Snowy Forest Christmas Card | Easy Christmas Cards

[@deWintonPaperCo]

If you're starting to feel festive dont forget to order the Watercolour Advent Calendar and paint along with me every day of advent! www.etsy.com/uk/shop/deWintonPaperco

[@carolburkett7018]

Love Outdoor trees and soaking in all your strokes Ty so much

[@deWintonPaperCo]

You’re welcome!

[@danamcpeak]

Thank you so much for the tutorial, It was perfect: nicely paced, lots of information and soothing music. I love how it is in real time-it is hard to follow a lesson that is sped up and that jumps into a more developed painting without instruction as to what happened.

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jameswburke]

Really nice depth. I've found a hairdryer will 'arrest' the spreading of wet-on-wet trees by drying it quickly. Depends how soft you want the background trees to go.

[@deWintonPaperCo]

That's a great tip!

[@maryse6244]

Super beau!!! j'aime beaucoup ce que vous faites! Merci pour le partage! et je suis toujours contente d'en voir encore!

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@aredamzd1]

Thank you for sharing your talent and passion. This was a useful tutorial. Your way of explaining is on-target. Also thank you for NOT having LOUD, THUMPING MUSIC in the background. Again, thank you for posting this great video.

[@deWintonPaperCo]

So great to hear, thank you for watching!

[@juedwayne4972]

Cool watching another lefty paint😊

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@sharonoverman8260]

Thank you for explaining what you are doing. It is so helpful to understand WHY you are doing it too. Love all your videos, books and brushes!

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thank you so much for your support Sharon!

[@sharonoverman8260]

It is very helpful in your books that you noted which size brushes you are using. That helps me a lot! Thanks very much. Ok h I picked up your notecards and received them yesterday. Beautiful!!!

[@maxibrasch]

Great to see a left hander doing this !

[@beckyjones5857]

Love those trees and the tip about not tapering out to quickly as tree gets soooooo big! Thanks Harriet.

[@deWintonPaperCo]

A pleasure Becky!

[@KarisGoogle]

Yes! My trees have been known to turn into wigwams 😂

[@cindyw9996]

I'm just starting to learn watercolors and feel lucky to have found your tutorials! Your detailed explanations and precise close-up photography are so helpful. Thank you!

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Ah Cindy thanks!

[@supermom-nocape9831]

Thank you. I just spend a very enjoyable hour painting this forest scene and adding fun little details like a rabbit running across the snowy hillside.

[@deWintonPaperCo]

I'm so glad you had fun!

[@shellysanders8983]

So simple yet so lovely! I love the way the trees behind just fade into the distance.

[@deWintonPaperCo]

So glad you love it!

[@duke2011ful]

Incredible Love it!

[@lyndamitton4496]

Lovely, lovely, lovely! I love those trees…you make it look soooooo easy!! Thank you!

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thanks Lynda!

[@rleisme]

Gorgeous! So fun to watch you creating this. Thank you!!

[@magaliblein3527]

I really love what you are painting. Thank you for all your commentaries, that are very helpful. 😍

[@deWintonPaperCo]

So glad to hear they are helpful Magali

[@peggyconti1225]

Thank you so for your detailed tutorial . I'm not an artist so your being specific about the brushes, paints and art supplies is invaluable. And a left-handed artist? ... Now that's just nice.

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thank you Peggy, that means the world!

[@leeprice9346]

Hello from the Texas coast! Thank you so much! Your videos are so wonderful, I love how you teach. I am left handed also and it's so nice to watch and learn. I'm going to try this!

[@deWintonPaperCo]

You are so welcome!

[@sharonozwirk5079]

First timer to your web page ...i loveyour style! I'm going to watch them again . Beautiful just so beautiful. Happy holidays. Sharon

[@lydiemonin977]

Thank you so much your forest is délicat and you explain very well your paint.🥰❤

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thanks so much

[@hannahcrumley3103]

Can you imagine receiving a card so beautiful???!!! I would totally frame this!

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Ah thanks Hannah

[@deannamunro8148]

You make it look easy but I know the difference! Love this - so simple, uncluttered...even possible! thank you

[@deWintonPaperCo]

You are so welcome!

[@mistygeller3193]

Oooo I really like how you paint your pines!! What a pretty scene!! I can’t wait to try this out 😊

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thanks so much 😊

[@-.-4]

I’ve lived in this scene all my life. I’m on the border with Canada. Lots of evergreens and lots! of snow. The one tree with more burnt sienna, looks like a tamerack tree. They turn that color before the needles drop. The only one that drops all its needles. Will be making this one. Thank you ❤❤❤

[@deWintonPaperCo]

That sounds amazing!

[@annieb8955]

I do use your brushes nearly every day,they are excellent!

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Glad you like them!

[@kathyropa6174]

Love watercolors so much. Beautiful.

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Me too!

[@brigittemaitre8269]

J’ai adorée la représentation de votre carte ,si délicate avec une ambiance douce 👏 de France

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thank you so much!

[@beckymeldrum7022]

Thank you. I love watching you paint!

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thank you so much, it means so much!

[@moemanley2579]

A very nicely done video. Focused and concise. Reminded me of a few of my design professors back in the 90's. Thank you for sharing!

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Ah thanks so much!

[@123craftygal]

Still in awe of your brush control. It simply does your bidding! I’d like to see how to add snowy branches to my trees, any kind of tree actually. Thank you for a wonderful card idea. Oh, and your brushes are tops too😊❤

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thanks so much Catherine, I do have a snowy tree tutorial in the Christmas playlist.

[@Blue-rd5lq]

Thank you Harriet that was brilliant. I love the simplicity of the colours and the shapes.

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Ah thanks!

[@sharonmcmichael4690]

This is lovely! I was really enjoying seeing this on my phone after dinner. One suggestion, I would enjoy much more to have the phone not have to keep flipping upright to sideways to have the trees to stay upright.

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Hi Sharon, that's something you can do on your phone settings! Thanks for watching!

[@sigriston]

Harriet, greetings from Brazil! I loved this snowy forest scene so much! IMHO it looks very elegant with a muted green / gray color palette, and beautiful depth where the background trees have what looks like an out of focus effect to my eyes. I decided to paint this scene myself not once, not twice, but TEN times and I must tell you, you were responsible for giving this beginner watercolorist a GREAT time this weekend! And now I have all these cards to send my friends, which is also lovely! While painting it, I found that the wet-on-wet part was by far the hardest as I had to paint the background trees on a very specific level of paper wetness, otherwise the paint would spread out too much. Also once the paper got to this “middle dampness” it was still hard as it would dry out way too fast (faster than what I see in your video). After a couple of suboptimal attempts I realized that the paper dried first at the edges, which was the final piece of the puzzle, as painting the side trees first allowed me to fit all my background trees in the optimal paper dampness! All in all, I just learned so much from this exercise and I’m really grateful to you. Thank you for all the lovely content and happy holidays! 🎄

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Amazing stuff! Happy holidays!

[@marie_171]

Thanks for showing the techniques of painting the background trees while the paper is still wet. Wow, it really does show they are far away. And I love the way you make your trees. I wonder how it would look with a bit of white paint or gouache sprinkled on the final work. Beautiful work that I need to try!

[@deWintonPaperCo]

My pleasure 😊

[@skotmiller8465]

Lovely, I never used water colors, but now I want to because you can get such amazing looks with then that you can't get with acrylics.

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Good luck!

[@CK_Loves_Tea]

This whole channel is just beautiful. It’s soothing, gorgeous, well explained, & well paced. These trees are spectacular!

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thank you very much!

[@charleneduplooy184]

Thank you Harriet. I love your tutorials - the style, the simplicity and effectiveness. 😍

[@deWintonPaperCo]

I'm so glad to hear that Charlene, thank you!

[@melinabrunet1575]

What a lovely approach to misty atmosphere! Thank you very much for this tutorial.

[@deWintonPaperCo]

You are so welcome!

[@JB-uc5qp]

looks easy probably is BUT NOT FOR ME !!! I love painting but am yet to create something recognisable. I guess I am more Picasso than constable . Harriett your an inspiration and I love to watch and try, thank you for showing us how.

[@deWintonPaperCo]

It’s all about just playing! It sounds like you’ll make some great art!

[@joycedavidson2142]

What a beautiful artistic hand & eye you have. Always just enough.

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thanks so much Joyce

[@marievaillant216]

Oh my stars. You made that look so easy.

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thank you!

[@marievaillant216]

@@deWintonPaperCo just can't wait until Tuesday to get my Amazon order of palette and paints to give it a try.

[@TracyS-e3j]

The camera angle and filming is brilliant !!!!!! As well as your awesome talent, thank you for such an amazing visual, I am going to leap in and try this!

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thank you very much!

[@josephcollins6033]

Yes, "magical" is the word to describe your work. I learned a lot from this lesson and the other 'fading trees' card. Thank you! I just sent a tiny donation. :))

[@deWintonPaperCo]

You are so welcome and thank you!

[@dianeyoung2914]

Beautiful, I am definitely going to give this a go but I doubt it will look anything as good as yours.

[@deWintonPaperCo]

You can do it!

[@dianeyoung2914]

@@deWintonPaperCo I'm going to try x

[@kellimartin4583]

Such a beautiful card! Especially the background trees. I hope my background trees resemble trees once they dry. Looking forward to seeing more of your Christmas/ holiday cards - thanks for sharing!

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thank you so much Kelli, keep going!

[@janevt.2280]

Loved watching you create this beautiful winter scene!🌲

[@deWintonPaperCo]

So glad!

[@donnafitzpatrick4379]

Just received my advent calendar and paints. So excited to be able to paint with you this year.

[@deWintonPaperCo]

So excited to have you with us Donna!

[@anniefaint6373]

This is a lovely Christmas card design,,,xxx 🎄🎄

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thank you very much!

[@charlottepropes8702]

So beautiful ! I'm going to try this right now! Lovely, lovely painting indeed!

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Coasterdude02149]

That was brilliant, beautiful and quite straightforward. As a newbie to watercolour, I think I can handle this without too much frustration. Going to give it a go soon as the sun moves away from my studio window. It''s a bit too hot to sit there right now lol. Thank you!

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Good luck - you can do it!

[@atrinka1]

How lovely! I live in a place where there are lots of Christmas trees farms and you can see them growing in lines, but we also have lots of mountains with natural evergreen forests that look like your painting!

[@deWintonPaperCo]

How wonderful!

[@carolbenson6524]

Very nice...going to try and make some cards like this!

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Have fun!

[@trinawilliams1395]

Simple yet really beautiful! You teach such great tips. Love this channel!!

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thank you so much for your support Trina, it means so much!

[@jeanettecook1088]

Nice tutorial.. this is one I'm going to try. I finally have some time off from work! One thing I notice in these videos where trees are concerned... if you study trees, the trunks are actually more substantial than commonly depicted. They're also less symmetrical than I usually see, and have wonky shadows, branches and whorls where you'd least expect. I saw one video (not yours) where tree trunks are shown in pin-thin, barely-there lines. It's a great thing to take an afternoon and study trees, making sketches of their actual proportions. Thanks for a nice lesson. 👍

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Wow that’s really interesting!

[@roxannerosecrans4441]

Really love this one, I'm trying it tomorrow. Great instructions 👌👍

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Hope you enjoy

[@kathietucker2579]

love your style so much. thank for your tips and narating.

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Glad you like them!

[@lincorrie5894]

Really enjoyed this, thank you. The tip re tapering the tree shape is very helpful - I've produced some massive "wigwams" in the past 🙄

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Glad I could help!

[@janewelsh3891]

Thank you for this! Please can you clarify how you do your green?

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Hi Jane, it's a case of adding paynes grey to the sap green

[@josephcollins6033]

Thanks!

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thanks so much Joseph!

[@julinipruti2011]

Thanks for teaching us ...You are indeed very talented...

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Ah thank you Juli

[@vonniescrafts1]

That is amazing I’m so impressed I love the back trees then the sharper ones in the front truly magic …stunning ❤️

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Albitasa]

I LOVEEE your work and would love to see more Christmas cards if you have the time. Your fall porch is on my list to paint, because I simply adore it 😍 can you make a Christmas one ?

[@deWintonPaperCo]

I hope you've seen our Christmas porch tutorial!?

[@tracyroberts6800]

Just found you on here. Absolutely love this. There's a beauty in the simplicity and layering.

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thanks so much Tracy

[@mildredmassey4742]

Lovely painting. Great tutorial Harriet.

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thank you! 😊

[@marijkeschellenbach2680]

Love, love, love this one! I love following you.

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Ah thank you x

[@pauline3379]

Love this, I hope you are going to do some more Christmas cards 😊 please 🙏

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Yes just trying to give you all lots of options

[@pauline3379]

@@deWintonPaperCo brilliant, thank you 😊

[@coletteg.4548]

Your art is beautiful ! Thank you for sharing your gift !!

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thanks for watching!

[@lauriespratt3972]

I started painting Christmas cards last year after a too long hiatus from painting. I found your channel while looking for some fresh inspiration for this holiday season. I love how you paint your background “ghost” trees and your tips on how not to wind up with a bottom heavy monster tree🤣. I’m quite looking forward to giving this painting a try.

[@deWintonPaperCo]

I'm so glad you like it Laurie and good luck with the cards!

[@valeriethacker5020]

I am going to practice this. I still new to watercolor. Thank you.

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Good luck!

[@annygarbot7927]

Magnifique 😍 j adore ! Merci pour le partage ! Thank you very much ! Friendly of France 🇫🇷 ! Anny

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thank you for watching from France!

[@mayloo2137]

I like the colors you chose for the sky. Looks wintery. I would add an animal in this case- maybe a deer or a bear. I'm just starting to make my Christmas cards, and I appreciate all the advice I can get.

[@deWintonPaperCo]

That’s a fun idea. I’ll have a think about that

[@wandascott3678]

Beautiful! I am in full on making of Christmas cards for this year. Going to try to tackle this one today. You make it look so 'doable' 😄..gives me courage to try! Thanks luv, Wanda 🇨🇦

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thank you Wanda, hope you have fun!

[@marybell4533]

This is perfect! I make my own cards and I try to keep them simple but beautiful. I bought your brushes about a year ago and they are my favorite brushes to paint with. ❤ thank you!

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Ah thanks Mary

[@lisavickery7571]

I LOVE your creations!

[@lovdolls]

Loved this lesson I hope to do this soon. Thank you.

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Wonderful!

[@jilld8787]

Excellent! I’ll be using this for the holidays! Many thanks!🥰

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thank you so much!

[@nicolaslevilland1590]

Super video, you’re very talented and I love your accent!

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Ah thanks Nicolas!

[@rmuller366]

I’ve done some wigwam trees Harriet, 😂. They’re hilarious when I look at them now. Thank you once again for a beautiful Christmas card idea. Still love the starry night trees from last year too, so I’ll be painting some of those this year. Hopefully without the wigwam effect😉. Blessings to you and everyone!

[@deWintonPaperCo]

So glad to hear you gave it a go Rita, sending you lots of holiday wishes!

[@gjk540]

Me watching your tutorial: That's easy. Even I can do that. Me in real life: These trees look like snow beasts!

[@elizabethcarlone1364]

Love your winter painting.ful . It is so beautiful!!!

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thank you so much 😀

[@koran371]

Beautiful winter picture .Thank you Harriet.

[@deWintonPaperCo]

So glad you like it!

[@carolburkett7018]

I’m so happy to find you. Love your lovely cards❤

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thanks so much Carol!

[@ElaineCicconi]

Beautiful. I love this and I'm going to try it, Thank you !

[@deWintonPaperCo]

You are so welcome!

[@cindyeversole8585]

Happy little trees!

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Very!

[@martinelindemann481]

Very beautiful little painting

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thanks Martine

[@janenunez7291]

Thank you Harriet for your tip to christmascard🙏😍

[@deWintonPaperCo]

You are so welcome!

[@christinemayopowers]

Lovely. Can’t wait to try it!

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thanks Christine!

[@annsmith4739]

This looks amazing,your so talented lv Ann uk🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧❤️❤️❤️

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thanks very much Ann - that means a lot!

[@elahewison4446]

Thank you, I have painted a lovely deer but was having problems with the trees.

[@deWintonPaperCo]

A deer sounds great!

[@jragnes]

Gorgeous! I wish I could do this but I'm not an artist like that but I love watching!

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thank you Julie, it's all about being creative :)

[@darrenbirchall7826]

Really great tutorial, thank you

[@deWintonPaperCo]

My pleasure Darren!

[@joycemckennon]

So beautiful and you inspire me to keep painting. ♥️

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thank you so much 😀

[@loleki737]

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing! ❤

[@sarahh-b1492]

Stunning

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@maricarmencanolorente2032]

Muchas,muchas gracias ...me has enseñado mucho.

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Con mucho gusto

[@debbieekes5718]

I LOVE this! I will try it. Thank you.

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Brilliant thanks Debbie!

[@amandastratton8242]

Lovely painting thank you Harriet xx

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thank you so much Amanda!

[@shireecox122]

I love it! I’m going to try it.

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Have fun!

[@lizzystitch4842]

I very much want to paint like this!

[@patriciahorelick6450]

Love this very much…working it into a card for Christmas!

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Brilliant Patricia!