#31 How To Paint Foreground Trees | Oil Painting Tutorial

[@rickhargett2803]

This unending display of generosity..........sharing the knowledge of your life's passion in this day and age of the almighty greenback, just goes to show...........there's still hope.

[@joyepittura]

Your so right...I am grateful for his videos and sharing his knowledge...time and watching him paint...he's wonderful...may God bless him...

[@pottingsoil]

you're*

[@LmH89]

You're referring to usury, not greenbacks.

[@jasonfella265]

You are so right. I don't even bother watching a video before I click "like" anymore haha. I just click "like" then watch the video

[@swalker6794]

I could not watch you paint all day... that goes for anyone. But watching for a few hours.... you're near the top of the list... But for real, I do appreciate your normal speed brush strokes as I like to see what the bristles are doing, how much paint you hang on to them, how hard/soft you apply the brushes to the canvas, etc... This is something you do well and more than other on-line-teachers who don't do so often as I like. There's your prize. Thank you...good video.

[@hana.the.writer5074]

Your talent is out of this world. Beyond human capabilities. Your mind, eyes and hand altogether are brilliantly creative.

[@donnajacques3888]

Michael I have seen this before but I could watch you paint all the time. The way you put the detail together. It is like you could wade through that bright light through the trees. Watching you makes me want to grab my paints and get painting. Thank you for giving us your tips so we could use in our work. Have a great day

[@Kitkat2870]

You're one of the best foliage and water reflection artist I've seen. Love your attention to detail. I've learned a lot from all your videos. Thank you so much for posting your work.

[@bjornviir3333]

his tutorials are so much more advanced i dont even watch any others....so much packed info to learn.

[@faithtaylor7901]

Thanks, Michael for your videos. I have had trouble with trees my entire career as an artist. You have helped me so much. Now my trees look 3D and real, like a photo. I'm still working and will always be improving my skills. I can't tell you how these videos have helped. You are very good at teaching and you are very easy to follow. Again, Thanks

[@MichaelJamesSmith]

My pleasure

[@patriciaspringer3500]

I could watch you paint all day. I have never seen anyone use as much detail as you. You are remarkable. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@Meticularius]

I think I'm stunned, in awe, at just how good you are. I see no one else on KZbin including the amount of detail you do or achieve the extent of realism you do. I watch a lot of different artists but you are the one I want to, and am trying to emulate. I bought from Rosemary & Company three of the brushes and one you designed and it is just excellent. That was keen insight on your part. I just don't have the money, at age 70 and on limited fixed income, to afford the wonderful materials you do. If I had the money I'd paint up a storm in my few remaining years. I've experienced enough to see that while personal technical expertise makes one a better artist, the brushes do make a difference, as do the paints and the substrate. I admire you Michael and think you're one of the world's best.

[@mandamenzies9818]

Hallo Michael. Thank you for showing your palette and how you mix the colours. Huge help. I am systematically watching all your videos and learning so much. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and the incredible amount of effort you put into your work. When you speak and give advice you dont make me feel like a total klutz!

[@РабиятТемирова]

Михаел, Вы великий художник! Работы просто великолепные! Я очень рада, что есть такие мастера искусства))). Очень люблю Вашу технику письма. Спасибо за уроки, Вы вдохновляете других художников!!!

[@kumarirakhi6096]

Sir mai India se hu aur ek chote se sahar se hu ...mai bahar jakar apni panting training nhi kar sakti jitna hota hai khud se mehnat karti hu ...aur apke dawara bataye gaye trick se bahut kuch naya sikhne ko mila ...iske liye thank u sir.

[@1sacoyle]

Positively the best videos I've ever seen. The patience with which he paints the leaves is truly amazing. I can remember watching Bob Ross taking those huge brushes and tapping away to give a foliage look to the trees and bushes. Quick & easy, but no where near as beautiful as Michael's method. Slow and steady!

[@patgehr6684]

Love the detail you capture and ability to use greens so effectively.

[@summera3926]

Wow! Patience is certainly a Virtue! Love watching you paint...you truly make a picture come to life! My take away is having 'Patience' and building the layers...Thank you so much for Sharing!!

[@Bangbangbreaks]

Michael, you are fantastic. I watch you so much hoping my brushes will do what yours do, BUT they don't. You also are hilarious and bring me a smile. I think it is in the "eye". You just see it all so wonderfully - the colors, shapes etc. I try not to get discouraged and figure if I watch you enough, some of it may sink in!!! Thanks much mate! Marge from Toledo, Ohio USA

[@joyepittura]

***** ...I've watched your vids from day one....and keep watching them over and over...your just an amazing artist...and your videos are perfect in every way...thank you ...I appreciate you allowing us into your daily routine of painting...it's just breathtaking...each scene. I love your method of the foilage...God bless from across the pond.

[@spotoboy]

this clip is done very well . The artist does a magnificent job showing how to paint, magnificently. I will do technique this to finish my Central Park landscape.I've done 2 four hour sittings in the roasting hot NYC this month. Now I've spent many studio hours on it. I want to go back to the site, and almost paint notes to finish it in the studio ( Using my newly learn foreground tree painting technique .

[@rukirai7552]

I would love seeing you make other types of landscapes, with other features taking stage such as cliffs or other types or trees, mayhaps heather tangle strewn across the ground or such, a mountainous hillside with boulder ridges and more chillyness contrasting the warmth of vegetation. Your touch of detail would make any landscape astonishing, i'm sure. Absolutely lovely work today, your lush pictures always lends such a comfortable feeling.

[@ralfw7135]

I appreciate the way you show the progress of a painting from start to finish. Thank you for posting these videos. Would love to see more water and rock studies if you could work them in. I look forward to your posts every day. Thanks!

[@jamesbenedict6480]

Yet another master piece from Michael James I enjoyed watching!!! Bravo!!

[@rogeryoung3573]

Another super video Michael - lovely close ups of your brushwork and in real time we can see so much more. Thanks for being so generous and sharing your skills with us.

[@uhura111918]

danke, danke, danke michael. nachdem ich dieses video gesehen habe, verstand ich. deine technik funktioniert. du hast mir sehr geholfen. :)

[@lidiachang4965]

Gracias por sus enseñanzas James, he aprendido mucho de usted. Me encanta ver el follaje de los árboles, la maleza, sus colores, los reflejos en el agua, todo, es fascinante. Lo felicito por tan excelente trabajo!

[@Nonumberyouorme]

I love your work! Excellent job on the foliage! Each picture you do looks so beautiful, serene and peaceful, Like I want to be in there spending the day! LOL Thank you so much for the lessons! I have always struggled with trees and leaves , now I have the knowledge to paint them with confidence that they will portray themselves realistically such as yours. So Grateful ! You are a fantastic Artist!

[@maireadharkin5124]

Hi ,as we say here in Ireland, there's forty shades of green, and I think you painted them all, beautifully done, TFS Mairead in Ireland

[@giovannisiano574]

I always had problems painting trees and grass...your video tutorials really make it feel simple, logic and easy to do. Thank you!

[@lindaseguin8271]

You are just amazing. I am very touch to watch you paint.Thank you.

[@up4it12345678a]

always a pleasure to watch ,and your dad taught you well ,thanks for showing me how

[@rosiethebear300]

One of the best tutprials I have ever seen on foliage. Thank you so much for sharing this Michael. I,m blown over by your landscapes!

[@Sunil-bf1cz]

I am from India, I have never seen patience of this level for detailing.you are real master. Hats off to you sir.🙏

[@RobertHopkinsArt]

As is usual, excellent! Thanks for sharing Michael!

[@virginiaalonso5091]

You are very generous with sharing your talent! Thank you!

[@bigg799]

You make it look so simple Michael I am in awe of your talent. Thank you so much. Ive learnt so much.

[@thadastory]

thx. I'd like to back into painting after 20 years of stopping. you inspire me thank you Michael.

[@שושקמחי]

תוכנית יפה מאוד. כל הכבוד ליוצר. מהמם

[@sbstone3888]

Love your technique. I must try that. Thanks for teaching!

[@christinebaker7051]

Just so grateful for all your demos. Thank you so very much.

[@wilmaferrell7868]

Your Trees are absolutely amazing! So realistic!!!!! Thank you for sharing your abilities!!!! I shall try this!

[@NarrowGauge1]

Remarkable talent ... terrific painting ... excellent tutorial Thank again Michael for the inspiration. I need to try out how to paint Aussie gum tree leaves now.

[@ZN1964]

Michael , you are amazing! Very inspiring work.

[@saranjitbirdi736]

Many thanks for great video on process. Excellent descriptions in bite-size portions. Great to learn through listening and observing and artist creating a work.

[@mleseigneur1]

Michael , very well explained, congratulations, very clear the landscapes that work in a very handicapped way

[@mbhart]

Brilliant. The ease at which you drop those leaves in is truly impressive considering the fantastic results. My leaves end up looking like the spastic twitches of a madman so this is supremely helpful.

[@mbhart]

BBC needs to give you a TV show.

[@johnnolan394]

Michael. One area I struggle with is the realistic atmosphere on trees or hills. your background here is stunning. would be good to see how you get that realistic atmosphere in your paintings. Thanks for all the videos they have helped me so much.

[@alisaakbar4201]

I have been wanting to learn to do oil painting. And your videos are such an inspiration. Awesome work Michael! You are a great teacher!

[@rosamarialuna6726]

You are the best ! thank you very much for sharing your wonderful videos !

[@stevendarn2011]

Thanks for these awesome video's from another uk tea addict, you have inspired me to improve my landscape painting so many great tips without making the some point over and over.

[@joycecooper498]

Thank you for sharing your skills!! You are so gifted!!!

[@beckywebb1916]

Excellent tutorial video! Thank you so much! I’ve been somewhat intimidated doing foliage in my current painting. This helps me out a lot! Thanks for being so generous with us.

[@iveedoodle]

Your paintings are so breathtaking. I look forward to one day being able to paint such beautiful masterpieces, just like you.

[@pennyhowell6361]

Amazing I can do animals, people, life drawing and other but I cannot do this its a fantastic video -Thankyou - Now to practice!

[@ruudratajczak2240]

he Michael you are the best...Thank You Very Very much for sharing

[@janicegoodwin8559]

Thank you for sharing, it’s helpful for me working on a painting with similar foliage. 😊

[@oneasseassegaf]

Your painting style is amazing, my emotions provoked me to try

[@iiOhEmJizzInUrPants]

Amazing. Thanks so much for sharing, not everyone is generous enough to do that! This really helped me. Thanks again!

[@zviadimeqvabishvili3944]

Michael wish you much success in painting !!!

[@shiyamazaheed8355]

wow!! Thank you. I enjoyed watching your tutorial. love every minute of it!!

[@zuzanacernakova2781]

you are the master of a green color :-)

[@elalemanprusiano]

Thank you for sharing your delightful technique. I´m living in Venezuela and it helps me to combine your artform with Mauricio Barbato´s from Brazil. Painting tropical rainforests is very demanding and I was looking for someone who could give me tips to get a representing way to integrate the beauty of this kind of nature. And I love your musical background to! Very inspiring. Thank you very much!

[@avrilretief732]

Absolutely beautiful.................thank you. Can't wait to try all these things..................

[@nefferospina9102]

It is fascinating to see you paint, the realism of your paintings is wonderful, it is my best hobby, but I have difficulty with English and surely it is for many Spanish-speaking people who, like me, love your paintings, please translate into Spanish, thanks 👍 👏

[@delila351]

you take realism to a whole new level..........amazing.

[@andreouellet3883]

J'adore votre technique, vos éclairages sont superbe merci!

[@leonardvanlaanen7190]

Tutorial prachtig fijn werk geduld en kennis vereist

[@johnhassall8889]

Michael,I am delighted by your techniques,I recently fell upon the tree methods and taught my classes,you have opened my eyes to the water methods which had me baffled before your explanation and demo,thank you so much for this.john Hassall Art Groups

[@BroadwayG]

I have enjoyed this video and have learned from this video. Indeed, you can teach an old dog new tricks! Thanks!

[@artgemman1716]

The painstaking painting effort and the evolving foreground foliage that has finally emerged in its hyper realistic form is really mesmerising. It's very educative and enriching. Thanks very much ! As I have already subscribed to this channel, I hope I will get latest videos info to my inbox also.

[@anuradhamadduluri717]

Just love your work and extremely grateful for sharing your techniques!

[@tapasbdrc]

U r the best. Thanking u to share such beautiful techniques. Tapas chakraborty from India.

[@abbyapacible4803]

Amazing as always.. The moment i saw your painting for the first time, i became a fan..

[@rosileneferreira8513]

Nunca vi um pintor tão perfeito, parabéns

[@violajohansson1948]

Thank you for wonderful tutorials! Painting trees and foliage and grass has been problematic and I have often put the canvas away in a bad mood. "Nerver more!" Now I want to try again thanks to your excellent videos! ( Good music but I rather listen to you or prefere silence when you don' speak!) Thank you for shareing your brilliant talent and I wish you good luck ! Viola Johansson Linköping Sweden

[@hopeandguns]

I am glad that I found your channel !

[@ЕвгенийСавельев-н8щ]

You have very realistic pictures!

[@larissasvinoukhova5180]

Very accurate and tiny techniques, I like it! Thank you for showing this lesson!

[@jeffgraha842]

Totally awesome. I try and try, but don't come close to your talent. I'll keep trying. Thank You

[@marcoantonioguimaraesmelo2076]

Estou aprendendo muito com você, obrigado Michael!

[@modysk]

Somos dois rsrs

[@purnimasiddapur]

FANTASTIC MICHAEL.. AN THANQ FO SHARING

[@robhov188]

Your instructional videos have helped me improve a lot. Thank you.

[@emilianobre9398]

So so so BEAUTIFUL thank you Michael!

[@macknickelson4866]

Love your work, keep wowing us with beautiful realism.

[@petergreening8529]

Thank you so much for sharing your talent. Watch your videos every day. Have learnt heaps. Peter G

[@chemanynejat7689]

Jij bent top , ik heb veel van je geleerd

[@wimcremers6682]

i am so glad I came across your channel. I am learning so much here. I really hope I see you paint the bark of a oak tree soon cause I'm struggling with that at the moment. greetings from the Netherlands

[@Ynffy]

Amazing work!

[@johnswaim3919]

I could watch literally all day.

[@edneidearaujo4503]

Maravilhoso! Obrigada!❤

[@mariecole5847]

You're really good! I'm learning a lot from you, thanks!

[@nazaninlabafian675]

I am very happy for finding one of the best teacher 🌹🌹🌹

[@carda5967]

thank you so much for sharing your Technique. the feel of being given riches!

[@petercope6474]

amazing work not going to try this though as I know its not anywhere as easy as you make it look so much detail.thanks .

[@theliamofella]

I don’t know what I like the most, the painting or the music

[@kamirandoski4481]

Brilliant as always.

[@cathykeefe5234]

Wonderful work, love to see you do a pine tree.

[@maldoori238]

What a beautiful painting and inspiring technique. Thank you very much. You are the master of painting trees Michael. Can’t wait for your next video. Please can you let me know whether you thin your paint with turps or with linseed oil and turpentine. Thank you 🙏

[@emmaszucs3875]

Nagyon szépen fest. Nagy müvész . Kár hogy nincs forditva magyarra.

[@suedahabsu1817]

I missed out tree painting, beautiful!!!

[@iramidin5982]

I am full of delight !!!!!!

[@dawnmarie52]

Thank You!!! and thanks for the music!! My art is improving by just watching your video's!!