simple trees in the matters of minutes. Thank you very much again❤

[Jokerenn]

I am learning so much from your tutorials, thanks a million. Don't ever stop, please

[feeeny]

This was so incredibly helpful! I really appreciate you, Emma! Thank you so much. You’re such a wonderful teacher. ❤

[annsmith]

Emma it’s 6am in uk watching, they are really realistic thank you Ann uk 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧❤️❤️❤️🎄🎄🎄🎄

[tamilyncreations]

Man, they look so real! I just want to walk right into your paintings! Thank you so much Emma. You make it seem so easy!

[finedreamw]

In BC, Canada. Lot's of these - my guess 1. Pine 2. Cedar 3. Larch 4. Hemlock 5.Grand Fir

[KMercure]

Evergreen trees are my nemesis and I’m from Canada, so it’s like I’m some sort of grinchy anti-lumberjack or something else mean! I think this will be my winter goal… to get comfortable with painting evergreen trees. Every time I see you do it, you make me believe I can… so I’m just going to fill up pages and pages with these trees. It’s muscle memory that will make it happen, I guess.
BTW, I lived in Yellowknife for over a decade and trees are pretty scruffy and small up there (mostly jackpine) and they look just like the one you did with the upturned branches. They made awesome Charlie Brown Christmas trees if you didn’t mind freezing your digits off cutting one down!

[janerimer]

I love your tutorials. Thanks especially for the acknowledgment of our different styles

[diannsmith]

Yes more trees please!
BTW I just received your brush set, and they are my favorites BY FAR. Not only are they stunning to look at, they hold SO much water and pigment and come to the tiniest point…and have excellent “snap”. I just love them, wish I had bought them long ago.👍

[pennywheeler]

They are all really nice but I especially like #2 when you went back over it. 🎨

[CatherineSori]

Exactly what I’ve been looking for. Thanks!

[sheilad]

Absolutely helpful! I've struggled so long trying to paint winter trees for Christmas trees! Thank you Emma for sharing your passion! Love you from Alabama! ❤

[colleenmcchesney]

Wow they’re awesome looking. Reminds me of the 1: Bald Cypress or Redwood, 2: Blue Spruce, 3: Eastern Cedar, 4: Balsam Fir & 5: Pine, although I am not an expert. Gorgeous variety of evergreens 🌲! Thanks for sharing this wonderful fun video.

[cosmicwolffe]

i loved your trees...happy trees!!
my favorites are moreton bay fig & norfolk pines tc

[xobriquet]

Awesome! You work so quickly and accurately! And you are spot-on about the first one…above timberline trees are more sparse— higher altitude, less oxygen, harsher conditions.

[Auroreneverland]

Seems to easy when you do it! They re really amazing! Thx from France for your videos!

[eastsussexbeesandwildlife]

Thanks so much Emma, I have tried and tried with fir trees, they have always come out the same, and never been happy with them, I have tried your second method and they are great. Ta so much!

[sabinekampmann]

I join your wonderful Video also in Germany 😊 Thank You so much

[judysteunenberg]

I love this tutorial, trees have been such a challenge and frustrating at times (actually most of the time). You make it look so easy but for some reason trees are so difficult. I would love more tree tutorials. Thank you Emma. I just ordered your brush set and am looking forward to using them.

[faiza]

your trees have such gotten better with time!! please paint more trees!! (evergreens are always so tricky)