Happy Christmas Tree Watercolour Painting!

Happy Christmas everyone!

Due to popularity of my recent Christmas tree painting on Instagram and Facebook, I have created this mini step-by-step watercolour class especially for you.

This is a lovely way to paint and create your very own loose watercolour Christmas tree for a Christmas card, Christmas present tag or just simply to paint for yourself.

What you’ll need:

Always remember, If you don’t have the equipment and paints I have, you can really creative an use what you do have.

• Mop paintbrush – Rosemary & Co Size 3/0 or 10/0
• Daisy palette (for mixing watery paints)
• Water bowl
• Paper towel
• Watercolour paper (I recommend Arches cold pressed paper) Or any sketchbook paper.
• Paints (see colour list below). I used Winsor and Newton paints.

Paint colours needed:

• A green colour (I used Olive Green)
• A darker Green (I used Sap Green)
• A vibrant yellow (I used Winsor Lemon)
• A red/pink colour (I used permanent Rose)
•  A brown colour for the tree trunk (I used Burnt Umber)
• Metallic Paints (I used a selection of gold colours)
• Step 1: With clear water on a watery brush, create an outline shape of a Christmas tree on your paper.

• Step 2: With your light green colour first, drop the colour in at the very top of your watery Christmas tree shape (olive green) and watch the paint disperse into the watery tree shape. Tilt your paper downwards if necessary to help the green colour paint flow into the shape.
• Step 3: With the olive green paint still wet, drop in your second darker green colour (sap green) and spread and encourage the colour into the tree edges. Create some shapes within your tree leaving some of the areas with the olive green showing through. Everyone’s result will be different!

• Step 4: To add extra enhancement, I’ve dropped in some light yellow paint (winsor lemon) to enhance the green shades within my christmas tree.
• Step 5: Using your brown colour (burnt umber) paint to include a small tree trunk at the base. I gently soften the trunk shape and some green paint to make a base for my tree shape to sit on.
• Let your tree dry and settle before decorating in the next part.
• Step 6: Once your Christmas tree is fully dry, it’s now ready to decorate with some baubles. Using my permanent rose colour I gently create some round bauble shapes with my paintbrush on the tips of my branch edges. You can add as many colours as you like!
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• Step 6: Lastly with my metallic paints (I’ve used some gold as it’s my favourite colour!) I first paint a little star at the top of my Christmas tree. Continuing with a watery brush loaded with gold metallic paint, I gently use a splatter effect with my paintbrush to sprinkle over the whole of my Christmas tree and around the edges to create lots of sparkle.

Finished!

If you try this mini step by-step class, I would love to see your Christmas tree paintings! You can tag me on Instagram and Facebook, and use the hashtag #jenniferrosegallery or email me personally at jenniferrose.gallery to see how you got on. I always love hearing from you!

Wishing you all a very sparkly happy Christmas!

With Love Jennifer Rose xx

If you have any questions please do leave me a comment in the comment section below. I always love hearing your thoughts.

There’s also a mini video on YouTube you can follow below: