Landscape with Birch Trees
A sunny summer landscape: slender birch trees with airy crowns against a deep blue sky, fluffy clouds and the sparkling surface of a lake. In this video lesson, the artist Igor Sakharov demonstrates the process of teaching a student using this very painting. 🎁 Get this lesson as a gift when you order other lessons for €30 or more (just mention it in your order comment).
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About the Lesson
What you will learn:
Birch trees and the play of light: learn to paint pale trunks with warm reflected light and cool shadows, conveying the volume of the trees and their graceful curves.
Airy foliage: master the technique of painting delicate crowns with free, lively strokes so the leaves look light and seem to breathe against the sky.
Sky and clouds: discover how to build a rich blue sky and paint voluminous, textured clouds with thick, confident strokes.
Lake, distance and shadows on the grass: see how to convey the silvery surface of the water, the atmospheric perspective of the distant forest and the long sunlit shadows across the meadow.
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