How to Paint TREE TRUNKS and FOLIAGE - Tips For Painting Trees, Vegetation and Water

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

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[@kateheiden8418]

I really enjoy watching your tutorials, there’s a lot of joy in them. No plodding along, leaf by leaf, instead, a speedy rendering that’s truly refreshing!

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks so much 😊

[@martimajor4766]

We traveled to NA in 2001. 3 weeks of beauty and grace. Please talk about the geography and flora more. I love that!

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Great suggestion, I will, most definitely 😊

[@martimajor4766]

Also, as a painter I was always stunned by the water color. Oceans, lakes and rivers always had a luminous turquoise gleam. You have it so nailed down!

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thank you so much 😊

[@SANJAY-ArtnStuff]

this episode was great. the details you added on the plain air rendition back in the studio was a good choice. as always Sam, good job.

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks 😊

[@elainewareham2262]

Hi Sam I learn so much from your videos especially mentioning the names of the colours etc.Glad you are seeing different parts of NZ too.

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thank you so much Elaine 😊

[@lesleyfox6934]

Thanks Sam, I did enjoy watching you paint.

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Awesome, thank you 😊

[@khancre8tifstudio588]

Wow, you have the luxury of painting outdoor, the life of a true artist. Here in Singapore, urban rush life!

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

I love painting outdoors! I love Singapore too, I have been there a couple of times 😊

[@martimajor4766]

Also, love your teaching and your paintings!

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks again 😊

[@susangrunbaum53]

Thank you for continually reminding us what colors you are using. It's especially helpful to me when you show how you mix the paint on the palette.

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

You are so welcome! 😀

[@dorrisgonnawreckyou7111]

@@SamuelEarpArtist Yeah that is so valuable i feel like you are drilling it into my thick skull

[@kanchangupta2038]

Each piece is a master piece..

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thank you so much 😀

[@DrAwad-nv4cu]

You are talented in different ways; Choosing beautiful scenes, fine painting, and teaching and an impressive way of painting. I enjoyed watching and learning. Thank you.!!!! 😇😇😇😉

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thank you so much 😀

[@lillianburton362]

Awesome teacher. I am learning a lot from you. Please continue to explain your color mixing and types of brushes being used, because it is helping me to learn. Thank you.

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks Lillian, absolutely I will do for sure 😊

[@dougallen5523]

Great work. You really catch the NZ colours and the sparkly water on a windy day - I can almost taste the salt, smell the flowers Thanks for the great lesson.

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Many thanks! 😀

[@annesaffer629]

Excellent video, thanks! Its very useful that you tell us the colors you are using.

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

My pleasure! 😀

[@Mikes10241]

Thanks again Sam. I always appreciate your videos. My plein air work is still challenged, but your videos have helped me try and adhere to some processes to make them less frustrating.

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Great to hear, I went through that process too with plein air painting but it was when painting outdoors that I had light bulb moments and learned things I would never have picked up in the studio. Try and get outside plein air painting as much as you can 😊

[@MrMichaelhodge]

Simply beautiful! Thanks for sell you do!

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thank you so much 😊

[@michellearens8896]

Oh, that light! Beautiful painting once again Samuel!

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks 😊

[@tommychico71]

Great painting and great lesson. Thank you.

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thank you so much Tommy 😊

[@maxlinesartist]

Excellent video enjoyed it recommended to all artists and those who want to try out painting

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thank you so much 😊

[@pattymcrory8084]

Thanks Sam for the wonderful video. Just seeing your smiling face on the computer is enough to lift our spirits. Your joy in sharing your love of painting is infectious....in a very good way. Thank you so much for the continued videos, they really brighten my day as well as my canvasses.

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

You are so welcome! Thanks 😀

[@kathleenhaley9606]

Thanks Sam great as always

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

My pleasure! 😀

[@flooklh]

Very beautiful painting. Thanks for sharing.

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thank you so much 😀

[@taijackson2572]

Wow love your style and the way you explain what you are doing and how you are mixing your colors 😍 British Columbia 🇨🇦

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thank you so much 😊

[@artistaplasticamariacarrio253]

I love your painting!!! I like seeing your videos!!!!🤩🤩🤩👏👏👏

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thank you so much 😀

[@valmarlin4882]

Fantastic Live in NZ. Love the scenery here. Thank you

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Many thanks, yeah NZ is a great place to be if you're a landscape artist, so much to paint here 😊

[@mbhart]

Sam, Thanks as always for this video. It seems that was a morning very well spent, indeed!

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks 😀

[@JeffChorney]

Awesome as usual Sam. Loved the Gum tree and of course the boats in the harbor, well-done perspective wise!

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Many thanks Jeff 😀

[@artgeometrix6346]

So helpful and insightful. This is a fantastic painting. I love all of the strong deep tones.

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thank you so much 😀

[@haydeesaldevar6189]

Nice to watch you while painting. And also by explaining what colors you were going to use.

[@jackiegarroutte8970]

Beautiful painting Sam!!

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks so much 😊

[@ciliann]

I like how the sunlight is hidden, bringing out a different darker look on the trees, while the sun hits the water beautifully. What an amazing scene.

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thank you so much 😊

[@josephrichardson7366]

i love these longer videos. great landscape, great painting and i enjoying painting on my work along. thanks for the video!

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Glad you enjoy it! Thanks Joseph 😀

[@nathaliechoury3538]

Ah ! Oui ! Sa rend bien ! Réaliste ! Bravo !

[@salvathijazi431]

Mind blowing

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks 😊

[@valeriemelman5639]

Fabulous!

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks 😊

[@madsingh]

nice tips

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thank you Nimai 😀

[@etienneedward4449]

Love then all !

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks Etienne 😊

[@valeriefreyermuth678]

Wonderful

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thank you! Cheers! 😊

[@roxannekeomaka4754]

I love that you paint 8 by 10. Many of my artist friends think it’s too small. But I feel 2 hrs is about all the canvas I need keep up with the shadows moving. Love your style!

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks Roxanne, yeah I think 8" x 10" is a perfect size for painting en plein air 😊

[@Artbydami]

Such refreshing view... Another fabulous painting Sam👍😃😃

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thank you so much 😀

[@David-wy9jl]

Beautiful

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thank you 😀

[@ChaseMcCain5]

Great work Sam!

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks Nigel 😀

[@randalanderson1861]

Hi Sam. Glad to hear you know trees. I never hear a painter mention the type of tree they're painting. I would appreciate a little about the trees in your paintings. Characteristics, things like that. Cheers.

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks Randal. I worked in the arboriculture industry for over ten years and I've been interested in trees since I was kid 😀

[@emeraldearth7]

Your tutorials really inspire & motivate me. Thanks for explaining your process so well- you really simplify things from start to finish!

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

You are so welcome! 😀

[@hufsa7197]

amazing art!

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thank you so much 😀

[@happychipmunk8]

You are such a brilliant teacher! Thank you so much for another brilliant video! I love, love, love your Pateron! Thank you so much for making it so affordable and informative 🥳❤️.

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

You are so welcome 😀

[@donnajohnson2530]

Thank you

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

You're welcome, thanks 😊

[@rodrigoalmeida9927]

Very good , and what a superb distribution of the elements on the board .The diferents tonalities of greens and browns , great! And profesional , never the less the amount of unnecessary detail such as boats foliage and the reflections of the water around the boats, too much !! you leave no imagination to the viewer to finish your art work . Congratulations

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks Rodrigo. The reason I painted all this is because the locals where I live will see this painting and the hill itself is under threat from destruction for a proposed development. I wanted to paint it whilst I still can.

[@rodrigoalmeida9927]

It is totally understandable ! Great work

[@johnp3971]

Seeing and hearing the steps of your process really helps me feel less overwhelmed when starting a landscape painting. Start with block in and end with the fine deltails. It's so obvious but yet I often need to remind myself of it. Great work as always!

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks John, yeah I always try to keep it simple, dark values first, then I block in the painting so I can see the overall tonality of the painting before I proceed to the next stage. I don't worry about detail in the block-in stage. I build up the detail as I work through the painting. I save my fine details and lightest tones until the very end of the painting 😀

[@hideentity1518]

The most bright area of the painting is hiding by tree, what an amazing relation. This painting in particular remind me Paul Cezanne but with improvement.

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thank you 😀

[@heatherbaker4533]

I enjoyed this very much Sam Something I would like to see in your Video's which is Hard is to see the area you are painting as you go along this would show more of the Scene All the best ...Ned

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks. I will keep this in mind. In my full length painting tutorial videos available from my website I show what I am painting in the side of the screen. These videos are also available on my Patreon channel 😊

[@rowenagochioco8741]

love it sir...🎉

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thank you 😊

[@dorrisgonnawreckyou7111]

Was specifically interested in how you paint tree trunks close up rather than distant ones and am fairly new to your channel, so finding this is perfect :). Many thanks for another great video.

[@dorrisgonnawreckyou7111]

no way when you mentioned yellow ochre and oxide being similar i was literally googling substitutes for yellow oxide as i have ochre only, could not even find an answer so thanks again for that one

[@J904-v6j]

Sam, what a beautiful painting. Love the composition and style, and you’re such a great teacher. I’ve really learned a lot paying attention to your palette. You always get such great harmony in your work.

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thank you so much 😊

[@rowenagochioco8741]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@artwithdaya8241]

Great video Sam👍 Love from India.

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks! 😃

[@dangrossheider7304]

Which panels are you specifically using? They have many choices

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

I am using the medium weave 8" x 10" linen panels mounted on Baltic birch 😀

[@dangrossheider7304]

Samuel Earp Artist thx so much. I’m going to sign up for your classes but waiting till August 1. Can’t wait. Love your work

[@shahzadqurashi7728]

How did u lighten the purple color of distant mountains , have u used white or cobalt teal to lighten the purple of mountains

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Hi Shahzad, this was a mix of ultramarine blue, burnt sienna and titanium white 😀

[@shahzadqurashi7728]

Very beautiful work,Why do u use cobalt teal so much , what is so special about this color? Very costly and made by limited companies only

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thank you so much. Cobalt teal is a turquoise blue that creates nice tones for grass and water and it is convenient to use throughout your painting. You can make a colour similar to cobalt teal with ultramarine blue, phthalo green and titanium white 😀

[@graphitepencil6522]

Hi, watching from Northeast India Shillong Meghalaya. 🙌🙌

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Hello there, thanks for watching. I totally want to visit India one of these days 😀

[@graphitepencil6522]

Samuel Earp Artist Yay! Please come, you're most welcome here! I'm from Northeast India Shillong Meghalaya, Meghalaya is a state known as "Scotland of the East" and "The abode of the clouds" If you decided to visit Northeast India, please Contact me. Thank you. I enjoy your paintings... I'm your fan and your art gives me an inspiration. 👍👍👍

[@shahzadqurashi7728]

How did u mix warm color of clouds

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

This was a mix of burnt sienna and titanium white. The cloud shadows are a mix of ultramarine blue, burnt sienna and titanium white 😀

[@timclemons8719]

Sam I was worried a little. I had started going through withdrawals 😆. Thank you 🙏🏻 as always...

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks Tim, I was hoping to get this video out sooner but it took me a little longer to finish the painting than I'd hoped. I'm trying to get more frequent KZbin videos uploaded but sometimes it takes me longer to get the paintings finished so I can make videos on them 😀

[@brucemaatta5859]

Great video Sam!! I got a lot out of it as I have been struggling with foliage when painting outside. This helps...u. blue, yellow oxide (ochre), burnt sienna, titanium white...repeat with magenta and cobalt teal mixed in. My most recent efforts come home and just look like a flat mess!! Gonna try some artistic CPR thanks to your inspiration. Question...are the main set of brushes you use hog hair, synthetic? What brand are they? Do you use combos of both? I feel like I have been fighting with my brushes as of late. Thanks for the video

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks Bruce. I mostly use hogs hair brushes and use the synthetic brushes for fine detail. I am using Rosemary and Co. brushes. Here is the link to their website, they ship worldwide: www.rosemaryandco.com/

[@brucemaatta5859]

@@SamuelEarpArtist thanks for the link Sam!!

[@paulmorinart]

Hi Sam, as a Channel Islander (Jersey) I noticed your Guernsey hat! Is this where you are from? Great paintings mate, love your approach.

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Hi Paul, yes I was born in Guernsey but I grew up in south west England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿. I have spent a lot of time in Guernsey and my mum moved back there when I was 17. If you look back through my videos I made a video painting Icart Point in Guernsey, in one of my favourite views on the island 😊

[@paulmorinart]

@@SamuelEarpArtist Thanks for replying Sam, I'll look for those paintings of Icart Point. I'm in Derbyshire now and painting here. Your tips for Plein air work are very helpful! Cheers, Paul.

[@paulmorinart]

@@SamuelEarpArtist Just watched your Icart Point video. Absolutely brilliant. Makes me miss home though!

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks Paul, yes I miss Guernsey too. I hope to be able to visit again in the future, I’d love to do more plein air painting there 😊

[@jakethesnake1366]

Lovely. Do you sell prints?

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks. I don't currently have any prints for sale at the moment as I haven't had much luck with print companies. I may sell them again in the future though.

[@patrickwelch3274]

Sam why 8 by 10? So small. I’ve painted portraits for 15 years , landscapes only recent. I’m also growing my hair with the CV how long does it take to get pony tail?

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

I think 8" x 10" is a great size for plein air painting and my pochade box is designed to store 8" x 10" paintings. I've had long hair since I was 18. I cut it all off when I was 32 but then grew it again a few years ago, mainly cause I couldn't be bothered to get a hair cut, also my girlfriend likes my long hair. A good couple of years of hair growth and you should be able to tie it back! 😀 ....oh, and I also listen to metal!!!!!!

[@hinakhabalooch]

I m first

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks for watching Hina 😀

[@hinakhabalooch]

@@SamuelEarpArtist thanks you posted so we learned from that

[@gonzalovargas9365]

I loved the first part of your painting! I m not fan of the details. I prefer my mind and heart do the rest of the painting. Sorry for my english. thank you very much!

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thank you so much 😀

[@rowenagochioco8741]

sir plis can u teach me❤❤❤

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Watch my other KZbin videos or check out my painting blog, I have loads of free written painting tutorials there. Here is the link: www.samuelearp.com/new-blog 😊

[@anelisemaggetti5459]

Always a beautiful painting! Thanks for sharing your process and details I really appreciate

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

My pleasure 😊

[@xiexie68]

Beautiful