This tutorial was designed with the intermediate to beginner artist in mind. It has a very simple colour palette and although the techniques for the fine tree details will take practice, mastering them will set you up for a whole host of successful future landscape paintings. The techniques I use here, I use in almost every landscape I paint.

Good luck and enjoy,
Michael

Difficulty: Intermediate
Panel Size: 12 x 12
Brushes used in this lesson: Michael James Smith Professional Brush Set

In August 2019 Michael switched brush manufacturers and as a result the series numbers/names are different in some of the lessons. In order to be able to complete the lessons regardless of which set you’re using we have put together a chart which lists the equivalent brushes from both sets.

Acrylic paints used in this lesson:
Titanium White
Cadmium Orange
Cobalt Blue
Ivory Black
Cadmium Yellow Light
Dioxazine Purple
Burnt Umber

Oil paints used in this lesson:
Titanium Whits
Cadmium Orange
Dioxazine Purple
Cerulean Blue
Ivory Black
Cadmium Yellow Light
Alizarin Crimson
Cobalt Blue
Burnt Umber

Thinner:
White Spirit