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How to paint the tree from #9 (Patreon)

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2025-02-02 22:17:01
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2026-10

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Hi Everyone! I heard you loud and clear this weekend that the tree from 9/100 was pretty tricky. In this video I break down a little bit better how to see the shapes for the snow clumps, where to put the greenery, and how to contour the shadows. I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions

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Marlene

That was a good explanation. Thanks.

Lan Guthmann

Thanks so much for doing this again with the tree. Negative painting is hard for me and this helps

Bear Raeb Barrett

I see it. I comprehend it. It’s the implementation ha ha ha. 🤣 I’ll keep tryin on the economical paper.

Terri Klausner

This was excellent and just what I needed to see! Thank you so much for breaking it down like this

Tricia Best

Thank You so much !! I am going to give it another try !

Lori Aragon

Thank you! I think I can... I think I can... I think I can... Wait, let me rephrase that. I know I can! I know I can! I know I can!

Denise Flinn

Excellent breakdown. I will make another attempt soon and I know this will help. Thank you!!!

Julie Huffines

Thank you! I thought i was the only one! :)

Jerri

🙋🏻‍♀️Me, too!

Kay

I have practiced a dozen of these since you had them for the Christmas pictures. I was doing it from the reel on Instagram. I’m so glad to have joined Patreon to get these more detailed videos. 💕

Carla Strong

This is a great way to break it down; thank you! I thought I “ got it” until I did it and clearly I didn’t! This will help so much!

Caroline Green

Really great explanation. I think the challenge for me is that on a 3x3 the tree is tiny so differentiating 5 different colours is that space is super tricky as a beginner. I will try a larger version! 😊

Lynne Merrick

Is there a way to pick a slower speed on YouTube?

Catherine Bielen

Question. Doing this tree in a painting, how do you manage the pencil lines on the left side of the tree clumps. Would you have to negative paint something or is there another solution. I loved this exercise. It is so very helpful. I am enjoying following this challenge. I am learning so much. The limited palette is great to learn color mixing. You are very talented. I’m new your Patreon and loving your demonstrations. I joined for this challenge and find your teaching style excellent. Thank you so very much.

katy

Thanks so much; I know this will help. I was becoming discouraged after doing this painting.

Kristin Van Leuven

I'm sorry to hear that, but I'm glad this will help! I never want anyone to feel discouraged

Kristin Van Leuven

I'm so glad to hear that Catherine, welcome! Yes, I would negatively paint a sky or background trees to help define the snow clump edges on the left side. You could also create a slight light blue contour on those edges or leave them totally white and let the brain kind of fill in those gaps. Either way, I would try to erase the pencil lines if they were super visible

Kristin Van Leuven

There should be on option on the lower right side of the video where you can choose your playback speed

Kristin Van Leuven

That's true! Sometimes I find it slightly easier though because they blend together more when it's tiny and I fiddle with it less lol

Kristin Van Leuven

I'm so glad! I think it's one of those things that as long as you get the concept, it's more about practicing

Kristin Van Leuven

I'm so glad Kay! That was exactly the technique that gave me the inspiration for painting #9

Kristin Van Leuven

haha at least you get it! Sometimes that's the hardest part. Now the practicing just takes time

Kristin Van Leuven

You're welcome! It can be so hard for my brain to wrap around negative painting! Sometimes I can't do it without the sketches

Patti

Thank you so much for this! My aha moment was at 3:19-the tiny little pointed stroke at the bottom of the snow clump. That makes all the difference for me.

Denise

Thank you, this was so helpful. 🌲

Denise C

Started this challenge 2/1 (3 paintings a day to catch up) Today, when I set up for #9, I thought: “oh oh” 😟Your explanation for this tree was excellent! Going to print .jpg you provided and begin my shadow/contour journey. THANK YOU!

Heidi Matic

This is great, Kristin! I can’t wait to try it!

KIMberly Houston

Best tutorial I've seen of this. Cant wait to try it! Thanks so much for taking more time to explain and icluding the reference photo!

Erin

I haven’t done this one yet, but I do all my sketches lightly in a water soluble graphite pencil so the lines disappear when I go over them with watercolor instead of getting fixed into the paper. I can’t take credit for that trick, but it’s a great one!

Sally

I am loving these tutorials! Never painted before! I love all the stuff too...the paint and brushes and paper! I found these trees really hard! Determined to get one i liked, but haven't yet!

Sally

Where do I post photos of my attempts, and see the ones others have posted?

Mary

Thanks for taking the extra time to explain in detail 👍👍

Lynne Merrick

Where do I buy a water soluble pencil?

Lynne Merrick

I bought the no bleed white paint you mentioned. Thanks for the tip!

Lynne Merrick

Negative painting is like thinking backwards and for me is a challenge on this tree.

Chris

This was a lightbulb moment for me. I started really looking at the pine trees in my area and began to mentally draw the snow shapes on the branches 😂 I’ve only been painting since last summer. I have to say that I am now looking at everything through a different lens. By that I mean that I am actually looking at things around me and seeing the perspective of a snow covered pine trees or the bank of the salt marsh or how shadows form near a light source. I don’t even know who I am anymore! 😂 I love this new stage of my life. Thank you Kristin for being an excellent instructor. I hope I continue on this path until can no longer hold a brush!

Kathleen Livingston

This short "how to" is amazingly helpful, Kristin. Thanks a ton.

Kathleen Livingston

Kristin, can you please help me find the reference image? I cannot see how to access that.

Leslie Young

Oh I love snow on pine trees and definitely want to master this one!

Jeanette

Thank you for taking the time to teach an extended lesson! I am watching it before beginning this painting.