Alpine Stream Yellowstone pm demo

I really had fun with this demo. I hope you will too!!

Alpine Stream Reference pic PM

Drawing and masking fluid

Start with sky then move to first wash of water to let sky dry a bit. Then add first layer of distant mountain.

close up of second layer to make a closer mountain.

First layer of greens adding ochres and darks while still damp.

Add brown on banks and start to add evergreens. Remember to let your brush flick upwards and Remember to leave open spaces.

close up of tree, first layer. remember to make them lacy not too solid!

I added the trunk lines first to get height variation and direction up front, then I filled in the branches..

Another example of trunk variation of height and direction. Remember to think of music. :)

First layer on pine trees.

Began working on bottom sage brush and hummocks. I added another layer of mask to keep some positive leaf shapes, allowing me to go darker  at the base of each mound to give form.

I then added a darker sienna layer to the stream bank to give it the recessed depth. See how the masked grasses come in front of the darks.

I then added ochres and burnt  sienna to field and distant hill as well as some more vibrant green in the middle ground to give a little more umph.



Have fun with this one!!