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WATERCOLOR
STEP-BY-STEP
BACKGROUND, HOUSES, AND TREES STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
PAINTER’S TIPS
n Use an old used graphite paper for tracing.
n Keep in mind when you are painting that less is more. The wash is only a support of the color outline. A wash is paint+water (1:2).
n Let the paper show through to make the areas white for snow.
n Using a flat brush with a zigzag motion, paint choppy lines to
create the trunks of the trees and branches.
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