River Forest STEP by STEP | EASY Acrylic Painting Tutorial for Beginners

In this STEP by STEP acrylic painting tutorial for beginners, we will learn how to paint a river forest landscape scene. We will go through the painting process step by step to make a beautiful river forest painting, and learn some acrylic painting techniques as we go, these painting videos are perfect for beginning artists to advanced.
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[@leonardobravo6491]

I would like to see a planet Earth painting

[@DVNGhostNBUNNy]

Thank you so much for you inspiration and generosity and sharing such beauty and teaching so much amazing inspiration and techniques and art!!! This is definitely my new favorite!!! Thank you Felix!

[@marciabee]

@@ColorByFeliks This is indeed a masterclass! You're so talented!

[@carolburkett7018]

Love your landscaping

[@rudralunker]

I found your recent work- 'Renewed Roots' the most fascinating. It was good to see how you creatively used your old paintings to create a new one. Also, I would like to see more videos on compositional paintings of daily life scenes such as marketplaces, busy streets, etc.

[@TheResinersPourHouse]

My favorite is the River Forest. Love to see all you do. Water, snow, ocean scenes.

[@ColorByFeliks]

Thank you for your support!😊

[@AlamPainting]

Wow cara melukis yang menakjubkan, lukisan anda sangat indah anda pelukis yang hebat 👍👍👍

[@ColorByFeliks]

Thank you!

[@rebeccahyatt7789]

The very start of your video, I learned a tip about putting a bit of water on the front of the canvas to tighten it a bit. I do that to the back of stretched canvasses but had not thought of doing the front of a panel. I love the mushroom forest painting. It reminds me of a magical place, where everything is ok with the world, no stresses to deal with. Thank you for sharing your talent with us.

[@danapeslari9010]

Very beautiful and the colorwater ..amazing

[@jamielandis4606]

Me too!

[@Anna-dv3st]

My favorite is the Cherry Blossom lesson, and I would love to see more flowers and nature-themed art. I love all your art work!!!

[@katherinedeck9558]

My favorite is misty forest. I’ve painted it multiple times and love how each time comes out different. I learn something new it seems every time I watch it

[@thehunters9185]

My favorite tutorial is whatever I’m watching at the moment! Honestly, I learn something new with every tutorial. Thank you! I can never get enough of your trees, but I’d love new ocean lessons too.

[@acacianeal]

My favorite video lesson would be the mushroom forest one. Absolutely loved it. I plan on painting one like it very soon. I would like to see more nature paintings in the future also maybe some paintings of just the sky? Like blue skies with white clouds? I struggle with clouds so much and I wanna try doing more simple but realistic ones. ❤

[@joeblow8846]

Understand the pain I struggle with clouds too and the way he makes it look so easy is a little discouraging to say the least

[@andreaevans5484]

It is hard to just choose one. I really enjoyed the sea turtle lesson. I love watching the longer detailed videos. I feel I learn a lot from them . I’d love to learn more about sea scapes, but anything you teach is appreciated and beautiful. Thank you! 🎨

[@ayeshanoor7693]

Just incredible the whole painting is my favourite

[@BetterLifeChanges]

Love your sunsets, clouds and water. More please.

[@rondaeldridge6980]

Your tutorials got me started during the pandemic and I am still learning and still painting!! My favorite was the train lesson because it was the only painting I did that my father (who lived with us) ever asked to keep for himself. He passed away at age 97 but the picture still hangs in his old bedroom. It reminded him of the old black smoke engines that used to pass his home as a child during the Great Depression.

[@deblesava5006]

Congrats! Love the flower lesson. TY for the lesson!

[@EmmaLodge-q9g]

My favourite tutorial is "Sunset Over Ocean with Dock", I absolutely love this one. It has to be hands down my favourite. Love all the blending and colours in it. I would love to see more animals and rain scenes. Love your work!

[@Joanne55R]

Love your tutorials! My favorite is the winter scene with the train coming around the bend with smoke billowing out of the engine stack. A challenge to paint but so happy how it turned out thanks to your instructions!

[@ArtSpell-7]

You are my favourite🤗❣️brother l like you and your works😊👍

[@bluchio]

i agree w the comments my heart dropped when you started cutting them all i wasn’t sure how the result would look but it actually looks amazing and must go for a lottttttttt

[@theadventuresofjinglesandt1515]

This one is my favorite! Love the mystery of the forest. I'd like to see more mountains with pintrees and rivers.

[@daisygirl6793]

My favorite that I have tried painting was the tulip flower. That was so much fun painting. It’s hanging up in my living room where it receives the best compliments. I’d like to see more water painting tutorials in the future. Thanks for bringing your inspiration to us all!

[@gerivassar4088]

I loved the magical forest, I love to read fantasy and this took me away while painting it. I would love to see more ethereal paintings.

[@aliefangie]

My favorite tutorial has been the cloud tutorials. Super helpful ☁️ I would like to see more ocean & waves with pastel sunsets

[@Innocent_girl7-x7b]

Wow❤❤❤ I must say, its so nice.... ☺️🤠

[@shawnshaw3538]

Wow…that may be one of my favorites now!!! 👏🏼

[@ylleku]

I love colorful flovers painting, its so mysterious. And the blending backgrounds. And everything :).

[@pamelabarrionuevo571]

I think the best lessons are the ones with water on it like the tropical forest, and I would like more shorts videos with small tips for painting the different kind of things

[@LukeR-Art-Gallery]

The sea with palm trees was my favourite, I love watching when u video a day selling your art and visiting conventions

[@Tabasom9]

My favourite to date had been the Ocean Sunset video. I bought your entire set of brushes and can't imagine life without them! They're of wonderful quality and make blending so much easier. I'd love to see more ocean sceneries in future videos, and thank you for being so inspiring!

[@edytaforys412]

Feliks ! To piękny obraz, piękne światło , piękne kolory !Gratuluje i pozdrawiam serdecznie !!!😊❤❤❤😊❤❤❤😊

[@ColorByFeliks]

Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed this one! 😃🎨

[@katbattt]

The bokeh on the mushroom painting a few weeks ago was one of my favourites for sure. I love forest painting so much! 🌲

[@JSwerve77]

I’ve benefited from every tutorial’s process of painting a background (sky gradients, clouds, etc). My favorite is Foggy Birch Trees. I’ve typically been good at foreground, but these make painting backgrounds so much more dynamic! I would like to see more smaller canvas, short-form videos (

[@arunathakur5411]

Thankyou for giving all these valuable content for free....you are extraordinary teacher....... your grateful student 🙏 ❤

[@ColorByFeliks]

You’re very welcome, thank you for your support!

[@1coma21gigovatios]

You're an Angel!!! Thanks for all your time and Art. God bless my friend.🥰

[@ColorByFeliks]

Thank you! 🙏

[@tinaj9916]

My favorite has been Misty Forest, so relaxing. I would love to see more clouds, lots of clouds lol.

[@shawnshaw3538]

I really liked the Tuscan landscape about a year ago. It reminded me of the trip my husband & I took back in the 90’s. Keep up your amazing work…so talented!!

[@tamarafishka]

Спасибо за урок, Феликс! Лес получился волшебный!

[@melodyparsons4590]

I absolutely LOVE this painting!!!

[@tameraa1299]

I like how when you put the shadows in and everything comes to life and looks so real.

[@beverlymarcoline5569]

The first painting of yours I attempted was “Red Poppies.” While I’ve learned so much having done several of your tutorials in the past 3 years, this one remains my favorite. It was because of your calm patience, emphasis on details, and your unassuming mentorship, I realized I could, and really wanted to paint! I seem to be attracted to painting animals lately , and as I prepare to paint the White Tiger, I’m hoping you will consider painting more animals in the wild. Thanks for all you do for us!

[@amymaddieful]

1. This river forest is my favorite tutorial you have. Blues are my favorite colours and they ar complimented so naturally with the green tones. I’m a mountain, forest, river lover. Growing up in Alberta we have so much landscape that looks like this and it’s incredibly calming. 2. Would love to see more tutorials on how to paint things such as fog and rays of light. It looks easy enough but when you actually go to put it into practise I find I struggle with it. I’ve been a follower of yours since the beginning and have also enjoyed watching your family grow and your move down to warmer climates.

[@Jamie2785]

It’s hard to choose a favorite but one of my all time favorites had to be the sailboat. I struggle with structures but this one felt so fluid for me. I would love to see you paint more desert landscape paintings.

[@jeanniebair4103]

This is the best lesson and tutorial you have done! Wonderful!

[@CL.FantasyWaves]

My favorite painting of yours remains the one that convinced me to subscribe to your channel, the green dragon tutorial. Please continue to do fantasy pieces. Thank you for such peaceful videos.

[@BluebonnetJunkJournalCrafting]

I love all the landscapes! I’d love to see some big thunderstorms with a windmill in the scene

[@guadalupemayasolorio9453]

Hi! My favorite one is the River Forest tutorial! It’s absolutely beautiful and incredibly moving. It is so calming, mystical, mysterious yet familiar and comforting. I really appreciate the step by step tutorial with all your tips and teachings! You are absolutely beyond talented and inspiring. Thank you for sharing your art and passion with us and your tips which are vital for beginners like myself. I’d like to also see more open fields or valleys with clouds and wildflowers. More step by step tutorials as well please! Thanks again for teaching us all valuable lessons and creating a peaceful space for so many of us. ❤

[@chadmensa]

I haven't watched any of the stream yet, but I just stopped to say that you nailed it with that painting. Beautiful!

[@ColorByFeliks]

Thank you! 🙏

[@carlahudson2188]

My favorite one is this one. It's beautiful.

[@Repunzel-CA]

Looks great ❤

[@ColorByFeliks]

Thank you!

[@paintwithhillary7346]

I think this is my favorite lesson so far and I would like to see more like this one.

[@hummingbirdinSoCal]

Huge congratulations on 1 million!!!🥳🥳 My favorite tutorial of yours is the one with butterflies on the pretty purple flowers. Mine came out fairly different, only one butterfly and my purple flowers are milk thistle which is very common in my area. I've tried several of your tutorials and love them all, but that is probably my favorite! 💛 Thank you again for sharing your talent and congratulations again!

[@sandylcarlson]

Congratulations on closing in on 1 Million Viewers! While I love all of your paintings….my favorite painting/lesson is from 5 years ago: Waterfall Cave (Japan’s Kameiwa Cave). It is so beautiful! You are an excellent teacher. Your instructions are so clear and you show ALL of the steps (many don’t). I love the forest, water , sky, clouds…all the nature paintings! Thank you for sharing so many of your lessons for free.

[@ColorByFeliks]

Thank you so much!

[@CarisColors]

Considering all you painting I don’t know which one is my favorite but I do love you ocean painting the most. Making waves and the “ clear water” is so difficult for me. Thank you for all of your lessons

[@autobodygal]

CONGRATULATIONS ON 1 MILLION SUBS! My favorite lesson was the Cave with the light beams. It was back in the beginning of my painting journey. I would like to see some shorter lessons available. I love the longer lessons, but I am not able to paint as much as I would like. Having a shorter lesson available gives a larger selection on time needed.

[@Usha-q7i]

I love your tutorial on cherry blossoms from a few years ago the best! I’ve painted it three times for my brother and sister and myself. I love the vibrant colors. I hope you will do roses in a future tutorial. I love each and every one of your tutorials. My favorites are the landscapes with trees. Thank you Feliks for your generous spirit that comes through in your voice and teachings.

[@wendybrooks3142]

Sitting in my summer house in South Devon enjoying watching the painting. John in the UK

[@octaviousjones7985]

1. My favorite tutorial you’ve done is Snowy Train. I actually tried it myself for practice and…Yeah… a lot harder than it looks 😂. 2. What I’d like to see more of on you channel in the future is maybe some fall paintings. Like a pumpkin patch or maybe a scarecrow in a cornfield. I sure you could make some beautiful scenes out of such ideas.

[@Kirstycolourandsketch]

An oldie but a goldie my favourite lesson was how to paint fireworks, i followed along with that one recently. I would love to see you paint more animals ❤❤

[@Thebosscwaight100]

Beautiful and awesome job ❤🎉🎉

[@annealabado3123]

My fave tutorials would be how to paint fog and red roses..❤ I'd like to see more sceneries and maybe how to paint different animals 😅

[@CarmenRodriguez-zv2fw]

My favorite tutorial is the mushroom one! I’m obsessed with shrooms I even embroider them! I also love any cloud one! I have no luck yet on getting the clouds as pretty as you do but I’ll get there! Thanks you so much! 🫶🏼🇵🇷

[@DavidThomasAZ]

Beautiful - one of my favorite paintings was the desert landscape with the sun beams. - would love to see more abstract tutorials - maybe even an abstract desert!

[@theson83]

I like the mushroom bokeh lesson, lovely painting. I would like to see more activity in your channel, watching your paintings is very compelling. Your approach to painting is very unique!

[@ColorByFeliks]

Congratulations!! 🎉 You were randomly chosen to be the winner of this original painting! Please email [e-mail] to claim your prize. All the best, Feliks K. 🎨

[@theson83]

🎉🎉❤😊

[@Aaru_-..0923]

​@@theson83 hey congratulations 🎉

[@DBd-vd7km]

My favorite painting is all of them 😁 but really I love the twisted forest .. I would like to see more animals incorporated in your paintings 🙉🦊🐸🦒🐾🐍🐳 keep em coming !!!

[@aprilharvey]

I had no idea why it was recc'ed to have a soft palette knife, so thanks for that. I love the colours you create in your paintings; I'd love to see how you create different animals, fur, scales etc

[@LBSC_Railway_Production]

My Favorite painting is that mushroom painting that you did. I would love if you painted more cabins and mountains. Would love you to paint a Alaskan landscape. Well done on this painting as well. God bless you

[@preethaarun9697]

Wow wonderful painting and also happy to get another great session.would definitely try.thank you

[@murphymdb0910]

Felix, I want you to know that I'm smiling as I'm watching this video. Your videos are so peaceful and a pleasure to follow. I like how you create as you go. Your color blending fascinates me. Thank you again for sharing your talent.

[@ColorByFeliks]

Happy to hear that! Thank you!

[@shariellis7957]

My favorite is the one with the Boat Reflections. I would like to see more foresty ones with a lot of color.

[@marthatompkins1061]

Hi Felix’s, my favorite tutorial so far is the Mushroom forest, loved the boca lights, and all the fun techniques you used. I would like to see a large old wooden ship in a stormy sea. Thanks so much!

[@melissawilliams7820]

Thank you so much for doing these videos. It's nice to see the process step by step.

[@ColorByFeliks]

You are so welcome!

[@erikawiitala8721]

I love your tutorials. The way you’re so imaginative with colors and it comes out astonishing every time. Watching your videos helped me hope to paint clouds in the sky!

[@jillhanson2719]

Sunrise Lake is one of my favorite tutorials.

[@nankamo66]

I really enjoy your tips and tricks, tutorials and giveaways, I love watching the painting coming together so quickly and effortlessly!

[@gessikaguerra1351]

My favorite is an oldie but a goodie. I love the cloud demonstration from years ago. I actually used that demo to create a piece

[@kellywhite926]

The Starry Sky collaboration with Jane Font was when I started watching, but my favorite tutorial is Colorful Garden. I love when you post shorter videos because it encourages me to try out the tutorial. Sometimes 3 hours can be intimidating. Keep up the wonderful work!

[@ColorByFeliks]

Hello! I'm happy to hear that you found shorter videos to be valuable. It's all about making art approachable and fun. Thanks for your encouragement and for being a part of the journey!

[@user-rb7qc4eh7y]

My favourite was the sunflower field. It was the first one I have done that had so much detail. I learnt so much from the process

[@maryannepitzer9514]

I love colorful flowers painting. Love your master classes subscription. I would like to see scenes with birds along a pond. Thank you for all you do.

[@ericduchesneau744]

I loved the "water reflection " and "car on the rainy road" and I'd love to see something with big waves and the beach

[@ericduchesneau744]

And of course I love "Crisp morning" in my living room

[@Msfeathers7]

Wish I could paint like you. Wonderful work. My favorite is you painting sea water and the sun setting. The golden colors were beautiful! I like to see foggy rainy day paintings.

[@rebeccahyatt7789]

Absolutely gorgeous. Love the skills I learned from watching this. Lots of tips especially about paint mixing and glazing. Love the finished painting. God bless you as well. Thank you.

[@ColorByFeliks]

I'm glad to hear you found value and learned a lot from my painting videos. Thanks for your kind words and support!🙌

[@tammycastleberry6184]

Tropical Painting, Detailed Trees, Paint Clouds with Acrylic, Acrylic Ocean Painting, Campfire Landscape, and more I’ve been watching you for awhile now

[@lisaromeo544]

This is just gorgeous!! Can’t wait to try it! My favorite so far, not including this one yet, was the wintery train. Loved the colors used made it so vibrant!! Loved painting it!

[@ColorByFeliks]

Thank you! Hope you enjoy it! 😃

[@ericduchesneau744]

My favorite is the one I have on my wall: "Crisp morning". I'd love to see big waves.

[@sabeelatayub7613]

Hiya Feliks!! I think this one is my favourite of yours!!! River Forest 🥰 absolutely stunning and I'd love to see more of these monochrome type landscapes and seascapes!!! There's something so beautiful about using different depths of colour in the same categories! Thank you for your beautiful artworks and beautiful tutorials!! You've helped so many of us become better artists!! ❤️ May God bless you always ❤️

[@Bonnierthanyou]

The first one I ever saw you brought the sky to life like I've never seen before in a painting. Come to find out, you do that EVERY time!!!! 😱🤯 But I was extremely impressed and obsessed from the get go! What I would like to see is underwater scenes. I have only seen you, to date, on Facebook. I don't know why I didn't come find you here, but now that I have..... 🎉 Thank you for sharing your skill in art with the world!

[@jamielandis4606]

I learned a lot from your tutorial. Thank you! Beautiful piece btw!

[@pritibagrecha1427]

Nice . I like all your paintings .

[@Skywhis]

My favourite video is the mushrooms actually, a more recent one, with a couple specifically, in at 2nd place. I’d love to see more water/waves , birds, wildlife

[@itsacoreething]

I have been loving all the techniques you show, especially the blending. I am new to acrylic painting beyond simple application, so I thoroughly enjoy the way you show dry brush vs wet brush application, the different types of brushes and what they can do, and your calm voice adds to the learning experience, it makes me maintain a calm, even when I feel I’m not doing as well as I’d like to be doing. I would love to see more of the variety of brushes, pens, and tools that you use. Especially for sealing different types of creations. ❤

[@MONGOOSE1ful]

Mr. Feliks, this particular art/acrylic painting in this tutorial is artistically impressive! I have been watching your tutorials since 2019, and I am heavily inspired by your Acrylic mastery! your tutorials do not go wasted, and I will adopt your measures while working on my Acrylics, and i most certainly will adopt and use your techniques from one artist to another-Thank You for your artistic creativity!

[@karolinehuettl]

My favorite is the ocean with 2 birds and 3 boats, perfect blending lesson and ocean detailing. So happy to see more long tutorials. Would love more ocean - long videos. Oh and the Black Friday mentorship discount to come back please. 😊

[@Shaza_Saif]

1 the mushroom painting is soooo beautiful... i have started to paint it but havent finished it 2 ofcourse more detailed tutorials like this

[@myartandfriends]

The sailboat sunset is my absolute favorite. I painted something kind of similar after I watched it and my painting hangs at my father's house. Anything nature for future paintings, landscapes, sunsets and moons.

[@aliciamersdorf4426]

I can't wait to try this!

[@ColorByFeliks]

I hope you’ll enjoy this one! 😃🎨👍

[@leslieannewood6304]

I really like this painting, River Forest. I prefer landscapes and this one stretches me. I learn a lot of subtle techniques as I watch.

[@ColorByFeliks]

I'm happy to know that it has been a source of inspiration and learning for your own artistic journey. Thanks for watching and for your encouraging feedback!

[@user-in5pv9td8g]

This was good,my favorite was the mushroom painting 😊

[@mahimajp934]

My favorite lesson is the fireworks painting. How fabulous was it to just watch! You break down the steps and simplify it so everyone could attempt painting such masterpieces. I'd love to see some countryside paintings with farmer/ farm animals/ farming scenes.

[@lucasfehr1578]

Definitely one of my favourite tutorials I’ve seen so far. Would love to see more abstract pieces maybe?🧐

[@green_daith]

I've been painting listening to your videos for 2 years now,but my favourite must be the fantasy ones in general,the one that had a path leading into the sun accompanied by clouds. What I'd love to see more is different water,as I'm not too good at it yet,eved tho you paint water a lot,I still need more to learn about it!😻

[@DenaRushton]

I have been following, and doing your tutorials for several years now. The things I have learned from you have made me into a professional artist. I cannot pick a favorite, because I have learned from all of them. Thank you for what you do Feliks. You have been a blessing to me.