Snowy Mountain Birch AM demo

Snowy Mountain Birch Am Reference picture

An example of tracing basic lines of composition. to help you simplify forms.

First stage of drawing with simple lines to organize composition.

The addition of  evergreens, simplified and "neatened up" to enhance composition.

Mask birches with flat brush using side strokes for thinner trees. Remember to have trees thicker on bottom than top.
Add a few sideways marks on evergreens to imply snow dusting.

Beginning with sky I added billowy clouds with peach undertones to later be repeated in hillside and birch bark.

First layer of shadows on snow. I used a little salt in foreground to imply snow shadows