How to Paint a Weeping Willow
Start by mixing your paints., Paint the grass, leaving a tiny white hole in the middle., Paint the trunk, from the white hole, upwards, like a firework., Now, for the leaves.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Start by mixing your paints.
For the weeping willow, we need a light, but not lime, green.
So, mix yellow and blue until you get dark green, then add a quarter of a teaspoon of yellow.
Then mix brown and white together until you get a grey, then add half a teaspoon of red.
You will now have brown.
Mix a darker green.
Blue and Yellow.
And a light blue, dark blue mixed with a quarter teaspoon of white. -
Step 2: Paint the grass
Like in the picture.
The grass should be a flat rectangle, and then, with a smaller brush, tiny flecks over the top, like a green, shaggy rug. , And then, when at the top, off comes the sparks.
Paint quick, detailed lines around 4–5 centimeter (1.6–2.0 in) long every time.
These are the branches, curve them downwards. , Detailed flecks of green, all up the branch, perhaps one or two floating to the ground in the wind.
Finished! -
Step 3: leaving a tiny white hole in the middle.
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Step 4: Paint the trunk
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Step 5: from the white hole
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Step 6: upwards
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Step 7: like a firework.
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Step 8: for the leaves.
Detailed Guide
For the weeping willow, we need a light, but not lime, green.
So, mix yellow and blue until you get dark green, then add a quarter of a teaspoon of yellow.
Then mix brown and white together until you get a grey, then add half a teaspoon of red.
You will now have brown.
Mix a darker green.
Blue and Yellow.
And a light blue, dark blue mixed with a quarter teaspoon of white.
Like in the picture.
The grass should be a flat rectangle, and then, with a smaller brush, tiny flecks over the top, like a green, shaggy rug. , And then, when at the top, off comes the sparks.
Paint quick, detailed lines around 4–5 centimeter (1.6–2.0 in) long every time.
These are the branches, curve them downwards. , Detailed flecks of green, all up the branch, perhaps one or two floating to the ground in the wind.
Finished!
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