How to Paint Tree Bark (Amazing Watercolor techniques)

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Let me know in the comments if you have additional problems with painting trees!

[@LilCraftyNook]

I have a hard time making the small, delicate twigs on the end.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

@@LilCraftyNook It's best to switch for a smaller brush and paint outwards from the trunk.

[@stormy439]

Fir type trees (pine, cedar, etc.) at a closer view are a bit of a problem for me when they are closer.

[@MkayKaye]

This is what I needed. How did the algorithm know I'm struggling with tree trunks? The rain sounds lovely.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

The algorithm knows everything... :-)

[@natford8271]

Fellow Brit here. I find rain sounds very relaxing to have in the background.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

It can yes. There's a tree above the studio and it was more sort of big occasional drips!

[@pennybordelon707]

Lol.....I love hearing the rain on the roof as well as the squirrels. Real nature to inspire us!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

So true!

[@deannelemire9681]

Thanks so much. I find your lessons on tips for one item at a time so helpful. P.s. Rain on the roof isn’t noise --its pure music and delightful.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Good to know!

[@robertweinblatt2018]

The litter patter on the roof is one of the most creatively inspiring sounds I’ve ever heard❤️‍🔥🥇🥰🙏🏻

[@mizkeenmills]

Scratching the paper is awesome! Love that! Once again you've pried open these eyes of mine. Thanks Michele!

[@LilCraftyNook]

I actually love that pouring rain sound!! We’ve had rain pretty solidly for several days. (That’s wintertime in the Bay Area!) Thank you for this fantastic tutorial!! I am timidly restarting watercolor after 14 years!!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You are very welcome!

[@momostewart9771]

We can tell color is your favorite part of painting based on the variety of manicures in the videos! Love it!! 💅

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Yes! Thank you!

[@joanclare1873]

Hi Michelle. It's probably coals to Newcastle but I find using an old cut up credit card works if I want to score into the paper. A craft knife in my hands would be lethal! Thank you for such straightforward advice and demos.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

No problem Joan, good idea about the credit card too!

[@valeriegehling4358]

Great tip to trial excercises on paper pieces. Thanks. I’ve old strips next to my workplace that I practice on. Thanks to your tips.

[@colleenmcchesney1482]

Lots of great tips for textured bark details. Thanks for sharing this wonderful video with us.

[@karenfinneganart2480]

Love the sound of rain😃

[@twodoodlebugs]

I can't wait to try these techniques and share them with my nature journal club!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Oh super! Sounds lovely ☺️

[@theresamoreau975]

Love all your tips for watercolor!

[@awhalewatcher]

Excellent explanation of textures Michele. Thank you so much for sharing your techniques. 👍

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thanks for watching!

[@sherrylee6719]

Hello Michele, I love your techniques. I have learned so much. I have never mastered trees and it's not for lack of trying.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Keep trying Sherry! x

[@marnikisor7094]

I just wanted to suggest something that came out well for me - using a piece of natural sponge to stamp some bark-like shapes on the trunk. Thank you so much for all your videos!!! I have been painting for 15 years and still learn something new from every video.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You are very welcome!

[@abigaillockey374]

This video was a tremendous help to me! Thank you! I've watched other videos of how to paint texture on tree trunks and none were like yours. THIS has the result I was looking for!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Super!

[@cindycole7453]

Thanks for sharing your bark techniques. I love painting trees and haven't figured out how to make them look alive. Your technique is awesome!

[@jacquiwilmot9602]

Thank you Michelle, I'm blown away by these tips. I know it was four years ago but I'm trying to catch up on all your great videos!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

No problem, feel free to watch them all ;-) It's hard to believe I have made so many!

[@tombryan720]

Your videos along with Steve Mitchell are my favorite. Thank you

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Wow, thanks! Mind of watercolor :-) Yes he is great and teaches techniques like me!

[@jenniefrench1338]

Steve is an awesome instructor, sketches and paints masterfully. And he straight up recommends artist grade paint and the best paper right from the start even if it is a few. None of the muddied up stuff that makes students feel like they can’t be artists. I also enjoy how he’s not afraid just to paint his composition for the whole video time. That’s how one learns. Awesome instructor and graphic artist. The real deal.

[@artwithalexander5359]

i found this at an almost perfect time as i have spent a month doing oak tress as acrylic wall murals and wondered how i would reverse the coloring (from dark to light to light to dark) to do it with water color. the knife really does simplify it :D

[@Molly-w7e]

Brilliant. I was waiting with bated breath for the cling film to be removed. Thank you

[@eseb8838]

Thank you! So much to learn from your videos.

[@fourroadsnorth2723]

Wow! Thanks Michele!. Couldn't imagine how to paint the lovely twisting cedars we find in our woods in Canada. (They look like elephant trunks). Your technique is brilliant!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad it was helpful!

[@EsseJD]

Excellent many thanks again👍. Good one about the plastic 😂 and Love your nails✅

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad you like them!

[@ummfatima6224]

Can't wait to experiment with painting tree bark tonight! Thanks for making this video

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Good luck!

[@sharonf871]

Fabulous tips/techniques!!!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thanks 😊

[@sherylgrant2248]

really enjoying your videos and I'm glad these ones are free as I'm a pensioner. I also love your nails! They look gorgeous painted...

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thank you so much! A lady called Sophie does them for me!

[@judidoherty936]

I just love the scoring technique results. Thank you!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad you like it!

[@lilifry210]

Fantastic tutorial and lesson.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Many thanks!

[@WendyJanes-m6c]

Thanks so much! This tutorial was extremely helpful ❤

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

I'm so glad!

[@VivMBSR]

Love all of your work 💚💚💚👏👏👏

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@vickigower8125]

thanks for the useful tips. I can't wait til I have more time to get into and watch more of your videos

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@norahoulton8065]

I love your teaching videos. Thank you so very much!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You are so welcome!

[@vaneza2471]

I went till the end of the video to see the effect of paint covered in plastic.. hope you can have another video on that as well :)

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Noted!

[@lindaedwards9669]

Excellent tip’s thank you.

[@indigodande4345]

scratching the paper with the xacto knife might be permanent but another consideration for a softer look maybe try those embossing tools for card makers? the ones with the little tiny dots at the end. where you push pressure into the paper. technically youd leave trail mark but you might get more rounded softer dips and valleys then scratch lines.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Great ideas... I have tried the embossing tools, I use them for colored pencil work, I didn't find it as good as a knife but need to experiment more with different sizes. Thanks for watching :-)

[@isabeltipple9942]

FANTASTIC, just what i needed. And now i also have a new artist to follow!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thanks so much Isabel I really appreciate it ☺️

[@lyndamitton4496]

I have to ask, Michele…how do you keep your nails so beautiful with all the painting you do?

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

I have gel nail polish done every 3 weeks by a lovely lady called Sophie, they are pretty indestructable! I keep them short for martial arts training :-)

[@judypearl3516]

Another super video...thanks Michelle

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You are welcome Judy!

[@sherryscoloringandpaintingcorn]

thinking maybe a dotting tool with a round metal end might be easier and safer for the paper than a craft knife. Just food for thought Great video michele

[@johnknizner6446]

Very helpful video with a bunch of techniques!!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad it was helpful!

[@redbird5056]

What an amazing teacher you are. Watercolour has always been a mystery to me, such useful information you share. Thanks so much, subscribed & if I get any better I'll def check out your patreon classes🌠✨

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Don't forget Thinkific too :-)

[@michellemaccracken7086]

This was really great michelle.... thank you! Excellent reference

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You are very welcome!

[@DeFi_Jake]

Great techniques here, you clearly are a master at your craft. Could you please advise me on something. My skill level is low and I’m looking to create a bark effect on a bird box. I will be sealing the outside with some spare black liquid flashing I have which really gives it a bark like texture as it’s so thick and I will purposefully apply it roughly, but how to paint shades onto an existing texture and how many shades would you go for? Bearing in mind I am a complete amateur.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You will need to use acrylic, and if you get some dark brown and white you should be able to make a range of shades. Dry brush technique will help if you have a look you will find some acrylic tutorials (not on my channel yet though).

[@shahrzadafshinpour5847]

Thank you so much. Amazing .

[@starmazaheri7448]

Thank you Michele. And beautiful cat 😍

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Ah, the one in the graphic isn't mine ☺️ I have a jet black cat, you can see him on my computer screensaver in the background!

[@CC-ho5lw]

Excellent instructional video Michelle! Thank you for sharing your talent. You have a new subscriber. 🤓

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

So glad you liked it and thanks for subscribing! 🙏

[@donnaeturner]

Thanks again!

[@janetwalsh7025]

I love these interesting techniques!!! Thanks 😊

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad you like them!

[@samiyrah4244]

Wow!!! Thank you!!

[@samiyrah4244]

Oh, in the States we call the plastic sheets "Saran Wrap" 🤗

[@arshadabdullah7425]

This was great!! I’ve never tried doing trees with textures simple because I didn’t know the technique. You’ve made it simple to follow with great results. I’m ready to try it now. This was super helpful to me. Thank you very much Michele 👍🏽 Can you do the moon in a future video?

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

I have done a small moon here, or do you mean big and up close? kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnLIhJZqpchkmK8

[@arshadabdullah7425]

Yes big and up close and how to texture it. Thanks.

[@sharynjackson8158]

Thank you so so much

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You're welcome!

[@lucev7497]

Thank you Michele, I sometimes use my knuckle to lift some paint on my tree trunk and it somewhat look like a node (I thinks it’s called in English)

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

That's a great idea!

[@stargazer5136]

Thank you 😊 very helpful. I tried Birch trees we have lots in Canada.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Birch trees are great to paint 🙂

[@sandraocallaghan8616]

Really helpful, thanks.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You're welcome!

[@brendarudman8806]

Please do tree bark and rocks in oil pastels I'm struggling with it

[@Anjaneen9]

Thank you!!!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

No problem

[@DeidreL9]

Thank you so much for this, it’s so refreshing! I’ve just started watercolour and this is marvellous. Thank you❤️And I love your cat. I love England. I’m in Australia, it’s cool today but I’d love some of your rain🧚‍♀️

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Sending ALL the rain over :-) The cat in the subscribe graphic is not mine, my cat is Gimlet, jet black and grumpy. I may coax him into modelling for the next graphic though... He can sometimes be seen on the background in my screensaver too!

[@DeidreL9]

In the Studio with Michele Webber lovely! I love his name. I had a black cat named Tuppence because she was tiny. I see Gimlet on the computer, what a beauty he is. Michele these videos are so helpful and wonderful and here’s something I really love: you talk to your viewers like we each have a brain. On so many of these videos, the tutor talks to viewers as if we are in kindergarten, or as if we have no idea why we’re there. You give us credit for being seekers of knowledge, not just entertainment. It’s so refreshing! 🌹

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thank you Deirdre, I must confess that although I watch a lot of KZbin channels, I don't watch many of the art youtubers. My business mentor encouraged me to make videos (for social media) and I found that I loved making KZbin videos most of all. I have been teaching in the real world for decades so I think that's a bit of an advantage.

[@DeidreL9]

In the Studio with Michele Webber it shows! You have a great manner.

[@pammielehto8937]

Trees are a renewable resource, waxed paper to wrap your sandwiches with is better than plastic wrap or a plastic case. They even have videos to make waxed fabric to wrap sandwiches in. Love your videos, I've been binge watching them while in the house social distancing. Stay safe.

[@RaineBowieArcade]

Thank you, very informative and helpful!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@VivMBSR]

Now trying to find your video painting white flower. I have a white tree peony

[@patytrico]

Great class! I would practice my tree barks with new entusiasm now :) And I love your nails too :D

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thanks Paty, I came off Tamoxifen earlier this year and it pretty much wrecked my nails so I get them done ☺️ Have to keep them dead short for martial arts training though 👍

[@dorisdavidson7849]

Thanks!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

No problem!

[@neeluT3942]

Hi Michelle can you please say what the brush you are using is?

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

It's an SAA Silver Synthetic (UK brand)

[@brianriker7242]

What kind of palette are you using?

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

It's an old video and without watching it again... but most of my palettes are by Frisk, at least the plastic ones.

[@kathrynoreilly6064]

How did the bark beneath the plastic turn out

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Sorry I've got over 300 video now, I am not sure if the video showed it. If you look for my 30 watercolor techniques video you can see cling film results :-)

[@brendalazellestephenson2319]

what paper are you using in this demo

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

It's an old video so not sure, but generally for youtube technique demos SAA Practice or Bockingford, nothing expensive.

[@syedazim2011]

Hi Michele, In this video, I can hear your voice but no picture. Is there a suggestion how to fix the video. Many thanks Azim

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Hi, it's unfortunately probably something at your end. You can try a different device or browser, clearing cookies etc. It could also be that you are having local signal

[@sandraocallaghan8616]

Thanks for video. I have problems with hearing and find background noises distracting.

[@FredWilbury]

Just found your channel I’m a Railway modeller and modeller working on trees and having bit of trouble getting the right shades for Scots pine trunks especially the orange branches any tip would be appreciated.... regards fred

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Hi Fred, If you start with a brown, then adjust, if the trunks need to be lighter add white, if they need to be greyer add a little blue. Blue added to brown will push it towards grey. Alternatively add warm yellow and red to warm up the colour/make orange. Do you use acrylics?

[@FredWilbury]

In the Studio with Michele Webber ..... thanks Michele, yes I use acrylics and also various modelling paints , eg citadel and Vallejo .. regards Fred

[@denismoran670]

Michelle, hi and thanks again for your wonderful videos. Could you tell me where you source those palletts from please? Nadolig Llawen*, Den. *'Happy Christmas' - With the upsurge of welsh-speaking, there is a big drive on to let other countries realise that the oldest continuously spoken language in the world is alive and kicking !

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Hi Denis, Happy Christmas to you too, loving the welsh words! Palette is by Frisk, you can get it here: amzn.to/2RU5sqD

[@denismoran670]

@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Diolch, Michelle! I've ordered three and will spend some time organising my pallettes into 'studio' (posh name for a corner of my lounge!), and 'plein air', for a huge trip throuh Europe that I am planning. Da boch*, Den * 'Bye bye..

[@seanstocksick572]

I didn't see the result of the one you applied the plastic wrap

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

I may do a longer video on this soon Sean

[@sherryscoloringandpaintingcorn]

saran wrap

[@rpbertmader9971]

Your "Run On Sentences" drive me crazy! Please slow down a tad! The British brogue is hard to understand sometimes for English Speaking Countries. Thank you Machele! I love your tutorials. I wish I didn't have to use Shift < to slow you down to understand. Thank You!

[@anthonyjones3698]

Click more …under video title ….scroll on the right till (see transcript ) shows, see the script of whole video stop it anytime you want and hop into that point…easy and so useful especially if you have a language problem.

[@rpbertmader9971]

ps: Speaking so close to the microphone is "Booming" your microphone. Please back up a tiny bit, please. The volume is great but the closeness is Smearing your voice. Please excuse my Critique but I'm 79 years ole and don't do finesse very well anymore.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

This is a very old video, I have no idea what video/set up I was using at the time :-)