Quick & Easy Foliage Simplification Exercise for Watercolor

Here's a quick, easy exercise you can do to improve your ability to see and simplify shapes and patterns in tree and brush foliage.

Mind of Watercolor, 10-color Watercolor Set (M. Graham)
Colors used in this video (in mixes):
– Neutral Tint
– Indian Yellow
– Ultramarine Blue
– Phthalo Green
– Azo Green
– Azo Yellow
Other colors in the set:
– Red Iron Oxide
– Scarlet Pyrrol
– Quinacridone Rose
– Dioxizine Purple

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[dian]

OMG This first part reminded me so much of myself. I talk to the trees and bushes all the time!!!

[BornAgainFarmGirl]

I enjoyed your intro Steve, very appropriate 😂😂😂🙂😂. I really enjoy negative painting very much too.

[adisaikkonen]

You've heard of tree hugs, now get ready for tree handshakes...

[joshuataylor]

As expected, masterful, informative, thoughtful, and amusing! I absolutely love your work, master ability, and your willingness to share so much with so many freely. You are truly an absolute treasure! Sincerely, thank you.

[CharlesBernth]

Yes! Another member of "The Men Who Love Trees!" I was just on the 'Tube channel Learn From Masters, enjoying the work of Peter Mork Monsted and Ivan Shishkin. Truly men who the trees loved back.

[Vanajaschannel]

I love trees too. My absolute favourite natural elements. Mountains, ocean etc comes after that.

[CA-dmfu]

watching the intro made me miss minnesota so much! not to mention Wetpaint. No art stores here, such a sad thing. Thank you for your videos!

[colleenmcchesney]

Halarious 😂introduction to this wonderful informational video. I have just recently been studying how to do painting & drawing negative spaces & shapes in my own paintings. This is definitely a great skill to master. Thanks for sharing this concept!

[tanderson]

"Internal negative space" The KEY for me

[pjlewisful]

You are not only a master artist, you are a master of explanation and discerption. Also love the touch of silly humor thrown in!

[halfpiint]

Thank you so much for simplifying & isolating the shapes of the tree foliage. I recently went to Brookside Gardens to draw and felt so overwhelmed by all the trees and different shapes that I was paralyzed. I knew I bit off more than I could chew! Finally found a wooden bench snuggled against some trees, sat down and drew part of the bench in the foreground with a few limbs of leaves hanging.over from behind. only to discover the pretty sketch book I'd purchased was probably for journaling and not drawing because even my gentle kneaded eraser was tearing up the paper fibers! Guess that's a sign I'm going to journal! 🤣 Now to find a safe sketchbook and go back to Brookside gardens.& try again

[LouiseDeMasi]

Fabulous advice as always Steve. Thank you!

[two-curved-points]

😀So great! Nice humour. Love your videos!!

[TerryMcGearyScotland]

Very nice. Almost closing the eyes helps get the main negative shapes for me . Great stuff again. Thanks.

[dao]

You have a gift for teaching; breaking down the complex into doable parts and communicating the important points. This was very helpful. Foliage is a major challenge but essential for painting any natural setting. Thank you!.🌳

[ladyliddie]

That was the best intro to any video that I've seen in a long time 🤣🤣🤣

[adriannabcustomfurniture]

I love trees. They are my best friends haha. "You're throwing a lot of shade" really got me 😂 okay, back to the video haha 😂

[carolynderricks]

Ha ha great beginning! I like to depict trees and I talk to them too ha ha !

[Misterkay]

I also use procreate and love watercolors! Seeing you use both in this video is very exciting!

[sallywright]

Trees ❤. Good topic, how to see and study a subject. Thank you. (Loved the intro ☺️)