5 Easy Ways to Paint Trees in Watercolour | Loose Expressive Style | Beginner Techniques | Tutorial

Watch me demonstrate five fun and easy techniques to paint trees in a loose and expressive watercolour style.
Materials used:
PAPER:
Baohong Master's Choice 300 gsm 100% Cotton Cold Press paper
PAINTS:
Olive Green (Daniel Smith)
Perylene Green (Daniel Smith)
Indigo Blue (Art Spectrum)
Carbazole Violet (Daniel Smith)
Raw Sienna Light (Daniel Smith)
Burnt Sienna (Winsor&Newton)
Burnt Umber (Daniel Smith)
Quinacridone Sienna (Daniel Smith)
Sepia (Daniel Smith)
BRUSHES:
NEEF Thomas W Schaller Mop Size 3/0
Black Silver by Dynasty Rigger Size 4
Roymac taklon Rigger Size 2
Roymac taklon Round Size 8
Panart Global Round 1102 size 0
OTHER MATERIALS:
Ceramic mixing palette (www.etsy.com/au/shop/thehaven...)
MEEDEN 33 Well Palette
Tissues
Hand towel or dishwashing sponge (to dab the brush on to remove excess water)
Spray Water Bottle
Sea Sponge
Masking tape (DuckTape)
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MUSIC: 'The Golden Present" by Jesse Gallagher

[@angelacaires8772]

This is the best demonstration of creating trees I have come across, thank you!

[@AnastasiaMily]

So happy to know that! Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words!

[@susanbeaumont9478]

What an exquisite tutorial --such elegant, expressive trees and so beautifully explained and demonstrated. Thank you so much, Anastasia!

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you for your kind words! Glad you enjoyed the video 😊

[@luchooft7879]

Thank you for this lovely tutorial. Very nice for cards (birthdays or get better...)

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you so much! It is a brilliant idea to create cards out of these little studies!

[@anamaricadilla]

Trees are my favorite subject! That's how I got started in watercolors and I will alway defer to trees if I've been away from painting for a while. These five examples are so gorgeous that I will definitely try to paint using these techniques. As always, thanks so much Anastasia, you always inspire me!

[@AnastasiaMily]

Trees are such gorgeous subjects to paint! Such a source of inspiration too. Thank you for watching, and have fun with these techniques! Oh, and I will be posting another tree video soon :)

[@gmax758]

I love watching you work and trying the things you teach. I have a long ways to go but it’s a good journey. Thanks for making these videos available.

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you for watching! I am so happy to know you find my videos useful. Enjoy your watercolour journey!

[@Jazz_1130]

I truly am so thankful that I found your channel the way your videos just make me feel so calm and at peace while learning so much it is a therapeutic experience and these trees are amazing. Thanks you for sharing ❤🙏

[@AnastasiaMily]

Oh I am so glad to know my videos bring you calm!! Painting in watercolour is so therapeutic and peaceful indeed and I am happy I can express it through my videos too 😊 Thank you for watching, and happy painting!

[@luv13ug]

​@@AnastasiaMily the music is cherry on the top!, very calming I love it

[@lilybay1]

All the trees are interesting and all those tilted horizons! What fun

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you so much 😊 Tilted horizons are so dynamic and fun indeed 🤩

[@jimdavidson5857]

Great tutorial! Very helpful and fun I just wish I spent more time understanding fundamentals of watercolors

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you for watching - I am so glad you find it fun too! For me, that is what it's all about when it comes to watercolour - playing and having fun. And so much gets discovered along the way. Knowing the fundamentals helps too of course - I would recommend picking up a book on the basics of watercolour, I've found them a very valuable tool on my watercolour journey...

[@KMercure]

Beautiful results, thank you for demonstrating!

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you for watching and for your kind words!

[@susanbossert6833]

Love the effect you got with the sea sponge. Thank you for sharing.

[@AnastasiaMily]

It is a fun way to create foliage! Thank you for watching

[@moewai5204]

Thanks for sharing valuable techniques. These are really helpful 😊

[@AnastasiaMily]

So wonderful to know you find these tips useful! Thank you for watching!

[@wendycombs2949]

this is wonderful to see, no leaves to struggle through. thank you so much for sharing ❤

[@AnastasiaMily]

The leaves are so hard to paint!! I do struggle with them too, so I am happy this video helps - thank you for watching!

[@janevance1694]

Beautiful Anastasia thank you!

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you for watching 😊

[@sesanger712]

These are fabulous, and thank you for being so generous with your time and knowledge.

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you for watching and for your kind words 😊

[@annevickers3307]

They are all so lovely. Thank you.

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you for watching 😊

[@lindaw9329]

Your detailed directions are so helpful, you’re a wonderful teacher! Ty

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you so much 😊 Happy painting!

[@veroklassmann654]

wonderful trees, and a perfect demonstration. Thanks!

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you for watching and for your kind words!

[@delphinewood7519]

Absolutely beautiful. Thanks for all the ideas.

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you for watching! Have fun painting 😊

[@trishippolito4881]

Absolutely Beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing ❤. Love your art.

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you for watching and for your kind words 😊

[@tanjamajerle6404]

Beautiful trees! Thank you! ❤

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you for your kind words 😊

[@berylrose3213]

Thank you so much for these new ways of painting trees. I can’t wait to try them God Bless

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you for watching, and I am happy you find this video useful 😊 Happy painting!

[@KellySantos-ug8wr]

So beautiful! Thank you!

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you for watching 😊

[@suel4269]

I love them all! Never thought to paint onto a sea sponge with the brush. Thankyou !

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you so much! I used to dip the sponge into the paint but it would dilute the paint. So I had an idea to use the brush to get it onto the sponge and it works so well as it gives me so much more control. Have fun!

[@deborahrech7429]

Very nice! Loved each one.

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you for watching and for your kind words 😊

[@alvaroecheverria5630]

You are a great artist and educator. I'm doing all your videos and I've learned a lot. Thank you so much.

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you for such a kind comment - your words make me very happy! So glad you find my videos useful on your watercolour journey.

[@josesantiagodevicentemarti4031]

VERY INTERESTING ...!!! and DIDACTIC CLASS...!!! Anastasia...THANKS so much... 👏🎶📽️🖋️📖🖌️🎨

[@AnastasiaMily]

So wonderful to know you enjoyed this video 😊 Thank you for watching!

[@conniemesce4093]

❤ beautiful!

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you so much 😊

[@sharonlane5647]

Beautiful! I must try to paint these! Thank you for a wonderful demonstration!

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you so much 😊 Have fun with these trees!!!

[@sharondaugherty8092]

Beautiful work and excellent demonstration, thank you!🙏🏾🧡

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you for watching and for your kind comment!!

[@LisaLisa-fq4th]

Great to see these tips. Thanks

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you for watching!

[@UJB123]

This was awesome! Thank you 😊

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you for watching and for your kind words 😊

[@petelangforduk]

Great tutorial. Thank you so much. You always fill me with inspiration.

[@AnastasiaMily]

I am so happy to know that! Thank you for watching, and happy painting!

[@cindycrank8971]

Fabulous video! Good trees are tough to paint but now I have a much better idea of how to create them and I love the way your tree trunks are all twisty and bent and much more interesting than just street trunks

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you for watching, and I am glad you have found this video useful! Twisty trunks are such fun to create 😁

[@albenastefanova4526]

Great and beautiful techniques! Also explained so well! Thank you!

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you so much! It is wonderful to know you find my commentary easy to follow 😊 Happy painting!

[@patriciahubbard5832]

Amazing!! Absolutely amazing! You are my go to artist for trees!! Thank you for showing us how.

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you so much Patricia, I am so glad you find my videos useful. Happy painting!

[@mariaguarnieri746]

Thank you for sharing Anastasia ❤

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you for watching 😊

[@anneklar6512]

Wonderful!!

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you 😊

[@IMMA383]

Amazing how you work, thank you 😍🥰!

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you for watching 😊

[@juliehopkins5784]

The sea sponge effect really caught my eye ❤ and the stipling effect. Thank so much for all these tips ❤

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you for watching Julie. I love using sea sponges - they create such natural looking textures. Have fun painting!

[@juliehopkins5784]

@@AnastasiaMily haha, just as your reply came in I was playing with the stippling effect. I have this very stiff hogs hair brush, loved it. Thank you for inspiring us to give trees a go x

[@chefwannabe1]

Excellent job!🎉❤

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you so much!

[@davidgray5321]

Awesome tutorial.Tank you so much

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you for watching!

[@lindaw9329]

Thank you, I think I can make real progress with this video!

[@AnastasiaMily]

Glad to know that 😊 Thank you for watching!

[@ranjanachand9306]

Yes are my bette noire... They always defeat me... Ice been known to make lollipop trees😂😂 these trees you've demonstrated her are awesome 😊

[@AnastasiaMily]

Nothing wrong with lollipop trees 😁 Have fun playing with those techniques to create different trees! And thank you for watching.

[@PattisArtInnaVan]

I paint every single day and today I must have been feeling very brave because I decided to paint one of your pictures. I didn't have the exact colors you used but I did some mixing and came pretty close. I am absolutely thrilled with how this painting turned out and it has now become my all time favorite as you have become my all time favorite artist! Thank you so very much for sharing your techniques. It has given me so many ideas to start creating a new style of painting for me and I am anxious for tomorrow to see how I can apply this!

[@AnastasiaMily]

How wonderful it is that you paint every day! And I am so very happy my videos are helping you on your creative journey, and that you are feeling brave and trying new things. Thank you for sharing this, because it means so much to know that my videos are bringing you inspiration ✨ I hope you have a beautiful and creative weekend!

[@PattisArtInnaVan]

@@AnastasiaMilythank you Anastasia! Your work is breathtaking!❤

[@maralabas]

Gracias, son muy bellos 😊

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you for watching and for your kind words 😊

[@nigeloram3524]

Thank you…very pleasant and useful video

[@AnastasiaMily]

So wonderful to know that! Thank you 😊

[@christinecloutier4015]

As I was watching, I as wondering about combining some of those techniques together and it is the last comment you made. This can be a great exercise to get out of those days when you do not know what to paint and brush up on those skills. ThankYou for putting it all in one video

[@AnastasiaMily]

Yes, combining these techniques is a lot of fun! Thank you for watching. Enjoy painting those trees 😊

[@mreinstein48]

I love the sponge methode : )

[@AnastasiaMily]

It is such a fun little "tool" to use for painting trees!

[@tomtop82]

So beautiful, thanks for Showing us ❤

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you for watching and for your kind words 😊

[@VelaProductionsDavid]

I really like your artworks Anastasia ☺💫 best wishes

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you for your kind words 😊

[@rachanashelatkar9755]

Very nice work.

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you for watching and for your kind words!

[@jaclev5627]

Merci infiniment. J'ai tellement de difficultés à faire les arbres. .... Je vais peut-être pouvoir faire de gros progrès grâce à vous. 😗 c'est beau à regarder 😊 Jacqueline de France

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you for watching and for your lovely comment Jacqueline! So happy to know you find this video helpful 🌳 😊 Happy painting!

[@h-deck]

Wonderful

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you so much!

[@stevenchurch8901]

Well done

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you!

[@carlamargarita8744]

Meravigliosi Grazie

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you for watching!

[@maluac4313]

Muchas gracias Anastasia por compartir , te estoy siguiendo y me agradan mucho tus creaciones y tu estilo de mostrar tus videos, Bendiciones desde Ec en la mitad del mundo😊

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you for being here 😊

[@BelDawson]

Just found your channel ❤ these are great, I'll try these😊

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you for being here 😊 Have fun painting these trees!

[@BelDawson]

@@AnastasiaMily thank you 😊

[@user-pu3lr3nr5d]

❤❤❤

[@AnastasiaMily]

✨🙏🏻✨

[@artistgobindanandi]

Very nice mam ❤

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you!

[@naeemaart9682]

❤❤❤❤❤👏👏👏👍

[@AnastasiaMily]

✨🙏🏻✨

[@lauradarcy5684]

Very weak done, thank you!

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you for watching!

[@markkuhn1297]

Such a great video! What size paper did you use for these?

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you so much - glad you liked the video! I used 100% cotton 300gsm cold press paper (not sure about the size as it was a failed painting that I cut into smaller pieces to reuse for sketching)

[@ifv77]

Pena que no salgan en español🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸 la forma de ejecutar las magníficas acuarelas

[@AnastasiaMily]

Please accept my apologies for not having it in Spanish...

[@jodivanhooser8440]

I’m learning with watercolors and I see you using a lot of water. I’m scared 😂 my paper always crumples or gets wavy so not sure what kind of watercolor paper to use I guess.

[@AnastasiaMily]

Lots of water can be scary indeed! I use 100% 300 gsm cotton cold press paper (I like paper by Baohong) and it handles tons of water very well. The paper still buckles but it can be flattened later. What kind of paper do you use?

[@jodivanhooser8440]

@@AnastasiaMily I have Canson 140 lb 300 g cold pressed

[@AnastasiaMily]

@@jodivanhooser8440 I am not sure if your paper is 100% cotton (I know Canson make different kinds of paper, both cotton and cellulose/wood pulp). Cotton definitely handles the water better than cellulose. I also find that taping the paper to a board with masking tape helps hold it in place when it starts warping under lots of water. I buy blocks of paper (20 sheets stacked together and gummed on the sides) and let my paintings dry completely before separating them from the block with a knife. This reduces the warping quite a bit. Hope this helps!

[@jodivanhooser8440]

@@AnastasiaMily thank you so much!!! I truly appreciate your tip and so glad I came upon your videos. 👍❤️🙏

[@AnastasiaMily]

My pleasure, and thank you for watching my videos 😊

[@asrapasha3683]

Are you from Pakistan?

[@AnastasiaMily]

Australia

[@hardybeverly]

So nice not having to list😮en to constant repetitive talking.

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you for this - I am glad you are enjoying the way I present my videos 😊

[@Immamom2]

Amen

[@Pattymelt415]

Please turn down your music. Thsnks❤

[@AnastasiaMily]

Thank you for watching. There is a volume button on every device.

[@franciscogomes4416]

Amateurish! You need to work a lot to be a better artist. Maybe tray other subject. Trees are not your thing. No volume, texture or shade,,,

[@AnastasiaMily]

I feel so sad for you that you leave comments like this one on other people’s videos. I hope you are ok.

[@tomtop82]

Whats wrong with you? Show us your Art 😅