30/100 tiny painting challenge for 2025 (Patreon)

Today we are painting from an ant's perspective and 'm so excited to use one point perspective again! The first part of the painting is wet on wet to get that flowy base layer, and then you can take your time building up layers, texture and values to create depth in these trees. Two things to remember: don't paint any details in the very center. every tree will "vanish before the vanishing point. Second, take your time as you increase your values and texture. You can always add more at the end, but won't be able to take it back. I can't wait to see how you do and please let me know if you have any questions.

Paper: arches 140 lb cotton 9X12" paper that I've cut into 3X3" pieces, giving me 12 pieces per page.

Paint: The palette I'm using today is the split primary palette by letter sparrow: cad yellow deep, lemon yellow, cad red, magenta, ultramarine blue, cerulean(probably closer to pthalo blue), indigo and sap green. I don't use all of these colors in this painting but I mention each one as I use them

Brushes: round 10 for initial wash, and round 4 for the rest - Princeton brand

Private youtube link to watch if you need captions or translation: https://youtu.be/prFC1drPXqE